Simple question. At what age did you start you adventures Living in TV?
 

I will soon be turning 54 with the possibility of retiring at 55. I am ready to start living the lifestyle. How old were you when you started living in TV? Advice from the wise is always welcomed.

We were sub-55.
Jumped right in with no issues.
You will be called "a kid" for a few years, but I've been called worse.


At the neighborhood get-togethers, there are all ages.......it's great.
Friendships??..........you pick the age.


All fun, no stress.

hubby 69, wife 66, wish it had been sooner, but....

Is it jus me or does Craig look like a young John Quinones ???


:shocked:

Never regretted waiting until I was 62 to retire. We have traveled all over the world, lived in TV for 12 years and am very happy I did not retire earlier. My wife did not retire until 70 and still misses teaching. It's a personal thing. If you don't like working get out as soon as you can. We did not wait until retirement to travel, which is the thing we love. We were both educators so we had free time to enjoy ourselves. If you have a job with 2 or 3 weeks off a year, you might want to retire earlier. Good Luck!

Not early enough! We never get bored in the Villages (pre-Covid). Soooo many fun things to do. And the younger you can get yourself there, the better. The younger you are, the more energy you have, with less aches and pains, allowing you take advantage off all the fun stuff for as long as possible. Our health and ability to stay active is finite. And to answer your question, 56 for me and 55 for my wife. That seemed like forever ago after just a few years.

54 and wife was 53, bought when were 51 and 50.

I was 60 wife 57. I took an early out option at 53 stayed out of work 1 1/2 yrs surgery & new Grand Daughter went to work with a contractor started looking at retirement property came to several in Florida chose this one after a few visits & lifestyle signed the papers 2009 closed in Sept. 09 and have no regrets period.

71 for me 70 for wife
Liked work to much to retire early so still doing it here.
Liked the life here a lot more before the virus and cant wait for things to get back to normal

we retired and moved in 18 yrs ago.. just shy of 50.. and I've never had a day where I regretted it

I will take it.
 

Thanks...

Wow, some great responses and nothing negative. Thanks to everyone for being in the spirit of the post!

I was 56 and wife 50.

Wife and I were both 49 when we bought and moved in a year later.

69...we had originally retired to a home that we had had on a canal in Ft Lauderdale for years

we were living the life there...but the traffic finally got to us

53 my wife 47, we close next month:a040::a040::a040::a040:

I retired at 53, moved to TV in 2011 at 61 and will be 70 in July. I first heard of TV when I was 53 and called and got a VHS video and packet at that time.

My parents retired in 1983 in Spring Hill at a 55+ community called Timber Pines, which I visited many times. At the time I first heard of TV I was considering Pensacola, where I once lived for six years, St. Petersburg where I grew up, or Heritage Pines near Spring Hill. After a 7 day LSV, I went with the TV and it's 12 championship golf courses instead of one golf course and 15 minutes from the Gulf at Spring Hill.

The younger the better! I was 59 when I retired and moved to TV.

54, been here a little over 6 years.

I moved here 10 years ago at 58 but was still working remotely. Easy commute of 30 steps to my office, plus a private lavatory.

Retired at 64 when the company I worked for was sold. I enjoyed my job and wouldn't have minded working longer, but I remain very content.

We bought in March 2019 (last year). When we finally moved in, this past November, hubby was 60 and I was 58. He turned 61 in April and I turned 59 two weeks ago.

Side note: I'm seeing quite a lot of you moved in before you or your significant other were 55. It doesn't surprise me that people would do that, just at how many of you, given that this is a 55+ community.

I retired at 53 and started renting here for high season. I rented for quite a few years and finally purchased in Jan 2012 at the bottom of TV market. This is my primary residence but I do have a seasonal home up north. I like it here but could never do this as my only residence - I don't know what's next if I had to make that decision.

So happy for you!
 

Yes I am jealous, but very happy for you.

Never be jealous. There will always be others who are younger, older, smarter, dumber, richer, poorer, taller, shorter, faster, slower.


:duck:

39 and holding

I retired at 16 when I found out how hard work was!

I was 54 and decided to move when playing HAVANA and one of my playing partners called me a "young buck." Since I played with guys back home that were all 20 years younger than me, those words made me feel great. Also, I am named Craig, so fate dictates that you move right now before you turn 55!

Lol
 

:bigbow:I am not worthy.

Great name.
 

Obviously the stars are in line...Great Name by the way.

One month after 60th birthday. Will be 6 years in September.

Early on at 45
 

45! And wife was 50. Remember only 80% must be over 55! But I stayed working over the internet .
And also remember there are 10+ senior communities near the villages all 30% cheaper . not everyone needs 18 golf courses or huge bonds . much more relaxing .

And you need to know this because.........

I was 55 and my wife was 54 when we bought out house in TV. We vacationed here the first three years. Three years later we moved here full-time but both of us began working remotely so the change was for the lifestyle and the weather, not because we actually retired. Still working today actually at 66...and loving the lifestyle we have.

I am all of these:clap2:

Bought we were 52 and 56 and moved down full time 2 yrs later. We are both still working full time but love it down here.

56.

We retired and moved here in Oct. 2018 at 56. No regrets. 😀

68 or 69. Single, had to work and save money first.

Retired to St Pete in 95 when I was 52, then bought a boat in 99' cruised till 2005, then New Bern ,NC-2009. Cary,NC, ( 2009 to 2010), Palm Coast 2010 6 months), TV 2010 to present--New Bern & Palm Coast were controlled by POA & condo commando's--no HOA or POA's ever again