I looked at a number of retirement communities in various states. In the end, there was no choice. I’m a bit of a recluse, but I want to spend the rest of my life making some friends and doing fun things with people. I studied the entire list of clubs on this site and identified a HUNDRED I’d like to try, though of course I won’t get around to all of them. That’s astonishing! Most communities don’t have a hundred clubs TOTAL, and may have only a couple that interest me (I don’t dance or play cards). Essentially, I paid for friendship and camaraderie—and also safety and a touch of exclusivity (though I have friends who live in much more exclusive communities in the vicinity, like Golden Ocala).
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