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Originally Posted by Wrkdhrd
My husband and I can't retire yet unfortunately but since we're closer than not we're looking at the near future. My concerns of course are safety, cost of living, and maintenance not taking up every free minute.
We've looked online at different states and places and a big draw of TV isn't the "lifestyle" and activities, but that if you chose you don't have to go anywhere else. I recently read that an elderly man was shot and killed in his car in a grocery store parking lot. Living in a gated community is great peace of mind, but being shot and killed if you leave to get milk is not.
But we're not rich people, middle class while he's working. Although we do have 401k at retirement we'll have a fixed income. Of course a lot is the unknown with investments, you really can't rely on that as a dedicated income.
So long way to say that TV looks great but also looks like its only for very wealthy people. If that's the case then I'm wasting my time but thank you.
I've looked up COL for TV and every site I find is based on a $250,000 house. Btdt not interested. Is it affordable for the "average Joe"?
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About the safety issue. The Villages is very safe, in my opinion. But as far as it being a gated community, that's a little misleading. Anyone can enter a Villages gate by pressing a button if they don't have a card to hold up to the scanner. That's because all the roads are public roads, not private.
Century Village in Pembroke Pines FL is a good example of top notch security, if that's what you're looking for. When I went there to visit my aunt, I couldn't get in without a reason. When I told them the reason, they called her and she gave authorization. That's security!