My dream situation would be having my house paid for and
being able to save money for travel.
Here I am in my mid
60's and still needing to work to pay the bills. I don't mind working but I'm not able to earn
enough to make the house payment, upkeep and save to travel. And I will be in my 70's before the house is
paid off.
My business is not doing well and barely pays for
itself. This small income and social
security just covers my living expenses.
There is nothing left over for savings.
If I close my store and go to work elsewhere at my age I'd be lucky to
make anything above minimum wage.
Financially I don't believe I would be better off.
In 1995 I traveled with my mother and step-father to
California and back. They drove their
small motorhome and I drove my mini van. It was a wonderful 6 week trip, but at that time I didn't think
I would buy an RV because of all the expense and work involved in traveling in
an RV. We stayed in campgrounds - some
state parks, some privately owned - I enjoyed the experience but it seemed like
a lot of work and of course gas was expensive.
Gas is twice the price now.
Please don't misunderstand. I
loved the trip. The freedom to travel
for 6 weeks was amazing. Every evening
we would sit down and decide how far to drive the next day depending on what we
wanted to see along the way.
Now I'm contemplation living in an RV full time.
If I close the
business and sell my house I could buy a RV to live in and travel some. My days would be filled with work camping
jobs and maybe some volunteer work. When
not working I would have to stay at boondocking sites because I wouldn't be
able to afford a RV park.
I have spent a lot of time in the last six months reading
blogs by fulltime rv'ers. RVSue, Simple
living, Travels with Emma and many many more.
Their experiences have made me believe this can really happen.
For now fulltime RVing is the direction I am working
towards. We will see where I end up.
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