[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Robnlaura

Nah you can buy as many as you like from the villages. I’ll stick to getting mine from China.. at a 1/4 of the price and it’s shipped complete.. look it up on YouTube. Otherwise don’t moan just pay 🤣🤣🤣

Written like a true American.

I'll stick with made in the USA by American companies-----like Yamaha

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by spd2918

To anyone thinking the U.S. inflation rate has been lowered, it technically has gone from horrible to not so horrible. It is still very bad. By the years:

2017, 2.1
2018, 1.9
2019, 2.3
2020, 1.4
(7.7.in 4 years)

2021, 7.0
2022, 6.5
2023, 3.4
2024 (12 month based prediction) 3.4
(20.3 in 4 years, or 16.9 in 3)

Anyone trying to put a good face on this economy is a propagandist and wants it to fail.

With today's release of inflation numbers, came this report.......over the last three years:

Price increases in the following items:

Shelter costs 21%
Insurance 52%
Fuel 52%
Food 22%
Utilities 30%
Auto repair 41%

The items that really hit your pocket.

[PoolBrews]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

Then there lot of non LSV in villages cause about 99.999999999999999999999999% goes faster than 25MPH.

I am willing to bet my life savings that this is an incorrect statement. No where near close. The number of carts that go over 25 is much closer to 5-10%.

Based on the number of .9's you used, if even ONE cart is slower than 25mph you lose.

[CoachKandSportsguy]

Originally Posted by Robbb

This is not a criticism, but this is exactly how these village monopoly’s thrive. They prey on senior’s caviler attitude toward money, and our desire to make a purchase easy and simple.

All depends upon how much money one has and how they value it: saving it or spending it.

Which is why in finance one gets $ size blind, doesn't matter how you have or make or use. . it just is what it is and nothing more, no judgements towards as nothing is equal nor fair, however you want to interpret that word

[kkingston57]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

Interesting. I own two carts that do not go faster than 25mph. If mine were the only two then for even 99.9999% to go faster than 25mph there would need to be 2,000,000 carts in the Villages. There simply aren't that many. So are you sure your number is anything more than an exaggeration based on no facts at all?

In four years I have seen many carts (though certainly not 2M) but NONE that were going faster than 25mph.

Had same thought, but do feel that the 99.999% was an exaggeration. Mine will not go over 20 and 1-2 might pass me on some open areas. Most are going 20+/- mph.

[kkingston57]

Originally Posted by GoRedSox!

If you have cash savings, you have real interest income for the first time in over a decade. If that fixed income is Social Security, it’s gone up 17.8% in the last 3 years. If you own a home, the value is up significantly. If you have stock investments, the market is at an all time high. If your IRA or 401k is invested in the market, that all time high has likely boosted the value a lot, which increases the annual distribution you can take. I think it’s fair to say that the last few years have been financially good for many seniors.

Agree as I watch the DOW go over 40K, oops it dropped to 39,997

[kkingston57]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

Not exactly.

Social Security doesn't keep up with inflation. It may have increased but those relying on it lost ground.

Home value is irrelevant unless you own a second home that you are willing to sell. Any increase in your primary home is a wash since selling for a profit would require purchasing a home that has also increased in value.

The market has been good for the last 12 months or so but that has only been sufficient to recover from the losses in the 18 months before that. By leaving my investments and 401K alone, it has finally climbed back to where it was at the end of 2021. If any seniors had found it necessary to make withdrawals during those 18 months when the market was down then their accounts have not regained the lost value.

SS has lost ground, increases in home prices are a wash, and investments that have taken withdrawals have not recovered. The last 12 months have been better than the previous 18 but the last few years have not been good to seniors at all.

Depends upon where your money was invested.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Randall55

My wife's bucket list includes lots of travel. She arranges trips to anywhere USA. Last year, when in TN, we happened to come across a small offroad vehicle shop. They sold some new Yamaha quiet techs. We bought one for a little less than $13,000. Nephew was willing to haul it to Florida in exchange for a room and all he can eat of my wife's cooking. Golf carts do not cost as much in other states. The Villages and surrounding areas are gouging because they know they can. Pretty much the same scenario with most products in the Villages.

I'm waiting for sandwich gouging like in NYC. I nearly fell over when the touted "best burgers in the city" bill for two was $73 without tip. And, don't even get me started on Vegas! If anyone wants to open a $28 burger place, I'm willing to invest. Fries of course, must be $12 a plate. Sodas? $5 (a can, no refills) What is this world coming to?

About Everything costs less than in Florida

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by PoolBrews

I am willing to bet my life savings that this is an incorrect statement. No where near close. The number of carts that go over 25 is much closer to 5-10%.

Based on the number of .9's you used, if even ONE cart is slower than 25mph you lose.

Again NOBODY buys/licenses LSV to go 5 extra MPH over 20 MPH.