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Re: Horseshoe Lodges
pappaone wrote: I think the Google reviews are actually for the "lodge" not the RV park. I e-mailed them today and asked if they ever had any campers? this was their reply "We have had several Rv's stay with us many going on over a year. We sadly have not had any reviews from any rvs." Their web site makes it sound good, a person would think there would be some reviews one way or another.185Views0likes0CommentsRe: Our full time rv experience journal
rkortes wrote: American Roadtrip wrote: rkortes wrote: Old-Biscuit wrote: American Roadtrip wrote: Thanks all! Old-biscuit, we also maintain a debt-free lifestyle which is what allows us do do this! Will never, ever get another credit card or loan. It's sad how many people of our generation and younger are completely saddled by debt. Debt free is liberating. But you do need 'credit'......everything works off 'credit' I have excellent credit by having credit cards and getting loans. Just use the CCs and pay them off at end of month (no different than pay as you go). Same with loans......get them then pay them off Debt free allowed me to retire at 50. THE BEST! FTng was 2nd best. Actually using CC is waaaay different than cash. With a credit card purchase you have much more recourse with a vendor if something goes awry. Also, when on the road, it makes more sense NOT to carry a bunch of cash. I agree to pay off monthly. I hate to break it to you guys, but if you owe, even if you pay monthly you are still in debt. The idea that you need to build credit tricked a lot of people into usury and materialism. You never own anything until it is payed off. If you pay for it at once, regardless of economical collapse or bad fortune, it's yours. Most people end up paying more for things than what they are worth because of late fees and interest rates. If you have the cash to pay for everything in your life, you don't need a credit score. I am not saying that you guys haven't kept up, but the younger generation is out spending way more than what they have and owing more than what their "things" are worth. They aren't saving money. Also, you can always use a debit card like a credit card. Having some cash isn't a bad idea, even in an rv. There are ways to hide your money. Just look at what happened in Greece when people couldn't get their money out of the banks. Anything can happen, even in the States. Thanks for the breaking news! :-/ Suffice it to say, I'm cool using other people's money for free... Been working for me for the last 40 years. Aaaand, it I have a problem with a purchase, the CC company is (and has been) in my corner. To each his own I guess. BTW... I'm not a worse case scenario guy... I live on the edge baby. Thanks for sharing your point of view! I was in no means trying to preach. I have worked as a barber for years and have seen a lot of kids get stuck in debt with student loans, and then start working and not make what they expected to. It seems like a hard way to start. I have not always made the best decisions, while my wife on the other hand is genius with money.384Views0likes0CommentsRe: Our full time rv experience journal
rkortes wrote: jorbill2or wrote: I don't think most folks are making a lot off advertising .. Esp blogspot which is a free site to blog on but .....nothing is free! so the advertising pays for site to exist. Those that do monitize the site are doing it to afford the lifestyle and they aren't making much :-) esp since I don't click on the ad . But hey it can allow them to possibly write off their travel expense as research :-) Personally I'm so used to reading several blogs that I pay no attention to the ads Just like watching a OTA. Tv station there are ads to pay the bills ( I go get a beer) :-) X2... If they're making a few bucks, more power to them. I'm with you guys. Thanks for your replies. A lot of people get down on people promoting their blogs on here. We have advertisements, but so does every other page on the web, including your email. I just ignore the ads. Nobody is making big bucks. I was once accused of "guerilla advertising"because I asked for suggestions. I took the time to write the content because I want to share it with people as opposed to have it sit in a corner unnoticed getting dusty. I worked full time most of my life and would do all my creative work late at night. I used to dream of having a schedule where I could write more. Now I have the time. It's not something I expect to make a lot of money off of, but if I can why not? Everyone has to promote themselves to make a living one way or another anyway. We have had hundreds view our page since I posted, as opposed to hardly any 6 months before. It's nice to see that people are reading. Thanks again for the positive feedback!383Views0likes0CommentsRe: Our full time rv experience journal
rkortes wrote: Old-Biscuit wrote: American Roadtrip wrote: Thanks all! Old-biscuit, we also maintain a debt-free lifestyle which is what allows us do do this! Will never, ever get another credit card or loan. It's sad how many people of our generation and younger are completely saddled by debt. Debt free is liberating. But you do need 'credit'......everything works off 'credit' I have excellent credit by having credit cards and getting loans. Just use the CCs and pay them off at end of month (no different than pay as you go). Same with loans......get them then pay them off Debt free allowed me to retire at 50. THE BEST! FTng was 2nd best. Actually using CC is waaaay different than cash. With a credit card purchase you have much more recourse with a vendor if something goes awry. Also, when on the road, it makes more sense NOT to carry a bunch of cash. I agree to pay off monthly. I hate to break it to you guys, but if you owe, even if you pay monthly you are still in debt. The idea that you need to build credit tricked a lot of people into usury and materialism. You never own anything until it is payed off. If you pay for it at once, regardless of economical collapse or bad fortune, it's yours. Most people end up paying more for things than what they are worth because of late fees and interest rates. If you have the cash to pay for everything in your life, you don't need a credit score. I am not saying that you guys haven't kept up, but the younger generation is out spending way more than what they have and owing more than what their "things" are worth. They aren't saving money. Also, you can always use a debit card like a credit card. Having some cash isn't a bad idea, even in an rv. There are ways to hide your money. Just look at what happened in Greece when people couldn't get their money out of the banks. Anything can happen, even in the States.383Views0likes0CommentsRe: Working on the road
TANDDRIGGSNFLA wrote: Network marketing works for us. We have lived full time in our unit for more than two years now and love it. You basically run an online store. Think about all the corner convenient stores, online network marketing is similar except you can live in any corner of the world and do it. Thanks! I'll look into it. My wife was able to keep her job and do it from the computer. I am just considering doing something completely different than what I have been doing for the past decade. We are moving to a different state every week now, but next year we are just going to be spending a lot more time at a few places. We are even planning on gutting and customizing an old airstream next year.358Views0likes0CommentsRe: Cleaning black tank.
2gypsies wrote: We also used the plain water method for 16 years and never experienced problems. :) I'm with you guys. When we started we used doublepy paper and had a couple clogs. Fixed it with two pots of boiling water and let it sit in the tank overnight. Now I just keep water in the tank and don't have problems.539Views0likes0CommentsRe: Southern Colorado
IDman wrote: What part of S. Colorado are you asking about? Mountains? Prairie? High desert? What activities are you interested in? Let us know a bit more and perhaps we can help you. I like to do a lot of hiking, fishing, fishing, and fishing. We are looking for more mountains. I don't need any hardcore rock climbing adventures, just nice scenic trails to walk the dogs and good places to fish. We would like to be near a small town that also has some good mom and pop food joints.412Views0likes0CommentsRe: Blog Section on Natural Remedies?
Thanks for the replies everyone! As for the remedies they would all be simple remedies for simple things focused on things you can easily do and make while traveling. I'm not even going to touch cancer, or anything severe. I am just mainly going to focus on things for headaches, bugs, rashes,digestion and that sort of thing. So to answer the questions on what will work for everyone, the fact is no one single thing works for everybody, not even in big pharma. I could talk more on that, but I will hold my tongue because I am not looking to debate with people. I have tried some things that others have swore on that didn't work for me, and have tried others which work great for me. Thanks again for the replies!384Views0likes0CommentsRe: Blog Section on Natural Remedies?
Moderator wrote: The question by the OP is: "I am thinking of adding a natural remedies section to our blog and am wondering if it is something people would be interested in?" Simple question, no apparent hidden agenda, etc. Really can be a simply yes/no type of answer if one prefers. :) Thank you!384Views0likes0Comments
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