We are about to head out on our next adventure which will last about 6 months. The last 3 and a half months will be in one spot so having our mail forwarded there by USPS shouldn't be a problem. Since we will be mobile for about 2 months, I'm wondering what others have done regarding getting mail. We probably won't be in one place long enough to have it physically mailed to us. Are there services out there that can help?THANKS

There are hundreds of mail forewording compaines. Places like FL and TX are very popular for permanent addresses. If you want to keep MN as your home, check out local UPS stores or places like that. Rent a box from them, permanently move all your mail there. A store close to me charges 96 dollars a year and will foreword my mail for cost of postage plus a 2 dollar handling fee.

One thing you can do if you haven't already, is go paperless as much as possible. Many of the bills you get or important mail like financial statements can generally all be set up to come in email. I get very little important mail in the mail box. My daily trip to the mail box usually involves a stop at the garbage can on the way back to the house where almost everything ends up in the trash. I'd hate to have to pay somebody to forward my junkmail to me.

kemer wrote: I'm wondering what others have done regarding getting mail.I do everything possible to avoid getting anything important in the mail.

As full-timers, we moved around constantly. We used a mail forwarding service - Escapees RV Club. When we knew we'd be in an area at least 5 days, we'd email them to send our mail to a close by SMALL post office c/o General Delivery. They sent it out Priority Mail and we usually received it in 3 days.The key is to pick a SMALL post office so there's no confusion.This even worked for us when we spent the summer in Alaska.I don't know if your post office at home would change addresses like that.If you had someone picking up your mail for you, they could easily do this procedure.Nowadays, the majority of travelers put everything they can on AutoPay so you don't have to worry about getting bills on time.

MyRVMail.com is another good option. (Discount for GS members).MRVM will hold your mail until you're ready to have it sent to you and you can view on line what's waiting for you.If you see something important, the mail service can open and scan it for you.I agree with msmith1199 above - on-line banking for billpay is the way to go. Keep in mind that USPS forwards only First Class mail (not bulk rate). Magazines will be forwarded for only 90 days.

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2oldman
Explorer II
Sep 25, 2015
kemer wrote:
I'm wondering what others have done regarding getting mail.
I do everything possible to avoid getting anything important in the mail.
msmith1199
Explorer II
Sep 25, 2015
One thing you can do if you haven't already, is go paperless as much as possible. Many of the bills you get or important mail like financial statements can generally all be set up to come in email. I get very little important mail in the mail box. My daily trip to the mail box usually involves a stop at the garbage can on the way back to the house where almost everything ends up in the trash. I'd hate to have to pay somebody to forward my junkmail to me.
donn0128
Explorer II
Sep 25, 2015
There are hundreds of mail forewording compaines. Places like FL and TX are very popular for permanent addresses. If you want to keep MN as your home, check out local UPS stores or places like that. Rent a box from them, permanently move all your mail there. A store close to me charges 96 dollars a year and will foreword my mail for cost of postage plus a 2 dollar handling fee.

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