We pretended to pay rent into our savings until we could buy our first piece of land.

Those were some cozy times…esp during the winter.

Won’t want to try it now with our 3 children but it did set up a foundation for successful finances. That along with the book “Financial Peace” made a big difference in our life. If Jacob’s blog was around back then, I would be retired by now. Better late then never though and next month we become completely debt free!! Onward to FI!

Since we’ve been RVing, we rarely even lock the door. Forget the podunk trailer park stereotypes. RVers are the coolest people you’ve ever met.

Of course I wouldn’t rule out bad parks, but in that case, it’s much easier to move compared to moving out of a bad neighborhood. The main concern would be in parking in remote areas.

Also, the RVs are more closely spaced with more people hanging out outside … for instance, if I break a leg, say, all I have to do shout and there’ll probably be someone that hears it and comes over.

Finally, if I was a thief, I wouldn’t expect there would be much to steal in an RV (valuables like TVs and stereos are usually bolted down). Also, in terms of physical entry, our windows are about 7 feet up and we got the same kind of dead bolt on our door that people have on their houses.

Finally, in case of a zombie attack, we can simply start the engine and floor it.

RVs give you the ultimate flexibility when it comes to making a living. If your job dries up, guess what? You can take your house with you and go look for work somewhere else!

You can live seasonally, up north in summer, and in the south in the winter. That’s what we do.

Some RVs are four-season rigs, like our Arctic Fox by Northwood. We bought it specifically to live in during snowy months, and so far it’s served us VERY well.

Yes, RVs do depreciate, but the amount of depreciation is nowhere near to what you spend overall as a property owner. Also, if you buy a used one, you’ve solved the depreciation problem.

As far as a composting toilet in an RV. NO WAY. If you’ve ever been in a rig during the summertime, even a well-insulated one like ours, you’ll know what I mean.

Living in our RV is the best decision we’ve ever made. We got rid of our stuff, we save money, we see the country, and we go where we want, when we want. It is the ultimate freedom!

The biggest problem with RVs though, is the non-eco friendly materials they are made with. You can rip ‘em out and redo with eco-groovy products though, if you chose to go that far.

Otherwise though, I say DO IT!

But I need complete silence to be able to think, read and write. So I would need to put it outside of town probably, which would be annoying as I still have to go to work.

Also, winters are pretty cold overhere.

On the other hand, around here, even with a shelter, the lifespan of an RV doesn’t really seem to be all that long compared to a sitebuilt home. It’s amazing how quickly they can be coated with moss/algae slime if not cleaned regularly!