A couple of weeks ago,and fortunately before Hurricane Mathew, my wife and I used three timeshare to explore the possibility of retiring in Florida. I am not going to mention any of the names of the places we stayed in, but it was a first for us that we used two different time shares in one week.

We checked in our first time share in Orlando Florida, a magnificent facility with multiple swimming pools. I love this place, but I always dread about being enticed(a$100.00) visa card on going on a timeshare presentation, but it always seem that is only an hour of , our time, TWO Hours, (With my wife.) Wrong, Wrong and did I say Wrong. Our first presentation was a matter of simple math, for close to $20,000,00, we can belong to their exchange and have the fantastic opportunity of trading our one week, beautiful two bedroom time share for two two weeks of their one bedroom. I don’t think so, especially, when I can buy a week on the internet for less than $300.00. I don’t even want to go in detail that I probably buy a pretty  nice timeshare for less than $200.00.  What a surprise look that I received by our sales person when I friendly declined. Well it was a relief to have one presentation down and a $100.00 Visa card in hand for just two hours of time., and whew I did not put myself in hock.

I thought it might be nice if we supplement our Orlando vacation with some ocean, and  I was able to booked a six days stay in Daytona beach, wow an ocean view, and a heaping jackpot, and for just $99.99, you got it another presentation, and less than ninety minutes, we are going to have a premier supper at a fancy, expensive restaurant, and the next day at Epcot, a $50.00 Visa Card, and on the third day, a nice lunch, a little drum roll, our presentation. I don’t want to go in details, but I will sum it up, FIVE Hours on why I should spend a whopping-whopping sum on more timeshare points. Thank God I took my blood pressure medicine, I was subjected to, on the lessons on How to Be a Good Husband for not taking my wife on a Mediterranean Cruise.  I think I am a good husband, and a pretty timesharer, but I think that my wife and I have the right to enjoy our later  years traveling to the warmer cities of the United States. It’s my fault, for taking these presentations, and I always say, I ain’t going to do this again, and I almost did it again. On our final week of vacation, Fort Lauderdale, I put a $20.00 deposit for a third timeshare presentation, to get a free lunch, and a another $100.00 credit card. I started to think, enough is enough, keep the $20.00 deposit, our main purpose for our vacation is to look for properties to retire, and not going more in debt.

After looking back at our two weeks, visiting Orlando, Daytona Beach, Port St Lucie, Naples, Palm Bay, Altamonte Springs, and Fort Lauderdale I think I was very lucky to have a lot of enjoyable time to share many beautiful moments with my wife, photos, and stories that I will cherish for the rest of my life and who knows, maybe I can make one of these timeshare adventures our new, permanent residence.

I guest Will Rogers would not make a good Time Share Salesman!