Guilt about family left behind?

Nutinelse2do wrote:

ShellyJelly wrote:

Nutinelse2do wrote:
I am going to 2nd what toedtoes, and 2oldman said.

Living somewhere in a " camper " on the cheap, is a heck of alot different than living the fulltime lifestyle.
If you plan on selling your stuff, and taking off, you better have a lot in savings.

Fulltiming is not an inexpensive adventure. You still have all your regular expenses, plus alot more.

It may be time to grab a cocktail, sit down, and have a heart to heart with your hubby. Kinda sounds like a job change for you might be in order, to start, since you appear very unhappy with it.

Good luck with everything.

"Living somewhere in a "camper" on the cheap is a heck of alot different than living the full-time lifestyle" jeez really? Last time I checked an rv was a mobile home, I am assuming that full-time means permanently living in it. Am I wrong?

It has a different definition, depending on who you ask, and it has been a frequent topic on this forum.

My statement was regarding EXPENSES. Yes, you can plunk your camper down at an rv park, or trailer park somewhere, and it will be much cheaper than living in a house.
If you plan on traveling alot, and seeing and doing things, it is usually more expensive than a house. You have all your regular expenses... Internet, medical insurance, food, television, etc. To that, if you travel, add in fuel, maintenance, propane, roadside assistance, rv park fees, etc, then it can get very expensive.
I was trying to be helpful, but since you took offense to it, good luck with your venture.

I am sorry and with all due respect I have to take issue with some of your conclusions about the cost of full timing.

First in your Brick and mortar house you more than likely have to pay RENT or Mortgage and in addition to that you must pay for WATER, ELECTRIC, MAYBE GAS TOO, GARBAGE, PROPERTY TAXES IF YOU OWN, CABLE TV AND INTERNET. And there are more.

While on the road and actually travelling we spend much less than $1200 per month on parking our TV and trailer and that price INCLUDES all of those above expenses. That is LESS than $40 per day. (except for Propane which is Cheap and efficient ie you don;t really use much.)

We buy wine for dinner, we eat Steak about once a week, we eat out when we want to.

At the price of gas/Diesel in the US it is pretty cheap to go even a long distance.

Since Feb 2015 I have traveled 21,909 miles and paid $6,016.00 in Fuel. That comes out to $401.06 per month.

I have spent approx. $240 dollars over that same time period for Propane.

I have gone from Minot ND to Chicago and back and from Minot to the southern tip of the Baja and am now in upper British Columbia. In between I made a trip to the National parks of the west. In short I am not standing still.

Even with all of that it is still Cheaper than living in a brick and mortar house, keeping the cost of two cars, etc etc.

For the OP: Don't listen to the naysayers go out and try it and see what you can do. Everyone lives a bit differently. We spend more money on books and wine than most probably do and we enjoy the National Parks and other parks as a break from the "RV slums" of some RV Parks.

Your lifestyle on the road determines you view of this issue.