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loneranger


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Hello,,My wife and I are thinking about this life style when we retire in a few yrs. I am certain this question has been addressed here, if so I can be directed to the spot,,but how is the year-round RVing lifestyle COST, compared to the traditional, fixed home yearly costof living?. I realize there are probably too many variables involved to make a general comparison,,but I am just wondering off hand. Thanks,,Just Curious..



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From our short experience (we have been full timing a little over 6 months) I would say that we are spending about 85-90 percent of the amount we spent before we went fulltime. Now mind you we are spending the money differently i.e. more on gas and deisel less on home repairs, utilities



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Hello.  If you look at the "Financial" tab on the home page of this website, Howard and Linda provide several years' worth of financial data/living expenses.  It looks rather detailed, so it may give you a good idea of what to expect.  Good luck in your research.  



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About five years ago, I checked our home budget and found that we were paying 67% of our combined income, on the house. Taxes. Lawn and pool, etc, etc.

My wife and I decided that we were working for the house! Long hours at work only to have a nice place to sleep.

Overall, we are living at about $1500.00 per month LESS now. We are at about $3000.00 per month compared with $4500.00 per month in our regular house, and we don't have to work!

My wife's motto: "This is better."

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The short answer: It costs as much as you are able to spend. Just like living in a house The longer answer: I am not currently full-time, but I have been in the past and will be in the future. When we did it 5 years ago, our rig was paid off, we paid $350 a month for our space, electricity, water, trash, a pool, hot tub, gym. $350 is probably what we spend on just utilities now. So we saved $1200 a month that we currently pay for our mortgage. Also, you can't buy many extras - you won't have room. I am sure for us that is around $100-200 a month. We currently pay $50 a month to use the pool at the Y. We own more clothes than we could in the rig ($100 a month maybe - for the 3 of us.)
I think we easily spent $1500 less a month. And b/c we worked full-time, had a kid in school, etc, we didn't spend extra on travel. When we do it in the future we will definitely have a nicer rig, and travel more - all which will cost more.
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Have you checked Howard's http://www.rv-dreams.com/financial-information.html web pages?



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