The costs of a full year van-dwelling
I have tracked my van-dwelling expenses for one full year now, mostly as an experiment to see where the money really goes in my style of van-dwelling. While other van-dwellers tend to stay put for lon...
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Not every penny I spent is shown in my experiment. I filtered out money that I send home to my family, put away in savings, and other things that had no real importance on the overall figures of van-dwelling. I wanted to show as much of my personal expenses as possible, but I felt that the addition of big-ticket items that were specific only to myself would not benefit the overall experiment.
Thanks for sharing the financial information. I think you bring an interesting dimension to your experiment. One thing I did not see is any RV replacement costs. Did you calculate depreciation into the costs for a long term amoritized cost that would include van replacement some day? I suspect that would add another $300-500 per month to have saved enough to replace the van/RV for another paying cash when the current vehicle is old and tired.
