Retire There with Gil & Gene

Celebrate the New Year with Gil & Gene! Tune in as we reflect on the remarkable growth and transformation of the Retire There Podcast throughout 2024. We share behind-the-scenes happenings, revisit standout episodes, and offer a sneak peek into the exciting plans for 2025. If you value the Retire There podcasts, consider supporting Gil & Gene by making a $5 donation at https://buymeacoffee.com/retiretherepod. Each contribution goes towards production expenses.

Retire There was spotlighted in the March/April 2024 issue of Connect to Northern Westchester Magazine: The Next Chapter: A comprehensive guide to empty nesting, downsizing and retiring in Westchester and beyond and Retire There appears near the end of the article: https://connecttomag.com/the-next-chapter/

Retire There was ranked number one in the list of the “10 Best New York Travel Podcasts” by FeedSpot, and in https://blog.feedspot.com/travel_podcasts/

As noted in the episode, IHOP has a special $6 menu ($7 in some locations) available Monday through Friday from 7am to 10pm. The special menu is IHOP House Faves or https://www.ihop.com/en/specials/house-faves.

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Marsha Scarbrough worked in Hollywood for 20 years as an Assistant Director on major feature films and prime-time television shows. In 2006, she retired and moved to Sante Fe, New Mexico, a place she thought would be her “forever home.” In Sante Fe, she used her small nest egg to purchase two houses as investments. Unfortunately the Great Recession of 2007-2009 rendered her real estate near worthless. By 2010, she was bankrupt, in foreclosure, and owed money to a friend. Marsha believed she could not live comfortably in the U.S. but might be able to do it overseas. She desired a large European city but didn’t think it was affordable. A visit to a friend in Madrid, Spain changed her mind. She soon learned that life on a budget in Madrid was possible. In 2017, at the age of 70, Marsha left Santa Fe for Madrid and hasn’t looked back. Learn more about Marsha’s journey to the large cosmopolitan city of Madrid, Spain on Episode 199 of Retire There with Gil & Gene.

Learn more about Marsha on her website, MarshaScarbrough.com. Marsha’s two award winning memoirs are Medicine Dance: One Woman's Healing Journey into the World of Native American Sweatlodges, Drumming Meditations and Dance Fasts and Honey in the River: Shadow, Sex and West African Spirituality.

For Marsha’s interview with Vince Gilligan and his staff about the creation and writing process of Breaking Bad. Available on Amazon as a Kindle ebook. Get the inside story! Click here to download Inside Breaking Bad available on Amazon as a Kindle ebook

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Jennifer Oliver O’Connell and Lynn O’Connell were living in southern California and were hit hard by the Great Recession of 2007-2009. They had thought long and hard about relocating to a less expensive part of the United States. After doing extensive research, in 2023 they finally made the big move to a small town in Alabama: Muscle Shoals. It may be rural there but it is known around the world for the music made there. It is home to two famous recording studios and is known as “The Hit Recording Capital of the World.” Find out why the O’Connell’s left the glitz and glamor of southern Cal for the beautiful and friendly little town of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, on Episode 198 of Retire There with Gil & Gene.

Check out Jennifer’s inspiring website: AsTheGirlTurns.com.

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Maxwell Lee and Kelly Lei were living in Florida but believed it was important for their school-age children to experience other cultures. This prompted their decision to move to Asia and selected Taipei, Taiwan due to its relative ease of accessing a visa and comparative low cost of living. Viewing the move as a practical task rather than an idealistic dream made their transition smoother. In Taipei, their children are acclimating to public school, Maxwell is rekindling his desire to become a musician, and Kelly is running a gym. Learn and laugh about Maxwell and Kelly’s exciting lives in Taipei on Episode 197 of Retire There with Gilen and Gene. 

Check out Maxwell's music YouTube channel, Project Maximus, and his lifestyle YouTube channel, Firewalking Journey. His website is FirewalkingJourney.com.

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Retire in Frankfort, Michigan!

Mike Andersen had lived in Chicago for many years but he loved exploring small-towns. Whenever he had a chance, he would take short car-trips staying at hamlets along the way. Those excursions led him to an eighteen-month trek across the United States visiting villages. Those towns and more are featured on Mike’s website, BestSmallTownsInAmerica.com. When the opportunity to move to a small-town arose, he jumped at the chance to settle in Frankfort, Michigan. For more about Frankfort, and other quaint small-towns, check out Episode 196 of Retire There with Gil and Gene.

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