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Old 08-18-2013, 03:08 PM
greg&sueby greg&sueby is offline
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My wife and i moved here from michigan in January 2013. We bought a new
patio villa, and love it. We have a small mortgage (31/2) PERCENT. Our old house in Mi. had 7 pERCENT MORTGAGE from 1975. The market in Mi. was soft, and we bought our house furnished, so we could not pay cash. Now as to expensive. We have a very small pension, and pay our bills from both our Social Security. The saving we have we do not have to touch right now. I have always had a budget, and have all expenses on my computer, and have found that living here with all costs, is about 200.00 a month less than in Mi. We golf at the free courses, go to the free entertainment, use the
pools, and other places, (for free), and eat ot more often than we used to. I have found if you shop at all 3 markets, and check the sales (we have a freezer in the garage), the cost may be 5% higher here, but thats all. The taxes, insurance, (car and home), gas for the car, electric, and social security advantage is cheaper here. We actually spent about 200.00 per month less here. AND we still can save a few buck in the bank. You have to
check, and compare, and you will find a less expensive, but just as fun way to live here.