| My husband and I are coming to the point in our lives | | | | as many ads on the internet that I can for a winter |
| that we are facing a decision on retirement living. My | | | | location. Then we will be taking a trip south to get |
| husband is going to be 65 years old next year. He is | | | | more hands on information to help make our decision. |
| waiting to retire until his 65th birthday to get as much | | | | I think this will take some time and will not be a fast |
| as possible from SSI. I know, what a joke. | | | | decision. That is one good thing about being able to |
| I live in Upstate New York and a lot of the seniors | | | | camp our way through this. We will be able to check |
| here live here in the winter and then move to Florida | | | | things out without really having to buy into any thing |
| or somewhere south in the winter. They even have | | | | right away or make a hasty decision. |
| a term for this type of lifestyle "Snowbirds". We are | | | | The whole thing sounds rather enticing and full of |
| thinking of doing the same thing. We have family that | | | | adventure. Taking care of the home we have has |
| we can visit in the southern states to help with the | | | | become a bit of a concern for us as we get older |
| decision on where to go in the winter. | | | | anyway. My husband has a rough time with the |
| Some are preparing to sell their homes and some are | | | | property upkeep that needs constant oversight and |
| going to rent their home out for a few years until | | | | the house is a split level house that gets rougher |
| they decide something final just to keep that | | | | rougher on me with my disability, so it seems like a |
| security blanket. It is unfortunate for us our | | | | good plan while we can. |
| retirement funds will not be enough to keep that | | | | We have friends who travel to Texas for the winter |
| security blanket, and we will have to sell our home. | | | | months, family who travel to Florida, North Carolina |
| We have a seasonal campsite now in Upstate New | | | | and Virgina. The possibilities are endless. The one |
| York that we love so this will accommodate us for | | | | thing that we both do agree on is the beauty of |
| six summer months. We have lived most of the | | | | New York, especially Upstate New York. So, we will |
| summer their for quite a few years now. Since the | | | | not be giving that part of the plan up anytime soon. |
| gas crunch that made travel hard for everyone, it | | | | It won't be a big change of lifestyle for us as we are |
| has become a desired lifestyle. We just have to | | | | used to the seasonal camping in a great spot right on |
| decide what we are going to do for the six winter | | | | the Black River now. Do you Snowbird? Leave me a |
| months. | | | | comment on how you feel about it. |
| In order to be more prepared I have been checking | | | | |