Thinking of doing it but would like more info
I'm sick of the rat race and have been thinking of selling everything and buying a used Class C and leaving. I've done a lot of homework, but I'd like to know as a single guy in my late 40s could I...
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Racing rats for a good wage is probably better than racing rats for a Workamping wage. Workamping, as a general definition, is working for an RV park or other business that the RV is a requirement for employment (i.e. gate guarding). Some people make a good living working from their RV, but that is almost universally a situation where their employment is not dependent on the RV, such as people who make their living off the internet or are traveling salespeople etc. Workamping in it's most common form, will pay at or near minimum wage with no benefits. You may get your site paid for, but many places require either hours to be worked for that site, or require you to pay something for the space. This is most often due to federal wage laws, not greed on the part of the park owner. (and remember, most any other minimum wage job doesn't furnish any housing). As another poster pointed out, health insurance will be a staggering percentage of your income. Also, working for minimum wages now will lower your social security income for the rest of your life. Your 40s and 50s should be the time you are accumulating wealth for your retirement, rat race or not, dropping out and working for subsistence at your age is financially foolish.
