Moving from New York to Kentucky gave me an affordable life I love — and retiring at 55 is now on the table
Born and raised on Long Island, Nick Lyktey thought he'd end up back on the East Coast. After taking a job in Kentucky, he decided to stay a while.
Nick Lyktey, a 34-year-old New Yorker, moved to Fort Wright, Kentucky, five miles outside Cincinnati, for a one-year work requirement with the FBI. However, he ended up falling in love with the area and has lived there for seven years. Lyktey, who grew up on Long Island, was initially planning to return to the East Coast for his FBI career but found Kentucky to be affordable and a great community.
The cost of living in Kentucky has allowed him and his family to save money, take vacations, and renovate their home. Lyktey now works as the chief of lab operations at Gravity Diagnostics and feels lucky to have the financial flexibility to live a comfortable life with his wife and daughter.
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