2023 Cost of RV Living [Our January - March RV Life Expenses]
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- What’s the real cost of RV living full time? We’re breaking down our average RV living costs per month for Q1 of 2023, and we’re including EVERY penny we spent to give you the best picture of what the true cost of full time RV life is. And spoiler alert...we're over budget!!
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Timestamps:
0:00 How we’re breaking it down
1:00 RV Travel Related Expenses
3:05 Campground Costs & Other expenses
6:00 RV Repair & Maintenance Costs
9:47 Regular Fixed Expenses
10:29 Regular Variable Expenses
12:09 Overall Average Monthly RV Life Costs
12:38 Free RV Life Budget Tracker
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We’re Victoria & Craig! In 2021, we decided that we needed to make life a little more exciting, so we bought a used 2014 Dutchmen Denali 330rls fifth wheel and completely renovated it. Then, we sold our house in Tallahassee, Florida and hit the road full time in our RV! We’ve traveled all around the United States and fell in love with boondocking in our RV at the most beautiful places. You’ll always find us on some kind of outdoor adventure, whether it’s hiking the Grand Canyon, rock climbing in Yosemite or surfing the shores of California. Subscribe to our channel (bit.ly/3JF0VmZ) to follow along on our full time RV living adventures!
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Love the transparency and watching the adventures. We are in Utah and looking to go full-time RVing in two years once our youngest is done with high school. We want to travel the country and explore hot spots and churches across the USA. As believers, I also appreciate your continued tithe commitment. Also while you are out west and in the spring before its too hot I highly recommend checking out southern Utah parks, Zions, Bryce Canyon, and Arches are all great.
Thank you so much for watching. Going to new churches and meeting new people is always exciting.
If you do replace your rv, take a serious look at Arctic Fox by Northwood. We had an Arctic fox cab over camper in the past and now own a 24 foot Arctic Fox bumper tow for the last five years. Zero issues with both rigs. And we go in some rough boondocking areas. When you get back to Tucson you should try a Sonoran hot dog. They are found everywhere from roadside carts to large Mexican restaurants.
We have some friends with an Artic Fox and they have had the same great experience!! It seems like Northwood is doing something right for sure. I can guarantee we won’t be buying another Thor camper. 🙄 and we tried those last time we were in Tucson!! So good!
Very helpful. Thanks for including everything!
Absolutely, no problem!!
So impressed with you having tithing in your budget. ❤
Thank you for your transparency in this video and thank you for your conviction to continue to provide a tithe from your income!!
Of course! And thank you for watching! 😄
It’s very helpful. I see all these videos and I thought it’s cheaper to live an RV life. Now I see maybe not. It is all in what you want in a life. Thank you for sharing!
I've been back tracking your vids since Im a knew subscriber. I full time RV with my teen daughter at a park I've been at for 5 years. And its just 5.5 miles from where I work. Im a truck driver home every evening and no weekends unless I want to. My expenses are not that high being at one place. But when I retire, I plan on taking my 41-foot Montana over the road. So this video is inspiring my to carefully calculate what I need to do this at retirement in 11 years. Im now 54 but look like 40 as people have told me. You said you tithe, that means you're Christians like myself. And that just makes me love you guys even more. You guys are fun to watch and I think I might be living a little vicariously through you all 🤣🤣🤭🤭......
Love it. Thank you
Thank you for watching!
BRAVO on such a wonderful video, MEMORIES and GREAT TIMES do cost
Thank you so much!! And agreed, but so worth it! ❤️
Thank you. This is very helpful. You just don’t know how much it adds up until you break it all down.
So glad that it’s helpful!! And I agree! The little stuff really adds up 😅
Thanks so much for sharing! Knowing where our money goes is a big deal so we as stewards of it can do our best to use it wisely in this life!
I absolutely agree with you, and thank you for watching.
Wow! Thanks for the video. We are only months away from going full time so this video was great. Also interested in the tracker.
Of course! Glad it’s helpful! Everyone’s numbers are so different based on your lifestyle, etc, but I always find it helpful to see how others’ add up. And there’s a link in the description, if you put your email address in, it’ll send to you automatically and has instructions on how to use it!
Very helpful! We hope to go FT in the middle of 2024. Thank You!
Ahh yay!! It’ll be here before you know it! So glad it was helpful, thank you for watching 😊
Thanks for sharing your spending amounts. This budget template is incredibly detailed. I'll give it a try and see how our numbers turn out.
Ahh yay!! I hope you find it useful! I’ve tried lots of apps but I’ve found that I pay more attention when I have to do it myself 😅
Thank you for sharing your budget and all of the pieces as this is really important for those of us looking to hit the road!
I am going to be using your spreadsheet this year to be able to 1 figure out where our money goes and 2 compare each quarter 3 compare year to year
Oh that makes me so happy to hear!! So glad it is helpful! 🙌🏼
The budget template seems super helpful! I signed up to receive. Thanks for the transparency!!
Thank you so much! I hope it is helpful for you and feel free to reach out with any questions!
@@wildrvlife I haven’t received the template yet but when I do, I’ll holler if I have questions
Thank you for the realistic cost of living full-time RV life!
Absolutely! Thank you for watching!! 😄
My wife & I full time and we love your content, keep it up. Thanks so much for the spreadsheet.. Serious skills & we plan to give it a try going forward..
Thank you so much!!
Loved you budget figures. It’s good to know realistic numbers so those of us thinking about full time RVing can make an informed decision. As for buying a new RV, remember they lose their value quickly. In one years time you’ll have a well used trailer with the same monthly payment for a long time to come before it’s paid for. Good luck on your travels. Have fun while you’re young and can enjoy it. Please keep the videos coming.
That is our biggest issue with buying a new RV! Even though we’re spending in maintenance what we could be spending on a payment, at the end of the day we know that we owe $0 on it, and it’s hard to give that up!
I love watching you guys and I love watching budgets for full time living. What do you guys do for a living? Very informative...
Thanks! We’ve got more info on our jobs, background, etc in our About Us video here! th-cam.com/video/Dlp5NsU2jfQ/w-d-xo.html
We have Open Roads fuel program and it saves us a lot on fuel.
We also have Thousand trails and The trails collection for around $800 a yr. That gives access to will over 150 campgrounds all over the US for no charge.
Our RV and toad are paid for, so we have just food and fuel each month. Food actually costs the most lately.
Really enjoy your videos. I was glad to hear you tithe. You can't outgive God!
Good job tracking all that!
Thank you!! Lol we didn’t always track so meticulously before RV life but now I’m addicted to knowing where all the money goes 😆
I don't remember how I stumbled on your vids but I've watched several and I just wanted to let y'all know they're great content. Nice job on your solar setup. 2800 watts is impressive. Do you have a link for that comfy looking foldable chair at around 6 min mark? I gotta buy it lol. Thanks and safe travels
Thank you so much!! And yes! They are the padded club chairs from Camping World
www.campingworld.com/macsports-club-chair-623443.html
We are getting our new RV inspected tomorrow for full-time. Goodness, that's a really high average.
There’s people out there who do it for less too! It all depends on your lifestyle. If you download my budget template from the link on the description, there’s a budget planning sheet so you can plug in all the numbers for what you think you’ll spend (based on where you plan to go and current bills you already have that won’t go away) and you can get a better idea of what it will be for you
I might of missed it, but did you mention a number for where you wanted to be for the budget? It takes a lot of dollars to rv, a common misconception. But it's so worth it.
Overall we want to try and keep our yearly average closer to about $5,000 per month for all expenses, which is what last year’s was. Of course, if we come under that, I’d be happy but staying on par is the goal!
Very detailed budget explained . What kind health insurance for 311 per month ? little bit more details please .
Thank you for sharing
We have a medical health sharing plan, it’s not technically “insurance” and we’ve never had to use it so I can’t really give any review of it but it’s peace of mind for just in case
Definitely gotta budget yourself before hitting the road full-time, like you stressed in you video…your lifestyles will dictate it. I love your guises videos.
Yess definitely! And thank you so much! It’s honestly crazy how much this lifestyle can vary, cost-wise but I know there are people who spend WAY less…and who spend way more 😆
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Your Sheet link seems to be broken? It just keeps trying load. I was in Baja Sur in Jan and Feb. Didn't RV but want to next winter. Love your channel!
That's a lot of 💰, but, you only live once, so, enjoy your experiences!
Very true! Thank you for watching! 😄
I'd go Grand Design myself. Look for one year old ones.
Yeah we’ve heard good things about them too. Though we’ve heard a lot of bad things about almost all brands with covid and increased mass production I’ve the last few years, but if we stuck to within only a year or so old, we might be good! It’s tough, that’s for sure!
What year is your RV? Ours is 2010 259rex 5th wheel Denali lite.
It is a 2014 dutchmen denali 330rls.
Bite Go on U only get down that far south 1’s in a Lifetime.
So true!
I would like to know who you use for truck and full time rv Insurance. Thanks
We use Progressive for both! We actually had to do an RV claim with them for roof damage and it went really good. But I also know someone who had a terrible experience with them when they were in an RV accident, so I guess it’s a toss up
Hey there, so what kind of work do y'all do to make a living while on the road?
I (Victoria) work full time remotely as a Marketing Director as our main source of income. However, content creation has provided a small boost which is nice 😄 we go more in depth on our story here: th-cam.com/video/Dlp5NsU2jfQ/w-d-xo.html
Whew! That's a lot of money...
It definitely all adds up! But if you can find a way to cut just your vehicle payment, fuel and food costs to half of what we do (which could definitely be done with some lifestyle adjustments), you’d save about $1,300/month! Those are some of the big ones for us
so how do you keep up the income?
Simple answer, remote work! We’ve got more info on our story here: th-cam.com/video/Dlp5NsU2jfQ/w-d-xo.html
What do you do for a living on the road?
I (Victoria) work full time remotely as a Marketing Director as our main source of income. However, content creation has provided a small boost which is nice 😄 we go more in depth on our story here: th-cam.com/video/Dlp5NsU2jfQ/w-d-xo.html
Nice. Trying to find remote work 👍
So where does the incoming money come from?
I (Victoria) work full time remotely as a Marketing Director as our main source of income. However, content creation has provided a small boost which is nice 😄 we go more in depth on our story here: th-cam.com/video/Dlp5NsU2jfQ/w-d-xo.html
I just don’t understand how you can afford almost 70 K a year. I’m guessing one or both are working while still traveling. Still enjoy your vids happy travels
Yes, we work remotely!
WoW too much for Me
OK so I thought you’re income was 5K month and you’re spending 5700. the end is near. As soon you have a major expenditure, which, of course will happen, it’s going to be over. Perhaps start thinking about wrapping up this awesome adventure you’ve been on and going onto the next thing? At least think about your exit plan. 👍
I’m not sure what made you think our income was $5K a month, we do not share our income.
We definitely do not have average expenses that total more than our income. If we did, we would find ways to lower our expenses because otherwise we would have no room for tithing, savings, and investing - which are also a part of our finances but also things we don’t share exact numbers on because our goal is to share the costs of full time RV life, not necessarily just share our entire financials.
Our future is something we think about a lot and comes into our financial planning 😄
The obvious elephant in the room how much do you guys actually bring in on a monthly basis that have an expenditure 5700 monthly?
Between two adults and a couple of income streams, more than $5,700 😄 however, our exact income amounts is not something we share publicly. We share our expenses so that people who watch our lifestyle and are interested in RV living can see how much our lifestyle costs as a starting point.
And then, if you know that your truck payment is lower (or maybe you own your truck) or you don’t like eating out as much as us…you’ll be able to estimate how much less (or more) your lifestyle could cost.
@trainme100 I see now that you were referring to comments asking how much we make and not WHAT we do to make money.
We’ve always shared how we make money (working full time as a Marketing Director and also content creation) because that is helpful information to people wondering how to make money on the road.
You can also Google things like “average salary of [profession name]” for any job that you personally might be interested in and can even search by location so that you can see how much you might expect to make in your area for whatever remote job you’re interested in. That’s what I would suggest if you’re looking to do more research on income amounts for various professions.
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