living yr round in my RV
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An average RV park is about $300 per month with some being as cheap as $50 and some as high as $600 per month and higher.
If you stay in a park that has no bells and whistles, that is, no nearby tourist attraction, no fishing lake, or is located more than twenty miles to a town,,, they will be cheaper..
My friend stays down in Arizona each winter and pays $56 per month for a full hook-up and cable tv.. The TV and utilities are extra of course..
Here is a rough breakdown of my expenses.
Total monthly income = Social Sec. $1148.00 + Veterans disability $52.00 = $ 1200.00
Monthly expenses =
Rent .............$275 in winter / $355 in summer (just went up again this year)
My park is right in town, walking distance to everything from grocery stores to movies, to restaurants ...to .. to ..well, everything !! And Carson City is a medium size city..
Electricity ......$40.00 (+/-)
Propane ..........
Summertime ..$3.00 Wintertime ..$75 to $100
Truck fuel .......$25 to $40 depends on how
active I am that month
Trucks (2 of them) insurance ..
$485.30 for 6 months "Full coverage with CSI ins. company ($485.30 divided by 6 months = $82 per month)
Trailer insurance ...
$295.00 for full year complete "Home Owner's" policy with Foremost Ins.($295 divided by 12 months = $24.58 per month)
Food ............
$150.00 includes lots of steak and seafood items ... the trick ?? Make a list for the entire month and stick to it
Do not buy anything that is not on your grocery list
Medical .... FREE ... VA Hospital, full coverage, including medicines
This save me over $500 per month for health insurance
Phone .........$5.00 (senior rate) for unlimited local calls.
Laundromat ...... including soap, bleach and dryer cloths ...$9.00
Personal things .... toilet paper, razor, shaving cream, toothpaste, deodorant, soap, shampoo, etc………………….. $2.00
Haircut ..... $8.00 ( no thats not a misprint, it only cost $8 )
Cleaning supplies .... Dish soap, room deodorant, scouring powder, etc: .. $1.00
Internet access... $9.95 JUNO.COM for full unrestricted access 24 hours per day.
As you can see I get by very comfortable with money left over for foolish things like eating out once in a while.
I don't “boon dock“, I winter-out in a very nice RV park in Carson City. As per my signature, you can see that my trucks and 5th wheel are ten years old.. But they both are in excellent shape.. and paid for.
I don't travel around a lot, 6 months here ... 6 months there .. But I always winter in Carson City, Where the winters are about medium ... some cold days and a lot of nice days..
The trick is not to try and keep up with the Joneses.. live your own life on your own terms. Do what you want to do... Just because the rich folks jump into their $200,000.00 motor homes and drive all over America at $5.00 a mile doesn't mean you have to..
You are just as much a "full-timer" as they are.. just do what "YOU" want to do... and don't try to fly with the flock when summer comes around ..
Hope this helps
John