November 2019 Expense Report – Full-time RV Living

It's time once again for our monthly expense report where we share the costs associated with our full-time RV life. We live in a 2014 24' Thor Chateau 22E Class C RV with our two cats, Maggie and Molly. We do not have a sticks-and-bricks home base, but travel wherever the weather takes us as …

Return to Home Base, Our New Big-Boned Gal, Decision on a New Rig

Currently located at Escapee's Rainbow's End RV Park in Livingston, Texas, our home base: Whew, what a whirlwind this past week has been! We wrapped up our stay in Tupelo, Mississippi on Sunday, after spending Black Friday doing a little shopping with my Mom, and then helping my parents put up their Christmas tree and …

Happy Thanksgiving, Huge Changes Coming Soon

Currently located at Tombigbee State Park near Tupelo, Mississippi: Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Hope your holiday is a happy one! We are wrapping up our two-week stay here in North Mississippi where we're spending the Thanksgiving season with my parents. It's been such a joy to be able to visit with them after being on the …

On The Road Again, Day 4: Mingus to Campbell

Currently at the Stinson RV Park near Campbell, Texas. We are traveling back to my hometown of Tupelo, Mississippi to spend some time with family for Thanksgiving. I’ll be doing a short update each day of our drive this week. Today, our fourth day of driving on our Thanksgiving "pilgrimage" was a short day in …

On The Road Again, Day 3: Loraine to Mingus/Gordon

Currently at the Cactus Rose RV Park in Mingus, near Gordon, Texas. We are traveling back to my hometown of Tupelo, Mississippi to spend some time with family for Thanksgiving. I’ll be doing a short update each day of our drive this week. This will be a super-short update because I'm having to type it …

On The Road Again, Day 2: Van Horn to Loraine

Currently at the Ms G's RV Park in Loraine, Texas. We are traveling back to my hometown of Tupelo, Mississippi to spend some time with family for Thanksgiving. I’ll be doing a short update each day of our drive this week. We got a very good night's sleep last night at the Oasis RV Park …

On The Road Again, Day 1: Deming to Van Horn

Currently at the Oasis RV Park in Van Horn, Texas. We are traveling back to my hometown of Tupelo, Mississippi to spend some time with family for Thanksgiving. I'll be doing a short update each day of our drive this week. It's so exciting to finally be on the road again, doing some serious nomad …

Cows Come Calling, Milestone Birthday, Generator Conks Out

From the Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff, Arizona: Summer is definitely showing signs of winding down here in the mountains. The angle of the sun is noticeably different than it was when we arrived here back in late May, making the shadows longer and darker. The temperatures have continued to be mostly very pleasant with …

Expense Report for September-October 2018

Happy Halloween! This is the report that several people have requested, and which we had always planned to include on the blog. Today we're going to talk about what it costs us to live this lifestyle. First, a couple of caveats. Every RVer is different--different rig, different diet, different interests--so our expenses are unique to …

New Mexico – I’m In My Happy Place

Good Friday morning from Leasburg Dam State Park in Radium Springs, New Mexico, about 15 miles north of Las Cruces. I just spent an hour sitting in my lawn chair in my pajamas and slippers, sipping my coffee and watching the sunrise. I'm in my happy place! But getting here was a little bit stressful. …