Future Full-Timer!

Rickehshay wrote:

2oldman wrote:
Fulltiming means being retired and travelling about. If that's not you, what are you doing for income?

Sorry, Full-Time to me was living in it year round.

I have a full-time job at a warehouse making $18/hr, as well as a few computer repair jobs that pay around $45/hour, but this is mainly on weekends for 4-5 hours.

I have looked at apartments, they just feel too big to me.

I think the idea of fulltiming in an RV because an apartment is "too big" is not really thinking ahead. What happens in a year or two if/when you have a girlfriend - how is she going to like that dinky RV?

How will you entertain when there's no space for a couple friends to hang out?

School isn't going to last forever (well, it can, but then you've got a whole other problem to worry about). What happens when you suddenly aren't gone all day and want to be able to enjoy being at home? You're now stuck in a 200 sq ft space.

What if you get laid off and need to cut expenses - can't get a roommate in that RV and reduce your $1000 payment and $300 space rent in half - you can get a roommate and cut your apartment rent in half.

You're looking at putting an awful lot of money into an RV that, in reality, will only make sense for a couple years at most. After that, your life will change (school ends, girlfriend, etc.) and those apartments that seem "too big" now will be extremely desirable. But you'll be stuck making payments on an RV you don't want anymore and can't get a buyer quick enough for.

Why not look into renting a studio apartment or a room in a house, etc.? There are lots of older properties in Sonoma County that could work - places with a small cottage that gets rented out, or an inlaw suite, or an old house converted into apartments. Heck, you could probably even find someone renting out an RV for living. If you do one of these, you can walk away far easier when you want something different for your life.