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This Man Plans to Retire in a Holiday Inn Instead of a Nursing Home Because It’ll Be Cheaper

Author: Matt Gilligan / Source: did you know?

It seems like lately, we hear endless stories of senior citizens who are unable to retire because of the high prices of housing and because many of them don’t have sufficient savings to live comfortably once they stop working.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, households that are 65 years or older spend, on average, $45,756 per year, or roughly $3,800 per month.

That’s only $1,000 less per month than all U.S. households on average. We all know how the economy has swung back and forth since the 2008 meltdown, so many Americans have had a hard time retiring or haven’t been able to at all.

Because of all this uncertainty, one man from Texas has come up with a brilliant plan for his twilight years. Terry Robinson has decided that, instead of opting for the traditional retirement home, he’ll spend his remaining years in a Holiday Inn hotel.

And to top it off, the Holiday Inn will be cheaper.

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Robinson wrote a lengthy Facebook post about his plan and as of this writing, the post has been shared 132,000 times. Robinson’s post says:

“No nursing home for us. We’ll be checking into a Holiday Inn!
With the average cost for a nursing home care costing $188.00 per day, there is a better way when we get old and too feeble.
I’ve already checked on reservations at the Holiday Inn. For a combined long…

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