The Benefits of a Maintenance-free Lifestyle

Blog Category: Lifestyle

Bogged down by the constant work and to-do list of owning your own home? As you get older, this can get overwhelming! Leave behind the worries of homeownership and enjoy your retirement with the following benefits of a maintenance-free lifestyle.

Save Money

Housing expenses like association or neighborhood dues, decorations and furnishings, exterior and interior maintenance, landscaping fees, insurance, rent and mortgage, utilities, and taxes add up over a year. Minimize the hassle and number of these expenses when you sell your home and move to a senior living community.

Reducing these fees will make it easier to budget and enjoy retirement. Your planned monthly expenses in a senior living community will already cover various amenities and services that won’t add up and surprise you. You also won’t worry about the hassle and haggle of property taxes and homeowners insurance as it’s already included in the monthly rent. Enjoy the perks of owning a beautiful home without the heavy lifting of maintaining it and burning a hole in your wallet!

Peace of Mind

It’s amazing all the big and little things you have to worry about when maintaining a home! Reduce stress and gain peace of mind when you live a maintenance-free lifestyle:

  • A clean, beautiful home that’s always being cared for with housekeeping, landscaping, professional contracting, and technical expertise.
  • Feeling safe with a security system, professionals you can access for anything, and an upgraded home complete with accessibility features.
  • No more researching and badgering contractors for various needs and bickering over services and deals.
  • Not risking your safety by getting on ladders, dealing with electrical problems, or shoveling snow.

Fewer Belongings

When Continuing Care At Home (CCAH) programs and senior living communities handle your maintenance needs, you can clear out space from equipment you no longer need for your seasonal housing upkeep, such as:

  • Fuel for equipment
  • Lawn mowers
  • Leaf blowers and rakes
  • Pest traps and prevention sprays
  • Powerwashers
  • Snow plows or shovels
  • Weedwackers

This is the perfect way to kick off your downsizing journey if you haven’t already! Maintaining all the little things we accumulate over the years is a lot of work, which is why people find a minimalist lifestyle more desirable. You might even consider making your home less cluttered and more efficient by designing dual-purpose spaces.

More Time for What You Love

If you had fewer responsibilities, what would you do with your money, time, and energy? When you’re no longer bothered with maintaining your home, you’ll have more time to enjoy your retirement doing the things you love:

Are you getting excited thinking about how you’ll spend your time in retirement? Explore all the things you could do in our ebook, Lifestyle Opportunities in Senior Living Communities!

At Life Enriching Communities (LEC), we’re committed to ensuring patrons feel well-equipped to plan their future and age how they wish. Explore more resources on senior living or contact us today to learn more about our legacy of services and programs that bring meaning and purpose to every stage of life.