RV travels around the USA
Now that we have been on the full time RV travel journey for two and a half years, I decided to get back into the accountant mode and do a little financial analysis. No, not going back to work again. Just getting off the bench for a brief few minutes to do a checkup on our spending rate. Maybe by sharing we can help others planning an RV life, just as many others helped us. So, here’s a quick update on our RV travel expenses for almost two years.
We set off on this RV Journey with many unknowns, although we knew that to take a bold step into a great retirement that we would have to get out of our comfort zones. In many different ways. Continue reading “Budget and Other Updates”
One of the major considerations in making the decision to retire, sell the house, buy an RV, and hit the road is if we can afford it. With our income drastically reduced, having a good idea of our expenses becomes very important.
I went through many different iterations of this budget before we finally set sail. In this post, I will try to share some of those thought processes and the final budget that we are trying to maintain. Continue reading “RV Travel Budget – part 1”
Where did the first week go? I had heard that time seemed to go by even faster after you retired from the workplace. Our first destination of Savannah was really more of a vacation with tons of sightseeing and other activities. There will be many other weeks of mostly downtime with some hikes and mountain bike rides. Our budget allows for some admissions to museums and other attractions, but not at a “vacation-type” pace. Continue reading “Reflections on Being Retired One Week and the Budget”