How Much Does it Cost to Live on the Road?
Greetings from South Korea! How much does it cost to live on the road for at least part of the year? My husband is set to retire from the military in a few years and we are trying to figure out how...
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We are retired military, and we took the advice here. We were dreamers for years. SAVE, Save, and save. Use Tricare, and Va Delta dental. We work camp every season somewhere, and use as little as $500 a month including food and site seeing. While moving between season, we can go up to $2000 a month depending on where we want to go.
We spent 18 of 25 years overseas, so we want to see the USA. We work camp in different regions each time. We have been on the road for 4 1/2 years now, with no plans to stop. We purchased our rig when we had 2 years before retiring, buying a upper end used 5th wheel. After two years, we found the floor plan we wanted and purchased a new rig. Use Essex for finance, since they cater to full timers, use Escapees, and we used Texas as domicile.
Don't expect to make the same money while work camping, as you did before retiring. You're there to retire, not make a fortune. If you want high dollar for short period, do the sugar beets, Amazon, or Christmas Tree deals. But the whole point is to retire, not start a second career.
You will find many ideas and advice here, but the biggest is save and have no debt when you're ready to go. Good Luck
We spent 18 of 25 years overseas, so we want to see the USA. We work camp in different regions each time. We have been on the road for 4 1/2 years now, with no plans to stop. We purchased our rig when we had 2 years before retiring, buying a upper end used 5th wheel. After two years, we found the floor plan we wanted and purchased a new rig. Use Essex for finance, since they cater to full timers, use Escapees, and we used Texas as domicile.
Don't expect to make the same money while work camping, as you did before retiring. You're there to retire, not make a fortune. If you want high dollar for short period, do the sugar beets, Amazon, or Christmas Tree deals. But the whole point is to retire, not start a second career.
You will find many ideas and advice here, but the biggest is save and have no debt when you're ready to go. Good Luck
