[sschuler1]

Hi Anonchick! Not really! Almost everything I do is free! Today I am going to church, then I have rehearsal from 1 to 4 pm for a show that I am in, then we are going over to a friend's house for dinner tonight. I dance with two different dance troops (all free), take water aerobics classes (all free), am in the cast of Chorus Line (free), play mahjong (free), play golf with my friends on the executive courses (free), and on and on and on....

The only thing that costs me is my knitting club ($5 annual fee) plus the cost of whatever yarn I might want to make my project. (I usually get half price coupons for JoAnn Fabrics to buy my yarn!) We don't eat out alot, but seem to go to a lot of pot luck dinners when we do!

[otherbruddaDarrell]

Originally Posted by AnonChick

I'm bumping this because I have my requisite 10 posts and can't make a new thread in this category anymore. I see a trend here - it looks like it's common for people to eat their meals out, and go to bars, and engage in crafts that cost money. This sounds like a pretty expensive lifestyle, if this is what y'all are calling a "typical" day.

I can very easily see doing this kind of thing once a month, but every day? Is the Villages for more affluent people, and I just missed the notice? I see the old manufactured homes selling for under $100,000 with no bond, the amenities fees are very reasonable, but it looks like you need to be pretty wealthy to afford what you're all calling a "typical" day.

Don't engage in crafts and it gives more time and money for meals and happy hours

p.s. 4 rum and cokes and 3 beers = $9

[AnonChick]

Originally Posted by otherbruddaDarrell

Don't engage in crafts and it gives more time and money for meals and happy hours

p.s. 4 rum and cokes and 3 beers = $9

I'll hit ya up for that rum and coke when we come back next year for vacation!

Also - a more serious question: I didn't get a chance to learn anything about all these clubs, because we can only come for a week's vacation and not for any extended stay til my husband retires in a few years. That means he's playing golf, and I'm getting lost on a golf cart trying to find my way around, and not really going anywhere or doing anything.

Are these clubs open for non-members who simply want to experience them? I was thinking like, those drama clubs - can visitors sit in and watch rehearsals? Or the Zumba club..can a visitor participate in one or two without having to sign up for a year if she's only going to be there one week?

Or crafting - if I have a skein of yarn and my own knitting needles, can I sit in on a knitting lesson? Or quilting - can I help make a quilt in a quilting bee for a day?

Is there a list of clubs that allow people who are renting for just a week, to participate or at least observe, while they're down visiting? The pass we get as renters supposedly means we are "official" residents with all resident privileges during our stay. But I feel like I'm missing out on a whole lot of activity because these clubs require membership.

[Taj44]

Originally Posted by AnonChick

I'm bumping this because I have my requisite 10 posts and can't make a new thread in this category anymore. I see a trend here - it looks like it's common for people to eat their meals out, and go to bars, and engage in crafts that cost money. This sounds like a pretty expensive lifestyle, if this is what y'all are calling a "typical" day.

I can very easily see doing this kind of thing once a month, but every day? Is the Villages for more affluent people, and I just missed the notice? I see the old manufactured homes selling for under $100,000 with no bond, the amenities fees are very reasonable, but it looks like you need to be pretty wealthy to afford what you're all calling a "typical" day.

You will find a number of people that do eat all their meals out, go to bars, etc. But there are just as many that maybe go out to eat once a week, or get together for dinner and drinks, etc. at a friends house periodically, instead of heading out to the restaurants. Often there are neighborhood get togethers where everyone brings a dish to pass. There are many free classes and exercise groups, and activities at the rec centers that are free or cost very little. We don't go out to eat that much, we just don't find it to be a healthy lifestyle, and we found the country clubs to be noisy with just so-so food, but everyone is different. Once we settled in, we had no problem hooking up with a fun circle of friends who have the same type of lifestyle we're accustomed to.

[champion6]

Originally Posted by AnonChick

Is there a list of clubs that allow people who are renting for just a week, to participate or at least observe, while they're down visiting? The pass we get as renters supposedly means we are "official" residents with all resident privileges during our stay. But I feel like I'm missing out on a whole lot of activity because these clubs require membership.

Here is a link to the list of TV clubs. Many clubs show contact information. Have fun!
http://www.districtgov.org/images/ClubsListing.pdf

[macro]

Originally Posted by AnonChick

Also - a more serious question: I didn't get a chance to learn anything about all these clubs, because we can only come for a week's vacation and not for any extended stay til my husband retires in a few years. That means he's playing golf, and I'm getting lost on a golf cart trying to find my way around, and not really going anywhere or doing anything.

Are these clubs open for non-members who simply want to experience them? I was thinking like, those drama clubs - can visitors sit in and watch rehearsals? Or the Zumba club..can a visitor participate in one or two without having to sign up for a year if she's only going to be there one week?

Or crafting - if I have a skein of yarn and my own knitting needles, can I sit in on a knitting lesson? Or quilting - can I help make a quilt in a quilting bee for a day?

Is there a list of clubs that allow people who are renting for just a week, to participate or at least observe, while they're down visiting? The pass we get as renters supposedly means we are "official" residents with all resident privileges during our stay. But I feel like I'm missing out on a whole lot of activity because these clubs require membership.

Here is a link to the village recreation news that lists all the clubs and activites happening during the month. It is usually updated the last thursday of the month. Descriptions and phone numbers to contact. http://www.thevillagesdailysun.com/a...es/recnews.pdf
It's a loooooong list so, grab a coffee and read on!

[brostholder]

Originally Posted by somen

My husband and I were wondering what a typical day is like in TV. We are having a hard time wrapping our heads around the concept of not working and being retired. We are a few years off from retirement. Would like some input from those who have worked full time their whole life. What do you do now?Thanks to all who reply.

My brother-in-law, who is a great guy and was fortunate enough to retire 8 years ago at the age of 52 often calls me up and asks me "what day is it?" when I tell him the day he yells in the phone "Wrong-today is Saturday because when you're retired every day is Saturday!" He has always said that he doesn't know how he ever found time for a job because he is so busy in retirement. I didn't believe him until I started living (still just part time) in TV. My day usually starts at 630am when I walk up to the pool and buy the paper. I then head over to the sports pool and swim laps for 40 minutes. I then dry off and head to starbucks in LSL and sit outside with my latte and read the paper. Then my wife and I head out for some errands. We then head over to some of our favorite clubs, like line dancing. Back to the house for some lunch and then over to the neighborhood pool for a few hours. Then home to shower and get down to the square for happy hour drinks and dancing and great live music. Then home for supper or out to one of the million great restaurants (by the way, the lobster and filet mignon at Arnold Palmer country club was superb the other day....I recommend the Rodney Strong Pinot Noir with it). Then home to catch up on tivo and then to bed.

[AnonChick]

Thanks Macro for the PM and the post here! Last Thursday of the month, posted in the Daily Sun - that's good to know. Even though I'm done with TV for the year and won't be back til probably next October, just knowing -how- to find this information then, is extremely useful and helpful and encouraging! I'll be able to check out my vacation week's schedule before I get there, online. That's great news, and a huge time saver.