I was 62 when I first purchased DVC. I never liked the idea of timeshares and did not understand how different DVC was. Now, I wish I had bought sooner.
We purchased in 2010 with DH 56 and DW 54. Our three children were grown with their own families. We wish that we had bought in earlier but are enjoying the present.
We bought in 1997....we were 35/36.
Still going every year even though our daughter is 24 and does not make every trip with us!! DVC = our best investment EVER!
Not to be a complete buzz kill but putting your age out on a public website makes it that much easier for someone to commit identity theft. I would recommend that those contributing to this thread use a range instead of an exact age. (Two family members have had identities stolen - one adult and one deceased child).
Selected 35-40 as I just turned 40 a week ago (DH is just 6 1/2 weeks younger than me). We bought into DVC in 2006 right before I turned 33. Our kids are now 14, 14 and 16.
I bought my first contract at 24 before I got married. My husband and I then bought our second contract 2 years later after we got married. I'm 29 now.
I was 27 (just a couple weeks before my 28th birthday) and my husband was 29. We are now 30 and 31. We bought in for when we had kids and I got pregnant with my first a month later. LOL. My dd went on her first 2 DVC trips at 6 and 15 months.
I am currently in my mid-50's, and we first bought SSR in 2004, so almost 10 years. We also have AKV, which we bought in 2007, and a second contract in 2010