Does An RV Cost Money or Make Money?
I’ve mentioned Skellie’s excellent Anywired blog here before. Although she’s not yet one of us senior folk she does make a successful career out of what I have long advocated … ditch that four-letter word thing called a J*O*B and use the time and talents the good Lord gave you to live better … usually with an on-line component.
Skellie has a regular feature called "Under the Hood" and this highlight is a group known as Act!vated Storytellers who travels the US in an RV doing live theatre for fun and profit. I hate "echo chamber" blogging so I’m going to tell you to read Skellie’s article for the details. But I couldn’t resist jumping on this because in a few short months spring will be here and all of you need to understand something … 16 or 66 … you don’t have much time left!
No, the end of the world isn’t coming … at least not that I know of, but time goes by and none of us has all that much time left. Just a few days ago I was reading an exchange on someone’s blog where a commenter made the wistful statement, "Oh if only I could go around the country in an RV and earn a living that way …". As you might imagine the gist of the responses were ‘You have to be old to do that"., "Put money into your IRA and in the future you can do this" and a number of other well-meaning but totally useless platitudes.
yes, of course, if you live long enough, stay healthy enough and have adequate luck with the investment programs where other diddle around with your money and then give you a bit back, if they have to, then you two can tour the country in an RV … after your kids are grown and gone and perhaps you and your partner are really too old to enjoy it. But for you "earning years" you have to be good little boys and girls, grinding away at the mill to "earn" the right to live free.
And even after those golden years come along, what do we always hear? "Oh, be careful, don’t spend too fast, you might run out of money before you run out of years", etc., etc.
Well let me put this in perspective for you. regardless of what a lot of busybodies will tell you, it’s totally up to you how you want to live your life. When they drop your box in the hole it doesn’t matter what kind of merit badges or medals are tucked in their with you, you’re dead and you get no do overs.
Especially if you are currently retired, or on the threshold of retirement, How you spend your remaining years is up to you. If you want to stay with the predominate herd of "gray panthers" who spend their days clipping supermarket coupons, attending free lunches put on by "investment advisers" and writing letters to editors about the woes of Social security, be my guest … you’ll have plenty company.
If you want to empower yourself, though, then think about reading a few of these resources and coming up with your own plan to stand on your own two feet rather than whining about what Social Security decides to give you.
http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/07/10-reasons-you-should-never-get-a-job/
http://www.cruiseamerica.com/?aspxerrorpath=/buy/hot_deals/hot_deals.aspx
http://www.anywired.com/under-the-hood-with-kimberley-goza/53/#more-53
In the long run, we’re all dead, so why not live while you are alive?
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- Exactly The Reason I Am Writing This Blog
- Another Installment on Jobs and Why You Don’t Need One
- What’s Your retirement Plan — Here’s One Guy’s Solution
- What’s Your retirement Plan — Here’s One Guy’s Solution
- Financial Independence With a Motorhome — Is This Guy Insane?
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Comments
[…] that was partially about a family who was free of the senses grind of a regular job by means of their own unique talents coupled with a good old American tradition … a motor home. (See these additional two article if you want some starting points on why getting a job is a […]
Good advice! Don’t end up years later being sorry you never gave it a try. You can always work or volunteer as you travel in your RV too. In some cases you get a free or low-cost RV site as part of your compensation, saving money on campsites. Plus you are saving fuel since you aren’t driving as far as quickly. Sometimes you get all sorts of neat perks like free tickets at area attractions or free meals.
You can find jobs that are meaningful but aren’t full-time or killers. Some are downright fun. You get to know and explore the area and make friends.
Jaimie Hall- Bruzenak
author of Support Your RV Lifestyle! An Insider’s Guide to Working on the road