Drew Limsky

1 week ago | kiplinger.com | Drew Limsky

Editor’s note: "Best Places for LGBTQ People to Retire Abroad" is part of an ongoing series on retiring abroad. To see all the articles in the series, to the end of this article. An irrefutable reality of being a member of the LGBTQ community, at any age, is that you must give more thought than non-LGBTQ people about where to live. What are the local laws that apply to LGBTQ people regarding workplace and housing discrimination, marriage equality and conversion therapy?

2 weeks ago | kiplinger.com | Drew Limsky

Let’s cut to the chase: what puts Florida on the global map, the tourism map, and the retirement map are its 825 miles of sandy beaches. That topographical blessing, coupled with the state’s tropical and subtropical climates (it’s a big state), has always been its indelible draw as one of the best places to live.

2 weeks ago | kiplinger.com | Drew Limsky

People who are thinking of retiring to Wyoming are a self-selecting bunch. They already know that the state is lightly populated, with fewer than 600,000 people to call it home. But that number doesn’t mean much unless you consider density, and indeed, Wyoming is the least densely-populated state in the continental U.S. In a state-by-state contest, you’d have to go to Alaska to be more alone.

4 weeks ago | coralgablesmagazine.com | Drew Limsky

Words by Drew Limsky / Photos by Rodolfo BenitezThe Shops at Merrick Park has been a central retail lynchpin of the Gables for two decades, providing an outdoor, upscale shopping alternative to Miracle Mile. But it has never had the same sense of community as Coral Gables downtown, or the foot traffic driven by residents, workers, and visitors. Until now. The neighborhood surrounding the Shops is coming into its own.

1 month ago | kiplinger.com | Drew Limsky

Let’s cut to the chase: what put Florida on the global map, the tourism map, and the retirement map are its 825 miles of sandy beaches. That topographical blessing, coupled with the state’s tropical and subtropical climates (it’s a big state), have always been its indelible draw. Florida has also served as a haven for tax refugees: according to TurboTax, it has the fifth-lowest overall tax burden in the nation, owing, in large part, to the absence of a state income tax.