Money Fitness Journey

    • RV Costs August 2021

    First I want to go over a few key points on why I want to do this monthly RV cost review. 

    • I have not found any Full-Time RV living cost breakdowns
    • Keep me accountable
    • Track my true RV costs
    • Show others it might be an option to not only accelerate their FIRE journey but build a more intentional lifestyle.

    True Costs

    • RV Payment $0
      • Paid the RV off
    • Truck Payment  $0
      • Paid the truck off
    • RV Insurance Payment $0
      • Paid for 12 months in November 2020.
    • RV Registration $0
    • Truck Insurance $0
      • Paid for 6 months in June 2021
    • Truck Registration $0
    • Campground Site $580
    • RV Internet $50
    • Propane $0
    • Gas $0
    • Misc $150

    Monthly Total – $730

    2021 Total – $12,490

    Total To Date – $29,603

    You can find a list of all the RV gear we love here. Let’s not forget our list of RV maintenance supplies here.

    RV Lifestyle Thoughts

    Been busy this month so have not had time to work on a few things on my “To Do List”. The life in the RV is great. As you can see the longer I stay in it the cheaper it has gotten.

    This is because before a big part of the expense was the RV payment and truck payment. Now that they are paid off it’s crazy cheap especially seeing I do this in San Diego! Also living on the beach and downtown. I could easily stay at other RV parks that are much cheaper.

    One is $600 a year and you can stay for 14 days at a time and then must leave for 14 days. So for $600 we could live there for 6 months of the year! To be honest that park is not even bad. It has a pool, hot tube and it’s in the woods so very close to trails and great outdoor spots.

    The only downside is it’s a bit of a drive for me to go to work and the internet and our phones don’t work great there. The main reason we have not used it is the lack of phone signal and internet. My wife and I both need these to work and work well.

    Besides that, I still have some more tweaks to do on the solar. I plan to tackle these projects in the coming weeks if possible. Once the solar tweaks are done I won’t have to get on the roof at every place we go to plug in the wires for our solar setup.

    A few things I’m still working off the good old checklist…

    • Clean up wires in cargo
    • Maybe run wires from the roof through the ceiling
    • Clean up roof wires
    • Install new 200-watt panel

    In case you missed it here is last month’s breakdown. Keep on the journey and path!

    FIRE HACKS

    Thanks for stopping by. I use affiliate links to support this site at no cost to you if you believe you get value, please consider supporting me by clicking. 

    My favorite free financial tool to manage my net worth is Personal Capital. You get a $20 Amazon gift card for signing up. 

    My favorite free investing platform is M1 Finance. You get $10 for signing up. No trading or management fees plus you can buy fractional shares. 

    My favorite Credit Card Hack is American Express Platinum, Hilton Honors Aspire, and Bonvoy Brilliant AMEX. So far they paid me over $2,200 this year to use these cards. 

    My favorite phone service is Mint Mobile. You get a $15 renewal credit for signing up. I get a year of phone service for a rock bottom price of $240. As a guy who travels and lives in an RV full-time, this service has been amazing.