Hello folks!
Hello, I haven't taken the freedom invoking move of getting a RV yet but am in that first steps area. I am 29 and my gf is 30, we are both at a stage in life were we don't have a lot tying us down....
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2oldman wrote:bluefox009 wrote:Have you thought this through with respect to when you're in your 50s and beyond?
But I assure you, I have researched and thought this through.
Have you given yourself a timeline on this? 5 years, 10? Or just, indefinite? I know things sound exciting and rosy right now, and for sure you'll never be any younger or in better health, but there's this thing called old age that happens to everyone.
I see too many people (like musicians) who have "lived for today" and now in their 60s they have nothing, no money, no pensions, no Social security (many of them didn't even bother to pay taxes) and worse, bad health (they didn't bother to visit the dentist too often either). It's going to be a rough road for them for the next 20-30 years, and all for what? Because they just didn't bother to think about retirement. I bet they do now.
Many (maybe most) of us old guys on here have worked our entire lives to be able to do what you're doing now. And it's expensive, very expensive. So please, do your travels and have fun, but don't do it for too long.
I really do appreciate the insight and I have thought through things. As far as a timeline I am not totally sure yet, we were thinking maybe 1-2 years and see how things go.
With "old age" I am pretty sure my generation won't have much of a social security option ( so I'll be working through that age anyway) and most jobs that I've had don't even have a retirement plan. I am doing online classes for some things that are road friendly and plan to save money back when possible. From there we will see, but it isn't likely the RVing will be for the rest of our lives. Just enough time to enjoy things now.
