Cost of Living in The Villages Florida 2024 đ TRUE Cost vs ESTIMATED Cost (Taxes & The Bond)
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- What is the True Cost of Living in The Villages Florida? We share our actual first 6 month costs vs. The Villages Florida Pricing & Cost of Living Spreadsheet Estimates (Monthly Amenity Fee, Average Trash, Water, Sewer, Irrigation, Gas, Electric, Insurance, Taxes and the CDD - Development District Assessment - THE BOND). We bought a new Patio Villa (Emerald Model) after our Lifestyle Visit to The Villages in late 2023. Help us get to 10,000 Subscribers! Subscribe and join us on our The Villages Experience! Smash the Thumbs Up đ Leave a Comment and Share this video to help our channel grow.
How Expensive is The Villages Florida in 2024? (Our 6 Month Costs) Taxes, Insurance & THE BOND!
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Thank you so much guys this really clarifies what youâre getting into. Keep up the good work you were helping a lot of people.
Always an eye opener for us as we live here all year long in Sumter County in a small designer home!! We too live in a budget (hello retirement) and do a lot of cooking at home to save money going out to eatđđBut we definitely love it here & find it is worth every dime we spend here for the value we receiveđŻThanks for keeping it real Tiffany & Michael đđđ
Thanks for sharing!! Glad to hear we are not the only ones who cooks and eats the majority of our meals at home. Please say hello and introduce yourself if you see us out and about here at TV! Have an awesome weekend!
Penny we donât live in TV but rented last October. Coming from Delaware we thought store prices were the same but we couldnât afford to eat out all the time. Thought long and hard, budget etc. about a permanent move but are now staying in Delaware and rent in TV again.
Thanks for sharing!! I do love Florida but worry about home owners insurance cost!
Doing my lifestyle visit in July. Thanks for doing this video. It is very informative information before I decide to buy. Really looking forward to it.
Awesomeness! Have fun on your upcoming lifestyle visit! Glad the video was helpful! Keep us updated. Thanks!
Very useful information, especially for those who want to purchase new construction. $30K for a bond on a new patio villa near Eastport...yikes. If I do buy in The Villages next year, it would probably be preowned north of Lake Sumter Landing. No bond or low bond balance.
Taxes will never go down. Only up no matter where you live.
Thanks for the great content! Enjoy watching and learning something new about TV. Looking forward to our move there. đ
Our pleasure! Glad you are enjoying our channel. Good luck with your move to TV! Keep us updated! Thanks!
Excellent job getting real with the numbers. It's good to know where we stand with money when we hopefully move there in a couple of years. I would love to see a quarterly update, too. Have a wonderful weekend!
Thanks so much! Glad it was helpful. Will do a quarterly update going forward and an annual update at the end of each year. đ Hope you have an awesome weekend!
Good job on video. We have a designer home in the northern section of TV and it is located in Marion County. Our amenity fee is $205 now, we bought in March 2023. Our water bill for June was $45, sewer $46. I ran my water a lot in May/June because we had no rain. Our electric bill is based on a cold house, a pool, pool heater, electric car and electric golf cart and the bill has been no more than $185 per month. Our gas bill has average about $42 per month. Our insurance went up to $2,500 per year.
Iâve had a home in Florida for the past 35 years and found that living in TV is about the same or even a little less than other places Iâve lived in Florida. Personally I think itâs a great deal to live in TV.
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks also for sharing your monthly costs with us and everyone. Very helpful! Who is your electric company in Marion County (we use Duke Energy)? What is your average kWh per month and cost per kWh? Have an awesome weekend!
We are at about $8k annual taxes in NH just a 3 bdrm home on an acre. Your taxes look like heaven as well as electric bill!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for sharing your info.
Absolutely a wonderful show packed with needed information â¤from a Indiana girl living on the Virginia Tennessee line
Great video! My taxes went from 2200 when I bought it to 6100. Itâs a small 1200 sf townhouse. So upsetting.
Beautiful back drop! â¤
Excellent video as always⌠Thanks for sharing the real cost of living at the Villages. Will be arriving on Thursday for our 7-day Lifestyle visit, hope to see you and your wife.
The Villages is a bargain compared to living here in Vermont. Socialism is expensive! Our home is for sale and we are looking forward to making the move to TV. Thanks for taking the time to make this helpful video.
We Just Came from VT. VT is No Place for retiree's!!
Glad it was helpful! Itâs all a matter of personal experience and perspective. Good luck with the sale of your home in VT and your upcoming move to TV! Keep us updated! Thanks!
From VT to TV! đ
First time seeing your channel. Really enjoy you two. I hope things stay as affordable for you as they are now.
Many thanks! Very helpful and looking forward to the 12 month financial review!!! :-)
Absolutely! Our pleasure! Glad it was helpful. Thanks!
Thank you for sharing these numbers. Based on this, the Veranda that we like so much would be nearly $2000/month for just those items listed on the sheet, assuming we tack 40% onto The Villages estimate. That is good to know. these are important considerations.
Hi. We just moved to TV from Southern FL. Our homeowner's insurance was $10,000/yr! Our home was 3000sq feet, utilities were high and the cost of groceries was insane. We've found things much more affordable here by comparison. However, we haven't received any of our utility bills yet. So, kind of bracing for that. In Southern FL we had FPL (nuclear energy) and I believe that is supposedly more affordable. I guess we'll see. If you ever want to grab lunch or whatever, let us know. We would love to say hello in person.
Good information. Just FYI, when you have been here for one year, you can ask the utility company to change to budget billing. The price is averaged so each month is the same. That way it is easier to budget.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the information. Will check when we hit the one year mark.
Thank you for your videos! We have been watching since you started as we had just started looking at TV. We headed there for a life style visit late June to consider TV next year. But as best laid plans go ours went out the window! So we did a thing and my husband took a big gulp of the kool-aid and now we will be back late July to meet with the designers on our plans for a home in Shady Brook! Excited but Iâm a bit panicked - moving to a new place with no friends/family is a huge thing for me so I really appreciate all the info you are sharing. Plus with the change in the timeline there are many things that need to be to be addressed - like I donât retire until next year and selling our home here! But we are obsessive so will be watching your updates as soon as you release them! Thanks for the tips and the help!
Absolutely! Our pleasure! Congratulations on your new home in Shady Brook! Good luck with the build and move to TV! Keep us updated on your progress. Thanks!
Thank you both for the details! Really helps⌠The square footage in the various home types shows a lot of overlapâŚ. Yup, compared to here in California, a lot of the TV prices are soooo low. đ
So glad to see Tiffany AND you too Michaelâ¤
Awww⌠Thank you so much! Have an awesome weekend!
Thanks for ALL the great information you guys give all the Villages dreamers out there!
Absolutely! Our pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it and glad it was helpful! Have an awesome weekend!
Thank you for sharing. This has been very helpful.
Absolutely! Glad it was helpful! Thanks!
Our irrigation bill in the hot weather is $200 to $300 per month, YIKES, if we donât get regular rains. We have a lot of grass on an oversized lot. Huge lot for The Villages.
Yikes! Luckily we have had lots of rain the last couple of weeks and more in the forecast for today. Thanks so much for sharing your info. Very helpful for us and others!
Thank you. Looking forward to moving there.. Hope to meet you guys in September when we come for lifestyle visit..
Very informative vlog! Thanks for sharing đ
Our pleasure! Glad it was helpful! Thanks!
Great comparison. Easily understood and well presented. Thanks so much - really appreciate your time pulling this together. đđđź
Awesomeness! Glad it was helpful! Thanks so much!
Enjoy your channel & appreciate your insights. Fingers crossed I may be moving to The Villages summer of next year. Regarding the nightly entertainment at the Town Squares, I don't believe The Villages' monthly amenity fees cover that. The stores, restaurants & a tourism grant from Sumter County pay for the nightly entertainment. Access to the Town Squares' stores, restaurants & entertainment is available to both Village residents & non-residents.
Extremely informative thank you
Glad it was helpful! Thanks!
Thank you so much for all the hard work and sharing your budgets
Absolutely! Our pleasure! Hope you have an awesome weekend! Thanks!
Great video guys. Keep up the good work.
Thanks so much! Will do! Glad you enjoyed it!
That amenity fee is a bargain. It's definitely a huge part of the attraction of The Villages for us and, I know, many others. I just can't get over the variety of things there are to do there. I can't wait to retire there!
Insurance is going up everywhere and is not controlled by TV. I think TV needs to rethink the combined electric/gas cost đ. The $90 combined cost is way out of line. I really appreciate your videos, especially this one. We hope to move to TV as early as late next year.
Absolutely! Hopefully we will all get a much needed break on insurance costs at some point. Glad you are enjoying our videos and that they are helpful! Good luck with your move to TV next year! Keep us updated! Thanks!
Thanks. Spent the past few days with our Villages realtor looking in Shady Brook. Hope to build and be there before the end of the year.
Thatâs awesome! Glad the video was helpful. Good luck with your build! Keep us updated! Thanks!
We want to be as informed as possible going into our Lifestyle Visit, and this video gave us a realistic idea of what we might be spending when we move. Especially with us coming down from Charlotte, it was a helpful comparison. Thank you!
So glad it was helpful! Looking forward to having more folks from the Queen City join us here at TV. Keep us updated! Thanks!
Thank you, very helpful!
You're welcome! Glad it was helpful! Thanks!
Love this video! Love your channel! One day hopefully we will meet!
Thanks so much! We hope so too! Say hello if you see us out and about. Thanks!
This is very helpful, thanks so much.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks!
Great information. I didn't know about the irrigation not being included. I will definitely be on a budget when I move there so this is good to know. And I look forward to seeing the cost spreadsheet you are working on.
Glad it was helpful! Will share that spreadsheet next week. Have an awesome weekend!
Good jobs Guys, thank you..
Our pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks!
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Hi guys from Sydney Australia love all your videos. đŚđ¨
Yes, we made sure to file for our Homestead Exemption before the deadline this year. Thanks!
Hello Judy! Thanks so much! Glad you are enjoying our videos. Great to hear from you in the Land Down Under. We would â¤ď¸ to visit Sydney someday! Cheers!
Thank you for this video. We are closing in Mulch Creek July 9 for us weâre figuring maybe another three or 400 a month probably wonât be that but for us coming from New York itâs still very very affordable.!!đ
Absolutely! Our pleasure! Glad it was helpful. Congratulations on your new home! Welcome to The Villages! Good luck with your move! Have fun on your closing day experience! Keep us posted! Thanks!
Like your energy! Great couple
Thank you so much for this video and all the videos you and Tiffany have made. My husband and I hope to move there in a couple of years and your video gives us an insight of the financial aspect we will need to make an informed decision. So far it looks like it will be cheaper for us to move to TV. Currently we live in League City Texas.
We are so glad you are enjoying our videos! Hopefully we will see yâall here at TV someday! Thanks!
They probably need to update those costs for 2024 and allow for higher cost of living rates. Thanks for a great video
Absolutely agree! Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks!
Thank you for the interesting information! Who pays for the common areas maintenance? Landscaping and such ... TIA
Have you sold your motorhome?
We have been subscribers since your RV travels started.
Thanks for following along since our RV days! Will be sharing an update video on your question very soon (hopefully đ¤ next week).
Off topic - but I love Tiffany's blouse! It's such a pretty color on her! I'd love to know where you found it.
I live in Central Florida. I keep my thermostat at 77-78 during the day and 76 at night. As you acclimate, you will be able to tolorate a warmer temperature in your home. You can expect your most expensive electric bills will be August and September.
We live in NW FL and we keep our thermostat at a steady 74 degrees day and night. I agree that August and Sept are the most expensive. June and July aren't cheap, either. But once we get more into the fall there are stretches where we don't run the AC or heat at all.
I enjoy listening to your experience in the villages
Have you made many friends ?
How is your son doing.
Now that he has graduated?
Hey Michael, my wife and I love your channel. We've been watching from the beginning. We are in The Villages for the week of the 4th. Any suggestions on where to celebrate July 4th while we are here?
Not too far away in Tavares. Water is pricey irrigation and regular total average $310/month. Lawn service $180/month. Electric for 5/4 3400 $325/month Pest control amd lawn fertilizer are also another expenses. Best wishes!! I absolutely love the Fiesta restaurant in your area!
Thanks for the informationâŚhoping to buy there soon âŚwe are from lake Norman đ
Our pleasure! We â¤ď¸ Lake Norman! Itâs always great to hear from folks in the Charlotte area. Good luck on your home purchase here in TV! Keep us posted!
Great video. You might want to consider installing a "smart" irrigation controller like the Rachio 3: 8 Zone Smart Sprinkler Controller. It will connect to the Internet and adjust the amount of sprinkler run time based on local weather/rain.
Great idea! Thanks for the tip!
I cannot believe that when I watched your 1 month living expenses video and highly anticipated this 6 month update that we would be living in the Villages ourselves! It's been less than 1 month for us. Thanks in part to you both, it really helped us make that decision. Anyway, I have a question regarding the dehumidifier - did you get a room model or is it an addition to your A/C unit? We can tell the house is feeling humid, and need to get one. Thanks for your very informative and fun videos alike! đđđ´đ´
That is so awesome! Congratulations on your upcoming 1 month anniversary here at TV! So glad you are enjoying our videos and find them helpful. We bought our dehumidifier from Costco online (link below). Have an awesome weekend! Thanks!
www.costco.com/midea-smart-50-pint-dehumidifier-with-built-in-pump.product.4000234426.html
Congratulations on 1 million views! đ You can tell you both put a lot of work and care into these videos. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much!!! đ Glad you are enjoying our videos! Have an awesome weekend!
Like the breakdown of monthly expenses. Great info. Just curious, what percentage of residents are full time in TV and is there a difference using a gas stove vs. electric. Love your channel and thanks for all the info you and Tiffany provide.
Thanks so much! Glad it was helpful and that you are enjoying our channel. Will do our best to try and figure out what percentage live here year round vs just during the winter. Yes, big difference in cooking on gas vs electric or induction. Took us a little while to adapt to cooking on a a gas stove. We â¤ď¸ it!
Next time please your graphic up a little longer. We canât see it that fast. I have lived in Orange blossom now for a year this month. This video is good information but remember, itâs not the big picture. TV being in 3 counties things vary greatly. My irrigation is tied into my water not separate here in lake county. And we donât pay for trash.
Keep up the good work with your channel youâll adapt.
Yay - the video I've been waiting for! Thanks, guys!
VERY helpful for budgeting. We missed you lately, Tiffany!
Awesomeness! Glad it was helpful! We will be sharing our total Budget Tracker Spreadsheet in our Newsletter (and maybe an update video) next week. Tiffany says hello! Have an awesome weekend! Thanks!
Thanks for your 6 month update.
Iâve been trying to figure out what my budget would be. Was looking for a budget to see the cost to just run a house excluding the mortgage. Looking forward to you doing your one year update.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks!
@@MichaelTiffanyTVE thank you for all the helpful information.
Please do a video on Internet and TV costs
A couple things I wanted to note. I noticed on the new price comparison sheet, the cottage villas and courtyard villas have switched places. They based that order on price and size. My sheet notes that the size is climate controlled square footage where the new sheet not only doesn't say that but the listed sizes clearly include the garage. The tax rates have a note that is based on the average sales price WITH homestead exemption. You can only get that if this is your primary home. We have a pre-owned 1206 sq ft courtyard villa with a 1.5 car garage in Sumter Co. Our trash bill is $22.54. Sumter fire is $125 a year currently. They're talking about more than doubling it but cutting the tax rate to compensate. This is being sold as ending TV subsidizing the rest of the county in fire. We have only had our home for 3 months, and we're part time, so it'll be interesting to see what our costs are over the rest of the year.
Great info! Thanks so much for sharing! Keep us updated on your long term costs and monthly averages. Have an awesome weekend!
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Thank you so much!
Thanks for sharing. I figure if we ever move to FL that I need a small, single story house with an AC unit thatâll bring it down to 65 degrees - I can relate to trying to keep the house cool up here in the Chicago area during summer. Love watching your videos. Best wishes!!
Our pleasure! Glad you are enjoying our videos. Have an awesome weekend! Thanks!
Congrats on your Subscribers , Michael and Tiffany !!!
It would be nice if you could Link the papers on CZcams for those to see it.
Our HOA fee $110.00 per year !!! Our subdivision it's NOT big like The Villages.
I conserve as much as possible , where I don't plug in everything into the socket ( exclude appliances in the house )
Our thermostat says at 74 degrees. I don't use dishwash alot , I'll wash it by hand. I keep the lights off and open up the drapes.
If I can save $$$$ , I'll do it .
Thanks so much!! There are a lot of links in the description including the TV estimated costs sheet (towards the bottom). Will be sharing a lot more info and useful links when we launch our New website next week. Stay tuned!
@@MichaelTiffanyTVE I'm your number one fan from the beginning .
Great video - thanks for sharing! I dunno.....FWIW I sort of started with the assumption that TV was going to aim on the low end for their statement of monthly bills, especially when I saw that they omitted basic things like internet service, etc on the sheet. So it doesn't really surprise me much that their estimates are a bit off. We've only been there for about a month and a half, and so far it feels like we're not seeing much cost difference between TV and where we used to live in central MD. The cost per SF for the house is about the same, property taxes (and tax-like costs like the bond) are about the same, and utility costs per SF of house are about the same. It also doesn't cover all of the other costs you mentioned like groceries, eating out, etc, and for us this is the bulk of our monthly costs vs just "the bills" they list. But for us it's still worth it to get away from the cold weather, and also we get so much more to do here in TV!
Gotta ask - any recommendations on insurance companies, especially for car insurance? Now that we sold our old house we will need to go and get our FL licenses and tags for our cars, so I'm planning to start calling around and getting quotes. We just signed up with TV insurance for home insurance because it was easier than shopping around, and we knew that we could always change it later. I'm hearing on my FB groups that State Farm is the way to go, but if you have recommendations I'd love to hear them!
And finally, on the irrigation - you should look at getting the WiFi module for the sprinkler controller (assuming it's a Hunter?). We picked it up for around $100 on Amazon, and really like it - nice to be able to control our irrigation system remotely. Also their app monitors the weather forecast in your area and automatically shuts off the water if it rained in the last 24 hours, so no need to control it manually! (This is in addition to using the weather station your house probably came with). It's a little tricky to set up since it defaults to a 2.4GHZ band and most routers use 5 GHz, but once it's set up it works great. Def something to look into!
Thanks! Glad it was helpful! Great rule of thumb đ to budget at least 20% higher for the items they do list. Iâm guessing they donât list the others items because those are more personal expenses that one will have no matter where you live in the USA. We will be sharing more of our other expenses when we release our Budget Tracker next week with our Newsletter (and in future update videos).
We have used Progressive for our auto insurance (including our Motorhome) for the last 4 years in Florida. But I think it is time for us to start shopping around. Will share more when we do. We too just went with The Villages Insurance (out of convenience) for our homeowners policy this first year. Will shop that around before time to renew and share in an update video.
Thanks for the info on the irrigation system. Will check it out.
Have an awesome weekend!
Just a FYI Itâs going to cost you around $1,000 to register your two cars and licenses the first time.
Great video! You didnât mention WiFi, lawn care or pest control costs!
Thanks so much! We mentioned lawn care ($50 per month) and will include more in our Budget Tracker spreadsheet. This video was focused mainly on the things that The Villages lists on their estimated cost sheet vs our actual costs. Hope it helped!
I think itâs crazy that the sewer bill just keeps going up every month. Is there any end in site?
We looked at there #âs for a designer home with the new bond of over $50k it is more than we are paying where we are. Thanks for all the information & congratulations on over 8k subs youâll be over 1 mill views in no time
Thanks so much! Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for your transparency!
Absolutely! Glad it was helpful. Thanks!
Great informative video. Could you take an average electric bill including all taxes and fees and tell me what you pay for KW hour. Thanks
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! Will share in a future video (about our electric usage and costs) and break out all of the costs and fees. Will also monitor and share how much kWh we use to charge the Tesla and the Golf Cart individually each month as part of our total electric bill. As an FYI.. I just took our cheapest electric bill and divided the total cost (including all fees and taxes) by the total kWh used for that month and it came out to $0.177 per kWh. I did the same thing with our most expensive electric bill (so far) and it came out to $0.156 per kWh. Hope that helps!
Were you going to share the spreadsheet? Looking to implement. Thank you.
We will share that in our Newsletter next week. Here is the link to our website to signup. Thanks! www.thevillagesexperience.com
Great information how about factoring in the 5 week month
Great idea! Glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks!
Thanks for the info. My wife mentioned that you didn't mention schoo taxes or did we moss that
Glad it was helpful. The school taxes are included as part of our overall tax bill. Thanks!
Can you please share your complete monthly spreadsheet. Including all other expenses. Internet, cell phone, pest control etc.
Absolutely! Will be sharing a link to that spreadsheet when we relaunch our monthly Newsletter next week. Will try and do a quick follow up video (to post next week) to show how to use the spreadsheet and include all of those extra expenses not listed on TVs pricing sheet. Thanks!
Why would the sewer bill fluctuate each month? Wouldn't that be the same every month? What causes the increase?
What is the name of your home insurance company?
The sewer bill is a direct correlation to the water bill. The more water we use the higher the sewer bill and vice versa. We just used the TV insurance company for our first year. Will be shopping that around to see if we can get a better rate or policy when itâs time to renew. Thanks!
It is hard to figure an average for your electric since you have an electric car and golf cart included in that. You have to consider that you don't have any gasoline costs because of this. If someone has a gas car and golf cart, their electric bill average will be less but they have gasoline costs.
Great points! Will try to track the average electricity usage (and cost to charge our electric vehicles) separately to share in a future video. Thanks!
Where did you get the palmetto state hat?
Cracker Barrel in North Myrtle Beach, SC. Legacy 92 is the brand. Good luck!
You said your amenities fee is lower than it is listed now on the current
Villages spreadsheet. Are you saying that your monthly price will not increase, or does your fee go up?
I think your electric will increase as it gets hotter!
That is probably a pretty safe bet. Especially as it gets hotter 𼾠and more humid this summer? Thanks!
Very informative and Eye Opening for us looking to buy in TV! I have a question about the irrigation, is that included in your home price and installed already when you buy your home? It's odd they don't list irrigation in the description of the new homes when you click on the "details" I'm constantly looking at the budget to see what we can afford when and if we make the move. My property was suppose to close yesterday but now got pushed backed to July 31, so hopefully in the middle of August if not sooner we can come down and view some homes. Thank you for the updates!
Glad it was helpful! Yes, they pre install the irrigation system on all new homes. There are a lot of things they donât list on their pricing sheet that everyone should include in their budgets. Will be sharing our full Budget Tracker Spreadsheet next week in our Newsletter. Good luck with the sale of your home! Keep us posted! Thanks!
Hello Michael and Tiffany great information on this video. How much do you think your electric bill went up to due to your golf cart? Do you think that all our amenitie bill is going to go up? Thanks for sharing and really enjoy all of your videos, please take care
Glad it was helpful and that you are enjoying our videos! Will start tracking our golf cart and the Tesla charging separately to share in a future video. Yes our amenity fee will probably increase on our 1 year anniversary. Will share that info when it changes. Thanks!
This does not include the monthly mortgage correct if one doesnât buy outright?
Correct. You would need to add that to the total costs. Hope this was helpful! Thanks!
Thanks for sharing. Iâm in Arizona and my bills, compared to yours in Florida, are less in pretty much every aspect for a 1500 sq ft new home with a good size yard and RV gate. Guess Iâll be staying put.
Our pleasure! Glad it was helpful. Thanks!
Thanks for sharing your monthly expenses.
I don't golf or don't like to socialize and am single. Is The Villages suitable for me? I also prefer a very small single house, too.
Absolutely! There is so much to see and do here at TV besides golf. Plenty of activities for people who are extroverted or introverted, single or married. They have small 1 bedroom houses (new and resale).
Might be interesting if you were willing to share vehicle miles driven over that period. A pretty good chunk of the extra was your energy. Since you charge mostly at home, it's factored in but you have zero trips to the gas station. At a conservative 4 miles per Kw, we could figure out what chunk of your electric bill was from the Tesla. (Obviously up to you how much you're willing to share.)
Sure. I will start tracking that separately and share in a future video. FYI⌠We only used about 20 kWh to charge the Tesla this past week. Thanks!
I have a designer and my electric and gas are nowhere near your numbers.
Thatâs awesome! Congrats! Please feel free to share more of your details and monthly costs so we can all compare and maybe learn how to save đ°on our utility bills.
Always count on costs being higher, and higher. That's my experience.
Great rule of thumb! đ Budget higher and save for unexpected expenses. Thanks!
Are there any two stories there or just one story homes
No, not to our knowledge. They do have some 2 story houses in Middleton (all age, family neighborhood).
There are two-story homes in The Villages, but they are relatively rare.
Thank you for sharing! Our goal is to move down in 5-10 years. I would love to see your spreadsheet with everything list.
Our pleasure! Will share the budget tracker next week. Thanks!
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Great video explaining the budgeting.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks!
Particularly as you disused from about 28:00 onward, I have a question and an observation: First, is the estimated cost sheet from The Villages based on ALL existing similar home series costs or just those less than a year (or current)? Secondly, it seems pretty safe to assume given circumstances similar to yours (double occupancy, year round, etc) that one should take the numbers from The Villages and add something like 1/3 to the total. One should def be safe taking The Villages numbers and adding 50% to increase that comfort level margin that one can afford the costs including reasonable future increases. Plus, it would help one allocate for other costs not mentioned such as lawn care, pest control, etc. UPDATE: Nevermind, you already discussed that around minute 32:00 and 33:30, I typed my comment before watching the rest of the video.
I enjoy listening to your experience in the villages
Have you made many friends ?
How is your son doing.
Now that he has graduated?