Money has been one of the biggest concerns of mine. For sure. Currently my rent here is in the $1100 range, but I have a 2/2 with a garage. For that down there in the nicer areas I would have to go to a 1/1, no garage. I know I won't be making a ton of money working for Disney, but I plan to cut out a lot of monthly expenses that I have now in order to live there. Like I've decided I won't have cable, just internet. At least not for a little while anyway. I think I will be so obsessed with the parks at first, I won't need cable anyway.
Here I have had a a gym membership and massage envy membership, but I am getting rid of those and won't have them down there. I drive a TON here. Really it's crazy. Sometimes 200-300 miles a week, and that's just if I stay in town. And that is because everything I like to do isn't near me. Also I drive to my hometown pretty often. I anticipate that weekly mileage to go down if I live close to the parks. Plus I won't be making the frequent trips home. It's going to be tight, I know that for sure. But I'm determined to find some way to make it work. So I'm just going to do it! I started a side business as a consultant selling kids books recently, and am hoping to turn that into more of a dependable source of income.
Thank you for all of your kind words! I know it's a leap of faith in so many ways, but I know it will be worth it!!! Totally agree about living alone too...I see people posting all the time looking for roommates, but I just could not do that again. That ship sailed a LONG time ago!!!
I hope you can make it happen one day!!!! (And I hope I'm successful with it!)