RV BUDGET EXPENSE - Beware RV COST! - Savings Tips
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- We share with you our full time RV budget over the past year. And we also share with you some tips to help save you money for your RV budget and travels.
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I am a lawyer living in PA , i drag my butt every day to work and dream of getting away from it all...sometimes i stand in that court room and i have a radical idea of just throwing everything in the air and walking out and just hopping on a bus and driving to the nearest RV dealership lol! Honestly though you guys are my favorite out of all the crazy popular youtube channels out there, because you remind me of the kinds of people i would get along with...just real and authentic. I also live vicariously through these channels because i really really dont wanna work 14 hour days any more, but i went through college and have all this school debt, so i feel my hands are tied. =\
We felt the same way before we started this adventure. Hopefully you'll be able to experience this way of life someday. Until then enjoy anytime you can get out and enjoy this beautiful country of ours. Take care and thank you so very much for taking the time to watch and leave a comment.
I hate it when people say "must be nice" in a sarcastic way. You know what?!? It is nice and you've earned this. It's NOT easy to get yourself in the position ya'll are in and your decisions and choices got you there. Congratulations, enjoy the journey and hope we run into ya'll somewhere out there!
Thank you! We would love to run into you someday. Safe travels and have an amazing summer filled with epic adventures. 😊
Hey. Don’t apologize. You guys worked hard to earn what you have. Enjoy the fruits of your labor! As a couple who’s about to go full time, this is very helpful.
Thanks for that! Congratulations on making the decision to go fulltime. Stay safe and enjoy your journey. 😊
Wait until you guys go to Alaska , gonna blow that budget big time!
I am in the same boat( going to Alaska); apart of fuel and campsites, where did you see the expenses were going to the roof?
Great Job Katrina 👏
Thanks John!
Great video!! Some very good and necessary information that everyone needs. Whether you are full timing or not. Thank you for the great entertainment as well. Always enjoy you guys. AJ
Glad you enjoyed it!
You two are so funny. Thank you for sharing your budget, you are right about how things are going up. Stay safe.
Our pleasure! Thank you!
Katrina you did a great job keeping track of everything! Thank you for sharing! :o)
Thank you. 😊
I love this content and seeing how things add up. Overall I didn’t think it was too bad for where you stay and travel to. Experiences meals wine a must! Thanks for sharing and your honesty!
You are so very welcome. Thanks for taking the time to watch and leave a comment. Safe travels!😊
Thanks guys this is great to know for when we do it. The health insurance it’s a great plus I will also have that from my job. Thanks
Thanks for watching. Safe travels and enjoy your journey. 😊
Hey Chris and Katrina! We agree about HH. We always spend way more than the average campground. But we have stayed at some beautiful places. We even HH at some distilleries on the Bourbon Trail in KY! Thanks for sharing your cost - it really helps as we plan for FT life. I have $5500 a month budgeted and worried that wouldn’t be enough. Safe travels! - Mike and Shelley
Thank you. I think you'll be fine as long as you don't travel like your on vacation. It's so tempting to stay at all the nice places and eat out all the time. Stay safe and enjoy your travels.
Our vehicle insurance and rv insurance went up a lot this year but we also get a discount if we pay for the whole year upfront.
Thanks for sharing. I should look into seeing if ours would give us a discount as well if we paid for the year upfront.
Great video! Yes, you worked hard to have what you have. May God bless you with many, many years to enjoy it!
Thank you! You too!
@@oureverydaygetaway Thank you!
With inflation at around 7.5% last year you two were spot on with your budget. Great job!! We keep a budget and track our spending monthly. We make adjustments each year but never feel like we’re scrimping. After all that’s why we worked so hard all those years, right? It’s neat to look back on where our money has gone in the past 6+ years full time RVing.
That is awesome! Congratulations on being full time for 6+ years. Thanks for taking the time to watch and leave a comment. Safe travels and enjoy your journey. 😊
Great Video!! Thanks Guys!! We gotta do our numbers!!! I'm sure Peyton has them all... now to record and share!!!
see you out west!!!!
Thank you! It was a little time consuming putting everything together but happy we know exactly what we spent where. Good luck putting yours together. Yes! Looking forward to seeing you guys out west!!
Thank you for doing this video. It’s great to out yourself on a budget. I try to do that. So glad on some things you were able do good on cutting costs. I don’t think you did that bad. It’s good you have insurance through Chris’s retirement. That helps. I
have a friend her son has no insurance so he pays hard on that. Like I did. I wait for hair deals to come around to go get hair cuts. Like coupons. Every little bit helps. I didn’t know Chris you are a cancer survivor. Congratulations. I hope stay cancer free. Love you both and hope you have a great Happy Easter! 🐰🐇🐣
Thanks for taking the time to watch and leave a comment. Hope you and your family had a Happy Easter! Wherever you can find places to cut the budget is a good thing. He's about 3 years out and had a great checkup last week. God is good. ♥
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Amen to that!
Love your run down of your budget results. Great job keeping it close to budget! We are pastime so we don’t have a budget but I keep up with the costs on a spreadsheet. We want to see what the rv is costing us more. We also do a lot of boondocking/ BLM land, State Parks, Corps of Engineer, Cracker Barrel’s, Walmarts, etc. I agree about the HH, I often end up spending more than a $45 rv place.😂
Thanks so much! 😊 Sounds like you are doing really well saving money when you can and also enjoying your travels. Stay safe and enjoy your journey.
We kinda gave up on keeping a budget, lol. Food is always a budget buster! Since covid I (Leslie) do my own hair cuts & coloring and my own nails so I'm saving a lot, which we turn around and use it on food 😂. If i recall, you guys did better this year than you did last year, so congrats!
Food is such a budget buster! Yes, this years budget was better but not there yet. We may have to get down to one meal a day!🤪🤣
We use COE,as much as possible, state parks and some boondocking.
Perfect. Love it!
Thanks for this. We leave in a little over 2 months and it really help me feel more confident in my estimates of our budget. And Chris, basically I need to find a way to do somw creative accounting to hide my dinners, Resort, and cocktail budget from the missus? 😂
Good luck with your budget and hiding those things from the misses.😁 For us it's a real struggle. Safe travels and enjoy your journey.
M with you Chris I don’t budget very well (at all) . We spend more staying home and the house is paid off
Darn budget!!
That was interesting! Surprisingly, I spent about the same amount on fuel last year that you did. I ended up visiting 26 states last year. I expect it to be much less this year, because I am deliberately spending the spring and summer in one state, typically staying in one place for two weeks at a time And minimizing my travel costs. I’ll be interested to see if at the end of the summer. I am satisfied with that mode of travel. I’m hopeful!
Passport America is great for me as an option. When I need to recharge, maybe run the AC overnight dump tanks and do laundry. I can usually find one in an area that I’m traveling through for about 15 bucks a night. I don’t think of Passport America locations as destinations as much as I think of them as a place to do errands.
I agree with you about harvest house, it is not a money, saving opportunity. However, mostly they’re very fun!
Fingers crossed you have a wonderful Spring/Summer and have no regrets. That's a great way to use your Passport America membership! We will use HH sparingly this year as we have so much traveling to do. Safe travels Sally.
Thx for sharing. You covered all of the main categories but what about purchases. Like gifts, gadgets for the rv...does that just come out of savings?
It comes out of entertainment for the most part.
"Dinner with alcohol." Love it! What is another way to do it?
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Come on Chris, help dye the roots!!
That's a strong negative. 🤪
I’m with you Chris, who needs a budget? Everything is so expensive now, politicians don’t seem to care. We plan to join this life eventually as a retired business owner but I’m a little surprised at the cost you guy’s spent but as I said earlier everything is so expensive! We all need a little adult beverage it keeps us calm!
We were a little surprised our first year but now just came to the decision it is what it is and when we can't afford it anymore we'll settle back down. Alcohol does help. 🤣
Can you share who you use for insurance for your rv? Thats one of our biggest expenses and its a whole lot more than $2500. Love your channel!
Nationwide. Thank you so very much for your kind words!
Where do put the cost of rv membership. Harvest host and thousands trails etc. Good luck on your future travels.
They are included in our campground/resort category.
I remember last year's video, and I do recall that Chris has NO stomach for budgets. 😂
Your correct! Absolutely non at all!
I could hear Tucker now, "If you guys ate and got groomed like me, we'd never be over by $5,488. That's a deficit of 9%!
🤣🤣🤣
Casinos out west. Plenty of casinos out here.
Funny you mentioned them. Chris and I just said we'd like trying to staying at a Casino while on this trip. Thanks for the suggestion. 😊
How many days did you stay at home (Baltimore area)? That makes a big deal on your budget number. We bought thousand trails and will always try to stay 3 weeks at each spot. Also we will use harvest host, military bases and Passport America for traveling from one Thousand Trails to another.
In total about 8 weeks last year. Though we were still living in the rv we didn't have any campground/resort expenses. That's a great way to save money and still enjoy camping. Safe travels guys. 😀
Uh oh! Talked too quick at 7:38. Then came food etc. over by 32%. Looks like more of those big cooking, 3-day meals in Tupperware in the future, and it's Ramen, not romaine.🤣You two crack me up!
Sorry. We may have to go down to one meal a day and maybe 4-day meals. 🤣🤣
You guys are doing great on your budget! If you substract out your RV Payments, you are RVing at less than $50k/year. Wow! BTW - Unless you are paying less than 4% interest on your RV, I would recommend paying it off. Just my opinion.
We spent nearly 2x your expenses. These our expenses - again, these costs below do NOT include meals, food, entertainment, Toad Expenses, Medical, clothing etc
STATS FOR THE YEAR:
Miles Traveled in RV: 10,612 - Diesel Consumed 1,682 Gallons; net cost for diesel $6,420 or $0.605/mile
19 States Visited: FL, GA, AL, MS, TN, KY, IN, IL, IA, WI, MN, ND, SD, WY, CO, NM, TX, OK, AK
Camping:
We stayed at 66 different Campgrounds (includes Boondocking, Elks & HH) over 365 days. During the year, we spent 47 nights without any utilities. Of the 365 days of camping, we spent:
53 Nights in TT/Encore Parks (Campground Membership)
28 Nights in Coast to Coast (Campground Membership)
96 Nights in State/City/National Parks/COE Campgrounds
27 Nights Boondocking
65 Nights in Military Campgrounds
42 Nights at Rally Sites
35 Nights in Commercial Campgrounds
12 Nights in Elk Lodges
7 Nights in Harvest Host (Boondocking)
$10,713 on Campgrounds, and $2,875 on 6 Rallies.
Club Membership $2,431 - including TT $945, C2C (4 yr renewal) $480, AIM Lifetime $400, Others - Coachnet, HH, Boondockers Welcome, Elks, Moose, Nomads, Escapee’s, FMCA
Insurance $1,906 - Full-timer’s Policy from Progressive
Items for the RV (assorted stuff) $2,281 - includes an expensive dashcam and a new Ninja Woodfire grill
RV Mailing Service $ 418 - St Brendans Isle
RV Internet - $ 1,770 - MiFi with unlimited T-Mobile from Calyx $500 + Rest is Starlink
Ok, now the really expensive stuff:
Damage/Paint Work - $2,595 - most of this was paint work repairs due to age, not from collisions.
Maintenance - $3,914 - Routine Maintenance on Diesel Engine, Generator. Blue Ox and Aqua Hot, roof inspections, plus replacement slide toppers and a detail
6 New Tires - $4,021 - replaced 6 rear tires at 6.3 years old.
Shop Repairs $9,406 - Repairs to Coach Air System, slide out floor replacement, Dash AC repairs, slide motor replacement, replaced solar wiring, replaced powered cord reel, repair toilet, repair engine heat shield, inspect AC’s & fix, repair broken tiles, plus others
RV Upgrades $6,080 - Replacement carpeting, wifi thermostat, new dinette table, upgraded interior lighting in multiple locations, installed tile backsplash, TV Cabinet modifications, new desk and ottomans.
Solar/Lithium Upgrades $8,518 - Added 400Ah of Lithium to previously installed Lithium. Added another set of 4-0 wires to inverter. Replace solar controller and all six solar panels.
The number below represents our RV expenses for the year, they do not include food, entertainment, meals out, medical, cell phones, personal expenses or clothing.
TOTAL RV EXPENSES FOR YEAR: $61,258
Thank you. We have a great interest rate.😁 You guys did really well with your budget considering all the upgrades you made. Take care and safe travels until we see you guys.
Out of pocket insure probably run about 1500/month for the two of you! You cannot risk not having coverage. All it will take is one emergency thing and could run 100’s of thousands of dollars. I mean one night in a hospital is probably 3k
Very true. So thankful we have insurance through Chris's retirement.
I want to go work where Chris worked so I can get that benefit. I am willing to clean toilets as a cancer survivor but also have cancer genes. Spill the beans Chris, where do I apply?
If you referring to Chris's health insurance he worked over 35 years in the Ironworks union out of the Washington DC area. Very happy to hear your a cancer survivor. Prayers that you continue on a road a good health. Safe travels and have an wonderful summer filled with epic adventures! 😃
Yes his health insurance! So fabulous, I figured it was government or up north. Congrats for him beating cancer too and all his year he gave to his employer.
I’m like you, self employed while SAHM but ready for a corporate job at 57 😂
Thank you, cancer is always on my mind, since I’m genetically predisposed to it. Glad Chris survived and is living his best life.
I found your wonderful channel because I am also looking for a C class motorhome. Love your content and maybe will run into you two on the road one day. Thanks again for your valuable content.
No Crown Royal for Chris?!?! Good googly moogly!!!!
Personally I'm a Jack drinker and that Crown stuff will kill you. My friends know where I stand on that. Some of my friends are Crown drinkers which explains a few things about them... but when they come over for a board meeting of the barbeque, they leave some Crown product behind. I tell them not to bring any because they left plenty last time. So they bring more. I carry a bottle of Crown in my rig for company but no takers. When you come up this summer to Alaska, I can help balance your budget and pass several bottles Chris's way because, well, its a friendly Alaskan thing and it gets that stuff out of my house and my rig!!! 😂😅
I just had to poke a little fun at Chris because Jack and Crown drinkers have had a fun rivalry for sometime.
But seriously, take my Crown, please!!! ;-)
We hear you! What will he ever do without his stash of Crown...🤪 You have some great friends!😁😉 Chris can use all the help he can get.🤣 Looking forward to meeting you on the road. Hopefully our paths will cross this summer in Alaska. Safe travels!
@@oureverydaygetaway I'm just here to help a brother out! And get some Crown clutter gone! ;-)
I'm usuly on the Kenai peninsula at either a state or federal campground. I only do an RV park if its all that is there. I could easily boondock, I have the better than average solar and lithium battery bank which makes my tanks my limiting factor. But for the most part, because of that working for a living thing, I like to know where I'm parking my glamper after I get off work Friday night. But I will give you tips on a couple campgrounds on the Kenai Peninsula, heading towards Soldotna, Kenai or Homer. The first 3 are in the Cooper Landing area. Quartz Creek, especially if you can get a cancellation on spots 38 & 39. Those two are lake front on Kenai Lake. In my opinion, the nicest spots I've ever camped at. The restaurant where you turn off of the Sterling highway to go to the campground ain't too shabby either. Very local operation there. My next and most regular is Cooper Creek South. If spot 18 is open and I'm not using is... ;-) jump for.that one. It is the only one on the creek, its a bit shaded. But for me, the sound of the running creek, I sleep like a corpse there. There is also a small restaurant and bar next to that campground within walking distance just a stones toss south, try the pulled pork Nachos. The next campground is the Russian River campground. It may be closed for rennovations, they are doing a serious overhaul to the roads and the drainages. But if they are open, its a bigger campground with a lot of loops, most spots are good there. Those 3 can be booked on rec.gov . Those are also dry camping. No hookups.
If you head Homer direction, a tip is to not camp in homer, its a busy place at the end of the road. But Anchor Point, just a few miles outside of Homer, take the Old Sterling Highway and head to the water. There are several campgrounds and one RV park with full hookups, bath houses and a view. The first campground if you are dry camping is called Slide Hole. It is a State of Alaska campground, decent size and reasonably clean. It is first come first served. Then right after that on the same side of the road is Kyllonen's RV park. They have partial and full hookups. Its not a big RV park but the people are nice and its not to shabby of a joint either. That's where we stay when we do our epic ATV ride on the beach to Homer. The fun fact about going to either of those is that the road is the Old Sterling Highway and it is the western most highway in North America. Also, if you go to the end of the road, there is a veiwpoint which if the weather is good, there is a pictorial map of the volcanos across Cook Inlet from there. Alaska is a big part of the Pacific Ring of Fire. But from Anchor Point you can drive into Homer, out to the Spit and see all the touristy things, and at the end of the day, you come back to a quiet campsite. They say Homer is a small drinking town with a big fishing problem. If you want to do a fishing charter, I recommend sailing out of Homer rather than Seward. But that is just me. Wow, that got long all the sudden! But I thought while Im trying to pawn a couple bottles of Crown to Chris for the budget, I'd pass along several good places to stop for a night or a week.
Here is how our budget works: She asks how much we spent this month, I tell her XYZ. I ask what was the budget for this month, she says XYZ.....ON budget every time!!😁
You are too funny!!
Thanks for this great video in sharing your budget. I can't wait for the comparison of your 2 RV's budget! We are torn between living in a class C or a large rig due to gas budget. Stay safe & healthy!
Jen & Kurt ,MN
Glad it was helpful! We're curious to see what the difference is as well. It may change the way we travel next year.
Thank you for sharing. Congratulations on the ability to have this journey. You earned it! We do still work remote and still thoroughly enjoy the rv life. We have never kept a stringent budget at home but we do when we are on the road. We allow for enough budget to have fun, but there are so many cool things to do, we have to limit ourselves. Keep on enjoying the life!!
Awesome! Thank you!
Awesome! Thank you!
What would you say you pay a night for camping are you using thousand trails more often than none 11,000 and change seems to be pretty good for campsites for the year I just spent 2 weeks at koa in keys and it was $2600 I know the keys are more expensive and the KOA site that I stayed in was top-notch not complaining just wondering how to achieve the $11,000-$12,000 a year so when I retire I would say my budget the year would be about 60,000
We use our TT membership about 4 months out of the year. Maybe more this year because of the area we’re going to. State parks about 3 months, private campgrounds 2 months, 1 vacation week at a nice resort and the rest of the time boondocking with family and friends.
Very well done. Nice job breaking down different aspects of individual situations. Thanks for sharing your perspective. Also, nice job syncing up the ending. You’re not talking over one another😂😂. Stay safe, stay well.
I appreciate that! Glad you enjoyed it.
I appreciate that! Glad you enjoyed it.
Great info guys! Chris, don’t lose the budget master! Help dye the roots!
Boom! 😁
Wow! We spend
When we added dinning out and the alcohol it really shot up. Yikes!
Sounds like thousands trails helped the budget a lot. Need to do another video on that. Thanks - Budget is not a fun topic but necessary for most.
We have plans to use our TT membership often this year while in the northwest. Thinking we may be able to stay on budget this year. We can only hope. Thanks for watching. 😊
Very reasonable. Your home base and TT stays made the most savings. Consider a Sam"s Club CC for gas expenses as it provides 5% back on fuel and it is almost emmediate (credited each month to use as cash at Sam's). You will have lots of opportunity for CoE stays on your travel to AK. We love them. Especially after you qualify for NP Senior Pass.
Our daughter has a Sam's Club membership and loves it. We also need to renew our Costco membership. Thanks for taking the time to watch and leave a comment. Safe travels. 😊
Thank for the break down of the numbers. Are you still enjoying full time RVing?
Your welcome. Yes, everyday. 😊
Buy Crown Royal by the case. Bring a flask when you go out for dinner only.
LOL, with the cost of things we may just have to do that.
Get Costco crown royal brand. You will save half price
Our Enterainment budget is higher then most people's, I think. Being in our 1st year and being in the Tampa Bay area this past winter, trips to the Everglades, deep sea fishing and I don't even want to tell you what 4 days in Key West cost. We have offset this expense by staying a one RV Resort for 6 months, and picking up a small part time job. By staying at one place we have saved on..... a monthly rate on our site, (actually a 6 month rate) and RV fuel costs. The small job (18 hours) (at a micro brewery, 🙂) a week, helps offset some of the ever increasing costs. What works for us is finding a place that we can stay at for a longer period of time and that it also has places of interest to explore. So it may not be to Expensive to Full Time, but its getting more and more expensive.
You guys are doing a great job keeping your costs down. We can only imagine how much you spent while in Key West. Drinks alone!🤪 Small job at a micro brewery doesn't sound like work at all. That would be something we'd be interested in doing. Keep on keeping on and see you guys this winter. 😊
We thought about full time after I retire in Dec, but came to the conclusion that we can live very comfortably near the Gulf Coast for close to the same $$$.
It's definitely not a let's save money kind of lifestyle for sure. We enjoy traveling and seeing different parts of the country but also enjoy the Gulf Coast. Sounds like you guys made a great decision for your wants and needs. Enjoy your home near the Gulf. 😊
Your gas was 270 over budget
LOL, you caught that.
@@oureverydaygetaway my mother is an accountant, I was taught the timestable before I knew the alphabet😎
I think our food and entertainment budget would be half that or more. And resorts would be last resort for us. Boondocking is our preference.
So looking forward to doing quite a lot of boondocking this year. Not so much available in the east coast area. Thanks for sharing your travel info.
Hey, here's a perspective for people about Florida my one car for insurance for 1 year is over 2,500 that's the least amount you can coverage you can get that's how much it's going up and I'm looking at your channel and you guys pay $2,500 for a class A and a car and a Class C camper what the hell is wrong with this picture this is why it's so expensive in Florida people thinking oh I'll move to Florida it's cheaper no it's not if you can get insurance for your home and if your electric bill is higher than anybody else is in the United States then add your property tax which is getting near the highest in the country so not to get political but this is what Mega does to a state the freaking running it and the rain into the ground and I haven't even mentioned food costs we pay on average between 27 and 34 percent higher food costs than the rest of the country now what's happened is the restaurants are all raising their prices so you can't even afford to go out to dinner and what's coming next RV parks is the insurance just jacked up 50% to all RV parks next year when you come down for the winter you're going to get a sticker shock it could be as much as much as double or three times as much a month to to stay and it all sucks so it's definitely cheaper to full-time in an RV if your residency is Florida. Oh and by the way I've had no accidents been with the same company 14 years I have excellent credit and this is what they do to you The Exodus from Florida is starting to happen
There seems to be a lot of this going on in different parts of the country. Very hard for people to enjoy things they have in the past. Sorry to hear it's hit you and your family so hard.