The snowbird crowd is ageing
Seems to me in Texas the snowbird crowd is ageing, most are over 70 and many over 80. Every year more are too sick or old to make the trip and many have passed on. There are very few younger snowbirds...
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Well, DW and I are probably no more than 2 years from retirement. Full intentions were/are to join the snowbird ranks.
I'm of retirement age now, but the housing bust has me still with a mortgage. The other thing keeping me working is the unknown of what medical insurance will cost. I'm only 59 now so several years before Medicare.
The comments from Water-Bug are disturbing. I am one that will want to move on a regular basis, and the lack of decent parks /lots available on short notice is a huge concern. Granted, camping in Michigan in the summer is a reservation only propostion as well, however I'm only going for 2 weeks at a time so once there, we don't move.
In closing, as long as I am able to health and family wise, we plan on joining the ranks as soon as I feel the 401 and retirement will support the lifestyle.
I'm of retirement age now, but the housing bust has me still with a mortgage. The other thing keeping me working is the unknown of what medical insurance will cost. I'm only 59 now so several years before Medicare.
The comments from Water-Bug are disturbing. I am one that will want to move on a regular basis, and the lack of decent parks /lots available on short notice is a huge concern. Granted, camping in Michigan in the summer is a reservation only propostion as well, however I'm only going for 2 weeks at a time so once there, we don't move.
In closing, as long as I am able to health and family wise, we plan on joining the ranks as soon as I feel the 401 and retirement will support the lifestyle.
