This week, the theme is snowbirding in retirement. 

I don’t mean to be a negative Nancy, but in my experience, too many people make rash decisions about snowbirding in retirement and they end of unfulfilled because they didn’t look at this important life decision through a variety of angles, but instead were focused just on escaping the cold, dark, wet winters of their northern state for a few months out of the year. 

So this week, I’m helping you look at the decision to be a snowbird from a variety of viewpoints to help you make a smart decision that you hopefully won’t regret. But today, is the only day that you’ll hear me really sing the praises of snowbirding. And it’s not because I’m biased towards this important retirement lifestyle decision, but because I just want to help you look at the pros and the cons…

So to keep things fair and balanced like Fox News, I’m talking about all the wonderful reasons you may want to consider being a snowbird.

Here are just a few reasons why being a snowbird is freakin awesome!

• The weather - this is a bit obvious, but you can’t beat 80 degrees and sunshine in January
• Lifestyle - golf, mah jong, lazy days by the pool or the beach. The snowbirding lifestyle is the relaxed, slower-paced retirement that so many of us yearn for after working our tails off for 30-40 years 
• Social life - A lot of popular snowbirding locales have an abundance of activities and opportunities to get to know people with similar interests, most of whom are close in age to you. My parents snowbird in the Palm Springs area, and they live in a 55+ community, where everyday there are multiple things to do. 

One of the best parts about being a snowbird, is that there are so many different options to find a location that suits your desired lifestyle - whether its hiking, playing golf, dancing, or boating, it’s not hard to find the perfect spot. The catch is whether or not you can afford that perfect spot, which is what we’ll be talking about tomorrow. 

That’s it for today. Thanks for listening. My name is Ashley Micciche and this is the One Minute Retirement Tip. 

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