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GaiaGoddess
Apr 07, 2014Explorer
UPDATE!
Hi everyone! It's been 5 months since i've posted and thought i'd give an update on my progress. I now have my Escape paid off, which is great, i'm saving almost all the money I make now and at the moment I have about $11,000 saved up! Due to some circumstances under my control, I might be quitting my job within a month. I will find out in 3 weeks after a doctors appointment. If I am able to keep my job, I will continue to save money but will most likely purchase a 2013 Forest River Vibe 6502 (the model I was saying was my favorite), there is one for sale somewhat near me, and hardly any anywhere else in the country, so if I am able to keep my job, I will be buying that one, as long as it's still for sale in 3 weeks!
If I am unable to keep my job, I decided I will buy a cheaper RV, I have seen some ones that I like for under $5000. There is a campground a few miles down the road from where I live where the seasonal fee is $1300. It is open year round so i'm not sure if that's just until fall or for the whole year but i'll find out more when the time comes. So then I plan on living in the RV in the campground as much as I can, putting the RV in storage during the winter if I have to and then living with a friend during the winter. This friend also has an RV and an Explorer which he said will be able to tow an RV for me, since I'll only need it moved twice a year, if that. I also thought maybe I could move around to different campgrounds and just stay in a different one every year!
If I am unable to keep my job, I have enough money to buy a cheap RV and a year's worth of campground fees and live a few months without a job, then find something later, maybe part time if I can afford it. Since my car and "home" would already be paid off, the only money i'd need would be for my cellphone, gas, groceries, and whatever I want to spend money on for entertainment, etc. I could easily find a part time job when I don't need a big income.
So I am pretty happy right now, and will be posting here more often once I am officially an RV owner! :)
Hi everyone! It's been 5 months since i've posted and thought i'd give an update on my progress. I now have my Escape paid off, which is great, i'm saving almost all the money I make now and at the moment I have about $11,000 saved up! Due to some circumstances under my control, I might be quitting my job within a month. I will find out in 3 weeks after a doctors appointment. If I am able to keep my job, I will continue to save money but will most likely purchase a 2013 Forest River Vibe 6502 (the model I was saying was my favorite), there is one for sale somewhat near me, and hardly any anywhere else in the country, so if I am able to keep my job, I will be buying that one, as long as it's still for sale in 3 weeks!
If I am unable to keep my job, I decided I will buy a cheaper RV, I have seen some ones that I like for under $5000. There is a campground a few miles down the road from where I live where the seasonal fee is $1300. It is open year round so i'm not sure if that's just until fall or for the whole year but i'll find out more when the time comes. So then I plan on living in the RV in the campground as much as I can, putting the RV in storage during the winter if I have to and then living with a friend during the winter. This friend also has an RV and an Explorer which he said will be able to tow an RV for me, since I'll only need it moved twice a year, if that. I also thought maybe I could move around to different campgrounds and just stay in a different one every year!
If I am unable to keep my job, I have enough money to buy a cheap RV and a year's worth of campground fees and live a few months without a job, then find something later, maybe part time if I can afford it. Since my car and "home" would already be paid off, the only money i'd need would be for my cellphone, gas, groceries, and whatever I want to spend money on for entertainment, etc. I could easily find a part time job when I don't need a big income.
So I am pretty happy right now, and will be posting here more often once I am officially an RV owner! :)
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