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As memorable as your travels are, you will forget the details over time. Take photos or videos and jot down favorite RV Parks perhaps even the site number s , restaurants, and side trips. Find a method that works well for you and be consistent. Over time it will make it easier to recall where you have gone and allow you to share those details with other travelers you will meet on the road.

Don't try to see the entire country in a week! So often new RVers want to see it all and create extensive itineraries. Click To Tweet This leads to too many hours driving and not enough time spent relaxing and exploring. When we first started RVing, we researched RV packing lists online and ended up over packing.

To help with choosing the type of RV for you, decide if you want to travel around this beautiful country motorhome or just to one destination for a season fifth wheel. Buy older, not newer. Important right now with manufacturer recalls at an all-time high. Download and install the Open Signal app for your phone or tablet.

They are trying to avoid a growing problem of unsightly rigs creating eyesores in their parks. So bring the big pack of paper towels, toys and whatever makes you comfortable. We were staying in farms through an amazing program called French Passion, they have a US branch called Harvest Hosts so we picked up water and dumped at grocery stores that offered the service. This meant that one of us could shop while the other dumped. It was a huge time saving and super convenient. The RV community is as friendly as they come. We had to ask for help getting up on our leveling blocks the first time, a lovely German couple taught how to coach my husband up on them.

We asked a U. Couple where to dump and found out about the grocery store trick and even had another Driver help us navigate a tricky turn. Above all, we want to say how much we loved our time in the RV. We were super nervous and it ended up being one of our best trips ever, and we travel a lot. Each time you stop at a camp site you need to make sure that you have a place reserved, that you have connected all the utilities, took proper care of them, and even more important, disconnected properly. RV fridges are more demanding than the in-house ones.

They build up ice quickly, they are not on all the time so food leftovers can turn to mold, and a leak-caused short-circulation can easily become a leak-caused fire. They are bulky, wide, tall. More agile than a truck, bulls in a china shop compared to vans. Take time and learn how it accelerates, brakes, turns, how to back it up and how high is not high enough.

My top three quick tips for newbies, galley-wise, are:. Furnish the RV galley with the right stuff, not kitchen cast-offs. Consider size, weight, stow-ability, cleanability. Beware the new programmable electric appliances. My galley stove is propane. My favorite second stove is an inexpensive electric hot plate that can be used indoors or out on the picnic table, under a skillet, pressure cooker, coffee maker, corn popper, ad inf.

The campfire is the ultimate camp cooker, but campground fire bans come and go and last for. We are a family of three, living full time in our Class A motorhome. We traveled for many years in the traditional way, but finally decided we wanted to get on the road full time. If you are just getting started, there are a few major things you should prepare for. First, make sure you KNOW your travel partner s , and by this we mean know them well! Living in an RV is unlike living in even a tiny apartment.

If possible, ease into it. We started by staying put for a few months. Not having the stress or pressure of moving around allowed us time to get to know our coach, fully outfit it with the things we truly needed, and get to know how living in a tiny space felt. It was a perfect introduction to the RV lifestyle. Finally, understand that an RV is a home on wheels.

Can you imagine moving a conventional home around weekly, monthly, etc.? And have a good warranty! Thank you so much to all the bloggers that contributed to this expert roundup! We appreciate you sharing your experience with us and our readers. I want to see more of it.

Minuca helps our readers improve their RV buying journey by connecting you with top RV experts that share their experience with us. Her expertise is influencer outreach and content creation. Have you found it to be safe traveling? How often do you travel from one location to another? Are the camp sites dog friendly?

Do you recommend any RV groups to travel with? Pay no mind to the ignorant few; the rest of us really find value in the information you share. We only pay for essentials right now so we can save the rest. Bravo Nikki and Jason! Hi there, Just stumbled onto your site while looking for info on the best small motorhomes. We have hesitated before because I was afraid of taking on the task of driving something big at our age. Then a friend showed me their little Winnebago and said it drove and parked beautifully, and we are thinking that could be a good compromise to a big RV.

Do you have any advice on purchasing a smaller unit, perhaps other brands, or what we should look for? In the process of buying an RV and Excursion 33d is on the top of the list which makes your Roy very interesting. Thanks for all the great info!! We have just decided that we are going to plan a 6 months tour of the US in an RV! I have been looking forward to this moment for years and years! I also was separated from my brother when I was 2 years old and never met, I search for him through adoption agency for years and guess what HE found me!!

So we are coming over in September to meet my brother and his family after 47 years!! My bother and I are super excited…. So, I need to ask a question what type of RV should we purchase for me and my partner and we also have 2 dogs? I have been looking at the Thor Ace but not sure if this is a good choice or not, any advice would be much appreciated. We are now renovating the inside of our home. WE should be really good at it by the time we actually retire.

I am considerating selling my house and getting either an RV or Log Home or an A-Frame or getting a Tiny house which is the big thing now. After doing my research all a tiny house is an RV with wheels. No truck to pull it with though. That would be extra. But where would you get mail? How long can you stay at one camp ground? Since your always moving do you pay taxes?

Please tell me how do I find these answers.

Thank you very much and one more thing. I look forward to hearing from you. Joanne, we have an article about this that should help send you in the correct direction: Looking for a coach and preparing to hit the road. My wife is less than enthusiastic so far but I think once we get into it, the light bulb will turn on.

We have always enjoyed traveling together, even our camping trips. Thinking about all the changes of scenary makes me all the more enthusiastic. I can cook a meal and clean a floor just like anyone else so that we can both enjoy our time seeing the country. I really like to read everything that you have done till now. I do have an suggestion; eventhough I am living in France I would like to offer help for travellers like you if you are in need because of engine-failure or something like that.

The benefits are that you can park on our property and we know all the garages etc. Also we have tools and friends who are mechanics. Share a meal and a cup of coffee with you will not make us bankrupt. I hope that other people will do the same. Sounds like a fun project! So nice of you to offer up a parking spot. There is a website called boondockers welcome that offers parking spots from fellow travelers.

Check it out as it might interest you. My wife and I just purchased our first travel trailer. We bought it as a way to allow our two newly adopted children from China to see their new country and create some amazing memories with us. I am sorry to hear people are judgmental and rude but we have really appreciated all the information including personal you have shared.

Thanks again, keep up the great work and we look forward to seeing you at a campground in the near future! As soon as my house sells, I will use the proceeds to pay off all my remaining debt and my wife and I are planning a one year sabbatical traveling the country.

This time we will travel together all over America and plan to write a BIO blog of our journeys. I am excited to start such an adventure before I am too old to do it. Sites like this one have been my inspiration to taking the leap of faith. Thank you so very much. We have been looking into the possibility of full motor homing in the next year or so and this gives us a lot of helpful info. You asked if any one read or cared about the expense reports, I do. We just bought a fifth wheel that is in storage and have no truck at this point I have visited several other sites and keep returning to yours.

I think I could write a blog on preparing and down sizing but have no idea how to start one. Please keep up the expense posts. Are you going to post your expenses for which would include Alaska? Alaska would have a higher cost of living than the lower 48 United States. To what address do you ship packages? We do love our prime! Here is a post about mail and such: Love your website and blogs!

I am about 5 years out from retirement and your blog is inspiring and informative. Keep living the life! I will be headed out fulltime next fall and I am looking at what I will need for inusrance. I saw your expense for insurance mentions renters. Can you explain what this covers? Have enjoyed your site. I wish I could provide more assistance but each case is completely unique. Hello and thanks for all the infos and inspiration you two gave us for taking some time of the regular 9 to 17 job in the near future. We are planning to buy a spacy Coach in Could talk very long about the thoughts Horst and I have….

For now just again let us say thank you for all the relaxing time we can spend reading and watching your homepage and videos! Greetings from your two German friends. I absolutely love you guys and have been following you for awhile on Youtube, but now I just started writing my own blog and its about the process of getting ready to go fulltime and I was hoping maybe you guys could check out my blog and maybe give me some pointers for getting started with Fulltiming.

It would be awesome to hear back from you. By chance have you encountered anyone heading hard south, meaning to the tip of So America from the US? One way to go fulltime and cut expenses is work camp. We have met many people that do this and save a lot of money. Food,insurance,any rv repairs,health insurance are really your only large expenses. Only con is if you still have a lot to see or do not want to work at all this will not be an option for you. And thank you for all the work you put into site very informative.

We have a story in our Make Money and Travel series about a woman who has spent a good portion of her life doing just that. She has worked all around the country and has some amazing stories. Her name is Judy Kerns and her story can be found here: Hi, My name is Dawn and my husband and I are looking to sell all and become full time rv living.

I would so appreciate to be able to find some couples who do this and that would be willing and open to talk with my husband and I over the phone so we could ask questions and get their perspective since they have been doing it. I have been on a few web sites to try to find some people to talk to and not been successful. What would you suggest.

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My husband and I want to get out from a house payment and be free to travel some mostly back and forth to see our children out of state and spend time with grandchildren. Thank you for any insight you would be willing to give us. Then of course there are blogs like ours where we try to share helpful information and a general glimpse into the lifestyle. Blogs are a fantastic resource and if you spend some time watching videos and reading through you will learn a ton.

Very informative site, thank you for all the work putting it together. My wife and I have a small rv and are intending traveling from Fl. You guys are terrific. Your details of showing your budget is incredibly helpful. Both with business info and now without thanks to mean people I love watching yalls videos. Been telling my wife about your adventures. I email her lots of rving videos and she watched the 2 bike Chicago videos and she is now hooked on watching your adventures.

I have been talking full-time for 4 years, she kept saying no. Now she is quickly seeing what we could do fulltiming thanks to The Wynns. If ever in Houston Tx area yall can park on our back 1 acre with plug, sorry no 30 or 50 amp. Better hurry tho, full-time might be coming next year for us. Thanks again for yalls openness and for sharing. Not a major company required to do meticulous research with charts, graphs, scientific evidence and everthing else these people seem to require.

I truly appreciate it! Thanks for sharing these details. Just signed up for your newsletter to get more helpful tidbits as you post them. Thank you for providing so much good info. Sorry to hear the internet trolls have been critical. Ruins it for the rest of us that want to learn. Really appreciate you both share what your doing. Feel free to email direct if you like. You have truly helped me on the dos and donts from your former videos. Sounds like you have an adventure on the horizon! Hey Wynns, Pay no attention to the the few who want to rain on your and our! We appreciate all the work you guys put into putting all this information out there.

Again we appreciate it. I am an Amazon fan and shop there all the time. I hope you get a nice little stipend from them. In your numbers for insurance it is pretty high compared to what I am planning on. I am hoping my auto insurance will be staying the same as what it is now. I also know what my class A costs.

Any ideas what the increase if any there might be once I go full time and sell my stix and brix home? My countdown has begun. Hope to hear back and also love following you adventures in Alaska. Thank you for your posts regarding cost. We are family of 4 who would like to do the same, but had absolutely no idea of monthly expenses.

This gives us a great deal of insight on how to plan our budget and I appreciate all your information. I just want you to know what you did gave people like me with a dream, an idea of what the cost would be and a sense of security no going in totally blind. It makes the dream more attainable. Thanks so much for taking the time to let us know you found this helpful. If you have not already, you may want to check out the group fulltimefamilies. Good luck and I hope we see you out on the road! Just wanted to thank you for all the really helpful info here on your website- We just recently have made the decision to sell the house , take an early retirement and dive into the rv life full time.

We have a 5 year plan to get all our ducks in a row to full fill this dream but need to know so many things before hand. Thanks so much again for the time and experiences you share! Happy trails you crazy kids! I believe that would held everyone trying to make the ultimate decision and then they could make their equipment decision with that in mind. I am really scratching my head as to why you would not include the cost, finance, and depreciation of your RV in your calculations.

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Then there is DVM fees, insurance, maintenance, finance and principle costs. No matter what our expenses are, yours will be different. We decided to share our general monthly expenses to help others. If you think its gibberish poo on you , fine but there are plenty of others who appreciate the information. Nikki, Thank you for your reply. So in your case, If I may ask, what was the cost of your current RV, the taxes, and the documentation fees?

Did you purchase an extended warranty? What was the cost? Did you finance your motorhome? If so, for how many years? What is your current monthly payment? How much of the interest can you write off as a first or second home on your taxes? Any idea what your current motorhome will be be worth when you sell it in 5 or 10 years?

Once again I want to thank you for all your valuable information. The two of you have been an inspiration to me. Keep doing what you are doing. I just finished a 2-week car trip with my dog, Monk. Your article is a great resource for expenses. There are some things that happen outside of the plan, but there is a discounted rate for scripts and other procedures not covered. Banfield is associated with Petsmart, so there are many across the country.

All pet needs met in one spot. Thank you for taking good care of your pets! I would guess that you did receive several negative comments on your life style. I will be retiring next year and looking forward to traveling. I was curious, in your expenses. But why you have renters insurance?

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I have RV insurance, repair on RV insurance, and road side assistance. I have AAA on cars, but went with another for roadside. Taking this year to get things in order. Finding out about Veterinary services and travel documents for taking dog on the road, etc. Likr anything in life, you have to think about your goals and limitations.

But a few beers and conversation. Hoping to hit the road as soon as we sell our house so it really helps to see some real numbers. Keep on being fabulous on the road! Thanks so much for sharing your expenses! So glad you came back and that you are getting closer to hitting the road! Your line of work is perfect for this lifestyle! Hope to see you out here and thanks for the kind words. We want to visit Chicago and are curious where we can stay while there over the summer.

We will be heading south April 1 for six weeks. I have been doing some budgeting and looking at your numbers have been helpful as well as places you have visited along our intend route. You videos are so enjoyable to watch and informative. The series on the composting toilet has convinced us to put one in our Airstream Tradewind that is in the process of having body work done before we put her back together for longer future trips. For now, we will head South in our 19 foot Airstream Globetrotter with our three border collies. We are big fans of solar and the videos on solar and related equipment was very informative.

While all of us full-timers meet great people on the road, there will always be rude and beyond people. Thanks for another great post! We prefer diversity, too! We are a family of four and are saving up to travel for 2 yrs or maybe more! I am a cancer survivor and I want to see everything I possibly can due to my new outlook on life. My kids are excited about it my husbands getting there ;. Reva, Congrats and may the trip be everything you dream and more! I wanted to apologize for all those that were judgemental and critical.

I really appreciate your words and insight. I have found it very helpful as I am preparing to hit the road. I see someone asked a similar question, but maybe you just missed it. I just dont know if its crazy to think that people are financing say, a k RV over 10 years at a month.

Is this what a reasonable couple does? Or is that wacky? My husband and I are also travel nurses we are retired, but going back to work. Taking the plunge in May Too bad you have encountered negative people, you two have been wealth of information for people exploring fulltiming in my opinion. Please keep putting out the great content that you do, it is much appreciated here!

Thanks for the love Carol! I am always so happy to hear people are finding what we do helpful. Most everyone is really is so great, appreciative and supportive like yourself and we realize not everyone is going to love everything we say and do. Hope to see you on the road! My husband and I have been researching in-depth the cost of full-timing with 3 kids 3 and under!!! Everyone has priorities in their lives and budgets. Thanks to both of you for this relevant information and thank you for all the great work you do on your site.

Thanks for posting your expenses, it helps those of us who are in the planning phase of our travels. While it is unfortunate that people feel compelled to comment and advise on your expenses, it is not a suprise that they do. People have all sorts of funny ideas. Having done many home renovations I can relate.

Keep up the good work, we are hitting the road in a little over a year from now, who knows we may bump into each other sometime in the future. Dear Nikki and Jason, Thank you very much for all the useful and practical information; especially from a personal and real-world perspective. As I checked out your cost accounting information, I noted that there was no mention of which RV was used when, nor what the fuel mileage actually was.

I also did not see any mention of what one can expect for financing an RV, if that is what you did. I just recently came across your blog and I am now obsessed with it! I love the information you share, your videos and just the overall wealth of information it is. It makes me sad to see that you have to stop sharing things on your site because of the judgement you get from people, but I completely understand. While we currently do not have an RV, our hope is to buy a sound used RV in the next few years and begin to travel as our schedule allows.

My dream would be to travel full time for at least a year while working along the way. Until then, I'll just have to live vicariously through you guys while we get our ducks in a row. Great job and don't let the internet trolls get you down! Thanks AJ, so happy to hear from you…keep enjoying that craft beer and good luck with the RV purchase. My family consists of myself, my husband, and two toddlers. We are hitting the road next summer for a few months of slow cross country travel.

My question is, do you have any campground memberships, and if so, which one do you think would be best for my young family? We prefer to be in more of a campground setting than an RV resort, and we would also like full hookups and bathroom facilities if possible but we would be willing to forgo the bathrooms to save on price. We want to spend a lot of time reconnecting with the outdoors and visiting some national parks. Welcome Bethany, glad to have you here! We have documented a lot of campgrounds and they call all be found here: My wife and I are joyously offloading our excess stuff which is pretty much all of it… in preparation for selling our FL waterfront home and hitting the road next year.

We love what you do here and find the information you provide to be absolutely priceless. We are successful creatives who will continue to work our business while on the road, and we have no intention of eating twigs and nuts topped with cat food just to save a few pennies.

Just remember that for every one of them there are a thousand of us fans who know how hard you work, celebrate your success and hope to meet you someday when we both are enjoying a fabulous dinner at some legendary local restaurant. In the US you can work hard and succeed. I just found your site and am hoping to find out the cost of going full timing. My hubby and I have no idea what the costs would be or how to determine how much we will need to live our life on the road. What would be really nice is a book that gives a good idea what to expect.

We have our unit already, after many tries I think we found the one that will serve us the best. If anyone knows of any books on this matter please let me know. Love the expense detail. Have talked about living full time in an RV, but mostly within the state due to business, clients, elderly parents, etc. So, its always rewarding to hear that its doing just that.

Hope to see you on the road someday! Just read all your cool info about your visits to Cloudcroft, NM. Actually visited there many times as a kid when my dad was stationed at Holloman AFB. Lived in Alamogordo too. I remember the artesian wells, horseback riding and camping. Took my wife through Alamogordo many years ago on our way to live in LA.

Thanks for the trip down memory lane! Odd, why on earth would anyone snub their nose at you for showing all of your expenses? So not sure if you have this already. I know I need some ideas. I want to enjoy life.

We have a whole section dedicated to make money and travel! Glad you found it. Let us know if you have trouble finding anything else you think we may have covered. HI, I checked the details on the expenses and they seem quite high. I think the cost of website maintenance is too high, you could cut there for sure. The dining out and groceries seem also too high, at least for my own estimates…just caught my attention.

My husband and I are thinking about buying a used class C RV.. We plan on living in it for possibly a few years.. What do you suggest? I would consider a motor cycle with a side car or something small tht save gas. And still gets you where you need to be without taking the whole rv with you. We went for a smart car that fits in our toy hauler. Driving the the truck costs too much and is a pain to park in parking lots.

So I was wondering what the thought process was for the changes? I first thought just get a Gas RV to use, pay cash for a used one. I was looking to hear your feeling would be? And is my favorite way to camp. Gas; so make sure you subscribe to our newsletter.

See you on the road. I was wondering if you had any direction for info on living in a RV while I still work at a brick and mortar office? Just me and my dog. Then go bigger before you hit the road full time.

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We really appreciate the transparency you have provided in your blog posts, detailing expenses. We have found it useful for our own budget planning. Such a shame that some people find the need to project their own issues around how and where you spend your money and live your life. I totally understand why you are not sharing that detail anymore, but do appreciate what you are willing to share. I guess if people want more detail they can book an hour chat session with you! Good Call Julie, if you wanna know the whole scoop book a chat session!

Greetings, I so enjoy your blog and love the perky and positive style. You guys are very adventurous. We just spent 5 months in 7 countries in Asia. This life is super! I love how you share so much about your life, including the details, and encourage you to keep it up.

To hell with the grump-sters. But as a blogger myself, I understand how criticism dampens the spirit…. Keep it up and write more. I love reading it! You can check out the tales of our 2 years of adventure on http: I really enjoy reading your website and watching your YouTube videos, I find your vidoes and website extremely helpful. My only child is now 19 and on the road to self-sufficiency via college. As a soon-to-be empty nester, I plan to keep a small townhouse for my young adult child to live in but I am going to travel part-time in a RV. I have the ability to work mobile in my employment and I am only 42 years young.

I want to thank you for sharing your expenses so far as it gives me an idea of how much I might spend on the road. Many of the negative comments and rude feedback comes from individuals who might be a little green eyed. Unfortunately, it is very upsetting for some people to see such a young couple living so comfortably on the road and sharing it for the YouTube and internet world to view and read. There are many of us who look forward to your helpful videos showing your mistakes, great adventures, purchases, and campground tours.

I will not hit the road until I have solar installed. Bottom line thanks for all the work that goes into creating, editing, and posting the videos and maintaining your website. Continued blessings and safe travels. Lillian, you took the words right outta my mouth. I, too, appreciate the expense breakdown of full time RVing. People can always adjust accordingly.

We paid for our RV upfront and do not make payments. These expenses are exclusively our costs of living on the road. We are still about years away from retirement but are planning a full time RV life, at least for a few years. I started to worry that the full time lifestyle might be out of our reach so I thought I better do some research. Some campgrounds offer monthly or even seasonal rates which are drastically lower than daily rates. Read these two article to lift your spirits: Thank goodness you have the finances and securities to afford the RV lifestyle you two are able to enjoy.

You do not need to apologize for that. You guys do a good job of keeping the RV community informed. Gathering all the information I can to aid in my search and the transition itself. Looking at a nice used 33 ft. Class C that I can support with my SS check and small retirement income. Thanks so much for the kind words and we are looking forward to having you join us on the road. My wife and I enjoyed your website originally as a passing entertainment phenomenon. Then we decided it made a lot of sense for us.

So we are following your suggestion. We are selling it all ourselves; dividing the spoils, and buying an Excursion a light color combination we think then hitting the road. We listed our three story Second Empire house like the one in Addams Family a week ago and are in the process of uncluttering it so it can be shown. You two are the inspiration behind our great escape. Plus this way, when it comes time to liquidate our estate, it will all be in cash, securities and one hopefully well worn RV.

I am so glad to hear you will be joining us! Thanks so much for taking the time to say hello and let us know when you hit the road! Just came across your Intro to Roy. I am considering a roving lifestyle after my daughter graduates. We do our best to stay positive and answer as many questions as humanly possible…but at some point we realize sharing certain information just adds unwanted questions over, and over, and over… So we decided to nip it in the bud and simply share the necessities from here forward in regards to our expenses.

Hope you still found it helpful. Nope, see this post: Got a big one month long trip out west planned. A little concerned about budgeting gas expenses, especially if we run the generator a lot during wild camping. Any tips or advice for an RV newbie family? Other than than spend a lot of time reading our RVin page. Awesome blog on full-timing with the quarterly breakdown of expenses..

Hoping in the coming few years my wife and I can do some extended trips as a way of working into it once we are synchronized with our work schedules…. So I am curious. Why can you talk about the cost of the RV? My concern is that it may be false representation of the life style. I am sure many people would like to do what you do and can. However, not many people under 30 years of age can drive around in a K RV doing what you are doing. Can you please be more transparent if you are in fact trying to promote this life style.

I am not trying to be a hater, i just want to better understand how you are doing this. When you are traveling and producing money in states that have income taxes, are you exempt from this? As for transparency this is a personal blog about our travels where we share whatever we decide we want to share read our disclaimer and see this blog is for entertainment purposes only.

Nobody is paying us to keep this blog and website going, in fact it cost us a small fortune and endless hours of time to keep it all up and running. For state income tax we have a CPA in our home state of TX who advises us on what to pay and to whom, I trust his recommendations and we do as we are told to stay legal with the IRS. Our lifestyles and spending habits seem similar, so I find myself returning to this page frequently while planning my would-be road finances. It is incredibly kind and generous to share your private information in order to try to help others.

Very cool Jason and Nikki! My wife, 6 year old daughter and 6 month old soon are looking into going for it like you guys did! I notice in your expenses you did not have the rv cost itself? Assuming you purchased outright before your journey started? I am sure we will have many questions that come up.

I too am going to be taking my business on the road. I am 34 and my wife is Wish we would of done this 10 years ago haha. Luckily we have the ability to work anywhere so currently we camp a few times a month. But we wanna do more and figure I can potentially grow my company on the road too. So why not go full time? On a side note, I ran into my high school basketball coach on our camping trip today.

Told him about what we have been thinking. He owns the flip flop shops where you bought some flops haha! Adam, Totally small world! The Flip-Flop Shop took so much care of us, cool guys for sure. I agree, if you can work from the road why wait to start your adventure!?! Feel free to ask any questions in the comments of our website, we do our best to read and answer every one! Is the toad super important, or would the awesome mpg on the motorhome make up for the lack of a second car? We say get the tow car with good MPG. I wish to emulate your experieince.

I am a retired teacher with SS and a pension. She will have SS and a small pension from a k. A couple of questions come to mind. Where and how do you bank?. How do you hjandle income taxes? Since you have no permanent address, how about state income taxes? Bill, Good luck on convincing the wife, we love it out here! Bank — I use Chase as I can make deposits from my phone, there are branches everywhere, and my Credit Card gets decent points I pay it off every month so the points are like free money.

Income Taxes — We are incorporated, and we work from the road https: I have a CPA and a bookeeper back in Dallas. We are actually from Texas so I cannot help you with this info, but I do know there are several locations to find it…you can start with searching the escapees program. Hey Bill, keep working on the wife! So, what works for us, may not be best for you. We have a permanent address in Texas our home state and have a CPA that handles our taxes. There very well could be some deductions for you, but you will need to talk to a CPA to find out. First, I want to say, I love what you do, I am an avid rv person as well.

If given a choice between an rv or a car, the rv wins hands down. It has been my vehicle, storage domain, home, and vacation location. There is something that I had issues with though. The cost of the rv was overpriced and the depreciation once it was driven off the lot was not an issue that I have yet seen discussed.

I have to admit, I am thrifty. They are not ideal, granted, but I am love renovations and am a pintrest addict so for so little, I get to experiment a little. The gas mileage is about miles per gallon. I keep in mind the weight issues when I make purchases. I liked your composting toilet, solar panel, battery needs and converter issues and plan on adapting it to them.

The point I am making is that most of us have a much smaller budget and try to live frugally and authentically. The losses in capital investment must be honestly discussed. Thanks for your comments Maria. You must have seen the HGTV episode. Yes depreciation is a factor when purchasing an RV, as with anything. My apologies if I misunderstood. For a lack of any other information, the cost of the rv was based on your HGTV segment. We are not at liberty to discuss the purchase price of our Monaco Vesta so any numbers that you may come up with will simply be guesses. That said you must also take into consideration the fact we are an incorporated business and we received many tax benefits and write-offs by purchasing a new RV and offsetting the depreciation over 3 years.

I hope this makes sense, we realize that everyone has unique needs and goals for their life on the road, and this post is simply to share our experience to help others. If you have not read our post on How to Make Money on the Road please check it out. S Apologies for being off-topic but I had to ask! This is my first one so please excuse me if I put this in the wrong place.

I am a new construction safety specialist Just me and my small pup and in this career picking up and moving at the drop of a hat is the norm. I just missed out on a great opportunity because I needed time to pack up my small apartment and put stuff in storage before I could go. So my situation would be a little different. I would go somewhere, stay for 10 weeks — 2 years, and then go somewhere else. Kimberly, sounds like an RV 5th wheel or Trailer could be a great option for you. You should start by going to look at a local dealer to see if it is something you might like. Could be more comfortable less expensive than hotels and easier than packing up and dealing with storage units often.

As for finding an RV park, that is as simple as a google search once you know the area you are headed. You can look at sites like rvparkreviews. I notice nobody here says anything about health insurance, vehicle insurance or camper insurance if you are pulling one. My wife and I were talking about this but can not seem to see a budget where we can afford to live like this with part time jobs where ever we end up,any advice? How to Make Money and Travel: I am considering living full time in a small RV or van within the next year to 18 months, so, I am in the process of researching the subject.

I will be travelling alone. Do you offer any pearls of wisdom for someone like me? There are lots of great people to meet up with along the way so you will feel a part of a community and it gives you a broad group of people to reach out to if you are having any issues or questions. I was reading your blog, and my husband and I are hitting the road in June. What are the prospects for finding work and being a full timer? Where can I work?

He is a pro musician, so he can play something and put out a hat, me, no, I need a job. I have something bugging me. I use to work on differents states , all over the country. I think that in some way, living in the road , without a residential address is imposible. I mean , driver , license , plates, registration need a physical address. We do have an address we have a physical address where our mail goes, others use a P. We are addressing the whole address and getting mail in an upcoming post. Hi, I enjoy your blog a lot but I have a question. One of the ways you save is by staying at various Thousand Trails campgrounds.

Now most are and earlier. Just curious as to how your experience has been? Rodney we love the Zone Camping Pass from Thousand Trails which they introduced just a year or two ago. Now, the caveat is TT will attempt to sell you a lifetime or 10 year membership…this is when it gets shady. Super shady, and that is the way TT did all their memberships prior to On the other hand there are lifetime memberships that are floating around out there which you can purchase used for a fraction of the price.

What folks generaly believe is somehow life is cheaper doing something else then what they are doing now. But we have a perpensty to do what is always do no matter what. We are not full timers but we do spend many weeks on the road. We tend to use the rv as a rolling hotel room. Also, a lot of the money you spent, including a crazy amount of eating out and trips to IKEA, etc. Justin, As we travel we realize organization is extremely important, thus trips to Ikea and Target. Our business expenses are directly related to our life on the road, that is why I included these expenses for the most recent updates.

We share our experience so that it may help others plan. I do not doubt that we could live on the road for less money, but we enjoy the way we travel and we like to experience some of the luxuries that each place we visit offers. Travel is deeply personal and wildly different for each person, thanks for taking the time to share yours. I like the enthusiasm and the life venture you all are on. My wife and I will be joining the ranks in the near future as we get ourselves set to cut ties with the world as we know it.

What I see from your expense reports is this. I would like to offer a suggestion. How about posting your financials as you do but add in a second part showing how many things you got for free or at a big discount and show what the actual costs would have been. Then maybe try and help teach people what they can do to get these perks and benefits. With that said it is time to research more sites of the great adventurers of the open roads and to get ready for our own. Jay, you have made some very big assumptions here and they are wrong.

Our meals, fuel, insurance and all of our day to day expenses that everyone else has, are not free. We pay for everything, including our RV. Expenses vary greatly per person. We blog, because we like sharing our experiences and helping others. I apologize if I seem off base but I did quickly see how you were able to get some things at a discount and that sparks my attention immediately as I am a disabled vet and will be working off of a set or close to set budget and I would love to know everything about how I can keep within that budget and if at all possible save some money along the way.

The biggest fear for me is the unseen expenses that I either can not find or have not learned about yet going through all of the bloggers sites. I did not intend to insult but after reading my e-mail It did sound a little rough. I have checked off the debt free box which everyone recommends but it is the other stuff that still has me nervous about this adventure. I look forward to watching your blog for updates and new tricks as we get prepared to change our life for the better. I look forward to continuing to learn about the open road through your and other bloggers as your adventure continues.

Jay, glad to see you decided to write back! Maybe you are referring to the sponsorships we get like our solar from Go Power or our Thousand Trails membership? As for the different ways we have found to save money or great discount programs we do write about those. If you can think of some specific questions, please ask away. We are happy to help put you at ease or help prepare you for those unexpected expenses.

Thanks for the information. They just spent the summer in Alaska and currently my friend is playing Santa Claus here in Las Vegas. We are getting together tomorrow and I am sure we will have a big discussion on how things have been going so far. He has already recommended I grow my beard in for next year and play Santa. Of course I will have to die the beard as I am not quite white yet.

I will keep on searching your site and thanks again for the update…. Full time RV living can be as cheap or expensive as you want it to be. You really just have to settle into your own budget and determine what you can do and how far you can go in a given month. I am about to retire and have been reading your site.

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We are members of Thousand Trails as well, you pay a yearly fee and you can basically camp for free at many popular RV destinations across the US. There are other programs that are similar, TT is just the one we have a membership with. I live in L.

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