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quahaug1945 t1_jcv2rwf wrote

People in Bristol are much less affected by their socioeconomic status and more down to Earth than many people in East Greenwich. Given the choice I'd take Bristol every time. I've spent my entire life in Rhode Island, I'm over 70, so I have a well developed opinion.

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devinmarieb t1_jcvdp4c wrote

Same. I’m not entirely sure of the inventory, but I do think there will be less choice in Bristol for homes with multiple acres. I like Bristol better in general, but E Greenwich probably has better inventory matching OP’s wants. Plus as someone else mentioned, Bristol is more isolated depending on how you want to enjoy the rest of the state and surrounding areas.

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Many-Froyo9699 OP t1_jcxy9t5 wrote

Yeah just based on Redfin looks like the options are normal homes and then a large leap to massive estates on the little peninsula there. Not seeing much in between. But will keep an eye out as inventory comes to market over the next couple of months.

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Many-Froyo9699 OP t1_jcxz03e wrote

I like this. Our goal with money is to achieve durable personal freedom (which is what we consider to be true wealth). We don’t believe in materialism at all but we do like the option of sitting in a nice cafe or occasionally going out for a nice bite to eat. We aren’t drinkers rather readers, homebodies and like to take up new hobbies from time to time (I worked on a regenerative farm for a few months recently and shortly after learned how to sail in a small sailboat for example). Is there something about the daily lifestyle outside of the people you prefer in Bristol vs EG such as the town?

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quahaug1945 t1_jczfet2 wrote

Bristol has a few coffee shops as I recall and there's very little focus on "conspicuous consumption" fro our experience. There are family owned and operated restaurants and little in the way of "chain restaurants" there. It's simply a community focused on community and not who owns what.

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