For many people, the phrase “fixed budget” in retirement equates to limitations: what they won’t be able to do, what they can’t afford, or how they’ll have to cut back, cut off or cut out. That is not the case for those who live in any of the Shea Homes and Trilogy Active Lifestyle Communities across the country. In fact, it couldn’t be further from the truth.
Trilogy and Shea Homes operate in a different mode, where homeowners have the world at their feet and everything they need at their fingertips. No matter what their budget may be, their lifestyles are as dynamic and varied as the spectacular amenities, cutting-edge home designs and vast opportunities to connect that are offered within the community.
At Trilogy and Shea Homes, The Good Life is truly available to anyone to enjoy – even (or especially) if you have a fixed budget. Here are some ways to maximize your lifestyle while minimizing your expenditures:
1. Enjoy Exceptional Energy Efficiencies
Trilogy and Shea Homes Communities offer SheaXero – No Electric Bill Home™. This advanced home design uses a revolutionary combination of 14 energy-efficient features and a large solar power system to eliminate electric bills. While other builders charge up to an additional $40,000 for homes with this technology, Trilogy is including it in the base price of new homes, for a limited time.
Not to mention, SheaXero saves homeowners up to $3,000 a year, which begs the question: what would you do with your newfound savings?
Whether you spend it on yourself, your family or on charitable endeavors close to your heart, when you’re living on a fixed income, SheaXero gives you more flexibility and freedom, which is what living The Good Life is all about.
2. Make Every Day a Staycation
Remember when annual vacations involved costly cruises, all-inclusive resorts or getaways to distant locations? Not only did these trips take a toll on a person’s bank account, but they also created the equally painful anxiety of researching travel options, finding the best packages and pricing, and making all the necessary pre-departure arrangements.
But, for Trilogy and Shea homeowners, their vacations start the minute they get out of bed. Whether surrounded by magnificent desert vistas, lush vineyards and olive groves, impeccably maintained golf courses, pristine horse farms or majestic mountain ranges, Trilogy homeowners have what other people travel for right outside their windows. Imagine enjoying morning coffee and planning out your day without having to go anywhere to do it. Trilogy and Shea Homes communities feature luxurious amenities, a vast array of activities and a more connected way of living.
3. Say Goodbye to Expensive Memberships
If you’re a swimmer, tennis player, golfer or workout warrior, you know how expensive gym memberships can be. If they don’t get you with an enrollment fee, they hit you with pricey monthly dues. And for those who made New Year’s resolutions to be more active, it can become difficult to stay with it.
Thanks to the resort-style pools, state-of-the-art fitness equipment, challenging hiking trails and limitless opportunities at Trilogy and Shea communities, homeowners can bid adieu to costly memberships – and say hello to an active, healthy and happy lifestyle – for free.
4. Make Meaningful Connections
Have a passion? Interested in pursuing a new interest? Your potential partner-in-crime may be as close as the house next door. At Trilogy, there’s no such thing as strangers and everyone is a possible life long friend you just haven’t met yet. These communities attract those who share a zest for life and who want to be actively involved in the community.
Whether you’re a die-hard runner or tossing a bocce ball for the first time, there’s most likely someone who’s willing to take that journey with you. Start up a conversation over an al fresco glass of wine or while strolling through the neighborhood. Connections enrich our residents’ lives – and help us appreciate those lives to the fullest.
5. Give Your Time – Not Your Money
According to the U.S. Board of Labor Statistics, approximately 62.6 million people volunteered at least once between September 2012 and September 2013, averaging 50 hours of volunteer activities. That’s huge, and those people discovered what many Trilogy homeowners have discovered already – that giving your time to the community at large provides joy, purpose and a tremendous sense of accomplishment.
If you’re an animal lover, check out your local shelter. They’re usually always in need of dog walkers, or even just friendly people to share some love with their furry residents (who don’t ask for much, but appreciate everything.) If you’re a hands-on kind of person, look for organizations that repair or renovate homes for those in need. Maybe you’d rather organize books at your local library, plant seedlings in a community garden, or visit elderly residents of nursing homes when their loved ones can’t be with them. If you’ve got the time, the talent and the heart, there are organizations out there that can benefit from all three. And, you’ll no doubt reap even greater rewards in the process.