We plan to retire, sometime in 2017. I was going to go next year but decided I might as well keep going 'till the DW can retire, being a couple years younger than I.
We bought a 5th wheel almost 5 years ago (used) with the intention of using it for snowbirding. Bought the first one we looked at and have been extremely happy with the choice. It had hardly any use and we got a smoking deal. Wanted to buy it early enough so it would be paid for before retirement. We want to take as little debt into retirement as possible.
Our goal is to head to Texas for the winters once we hang it up. We've lived in the north all our lives and the winters are harder and harder to take, with every passing year. I hope we have all our ducks in a row so we can realize our dream of enjoying "endless Saturdays".