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Originally Posted by Bobbafett
I post this question because I am ready and researching full time life.
I read blogs and watch videos. And run across apparently very wealthy people"full timing".
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What is full timing? This is bound to get response from the entire spectrum. In my opinionated opinion it is
a person that lives in an RV full time. It is sort of like camping. What is camping? In my early years of "camping" (ie late 1940s thru today), camping was sleeping on the dirt without a tent. The old timers would say "if your in a tent you might as well be in a house" so camping in a tent is not "real camping". Times change and so do definitions.
Yes, some folks on the RV tail have been very successful in life. They purchase whatever their expanded wallet can handle. No fault or blamed in my statement. These folks usually continue their life style in retirement. Mostly you will find them in resort type parks where the term RV is seldom used.
From that prospective, RVing expands to the rest of the world. In my case, my wife and I live in an older (2000 RexHall Rose Air DP) motorhome). We have lived in it full time (100% of the time) since we purchase it two years ago. Prior to that it was a Pace Arrow again full time. Yes we still own about an acre and a half in Northwest Louisiana. It has a 3000 square foot house along with two workshops totaling 2000 square feet. Because we went two years without spending a night in the fixed structure, we leased it to the youngest daughter and her family on a lease purchase basis. No matter our health or whatever, we will not return to living in conventional housing.
We have a power pole and separate electric service. All because I have something else I like to do. I build things in my shop. Be it wood, metal, electronics or computers.
It is possible to reduce cost and live the RV life style. It is not possible to stay in the most expensive resorts and to spend money as does Bill & Melinda Gates. Just like you did in your working years, what is your income, what are your expenses? That is called a budget.
My wife and I actually have more disposable cash than we did in our working years.
If you still have the health and the desire, working around RV parks can be very beneficial. We ran into one widow that was living on a modest social security income. She worked in the office the Corps of Engineers 12 hours a month. In return her RV spot, electric, water and sewer were all paid. For her it was a great fit. But I must add you have to have a love to work with with people to make that sort of thing go.
One trip I was on the park deleted one weeks rental because I showed them how to connect a three phase motor starter (one hour work). That allowed them to get the water well pump back up and running. It was a holiday and an electrician was four days away.
RVing is not one specific style of living. It is just like life, composed of many different aspects. Find how you fit and go for it.
Another thing, I often hear people say you need 10, 15, 20+ thousand in cash for emergencies. I agree you need that reserve. However I hold my cash for "super emergencies", I used credit cards for run of the mill emergencies, therefore if I don't need to use it, it doesn't tie up my plans. If I blow an engine, I can repair/replace it and back on the road without "running on empty".
It is not "partly cloudy" it is "partly sunny". Have you noticed how doom and gloom are always in the middle of doom and gloom?