What is consider Full Timing to those that full time?

Dog Folks wrote:

Mandalay Parr wrote:
I am a full timer. I have no other home or place to live.

X2

X3...regardless of whether you sit for long periods or move constantly...

OP: We use the Escapees RV Club mail forwarding service which gives us a street address, not a P.O. Box. We use that address on everything. It's our 'home' address. We've never had a problem with it and also, the Escapees address was court-proven to be a legal address.

The three popular states to domicile in if you've sold everything are Texas, Florida and South Dakota. South Dakota is a problem if you're not on Medicare yet, and finding a medical plan that allows you to use any doctor in the U.S. - a PPO plan. This is VERY important for full-timers.

With Escapees you can now have a Texas or Florida address and by the end of the year, a South Dakota address. Each individual needs to go over everything as for as what state to use for domicile. Not one state is good for everyone.

2oldman wrote:

Jafa wrote:
But after visiting the Escapees RV site I notice that they use Florida or Texas, is there some advantages to these states?

They would be happy to answer.

This was one of our biggest issues when we were going full time. Even though we were almost 100% paperless, the mailing address was still extremely important. Our home state does not tax any type of retirement income. Our home state is cheaper than some states (Florida, California, etc.) to insure vehicles. Our health insurance is set up through my retirement employer in our home state. Vehicles registrations in our home state were cheaper than most other states. We just didn't want a mail service handling our mail.

For us it was just easier and more convenient to use our son's home address in our original home state. When we are on the road we provide him with large stamped envelopes so he can send our mail to us every 3 or 4 weeks. He can monitor what mail arrives to determine if it could be important enough to send early.

Jafa wrote:
But after visiting the Escapees RV site I notice that they use Florida or Texas, is there some advantages to these states?

They would be happy to answer.

Jafa wrote:


I am just starting to explore full time RVing, I had always thought of keeping a home in Michigan since we have good neighbors or using my son's address in Cali. But after visiting the Escapees RV site I notice that they use Florida or Texas, is there some advantages to these states?

No state or local income tax.

Barb

dahkota wrote:
We use our mail forwarding service address for everything - it is our 'primary residence.'

All bills are sent to us electronically and paid electronically (credit cards, cell phones, satellite, health insurance).

Our funds are direct deposited into our credit union from the account which generated them (retirement accounts).

We only have a mailbox because we are required to have a physical address. Otherwise, everything is done by computer. Occasionally, we receive paper mail - car registration renewal, for example - which the mail service forwards to where ever we happen to be.

I am just starting to explore full time RVing, I had always thought of keeping a home in Michigan since we have good neighbors or using my son's address in Cali. But after visiting the Escapees RV site I notice that they use Florida or Texas, is there some advantages to these states?

We use our mail forwarding service address for everything - it is our 'primary residence.'

All bills are sent to us electronically and paid electronically (credit cards, cell phones, satellite, health insurance).

Our funds are direct deposited into our credit union from the account which generated them (retirement accounts).

We only have a mailbox because we are required to have a physical address. Otherwise, everything is done by computer. Occasionally, we receive paper mail - car registration renewal, for example - which the mail service forwards to where ever we happen to be.

2gypsies wrote:

Jafa wrote:
Some of you say you travel full time, my wife is asking so how do you handle taxes, and credit cards, you have to have an address especially if your collecting benefits from Uncle Sam, retirement benefits, medical insurance?

Taxes are done by using an easy computer program - Turbo Tax. Or have someone do it for you wherever you are. If you sell everything you don't have a lot of accounting.

Credit cards - yes, we have them...not sure of your questions.

Address: We've used the Escapees RV Club mail forwarding service for 18 years. They give us a street address unique only to us, not a P.O. Box.

Everything else is done as you would if you have a stick house. Full-timers only have wheels. :)

Full-timing: Selling everything, living and traveling in the RV.

What address to you file with the IRS?

We are full timers. Have been for 11 years. Having said that we still work about 5 months of the year in the RV industry. During that time we stay on our own private RV property. From what I gather some would disqualify us from using the title as a result of that. We are currently in Bryce canyon for a week. Real purdy up here. :)

ScottG wrote:

Mootpoint wrote:

MTPockets1 wrote:

donn0128 wrote:
Full time is FULL time. 24/7/365
Part time is anything less

. I agree. Adding to that, I consider full time as those who move around. It's at least a category different than a permanent RV site.

Yep! X 2 :B

OK, let me throw a wrench in the works here... :B
My inlaws lived in their fiver and would come home for a few months every year. They would live in the fiver but park it in the driveway for their house, which their daughter lived in full time.

So were they part timers because they were home or full timers because they never stopped living in the trailer?

. I would consider them full time.