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Originally Posted by DianeM
Maybe it's just me but I would prefer to have my residence paid for and then not have to worry about a mortgage payment.
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Living here is not a right. You may be better off not moving. A nervous breakdown is more real when you can't pay the bills so think carefully. It is expensive to move ANYWHERE for dozens of reasons.
I would tell my children who I love dearly, you have to separate what you want, what you deserve and what you can afford. It is the sad reality of life.
If you get the cost of living list from the packet the sales office sends you, it is very close to the real cost of living, ..judging from others responses on this subject on this forum.
It is nice to live here but we can be happy wherever we are if we try.
If you state what your annual income is, folks would be more able to guide you, but I realize that is very private and it embarrasses me to even type it...but if you need to know..........it is part of the information that folks would need to guide you on this subject.
You can live here quite economically if you are on medicare, if you don't go out to eat all of the time,if you drink moderately, if you don't smoke, if you don't have major health issues, if you keep your expenses low by having a smaller home to heat and cool. Pretty much the same way people live carefully within their budget anywhere.
How much daily "food and fun" money is enough for YOU?
TV cost of living