| Making the choice to take off on the open | | | | would have never occurred to you otherwise. |
| road to see the country in a modern RV or | | | | |
| motorhome is the dream of many people today. | | | | The next step is to establish just where you |
| And Americans are increasingly doing just | | | | want to go and what you want to see as you |
| that. It's an adventurous and free-wheeling | | | | travel. It's amazing how many people actually |
| lifestyle that appeals to many. But before | | | | leave the full-timing lifestyle shortly after |
| you sell your home and head out on the open | | | | beginning it because they jumped into it |
| road give some considerations to three things | | | | without much thought beforehand, and once |
| that will have a major impact on your | | | | they were on the road discovered that it just |
| decision. | | | | didn't suit them. So think in advance about |
| | | | what you want to do while traveling and |
| The first and most important consideration | | | | whether you feel that it will hold your |
| for many is their financial situation and | | | | interest in the long term. |
| budget. It's true that living on the road can | | | | |
| be done very inexpensively, but it is not | | | | Finally, it's a great idea to actually rent a |
| free and there are costs associated with it. | | | | motorhome and spend some time in it on short |
| It's beyond the scope of this article to | | | | trips first before you even start to think |
| completely discuss all of those costs, but it | | | | about making the full-timing lifestyle |
| will call for advance thought, research and | | | | change. If you haven't spent much time in an |
| preparation on your part to be truly prepared | | | | RV you really don't know for sure how you |
| financially for the change you wish to make. | | | | will react to it on an extended basis. It's |
| | | | not for everyone, so why not invest some time |
| The amount of money you have to spend will | | | | now to see if those kind of accommodations |
| influence the kind of motorhome that you are | | | | work for over the long haul. You will learn |
| able to buy and how you buy it. If you can | | | | more from just a week or so of actually |
| pay for it all up front that can be a good | | | | living in a motorhome than you can from |
| thing, but if you cannot afford to do that be | | | | reading volumes about it. |
| sure to factor in the costs of monthly | | | | |
| payments in your projected budget. Try to | | | | Advance thought and preparation is needed to |
| clearly lay out a reasonable overall budget | | | | make the serious commitment necessary to be a |
| for each month in advance. It's a good idea | | | | successful full-time RVer. But if you do the |
| to talk to RVers who have been on the road | | | | right kind of research beforehand, it can |
| for a while and ask them to help you with | | | | help you start out on this new adventurous |
| your budget. Many times they can give you | | | | chapter of your life with real confidence. |
| insights into financial considerations that | | | | |