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Originally Posted by Madelaine Amee
I think your original question has been hijacked ........... so, if I may put my 2 cents in:
There are certain expenditures in Florida that you cannot live without, make sure they are covered in your rainey day account:
Air Conditioning and Water Heater ---- both of these have give or take a 10 year life span, and you cannot live without either - expensive to replace.
Most everything else you can work around, but you do need air and hot water. ALSO - Health Care. If you are on medicare this will not be a huge problem, if you are not yet old enough to be on medicare - ouch!
I, obviously, cannot speak for anyone else, but to us retiring and voluntarily giving up two good incomes was very frightening and we went back and forth about it for several months before biting the bullet and doing it. We made numerous lists of pros and cons and spoke to as many retirees as we could and came to the conclusion to jump in and enjoy the rest of our life - we did and we do.
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We did exactly the same thing.
And...as for the other issues on this thread, it makes me so glad we chose both times to deal with a developers agent to sell us a house. Thank you Jim McLaughlin.
Jim,you are an honest and decent man, even if you don't have to work TOO hard for a living. (JUST TEASIN') Jim has ended up being our trusted friend. He is old enough to live here and does live here in his SIXTH home with his equally wonderful wife, Patti.
I kinda like the no pressure sales agents to deal with rather than the more intense realtors that we have dealt with in the past in home buying
People who move here are not novices in home buying. We are probably the most collectively savvy bunch of home buyers because of our age and experience.
Some information for the OP.
You can live here very comfortably and happily without upgrading your landscaping, getting your driveway and garage floor done, having downspouts added to the sides and rear of your home, without adding a water conditioner, a home security system, or a pool.
I think you can trust the information given to you by The Villages about the cost of living. But YOU know YOU best and your own spending habits. We all change somewhat when we retire. Every single one of us wants to outlive our money.
Welcome home. It's pretty much all good.