Typical RV annual budget

Muddydogs wrote:

mich800 wrote:

Muddydogs wrote:
Personally I think if you have to go through all this you probably shouldn't purchase an RV. Can you afford the monthly loan payment, insurance and storage fees? If so then everything else will work itself out. In the end are you putting a price on family fun and enjoying life because tomorrow you might not be around.

You don't need to purchase everything at once, a sewer hose, water hose and a few wood blocks will get you camping then other stuff can be acquired over time. Are you storing the unit under cover or purchasing a new unit? If so then you don't need to pay for a roof check twice a year for the first couple years and you can do the checking if you are able to get on the roof anyway.

That is crazy. Are you saying only the irresponsible use budgets? I was taught the opposite.

No, not sure how you pulled that out? Do you budget for home repairs? What happens if your washer dies tomorrow?

What I am saying is why budget for stuff 5 years down the road or more? If you can afford the initial costs and have enough money in your pocket to put gas in the truck to go camping without eating noodles all week then you are probably ok. A couple posts mentioned food costs, well you have to eat either way so why would that even be a consideration.

From your first sentence. I was just going by their subject line and the general question of typical costs. But I do agree with your last paragraph above about 5 years down the road but that was not the spirit of the question.