Imagine a place where your retirement dollars stretch like saltwater taffy at a boardwalk stand, and where “New York living” doesn’t automatically translate to “perpetually broke.”
Amsterdam, NY sits quietly along the Mohawk River, offering a slice of Empire State life that won’t have you checking your bank account with one eye closed.
While the rest of the world associates “New York” with sky-high rents and $7 lattes, this modest city about 35 miles northwest of Albany operates in a different economic universe altogether.
Here, retirees aren’t choosing between medication and meals, but rather between which affordable restaurant to try for dinner or which community event to attend over the weekend…