As a guy who would totally consider the "snowbird" lifestyle if we can afford to do it with 2 homes (still working, not retired...probably have 3 or 4 more years), this session was extremely interesting to me. As a Michigan guy, not a big fan of the Wisconsin Badgers, but aside from that, what a delightful couple! Their insights and experiences were very very interesting. Just little things like travel with your golf clubs but leave the bags behind and have a separate bag at each place...brilliant. That move alone opens up significant room in a vehicle. Thanks, Jerry and LInda, for putting this interview together. Awesome content as usual!
It’s always nice to see people enjoy their retirement. I’ve seen other people who retired “too late”. Also, as the saying goes, it is not how much you make, it’s how much you spend, especially in younger days. Thank you for another informative and fun video.
I am so glad you made this video because I am in the process of putting all our finances together to get prequalified and start looking for our “winter” home in The villages.
Brenda is totally wrong about the ceiling fans, as a retired electrician I can assure you that running them 24/7 is the best thing for them for a multi-decade service life. Snowbirds should definitely leave their ceiling fans running as well as their AC on 78 degrees when they go North.
I really enjoyed this video, it was so informative. They were so candid and willing to share. Jerry and Linda you guys are a such blessing. You both make me laugh a lot, too. It’s so nice to see fun and interesting videos instead of the drama on mainstream TV. Thanks so much!
Right ? Who needs TV ? Much of it is so negative anyway !! I love youtube !! Loving learning about The Villages. Maybe it’s in my future. At least to visit.
Wayne and Brenda thank you for sharing your experience with us. Years ago friends of my parents bought a retirement home in Colorado (they are Texans). They ended coming back to Texas as their children got married and grandchildren arrived. So even at retirement their life was still evolving. Grandchildren were a huge factor. Everyone has an idea of what they want for retirement. It is SO refreshing to see people that have worked hard but also have done financial planning to give them options and flexibility at retirement. Well done!
I just found your video blog and I am really enjoying it. When we were 65 we were at a wedding in Maine, my husband looked out over the water and said, "how many good year do we have left?, maybe 15?" Now we are 78 and the good years are still here. We live in Miami Beach and on a lake in Mn. We keep going, in the last 3 years we have sold 2 of our homes in Va. and built 2 places on lake property we have owned for 45 years. As Ruthie, said, you gotta keep busy, active and be grateful! Like her ( and you two) we worked hard and are enjoying the our lives today.
I never laughed so hard as when we saw Linda in "Panic Mode"! Not once...but twice! The first one was the best! LOL! Seriously though, very nicely done. Very informative for people that are thinking about snowbirding. Thanks for sharing and God bless!
Fabulous show today! So much valuable info for all of us on our way to TV. Thank you, Jerry & Linda. Thank you to your guests Brenda & Wayne for all their experiences in TV, lists, and things we all need to attend to.
I watched this one with great interest. i live in Minnesota and I too have three sons almost the same age. BTW, Jerry and Linda, are you aware that there's a youtube vlogger, who calculates "how much $$$ does this or that youtuber make"....well, he did one for you guys. Glad you are making $$$ on your wonderful informative vlog.
I retired at 55 just a few month ago. I love my garden in Kansas so that keeps me busy but I was SOOOOOO bored in the winter and that is what will bring me to the villages. I hate being bored.
I’m not a snowbird but plan to do some traveling while I’m here and there were a lot of good ideas to do when I’m not here. I’m watching again and taking notes. Thanks!
That was great information! Thanks to Jerry and Linda for posting. Well yes, if you ask me since I've been there 2 winters in a row, It would be ideal to do the snowbird route, but we are all getting older, so at some point it would be either here or there. I am not happy mowing my big yard and snowplowing my long driveway. Still a lot to consider with your kids and grandkids as well. Thanks again for posting.
Excellent Video Jerry and Linda. As snowbirds arriving here a year before your guests, and heading north also in a few weeks, your guests sounded like us. And also we have very mixed feelings about heading north. We have obligations and family there, but I'm betting the six months there will feel much longer than the six months here. We love The Villages, and are so glad we decided to call this home.
We have been your fan from the BEGINNING. Loved all your videos. Your guests on the current one were superb. Smart, knowledgeable, forthcoming and simply wonderful. Perhaps its an age reality, but we were reminded of all the COORDINATION required when you have a place eg TV and a home up North. Your guests were younger than us and our conclusion on owning two homes with everything involved would be challenging, again given that there is an age difference between us and them. Thank you for your outstanding work in spotlighting these issues.
Yes, Brenda did talked a lot but with great info.....we have friends that would travel back & forth from North to South but finally decided it was a bit much doing it every year so now the live South all the time and just visit us up North for a short time.....thanks for the video
Two lovely couples! 👫👫 Easy to see why you are friends. 🥰 Thanks for sharing such an informative video. Wishing Wayne and Brenda the very best as they travel back to their lake house. How perfect to enjoy life in both places! Happy Wednesday! ☀️🌴☀️
@@brendao2588 I have 3 sons as well and completely understand your reasoning for keeping both homes right now. Truly living your best life in both places!! Enjoy!! Thanks for your sweet reply. ☀️
Thank you Linda and Jerry. We loved your segment on snowbirds we are seriously thinking of doing that. Thank you for the answer on pools. You two are wonderful. :)
Fantastic video! Thank you Jerry and Linda, Wayne and Brenda for easing our concerns. We are thinking seriously about a winter home in The Villages. We live next to our grown children up North but hate the snow.... but love the summers with our family.
Great couple with great information/tips. I've been working remotely for 5 years & she helped with working & living there. Great video Linda & Jerry :)
Thanks for doing this video. My Dad, a WWII PT Boat Sailor. was a snow bird until he passed in January. I have the winterization of his mobile home here up north down to a science with a plumber just like these folks. I was thinking about out how to summerize his home in FLA. Great tips.
Exactly why its hard for some to stay full time. Family. We are still waiting for a lifestyle opening. Covid has really made it hard. Jerry and Linda just draw the great people. Good people always attract good people.
We see more of our family by having numerous 24 hour visits 4-5 times a year than we did when we lived near them. They are busy with their own lives, kids and work. We weren’t interested in being used for child care. Coming from Chicagoland, we found home prices in TV to be very reasonable. I think if one has been moving house numerous times throughout their working career, moving here permanently is easier to do. Our ceiling fans run 24/7 and have been working just fine for 17 years.
With the exception of your cart and bike rides, this was one of your best videos. Great info. Thanks. I have heard that running the fans is important in preventing mold during long absences.
thanks for all the info...i didn't expect it...i enjoyed it so much i passed it on to friends...year two as snow bird for me...i tell people i drank the cool aide ... still loving it and learning everyday...so far life in the bubble is great..........thanks again for sharing
Wonderful wonderful video- we need nice informative lovely videos - thank you! I am coming in the fall- possibly sooner- been planning for a few years and finally able to do at 53 years young- so want to start the next part of my life ASA son goes back to college! Thank you!
We are planning on retiring to The Villages and I am glad that you have interviews with new residents. Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing new developments. Hi Gizmo!!
These people obviously are very well situated financially. First, the Villages is not inexpensive by any means and then they reveal they had three houses and one was a Lake home. These individuals are in the 1%. I'd love to have their life as would many but the vast majority cannot do what these very fortunate individuals are doing.
Sure they worked their butts off. Brenda still is. Made sacrifices, rai$ed 3 boys, planned for this future retirement life. Bravo! Brenda & Wayne tks for sharing all the information with us. Glad you’re happy with the move.
My parents are seen at 9:45. They are not remotely on the 1%...just managed their retirement well! I miss them here I’m TX but they are happy in a smaller home in the Villages.
As a guy who would totally consider the "snowbird" lifestyle if we can afford to do it with 2 homes (still working, not retired...probably have 3 or 4 more years), this session was extremely interesting to me. As a Michigan guy, not a big fan of the Wisconsin Badgers, but aside from that, what a delightful couple! Their insights and experiences were very very interesting. Just little things like travel with your golf clubs but leave the bags behind and have a separate bag at each place...brilliant. That move alone opens up significant room in a vehicle. Thanks, Jerry and LInda, for putting this interview together. Awesome content as usual!
It’s always nice to see people enjoy their retirement. I’ve seen other people who retired “too late”. Also, as the saying goes, it is not how much you make, it’s how much you spend, especially in younger days. Thank you for another informative and fun video.
We are savers and it has enabled us to move here. My husband retired and I continue to work.
Getting my dad settled into his new place here near Brownwood. Got the internet installed yesterday. Woohoo!
I am so glad you made this video because I am in the process of putting all our finances together to get prequalified and start looking for our “winter” home in The villages.
You will love it here!
Brenda is totally wrong about the ceiling fans, as a retired electrician I can assure you that running them 24/7 is the best thing for them for a multi-decade service life. Snowbirds should definitely leave their ceiling fans running as well as their AC on 78 degrees when they go North.
That is great, important, and solid advice. Thank you.
Concern keeping fans going 24/7/6months or longer is Fire hazard of electrical wiring. I’d rather replace the fan than risk a fire.
Make sure they leave the lights on and an ice maker running too
I really enjoyed this video, it was so informative. They were so candid and willing to share. Jerry and Linda you guys are a such blessing. You both make me laugh a lot, too. It’s so nice to see fun and interesting videos instead of the drama on mainstream TV. Thanks so much!
Right ? Who needs TV ? Much of it is so negative anyway !! I love youtube !! Loving learning about The Villages. Maybe it’s in my future. At least to visit.
Thank you Linda and Jerry for letting us share our story and tips we have learned as snow birds! We love your videos! So much info and entertaining!
You guys are the best!😁😁
Linda is the best she didn’t miss a beat when the phone went off.
She’s a retired teacher.
(Nerves of Steel)
Wayne and Brenda thank you for sharing your experience with us. Years ago friends of my parents bought a retirement home in Colorado (they are Texans). They ended coming back to Texas as their children got married and grandchildren arrived. So even at retirement their life was still evolving. Grandchildren were a huge factor.
Everyone has an idea of what they want for retirement. It is SO refreshing to see people that have worked hard but also have done financial planning to give them options and flexibility at retirement. Well done!
Thank you for your comment. We have planned for this move for decades, worked hard and saved.
Hi Jerry & Linda , there was a lot of good information on the video. Thanks for sharing.
OBTW your living area is decorated beautifully.
Also getting excited for our move eight days and counting down..
Ha, we’ve got you beat; 7 days for us! 😁
Enjoy!
Happy For You!
I just found your video blog and I am really enjoying it. When we were 65 we were at a wedding in Maine, my husband looked out over the water and said, "how many good year do we have left?, maybe 15?" Now we are 78 and the good years are still here. We live in Miami Beach and on a lake in Mn. We keep going, in the last 3 years we have sold 2 of our homes in Va. and built 2 places on lake property we have owned for 45 years. As Ruthie, said, you gotta keep busy, active and be grateful! Like her ( and you two) we worked hard and are enjoying the our lives today.
Wow! A lake home sounds nice during the summer months! 😁😁
I never laughed so hard as when we saw Linda in "Panic Mode"! Not once...but twice! The first one was the best! LOL! Seriously though, very nicely done. Very informative for people that are thinking about snowbirding. Thanks for sharing and God bless!
It's always a good day when I see Gizmo!!
Fabulous show today! So much valuable info for all of us on our way to TV. Thank you, Jerry & Linda. Thank you to your guests Brenda & Wayne for all their experiences in TV, lists, and things we all need to attend to.
Glad you found it informative!
My grandparents were Florida Wisconsin snowbirds for 20 years. Go Badgers. Nice couple and the interviewers look familiar. 👏
My aunt and uncle were also, back in the 80's and 90's.....from Wisconsin too.
Love Wisconsin summers! Beautiful state and friendly people!
I watched this one with great interest. i live in Minnesota and I too have three sons almost the same age. BTW, Jerry and Linda, are you aware that there's a youtube vlogger, who calculates "how much $$$ does this or that youtuber make"....well, he did one for you guys. Glad you are making $$$ on your wonderful informative vlog.
What a nice couple, thanks for having them share their thoughts and ideas. (I come from Wis., too!)
Lively people, this couple. Jerry, you're a funny dude. Linda is the good humor lady...
Another wonderful video! Thank you for sharing your friends with us, great job Snowbirds!
What an enjoyable conversation. That was a lot of excellent information. Thank you Wayne and Brenda. Also Thank you Jerry and Linda.
Thank you!
I retired at 55 just a few month ago. I love my garden in Kansas so that keeps me busy but I was SOOOOOO bored in the winter and that is what will bring me to the villages. I hate being bored.
One of the reasons I still work is that I love the challenge!
College with money ,is a great line ,very interesting vlog as usual thanks
We too felt on our lifestyle visit that TV was like a vacation resort and had a wonderful time. I see the enthusiasm in this couple.
Glad to know you felt like we did!
Outstanding show! Thank you for sharing
Getting excited for our move 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Jerry and Linda are the best. My wife and I are snow birds and sold our home in the Villages a few years ago. Worst decision of my life
I’m not a snowbird but plan to do some traveling while I’m here and there were a lot of good ideas to do when I’m not here. I’m watching again and taking notes. Thanks!
Thank you!
Great video! Just made our Lifestyle reservations yesterday for late June,can’t wait !
You will love it!
Great interview with very articulate guests.
Another nice video, I would never go back up North, but to each there own. Thanks! Happy Easter! 🐰 🙏Boca Raton, Florida
We will be close to our 3 sons who are 24,25,26.
That was great information! Thanks to Jerry and Linda for posting. Well yes, if you ask me since I've been there 2 winters in a row, It would be ideal to do the snowbird route, but we are all getting older, so at some point it would be either here or there. I am not happy mowing my big yard and snowplowing my long driveway. Still a lot to consider with your kids and grandkids as well. Thanks again for posting.
Excellent Video Jerry and Linda. As snowbirds arriving here a year before your guests, and heading north also in a few weeks, your guests sounded like us. And also we have very mixed feelings about heading north. We have obligations and family there, but I'm betting the six months there will feel much longer than the six months here. We love The Villages, and are so glad we decided to call this home.
We may only make it 4 months up north!☺️
Snowbirding Goals - Brenda and Wayne! Thx for the great interview Linda and Jerry!
Glad you liked it!
Linda out of the blocks like Usain Bolt ⚡️. 😂 Very interesting thank you. 🇬🇧
We have been your fan from the BEGINNING. Loved all your videos. Your guests on the current one were superb. Smart, knowledgeable, forthcoming and simply wonderful. Perhaps its an age reality, but we were reminded of all the COORDINATION required when you have a place eg TV and a home up North. Your guests were younger than us and our conclusion on owning two homes with everything involved would be challenging, again given that there is an age difference between us and them. Thank you for your outstanding work in spotlighting these issues.
Thank you for your comment, we are not super young, just to clarify😃
I learned quite a lot. Many things I never thought of. Great
show!
Great to hear! I am always learning!
Iowa State and Wisconsin... nice, nice! My son is graduating from ISU and got a great job in Madison. He's excited!
Great school! Go Cyclones!
Moving from Madison to Fl to retire Madison is a great city
Peeps from my home state I wonder if their lake home is on Shawano Lake? Lol thank you for interviewing Brenda and Wayne
@@wo1885 ok I don’t know that lake but we go up to Minoqua at least once a year
Linda cracks me up:)
Linda sure moves fast when she needs too! Such good information!
Lots of great information! Great video....love different perspectives!
Thank you!
thank you guys always a great show
They were great your videos are getting better and better. I always look forward to them
well done.
Nice videos thanks for the honest information.
That was really interesting. I am amazed at the energy level Brenda has.
More Jerry, Linda and Gizmo! Yes, please! Thanks for the second video this week!! Your friends seem nice, even if they are Badgers fans.....lol
Badger fans can be nice people!😉
Happy anniversary y’all thanks for sharing your special day💕
Thanks for the tips! We are part-time snowbirds now but in the fall we will be full-time snowbirds. Great show... nice people!
Yes, Brenda did talked a lot but with great info.....we have friends that would travel back & forth from North to South but finally decided it was a bit much doing it every year so now the live South all the time and just visit us up North for a short time.....thanks for the video
I’m a talker,😍 It’s how you meet amazing people. I am very outgoing!
Two lovely couples! 👫👫 Easy to see why you are friends. 🥰 Thanks for sharing such an informative video. Wishing Wayne and Brenda the very best as they travel back to their lake house. How perfect to enjoy life in both places! Happy Wednesday! ☀️🌴☀️
Thank you so much! Will miss our lifestyle and friends when up north. Look forward to seeing our family and sons more when in Wisconsin.
@@brendao2588 I have 3 sons as well and completely understand your reasoning for keeping both homes right now. Truly living your best life in both places!! Enjoy!! Thanks for your sweet reply. ☀️
Just retired and just subscribed. So far a ton of great info. Thanks for this channel. Keep up the great work.
We had a lot to share in a short amount of time.
Wonderful folks ! All of you !
This was a FANTASTIC episode......of course we are from WISCONSIN !
Go Badgers!
That was great!
Thank you Linda and Jerry. We loved your segment on snowbirds we are seriously thinking of doing that. Thank you for the answer on pools. You two are wonderful. :)
Jerry and Linda are the best!
Nice video. We can’t do 2 houses but looking forward to retiring to the villages😊 full time
Great discussion and viewpoint.
Fantastic video! Thank you Jerry and Linda, Wayne and Brenda for easing our concerns. We are thinking seriously about a winter home in The Villages. We live next to our grown children up North but hate the snow.... but love the summers with our family.
You will love it here!
🤩🤩🤩😎😎😎 Thanks for the video! So very happy for all the ❄️ 🦅.
Thanks a ton!
Great couple with great information/tips. I've been working remotely for 5 years & she helped with working & living there. Great video Linda & Jerry :)
Thanks for doing this video. My Dad, a WWII PT Boat Sailor. was a snow bird until he passed in January. I have the winterization of his mobile home here up north down to a science with a plumber just like these folks. I was thinking about out how to summerize his home in FLA. Great tips.
Great interview guys!
I like the idea of snowbird and summer lake house. Enjoyed the video.
This was a great video. Very informative, personable couple. One of the best Villages videos I've seen so far.
Great...Great Information...we are planting on being "small snow birds". Up north on 3 summer months
planning !!!!!! OOPS
This Villages looks awesome. Defiantly thinking about it in future.
Best decision we made. Wish we did it sooner!
Great information. I am planning to be a snowbird, and hope to be able to buy in The Villages.
Thank you so much!
Exactly why its hard for some to stay full time. Family. We are still waiting for a lifestyle opening. Covid has really made it hard. Jerry and Linda just draw the great people. Good people always attract good people.
Linda needs to run the 100 meters for the US this summer at the Olympics. That was full speed!
This is a great one, lots of good information. Thank you
Glad you found it informative!🌴
We see more of our family by having numerous 24 hour visits 4-5 times a year than we did when we lived near them. They are busy with their own lives, kids and work. We weren’t interested in being used for child care. Coming from Chicagoland, we found home prices in TV to be very reasonable. I think if one has been moving house numerous times throughout their working career, moving here permanently is easier to do. Our ceiling fans run 24/7 and have been working just fine for 17 years.
My
Max
Good to know on the ceiling fans. We were informed by our neighborhood watch that leaving them run is a fire hazard.
Very informative! Thank you!!
With the exception of your cart and bike rides, this was one of your best videos. Great info. Thanks. I have heard that running the fans is important in preventing mold during long absences.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. I would say if you want to run fans go ahead. We were advised not too. Keep AC on so it removes the humidity.
Thanks. Very informative.
Great interview, very informative!
Very interesting to hear from them and what that have gone through.
Great video. Great information. We plan on snow birding starting this winter too Thanks
Good luck! I’m nervous I will forget something really important that I need!
really, really great video. that couple is excellent at expressing their new experience at the villages. thank you
Thanks so much!
It is exciting to hear these testimonies. Make me more curious.
thanks for all the info...i didn't expect it...i enjoyed it so much i passed it on to friends...year two as snow bird for me...i tell people i drank the cool aide ... still loving it and learning everyday...so far life in the bubble is great..........thanks again for sharing
We love it here!
Great show, thanks!
Great advice! Thx for sharing.
Real nice couple!
Great info👌👍Ron Schettler. Effingham,Illinois
Good job Linda, you’re Jonny on the spot. Lot of great information.
Wonderful wonderful video- we need nice informative lovely videos - thank you! I am coming in the fall- possibly sooner- been planning for a few years and finally able to do at 53 years young- so want to start the next part of my life ASA son goes back to college! Thank you!
You are young! Move here now!
Great tips! Thanks
I would love to see a follow up in 5 years. I bet they are full time in TV lol
We are planning on retiring to The Villages and I am glad that you have interviews with new residents. Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing new developments. Hi Gizmo!!
You will love the journey here!
These people obviously are very well situated financially. First, the Villages is not inexpensive by any means and then they reveal they had three houses and one was a Lake home. These individuals are in the 1%. I'd love to have their life as would many but the vast majority cannot do what these very fortunate individuals are doing.
Sounds like they have worked hard all their adult lives to be able to afford a nice retirement.
Nationwide, it takes an annual income of $538,926 to be among the top 1%. We had two homes and NEVER made that kind of income!!
Sure they worked their butts off. Brenda still is. Made sacrifices, rai$ed 3 boys, planned for this future retirement life. Bravo! Brenda & Wayne
tks for sharing all the information with us. Glad you’re happy with the move.
We have both worked our entire adulthood and have sacrificed by not taking expensive family trips, or having expensive cars. It has paid off.
My parents are seen at 9:45. They are not remotely on the 1%...just managed their retirement well! I miss them here I’m TX but they are happy in a smaller home in the Villages.
This was super insightful, thank you for this video!
Excellent video!
Great video, thanks! :)
Great ideas
This was great information
Enjoyed this video thanks for sharing.