Cost of living in the road

NCC-1701 wrote:

4x4ord wrote:
I'm finding the responses quite intetesting.Do those of you who responded think the same way regarding a house. For instance if you drive by a 3 million dollar home do you not assume the occupants of that house are living quite a different lifestyle than the occupants of the $300,000 house 2 miles down the road?

The question you are stating above is not the same as the examples you gave at the start, which were:

If your unit is worth $100 k can you live on $35 k? I think it is of some value to have an idea otherwise I might think I can afford say a 500,000 unit and after purchasing it come to realize I can't really afford the $165000 per year it cost to live the lifestyle that goes with it. What are your thoughts?

The original question asked if you went and bought a $500K RV would you then HAVE to have $165K income to live the lifestyle.

That is why nearly everyone is saying that the cost of the RV does not HAVE to drive the lifestyle. We are not saying that many people with expensive RV's don't CHOOSE to live a "high" lifestyle" that is costly. So you COULD buy a $500,000 RV and still live a very frugal lifestyle. Having that RV doesn't MAKE you go to expensive RV resorts. YOU can decide to go there and spend a bunch or boondock on BLM land or use forest-service campgrounds, etc.

Make sense?

I see what you're saying. I guess I should have stated my original question a little different. I realize a person could sell their home and use nearly every penny they have to buy a $600,000 RV and then struggle along to live on their old age security check...... I think we would all agree that wouldn't be wise. I think it makes sense to have your net worth, your life style and your possessions in some kind of balance. I'm trying to get that balance figured out along with a vision for our future.