One Year Try
I'm debating on doing this for a year or so, but have not yet made a final decision. I could just go traveling for 3 months and stay in motels (would not have as much freedom, plus I want to travel fo...
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BTW, I came up with these numbers for RV living for one year:
The unknown is really the depreciation cost (currently figured at 30%).
This assumes I am driving about 1,000 miles per month at an AVG price of GAS @ $3.70 gal.
EST Monthly Costs of RV
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RV + Car Gas $500
Insurance $200
RV + Auto Maint $200
RV Parks $1,200 (mix of low-budget, free, and avg cost places)
Depr Loss $800
About $3000 Month
It's about the same as staying in motels, but it could be much cheaper if I got lucky and reduced the DEPR loss as well as if I can figure a way to get the monthly RV park fees down more. Remember I plan on staying places for at least a month (or whichever way is cheaper), so if monthly rates are better, then that is how I assume $1,200 month, but also because I will stay in free or cheap places some of the time.
I guess the problem I see with this, it can go either way, it could end up being $2000 month, or $5000 month if enough catastrophes occur.
Gotta think about it and research ways to make this slightly cheaper, though I can deal with the numbers the way they are now, I'd prefer not to.
@Some of the earlier Posters
I have been factoring in DEPR of course this entire time, this is what we have been talking about. Re-read the posts, you must have missed the entire conversation...
The unknown is really the depreciation cost (currently figured at 30%).
This assumes I am driving about 1,000 miles per month at an AVG price of GAS @ $3.70 gal.
EST Monthly Costs of RV
---------------------
RV + Car Gas $500
Insurance $200
RV + Auto Maint $200
RV Parks $1,200 (mix of low-budget, free, and avg cost places)
Depr Loss $800
About $3000 Month
It's about the same as staying in motels, but it could be much cheaper if I got lucky and reduced the DEPR loss as well as if I can figure a way to get the monthly RV park fees down more. Remember I plan on staying places for at least a month (or whichever way is cheaper), so if monthly rates are better, then that is how I assume $1,200 month, but also because I will stay in free or cheap places some of the time.
I guess the problem I see with this, it can go either way, it could end up being $2000 month, or $5000 month if enough catastrophes occur.
Gotta think about it and research ways to make this slightly cheaper, though I can deal with the numbers the way they are now, I'd prefer not to.
@Some of the earlier Posters
I have been factoring in DEPR of course this entire time, this is what we have been talking about. Re-read the posts, you must have missed the entire conversation...
