How you can afford it.

John&Joey wrote:

The next trick is how do you combat boredom.

In 16+ years of full-timing we have never experienced boredom. We have lots more opportunity to become active than in a S&B. We volunteer for national and state parks, we explore the surrounding areas and get to know the cities we're near. We geocache, go Jeepin' to fabulous places, hike, swim, fish, pickleball, we volunteer in the communities. There's absolutely no reason to be bored!

dreeder wrote:
When your young stay single, when your old stay single, you do this and you can afford a Corvette for a toad....:B

yeah but,then youll pay big money in speeding tickets!!

John&Joey wrote:
Some people need to jump out of a perfectly running airplanes with a parachute to combat boredom, while others are happy with sitting by a lake all day with a cocktail.

Reading a book or Geo-caching are "small" footprint hobbies. Me I like woodworking, smoking and grilling for family and friends, and other "larger" footprint hobbies to hold my interest. If you're planning on selling everything, and hitting the road then one should know themselves prior.

We're always "energized" when we're on the road. New sights, new people, new foods, new everything, very stimulating, educational, and age defying. Once we stop, it then depends on the location for how long it takes before "hitch itch" kicks in. If all we did was travel 1-200 miles then sat for 2-4 weeks or more(for us) we would be very bored in some locations given our need for larger footprint hobbies.

For me, a very sad thing is to pull into a campground and see a couple sitting in zero gravity chairs watching people come and go all day. First thing that comes to my mind is "this ain't no dress rehearsal."

I fully understand that's a stereotype, but it seems to hold true when I visit with them, they're enjoying the area while the bank is building. I guess enjoying an area is based on ones perspective, and I have a different one then theirs.

My Dad was always into woodworking. He found a snowbird park that had a woodworking shop that made his very nice one look sad. So he would plan out projects during the summer and build them over the winter.

It's pretty much the same problem for anyone retiring. Gone are the days when someone else keeps you busy. If you can't keep yourself busy, you will go stir crazy in an RV or in a House.

Some people need to jump out of a perfectly running airplanes with a parachute to combat boredom, while others are happy with sitting by a lake all day with a cocktail.

Reading a book or Geo-caching are "small" footprint hobbies. Me I like woodworking, smoking and grilling for family and friends, and other "larger" footprint hobbies to hold my interest. If you're planning on selling everything, and hitting the road then one should know themselves prior.

We're always "energized" when we're on the road. New sights, new people, new foods, new everything, very stimulating, educational, and age defying. Once we stop, it then depends on the location for how long it takes before "hitch itch" kicks in. If all we did was travel 1-200 miles then sat for 2-4 weeks or more(for us) we would be very bored in some locations given our need for larger footprint hobbies.

For me, a very sad thing is to pull into a campground and see a couple sitting in zero gravity chairs watching people come and go all day. First thing that comes to my mind is "this ain't no dress rehearsal."

I fully understand that's a stereotype, but it seems to hold true when I visit with them, they're enjoying the area while the bank is building. I guess enjoying an area is based on ones perspective, and I have a different one then theirs.

Boredom? Never a problem for us.

There is always something that can be done around the coach. We like some days to read, nap, watch the world go on. We geocache, so each new stop brings new caches to find. Local POIs are good for a few days, that's why we tow the little car. We always leave with things that we didn't get to during our stay.

Barb

buc1980 wrote:
I got it, drive less stay longer put and will be OK.In that 17 days I drove 2900 mile.When I will retire in 1 yr and 1/2 will be different.

The next trick is how do you combat boredom. Remember you won't have a S&B to keep you busy, or provide additional space for larger hobbies. If all you're doing is moving 100-200 miles every couple of weeks don't expect the new place to be a destination location where people come from all over to visit. Boredom (once you slow down) I think is the biggest reason most people don't last as FT'ers. This is where the term "hitch itch" comes from, and with today's fuel prices scratching is getting harder and harder.

I got it, drive less stay longer put and will be OK.In that 17 days I drove 2900 mile.When I will retire in 1 yr and 1/2 will be different.

dbbls wrote:

Old-Biscuit wrote:
A budget and debt free!

WE travel weekly/bi-monthly.

X 2

Don't touch the principle and when the budget allows, we move.:B

When your young stay single, when your old stay single, you do this and you can afford a Corvette for a toad....:B

Vacation mode and full-time mode are different. That 17 day vacation took place in the amount of days you had free. When you are fulltiming, all your days are free. Instead of "destination traveling" you would look at your journey. What is there to see and do on the way? You can stop whenever and wherever you want. And stay as long as you want. That 17 day vacation could turn into a two or three (or more) month journey.

Last year January saw us in Florida, April in Alabama for a quick stop, June in Alaska, September in Oregon, October in ALabama, and December in Texas. One day we traveled two miles, another (very unusual) day saw us driving 8 hours. Taking it slow and leisurely is a wonderful perk of retirement.