I am semi retired. I will turn 69 the end of this month. It's hard to quit what you worked all your life to build. I do realize my time left is limited so we have started to travel. We bought in the Villages two years ago. Prior to that we rented for a season. I'm in the Real Estate Business, primarily as an Residential Appraiser. In addition we are Seasonal (Snow Birds). I am lucky I can slow down or just go off rotation with my clients. Thankfully I do not need to push as hard as I did years ago at this point in our lives. I resisted my wife at first to come to the Villages. After I got to the Villages and experienced all that the Villages has to offer I changed my opinion. My Wife is the social butterfly and enjoys meeting people in our neighborhood. I play golf and have joined some neighborhood groups. One group is a weekly breakfast group. I have met a lot of good people who I enjoy. I am still very active and have helped some neighbors with some small handyman projects (no charge). You can be as busy as you want to be here. Or you can enjoy the quiet of your neighborhood. We are in the Northern part of the Villages. The more developed neighborhoods with trees appealed to us. I guess my long winded reply is to try it. It can be anything you want it to be.
P.S. My CPA is 80 + and still working. So I may be looking for a CPA in the Villages down the road.
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