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Rokinronda,

Exactly.

My folks also spoke of moving to Florida but my Mom just couldn't face leaving her family. In the end she regretted not having moved . So, I took my cue from her and although it was hard to leave it was absolutely the best thing to do.

We have had grandkids and kids visit, I head north a couple times a year and it is the best.

Nothing has changed as far as lifestyle is concerned. I still continue to volunteer and be involved, and I think that is the case with people who move here. They do not retire and regress, they retire and continue. The only difference is we don't have to go out and work every day, in fact, we can become more involved in life. All my friends continually ask what I planned to do with my spare time. Well.......now I tell them I hardly have time to do simple tasks because I am so busy.The man who wrote the WSJ article needs to be more objective and do more research before he expounds on the life of retirees.