By Sunny McKinnon
THE ERICKSON TRIBUNE

Consumers across the country are enduring higher prices. From the cost of electricity to $2 and $3 for a gallon of gas, wallets are feeling the pinch as each monthly bill squeezes budgets.

For some, rising gas prices mean delaying errands, fewer trips to visit friends or to volunteer, and even cancelled vacations. For others,increased electricity prices have equated to a hotter, more humid summer because they can’t afford to turn the air conditioner down as low as they would like.

However, for those who have wisely chosen the worry-free lifestyle at Cedar Crest, life’s a dream and the budget’s intact.

Residents at Cedar Crest and all Erickson communities throughout the United States enjoy peace of mind of the monthly service package, where all bills are bundled into one service package that stays the same, with no increases, for a year.

Carefully designed and managed to be about the same as middle-class retirees are already spending, the monthly cost of living at Cedar Crest is not affected by seasonal energy prices or consumption.

All utilities (except phone), taxes, maintenance, and repairs—plus one meal of your choice each day in any of the on-site restaurants—are included in one affordable monthly package that remains constant from month to month.

As past history proves, the monthly service package is designed to stay affordable, year after year. Annual increases are carefully monitored by an independent board of directors to keep the  cost affordable for middleincome retirees. The increase has been at or below the Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment for 21 of the past 24 years, averaging around 3 or 4 percent.