Real cost of full timing
I am nearing retirement and would like to RV full time, traveling the country stopping no longer than 30 days in any one area. I'm not frugal but I'm not extravagant either. I don't want to spend my r...
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mbrower wrote:
I have crunched the numbers and I feel I would have around 7K dollars/month to start and 3% increase per year for the remainder of my life.
Yes, that sounds reasonable.
BTW, be wary of the "race to the bottom" posters -- "I full time on 4K", "I do it on $1K", etc, etc. You've worked your numbers . . . trust them.
A couple of suggestions . . .
-- Do as much preventive maintenance as possible before you start. It's typically more expensive and chancy on the road.
-- Will you have to buy health insurance on the road? If so, make sure this is in your budget with much more than yearly 3% increases.
-- Don't rule out working on the road. We bought park model (a totally unplanned expense) our 1st year and the money we made work camping really helped to pay off the loan.
