What a great thread for some of us "worriers". It certainly has helped put my mind at ease a little bit. In a few months I will be eligible (at age 62) to collect social security of $1800/month. The year after that my wife will collect $900/month for a total of $2700/month or $32400/year. We have group of investments that pay dividends that cover our CYV mortgage, amenity fee and bond. From what everyone is writing it appears that if we lived without eating out a lot, we could do it without ever touching our savings and other investments. Here is a typical day I spent in the villages when I was there last month. 6am-2mile walk (free). 7am-swim laps at seabrook (free); 930am-civil discussion group (free); 11am-line dance lessons for 2 hours (free); 2pm-two happy hour beers and free peanuts on the porch at Cody's watching the world go by ($6); 4pm-pennecamp pool talking with great neighbors (free); 530pm-happy hour double and dancing at LSL ($5); 8pm-a delicious linghuini and white clam sauce at pizza bravo in LSL ($14). There is no where else in the world that I could have that great of a day for $25!!!! Living in the villages...priceless!
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