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Old 09-08-2010, 09:16 AM
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Thanks for the info but a few other things may needed to be added to the budget.

Newspaper
Pest control inside and out.
Lawn service (cutting and trimming the grass) if you do not do your own
Lawn fertilizing again if you do not do your own
Landscaping (weeding, trimming plants and trees)
Power washing (at least twice a year)
A/C maintenance contract (if desired)
I agree. I was figuring to do most of that myself but you still have a couple of hundred dollars supplies. I broke my budget into sections such Household, Food & Clothing, Transportaion, Health, and fun.
The A/C maintenance brings up another problem. Do you budget a little each month toward major repair expenses or do you have assets that you can use to cover the expense.

Inflation is a big problem, espicaly if you are using annuities that are not inflation adjusted. I think you can expect living costs to double in the years that you are at TV.