Paoli wrote:
Always amazes me that people owning 100.000+ dollar RV's complain about the price of travelling.
It's no different to houses, the initial capital cost many have upfront, but over time the "ongoing" running costs come to more than the income, so some folks need to cut their cloth to suit their wallet so to speak.
Also in all fairness there are some folks that thrive on the "frugality" game, and some feel, that the rigs are "their homes", so that is their priority not so much the travelling long distances or Resort costs.
Just saying, different folks beat to different drums, and as many have said, there's no one right way to RV.
Also let's not forget, that "things" happen in life - circumstances change with folks, sometimes through no fault of their own/unforeseen so .......... Let's live and let live eh?
Ironically the wealthiest folks I know, have had good steady, not high income paying jobs for many decades, and just always "paid themselves first" (Saving regularly). They typically live in the same 1000/1200 sq ft bungalow they bought decades earlier and drive 10+ year old reliable vehicles. They feel they've never denied themselves anything they've really needed, they just aren't driven by "consumerism ads".