Any non-retired people in Highways Mag??

UsualSuspect wrote:

docj wrote:

UsualSuspect wrote:
I think most RV Organizations rely on volunteers to get the work done

You ought to look at the financials of an organization like FMCA before you make that assumption. It isn't the equivalent of an HOA; it has a several million dollar a year budget and an investment reserve of over $1 million. Why an organization that is legally a non-profit needs a million in the bank is something I can't explain.

FMCA used to post its financials online, but stopped doing that (the financial reports are only available to "authorized personnel". Maybe that's because they think people might get upset over things like 10-15% of all dues revenues being used to pay the fuel expenses of FMCA officers attending rallies. Wouldn't you like someone to cover your fuel costs so you could go places?

BTW, the last audited financial statement I could find for FMCA was 2011. I've posted it here in case anyone wants to look at it: FMCA 2011 Annual Report

Thank you, I had no idea. I am not a member of FMCA, they don't really offer me anything I can't get here. I don't use Michelin's after a bad experience, and that seems to be the only selling point.

Even though I do like Michelins, I've decided that by not renewing my membership in FMCA or any of its manufacturer-specific chapters I will save enough over the next 6-7 years to cover the discount I would have received on a new set of tires (even assuming that FMCA still has the discount at that time). Any campground discount benefits of FMCA are more than offset by my Good Sam membership and this year the emergency travel benefit was eliminated which was the only other thing I felt I was getting from it.