06-22-2013, 06:48 PM
Hey, Kukui (candlenut) nuts grow here, just stab some on a scewer & light em up...no need for tiki fuel...and EVERYONE here is at the luau every night, just bring your supply of kukui nuts for the night, so you can be bright ;~)
What I meant by that is activities will eat some of your money & it is best to figure out a budget...
but living here can be done (and is done by many folks here) on SS income...obviously you will have to budget much more than someone with twice that income...but if you are there already, you know that... just you may have to re-prioritize your way of doing things...
electricity is probably 4X what you are used to, so use less & doing more things with the sun (like clothes drying) eating out is more, many foods are more, but most people I know are giving away food when they have an overabundance.... and being a active/helpful part of the community will get you into that network...but if you must have a certain food prepped a certain way ...well that may end up costing you more than you may expect...
What I meant by that is activities will eat some of your money & it is best to figure out a budget...
but living here can be done (and is done by many folks here) on SS income...obviously you will have to budget much more than someone with twice that income...but if you are there already, you know that... just you may have to re-prioritize your way of doing things...
electricity is probably 4X what you are used to, so use less & doing more things with the sun (like clothes drying) eating out is more, many foods are more, but most people I know are giving away food when they have an overabundance.... and being a active/helpful part of the community will get you into that network...but if you must have a certain food prepped a certain way ...well that may end up costing you more than you may expect...