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dhshaw


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Wife and I just ordered a new Solitude 379FL last week, this is 1/4 of our plan to be full timing in 2018 when i can retire. Earlier this year we bought a new tow vehicle(F350 DRW diesel which was 1st quarter of the plan) and have used it to travel to South Dakota and back to Maryland via New York this past late summer. Truck was a joy to drive. We are already working on what stuff in the house we will sell, what we will donate, what we will take with us(not much) and what will just go in a dumpster. Plan is in 2018 to put the house on the market and make enough on it to pay off any remaining debt and put the remainder into the bank for emergencies. And then I can officially retire from the rat race and enjoy life. biggrin

 



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Remember that when you get out of the rat race, you have to learn to get by with less cheese. 

 

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BiggarView


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     Jerry8mm wrote...

     Remember that when you get out of the rat race, you have to learn to get by with less cheese. 

 

     Jerry Minchey

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I'd have to Gouda long with that sentiment.



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dhshaw wrote:

Wife and I just ordered a new Solitude 379FL last week, this is 1/4 of our plan to be full timing in 2018 when i can retire. Earlier this year we bought a new tow vehicle(F350 DRW diesel which was 1st quarter of the plan) biggrin

 




So what made you guys decide to buy three years before you go fulltime? We are considering buying two years early.

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dhshaw


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We have purchased now with the intent of being ready to go as early into 2018 as possible. That is actually only a little more than 2 years away by the time we take ownership of the unit. I can retire as early as February 2018 if all works out.
The other deciding factor was the deal we worked out and what we got for a trade on our current trailer.

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mds1


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Thank you for the reply dhshaw.

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Good for you dhshaw. Giving yourselves plenty of time to test and utilize all the systems on some trips, get a feel for what you'd like to change or install maybe to make things a little more user friendly for when you do go FT. It'll give you access to garage/workshops at your current homebase for ease to make/install any cabinetry/shelving/furniture or do any other modifications you feel can improve your enjoyment for when you do hit the road as FT'rs.

We just recently did an extended "focus as if we are FT already", several week trip, and man oh man did it open up our eyes to how we've changed in our thoughts compared to having been generally vacational/extended RVers in the past. As well, focusing based on a fixed income permanently living in an RV, highlighted areas we very much need to curb back on to meet a long lasting budget.

Personally we think getting your FT rig at least a couple to three years prior to moving in it permanently where feasible, enables you to make some adjustments easier for it's use and doing what modifications you think will make your life more comfortable on the future road.

Congratulations, the next two to three years will fly by I'm sure.

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Good for you! Can't wait to make it to full time.

Plan your first trip yet?

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biggaRView wrote:

I'd have to Gouda long with that sentiment.

 A real groaner! (I didn't have a headache until just now...)

Rob



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We bought our RV ahead of time as well and camped a whole season on a seasonal site. I highly recommend it if possible because we spent entire weeks there while the house was on the market which kept the house very clean for impromptu showings and gave us a taste of the lifestyle before hitting the road. Plus since we have minimal RV experience it really helped us learn the basics ahead of time.

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Been off the forum for a little while so just catching up. We also have a retirement date of February 2018!! Bought our new Lifestyle fifth wheel this spring and the truck last fall. Great chance to work out the early gremlins imo. Put on a couple thousand miles last summer as a taste and can't wait for 18. I think your plan is great and agree absolutely. Cheers to February of 2018 😀😀

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