Seeking advice for full time rv living
Hello! I am posting here because I am interested in becoming a full-time rver. I myself do not have a lot of experience with rv's. My grandparents had a really nice Class A Motorhome (which is what I ...
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I think it takes a year to work out all the bugs and small details when purchasing a (new to you) camper. (New or used). My advise would be to purchase the RV but do not give up your sticks-n-bricks home just yet. You'll appreciate somewhere to return "home" to to regroup, make repairs (which will be many), and make adjustments in your lifestyle. Unless you are already a "minimalist" adapting to the lifestyle takes some time. And the more personal effects you have, the harder it is.
We've seriously been preparing for full timing for the last year, although we've talked about it for the last 15 years. The first step was getting out of debt. Except for our house payment, that happened this year.
The second year our financial adjustment year, living on just one income and still maintaining a house payment, which we are being successful at right now.
The third "step" is to finally reach 66 and 2 months so I will be able to draw full Social Security benefits. The wife will work for a few more years, but has a 100% work-from-home job. If after this second year of planning, our son gets the house, and we're "out of here." Meanwhile, we are sleeping in the camper every night at home, using it full time at home, and taking off every week-end to a campground somewhere, as I have to be in-office Monday through Friday.
I guess, where this is leading, it takes planning. It's more than just getting an RV and hitting the road. The list above is a good one, lots to think about. Don't brush it off. And expect plans to change. That's why I always say, AFTER you purchase the RV, use it a year before hitting the road full time. And after hitting the road, it's a daily strategy process if you actually travel instead of parking seasonally somewhere. Even seasonally, there are costs involved that you have to work through.
Don't get me wrong here, you can do it and be very successful. But you do ...really... need to think it through before jumping in. It takes a commitment and it's not always glamorous.
We've seriously been preparing for full timing for the last year, although we've talked about it for the last 15 years. The first step was getting out of debt. Except for our house payment, that happened this year.
The second year our financial adjustment year, living on just one income and still maintaining a house payment, which we are being successful at right now.
The third "step" is to finally reach 66 and 2 months so I will be able to draw full Social Security benefits. The wife will work for a few more years, but has a 100% work-from-home job. If after this second year of planning, our son gets the house, and we're "out of here." Meanwhile, we are sleeping in the camper every night at home, using it full time at home, and taking off every week-end to a campground somewhere, as I have to be in-office Monday through Friday.
I guess, where this is leading, it takes planning. It's more than just getting an RV and hitting the road. The list above is a good one, lots to think about. Don't brush it off. And expect plans to change. That's why I always say, AFTER you purchase the RV, use it a year before hitting the road full time. And after hitting the road, it's a daily strategy process if you actually travel instead of parking seasonally somewhere. Even seasonally, there are costs involved that you have to work through.
Don't get me wrong here, you can do it and be very successful. But you do ...really... need to think it through before jumping in. It takes a commitment and it's not always glamorous.
