Full Time, Selling Everything
We are thinking about full-timing but have lots of questions. Will ask my questions one at a time/post. One of the things I see is people saying is that they are selling everything including the h...
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You don't realize how little your stuff is worth until you have to get rid of it all. The downsizing from things is very liberating.
We don't regret not having a storage unit.
As for what you do when you're too old you can either park the unit on your own lot and live like you would in a house but in an RV. Make a ramp up to the door and enjoy. Buy a house, buy a condo, move into assisted living, lay down and die etc.
If you've never Rv'd before then try it out first. You'll either love it or hate it.
Both spouses have to be on board with the decision or it isn't going to work well.
Living in an RV is no different than a stick and bricks. Just smaller. If you don't have hobbies to keep yourself busy during the down time you will have issues. So keep that in mind. If one of you needs to clean a 4k sq/ft house or tinker in your garage 8 hours a day because if you don't you become unhappy then you probably will have problems in a small RV. If you can keep active other ways like say via books, video games, computers etc and keep yourself busy in a small sq/ft you'll do fine.
You aren't going to travel all the time. All the time being moving every week to a new spot. Most people go through a period where they travel a ton and then slow down. Some people can manage that for 5 or 7 years sometimes and then they'll go off the road or park it for longer and take longer trips with periods back at home base. There are tons of styles. What I've learned in my time is the people that treat it like vacation can burn out on it after x time. People that treat it like a home and move when they want to go on vacation tend to deal with it better. What I'm trying to say is if you have the outlook that "well it is an RV if I'm not traveling in one why and I living in one" you probably aren't going to make it long term. Just my opinion.
We don't regret not having a storage unit.
As for what you do when you're too old you can either park the unit on your own lot and live like you would in a house but in an RV. Make a ramp up to the door and enjoy. Buy a house, buy a condo, move into assisted living, lay down and die etc.
If you've never Rv'd before then try it out first. You'll either love it or hate it.
Both spouses have to be on board with the decision or it isn't going to work well.
Living in an RV is no different than a stick and bricks. Just smaller. If you don't have hobbies to keep yourself busy during the down time you will have issues. So keep that in mind. If one of you needs to clean a 4k sq/ft house or tinker in your garage 8 hours a day because if you don't you become unhappy then you probably will have problems in a small RV. If you can keep active other ways like say via books, video games, computers etc and keep yourself busy in a small sq/ft you'll do fine.
You aren't going to travel all the time. All the time being moving every week to a new spot. Most people go through a period where they travel a ton and then slow down. Some people can manage that for 5 or 7 years sometimes and then they'll go off the road or park it for longer and take longer trips with periods back at home base. There are tons of styles. What I've learned in my time is the people that treat it like vacation can burn out on it after x time. People that treat it like a home and move when they want to go on vacation tend to deal with it better. What I'm trying to say is if you have the outlook that "well it is an RV if I'm not traveling in one why and I living in one" you probably aren't going to make it long term. Just my opinion.
