Drawbacks

A few of the negative points of Timeshare Living, and how we can address them, are:

As it turns out, we only have 40,000+ points, which is enough for about 20-24 weeks. This is about 5 months. We live at timeshares as long as possible during the months of June, July, August, and Sept. The rest of the time, we get an apartment rental (or small owned home) back here in Phoenix, with an occasional trip to San Diego, or whatever for a break every now and then.
We will leave all of our friends, family, doctors, and support system back here in Phoenix. We are setting our Home Resort as The Legacy Golf Resort. If we come back here every six months or so to regroup, we will have a chance to see all of our friends.
All of our artwork and family treasures are here in storage. They are here: safe and sound. Eventually we will have them with us, but until that time, we are to enjoy the treasures offered by the World.
Robert enjoys cooking, and many of his cooking tools will be left behind. Decide which tools are the most versatile, and the most cherished. Bring them with us.
It seems we would be moving all the time. Since we have a 60 day window to get our discount, we can book two months at a time. We also get six upgrades per year. We can call around and find out where the availability is, grab the upgrade, and move. We can even try to stay in the same location whenever possible if we are enjoying being there.
Where do we store all of our stuff? We will want to replace our bed after this adventure anyway, so get rid of it now. Things like our couch, dining table, TV, etc. will have to be stored in a storage unit. Still cheaper than an apartment. We will use a trailer to move our computers, clothes, cooking items, etc. with us from place to place. If we don’t need them, they can stay in the trailer.
We don’t just want to live in the United States. We don’t have to. If we choose (for example) to live in Ecuador, we bring our trailer back to Phoenix, store it at my mother’s house, and hop on a plane. We have no limitations on where we can go – except our points. If our points start to run thin, we rent a furnished apartment for a month or two.
We will really miss having our own garden with fresh veggies, herbs, etc. We can bring some pots with us. Dirt is cheap. We can stack six pots when we travel, and replace the dirt when we arrive at our destination. The problem might be the time to harvest on things like tomatoes, squash, etc.

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