It started with a dream. Then it became a plan.
Ten years ago in 2007, I was far off from retirement but it is never too early to start putting a plan into motion. After all, the journey is part of the pleasure.
First, I assessed what we had. Our biggest asset was the house - no mortgage. We had some savings, but probably only enough to allow us to live about 5-7 years (frugally) supplemented by social security. Our vehicles were older, paid for, but would eventually need to be replaced. We were both working full time. Health insurance would be our biggest expense. And we would need an RV.
As I started doing research, I discovered a whole world of possibilities through RVing. "Workamping - a contraction of "work camping" is a form of RV camping involving singles, couples or families who work part-time or full-time. The people who are Workamping can be called Workampers." This would be an opportunity for us to be compensated, even if only covering our living expenses. It would also provide a venue for us to be active, involved and meet like minded people. I also joined RV communities on-line and found members very supportive and forthcoming.
Selling the house would provide a bigger nest egg and investment income but we still wanted a home base in Massachusetts, at least for the warmer months. An ideal situation would be a condo, where exterior maintenance - mowing, snow plowing - would be eliminated from our list of responsibilities. With money from the sale of our house, we could buy a property outright and our living expenses would be greatly reduced. It would be hard to convince my husband of this.
We started visiting RV sales centers and RV shows in Boston and Rhode Island, to gather information about products, pricing and figure out what would work for us. We weren't quite ready to buy.
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