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Our difficult decision about keeping our permanent trailer or just sell it and move on to new adventures.
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I'm glad you decided to keep your trailer. $4500 is a cheap staycation these days .😊
We ran the math on it and in comparison to hotels it’s cheap! Thanks for watching.
Sometimes it's not about the money. If you travel the winter months and stay in Canada through the summer, then it's much nicer to spend that time at the trailer, than in your apartment.
We are starting to see that, thanks for sharing.
I know you don't know me, but just want to say.
I am so happy for you both, truly. Your living your dream. My wife and I retired within the last year and oh, what a great feeling of freedom. Live long, have fun, be safe and continue educating us. Thank you so much.
Wow, thank you! so happy you are enjoying your retirement too Cheers ☕️🙂🌺
Hi Tina and Norm 🤗 I think keeping the trailer is a great idea! You may not use it so much now while you're still in "Travel-the-World Mode" but once you slow down a bit you will really love having the trailer to go to.
It has taken us sometime but we have arrived at your point of view!
Just a thought, is there, or should there be, a “swap my trailer” where you swap with other trailer owners across Canada….or beyond. Home exchange is very successful why not this?
David
We decided seven years ago to live "asset light" and shed our big home, boat, vacation home, toys, etc., and use all of that time, energy, and money on only doing what we wanted to do. Our current approach is "only new roads" so we are pushing ourselves to explore new areas and do new things. So far, it has been fantastic. We are exploring far more regionally and globally. We love not having to do any maintenance and to be able to just close the door to the condo and go.
Amazing that you had courage to do this, we admire you!
only new roads....great idea ...thank you
We have contemplated this same decision when our boys grew up. We kept it one more year than we should have but when we sold it, there were no regrets. My advice is to keep it and you'll know when you should sell.
Thanks Suzanne we can to the same decision
Not to be gloomy, but if one of you had a temporary health issue that kept you from traveling internationally, you still have your trailer to go for a closer-to-home vacation. It looks like it is in a lovely spot.
Very good point thanks 🌺☕️
Hi. Your video was very timely (for me and my husband!). We have a small second home at a mountain lake community about 5 hours from our primary home. We want to retire soon and have been trying to decide rather or not to sell it to help offset finances- to help us be able to retire SOONER. Anyway, we are still undecided but am leaning toward keeping it because it has been in our plans to hold onto it so we could enjoy it when we retire! I think we are going to try to keep it and retire sooner than we had originally planned. I am working on getting our numbers to work out for us - we want to retire soooo badly! I told my husband though - if we sell the small lake home- we will never be able to buy one like this again. We would never have enough money to buy it. I believe we have a gem that we should keep for at least a few years after retirement to enjoy like we had originally planned on doing!
Keep it, use it, and enjoy it. You've worked for it. Sounds a great. Good luck from Manchester, England.
It sounds like you’re not yet ready to give up your trailer. One of the signs of getting older is giving up those things that you enjoyed. When I gave up my cottage because I could no longer manage with my heath etc it was with a sense of loss. I still look longing at my canoe stored in the garage. I think you’ve made a wise choice. Enjoy it for as long as you can for the day will come when you miss it.
We are facing a similar dilemma regarding our camp. Keep it or sell it? We haven't used it much in the past 3 summers, but upon reflection, cannot bring ourselves to sell.
Even though we haven't used it much lately, it is a refuge and a wonderful spot to go to
get away. I am happy that you chose to keep the trailer and likely, we'll keep our camp, too.
The Kincardine area is beautiful, especially the shores of Lake Huron. Also love Goderich and Grand Bend! Enjoy your trailer, enjoy the getaway, invite your grandchildren to spend a week each with you and make memories.
I love Ontario for camping. Glad you kept the trailer. Enjoy your great weather.
Thank you! Will do! ☕️
When you question the trailer, go back and watch the first videos you made about buying it. You had me sold!
That was fun to watch taking the old one out and bringing our new one in , we will have to watch it again 🍻🍷🌺
People with boats has the same decision.
They don't really boat much but they do have a nice floating camper with all the fun things to do at the marina
We totally agree!
We had boats for 14 years. 30 ft cabin cruiser here on Vancouver isle. The marina was not a great place to hang out but the islands are. However being as we owned a business we used the boat maybe 14 days a year, at cost of about $1,000-2,0000 per night. I eventually grew to hate the boat, bored of the islands, resenting all the manual labour maintaining it, and being forced to do all summer getaways on a boat instead of travelling to EU, or airBNB, or cycling or backpacking. Was a happy day when I sold it 10 years ago. Bought a 2nd house in Arizona and love it, plus it goes up in value not down. As I just rtired we'll be there 2 months this winter and maybe 4 months/yr beyond that. I will never set foot on another boat.
Sounds like it's very peaceful..hang on to it for a bit more:) Fresh air, exercise all the very best for mental health. Cheers from Colo
I totally love our trailer, and I could not imagine having it to go to. We travel about 3 hrs to get to it, and I still work so one day that 3 hrs won't seem like such a big deal. So glad you decided to keep her, some of our best friendships were gained while camping in a park. Enjoy your day away trips and thanks for sharing.
I think keeping it is a great idea, if you can afford it because we have no idea what is in the future, and after the pandemic experience you might not have a choice to leave your country sometime again. It's always good to see both of you! Take care and enjoy!
Great that you are happy with your decision guys. That's all that matters. You can decide again next year if things change. You're under no pressure. Enjoy your time there and look after yourselves, wherever you go. 😊
Thanks so much, great to “see” you today! 😂😂
Trailer life or van life isn't for everyone. I could never do it, and Ian is the same. But I absolutely love having a flat in England that we can go to... I've learned that my old body does best when I have a comfortable bed to sleep in every night and a good kitchen in which I can make healthy food ... and a nice carpeted bit of floor space with a set of dumbbells to work out every day! I've discovered that those routines are necessary to my happiness. We stayed in 28 places over the past 5 months in Europe... but now we are back home in Texas. Your "trailer lifestyle" sounds great because you are staying active and keeping fit. That is worth a LOT! As well as getting good SLEEP... that is priceless!
Nice that you've found your happy place ;-) XX Dara
Hi Dara, we are having a British episode at the moment in Southampton, will visit the Isle of White…….eating one unhealthy fish & chips and one full breakfast, then diet for a month 😂😂
@@ThisIsOurRetirement wonderful! I look forward to that video! Just keep walking in between those fried foods 😉
Cheaper than a cabin! Glad you made the right decision and are enjoying it!
You sold me. Let's keep it!
Thanks Chris!
We can use our trailer 12 months a year at our private campsite, which we looked into and purchased because of this channel. We love it there, and we also sleep very well there.
We are having similar thoughts about our yacht. It costs us about $12K USD per year so it isn't as cheap as your trailer. However, the money isn't a factor. As 80 gets closer we are finding it physically more demanding to maintain and use the boat. We did just get back from an overnight, which was very pleasant, but will have aches and pains for a few days now from that trip. At any rate we have started talking about selling the boat. One option we have talked about is getting a smaller powerboat (still big enough to overnight comfortably on) to replace the sailboat.
All good also if the trailer helps attract your children/grandchildren to spend more time with you and create some memories.. well worth the money.
Cheers 🙂
I agree, you made the right decision. I’ve always had a second home and it’s a wonderful way to change scenery and still in the comfort of your own home. You never have to pack you just go and enjoy, not mention you can go anytime.👍💕
Thank you 🌺🙂
I think you made a good decision if I was in your place I wouldn’t sell it for now. You have low overhead and do enjoy the time you’re there. Thank you for being so transparent.
Trailer food DOES taste better!!! And the smells of cooking outside float through the air!! I love it!!
You guys look great! Healthy,happy,livin’ the dream!👍 I doubt that you will regret keeping your little home away from home,it’s so nice to just get away to a place that you can still call your own.
Tina and Norm, its about the emotional value that you place your trailer vacation spot in your life, your family values, freedom, and what exactly that place means to you. Is it worth the yearly land rental or could you stay home and go on more day trips. If your children have a trailer there as well, maybe you could share it as well?
I only know, my dad sold his trailer early, and all us kids miss it so much! We would spend weekends as a family together from time to time and swim in lake Huron, have wonderful bbqs and picnicstogether.
We don't do that anymore! 😞😟
It sounds like just enough to keep life interesting!❤
Thanks Lorraine 🌺
You have made the best decision to keep the trailer. I agree you would have really regretted not having it.
So enjoy the time you have left there this Season and look forward to next Year's opening and more opportunities to enjoy it. ❤
Thanks
Glad you are keeping your travel trailer- Enjoy each visit and each other
Best decision is keeping it and visiting it lots more! No airports, fear of lost luggage, negotiating travel deals, exchange rates, customs, lineups, health insurance, expensive restaurants…so many positives.
It is so relaxing and as you say Ken no airport stress!
We had a family cottage for over 50 years and made the difficult decision to sell it about 10 years ago. We had wonderful memories but the maintenance costs were high and it wasn't getting used much after my Mom died. I honesty don't miss the cottage; I miss my Mom. As I get older, the more I want to downsize the amount of stuff I own. By selling the cottage it allowed me, along with my siblings, to pay down debt. Using your place 3 times a year for $4,500 per year plus depreciation costs is not worth it in my opinion but alas you have decided to stay. Friends of ours owned a trailer less than 2 hours away from their home right on a beautiful lake. A few years pass and they don't own it anymore. Costs got out of hand and they didn't use it anymore. Mind you they own a home in the suburbs so they have that to maintain. Another friend of mine had a great idea. He rented a waterfront cabin on Vancouver Island for 2 weeks in the peak of summer for the past 25 years. After enjoying the place for 2 fabulous weeks, he handed back the key and said "see you next year". I was actually jealous and I owned the cottage. Our cottage cost about $12K to keep even though it was "mortgage free". Renting a recreational property has it advantages. Even if I won the lottery tomorrow, I would not buy a 2nd home.
As the cost does not appear to be prohibitive for you, so glad you decided to keep it. Enjoy!
We enjoyed our trailer life for 16 years. The park we were at was changing, our friends were moving out. We did like you and looked at the negatives and positives. In our case the negatives won out. Enjoy your time in Kincardine. We visit family there a few times a year and love it. Also Port Elgin and Southampton. Lake Huron is my happy place.
We do love all the area all around Kincardine it’s beautiful 🌺🍷🙂
Enjoy the trailer as long as you’re able. I had a trailer (with my husband at the time and my son) about an hour from me on Lake Erie. I got rid of it a couple of years ago because stuff happens. It was great for the 18 years we were able to enjoy it. I let it go when it became too much work and money to keep. My next chapter will be travel! 😁
Thanks Debbie for sharing your experience. 😀😀
We're finding that we love the variety of our life now. We sold our home in St. Catharines, ON 3 years ago and have been travelling full time since! We did buy a condo in Bucerias, Mexico which was our best decision!! We spend winters down south and rent it out to friends and family when we feel like going elsewhere. We also have a campervan for summers in Ontario when we aren't travelling, housesitting or visiting our kids:) We've been following you along from the beginning. Cheers!
Once again your soothing voices and upbeat attitude calms me down.As long as you're healthy and active, the trailer is a no brainer.
Thanks Ken!
Hi Tina and Norm! Have been following you guys for a while. Good on you for keeping the trailer. Wishing you all the best. With love from Australia. 😘
I think it was a smart decision to keep the trailer. Getting out in the fresh air and sunshine does the body and soul good! I did notice you weren’t there as much this year. Lol. You can always sell later. But enjoy it now when you can.
Another advantage of having a trailer, at least from someone who lives in the US West is having a means to escape the smoke from wild fires.
It’s getting harder to avoid, we are 3,000 miles from wildfires but still get effected by them.
I think you made the right decision. About 5 years ago we sold our trailer near Bobcaygen. We thought we would travel more instead. However soon afterwards health issues meant travelling is no longer possible so this year we went out and bought another trailer! There is nothing like the fresh air, farmer's markets and small towns of cottage country. We are near a local shop that makes their own ice cream called Slickers - love their lemon meringue flavour.
Sorry to hear of your health issues but so pleased you are back enjoying a new trailer 🙂☕️🌺
The strawberry ice cream alone would have clinched the decision!
Enjoy, be well, and great adventures!
It definitely was part of the decision 🍦 Will 🙂
Hi Norm and Tina, I enjoy your channel. I'm happy to hear you are keeping the trailer. Just imagine facing another pandemic without having that escape.
Thanks for watching 🍻🙂☕️
Hi Tina and Norm.😊 See how things go during the next season, and this will guide your decision about whether to keep the trailer. Sometimes it takes time to decide. Gage if you are raring to go to the trailer next Spring. Keep the phone numbers of people who made you offers. All the best with your decision! ✨😊✨
Every non-essential thing we have every owned and used has gone by the wayside eventually. This includes aircraft, etc. There is great enthusiasm at the beginning, but at some point, they become more of a burden because of the need to go some place to use them, pay ongoing costs for maintenance, storage, etc. So now we focus on going new places and doing new things rather than doing something over and over. We find exploring new places and having new experiences are more exciting and leave the maintenance labor and costs to others.
BTW you both are looking so healthy~ plan on living well for another 34 years! Until the next time keep smiling!
Thank you! Will do!🙂
Keep in mind you can always move your trailer, closer to home might have you go more often if that's an option, my trailer park is also 2 hours from me but most people in it are from London 1 hour away but still on the lake, it's also quite a bit less expensive to rent a lot than yours. When you're done exploring the area you're in consider having it moved, or you could also always sell and buy another trailer down the road if you miss it.(I know you said you have friends and family there but you make friends wherever you go and bring the fam with you!) I'm surprised you only get there a handul of times a year, hopefully that can change, trailer life is such a nice vibe, life just slows down there for me anyway.
Sounds like you need to give the trailer another year or two to see if you want to keep it. Try to go more next year… as the more you go you may meet more people and have more fun. That’s what we are finding. Have gone to ours in Sauble 54 days this year so far and not retired yet. We have been hanging out with retired people and can see all they are doing at the trailer and I can’t wait to join them.
You are very right, thanks for sharing your experience.
What you have done is kept your options open. This is an asset that will give you a return. Not in money terms but in memories & a great base to explore the region further. A great call. The improvements will both help you to enjoy it more but also boost its “saleability” if you ever find yourself need, or want to. Greetings from Ireland
Cheers David🍷 🇮🇪 🍻🇨🇦
You two look happy. Trailer seems to be therapeutic. I'm a minimalist so the trailer would have to go, but seems nice indeed.
Thank you 🙂
It’s a hard decision, and not one that anyone can make for you. We are in a similar position: living in London, summer place in Goderich. It would make financial sense to sell one to have more travel $, but we don’t want to give up our summers on Lake Huron! For now, we will maintain both while we figure out what we can live without and what we can’t. Really, we are very lucky that we have this kind of problem, aren’t we? I think you won’t regret keeping the trailer; the time may come that you think differently, and that’s okay. Enjoy the lifestyle you have for right now. You’re lucky too.
Sounds like we are both keeping them Cheers 🌺☕️🙂
Glad you're hanging on to it for a while yet. That part of Ontario IS really lovely. The lake, the night skies - especially over the lake I loved my years at Point Clark. We'd go to the store for a baby-sized ice cream cone and they were huge too! And cheap!
As long as you can drive out there I'd say keep it!
Yes we agree Mary and the ice cream 🍦 is delicious 😋
I love hearing about your adventures in Ripley! It's interesting how you've weighed the pros and cons of trailer life. It sounds like the connections and experiences you've gained are really worth holding onto. I totally agree-sometimes, you don't realize the value of something until it's almost gone. Glad to see you're finding joy in the little things, like swimming and biking, and even those delicious pancakes! Enjoy the rest of your trailer season!
Thanks for watching we appreciate it.
You guys are an inspiration!
Thanks so much ☕️🙂
We have two neighbors at our seasonal campsite in our slice of heaven in beautiful Pinawa Manitoba who spend 5 months at the camper (summer home base) and 6 months at their mobile in Arizona and one month visiting friends and family! Two mobile home bases and they love missing our beautiful Manitoba winters 🥶. Super economical and super active! Love your videos you guys. Getting ready for retirement and love all the options out there.
I heartedly agree with 'pintsizestories' comment.
• Any sort of health issue could cut your global traveling.
BUT you'll have the trailer, close to your Son & Grands.
I know out here folk spend a heck of a lot more than that to vacation in AZ.
- no family - constantly worried about a trip to US hospital, - Scorpions at night.
+ GLAD, you're keeping the trailer.
+ It gives you peace of mind, heart ❤.
+ All those things that lined up to get that Park, the Trailer, the dealer moving it on set up.
ALL that doesn’t line up twice for a person.
Enjoy!
~ Ben Y Vancouver ISLAND
Always lovely to hear from you Ben thank you Cheers 🍻🙂
Glad you decided to keep your trailer. From what you told us in this video, you get so many different benefits from having your trailer. I think you would have regretted selling it. You must have gone mad temporarily. 😄
Carry on!
We agree😂😂
We have spent summers at a remote train-in or fly-in location all our lives and I think we would find it hard to give up. While we are off grid we have every modern convenience. Do what's right for you. Glad you have your retreat when you want.
Hey Tina and Norm, 😊
Even, if it would only be for the reason of getting that huge ice cream, over in Hollyrood, then it’s a good idea to keep the trailer! 😂
So glad they still have these inexpensive ice creams.
Also, love passing by the horse pulled wagons on the road.
Leisurely travel, wonderful towns to visit.
It’s a lovely area, to travel
🚐 and enjoy your trailer life!
Sam 🌷
All the things we love Sam ❤️
You are most fortunate. Enjoy while you have good health.
Thank you Kathy
Kincardine is beautiful so hang onto your second home.
It really is! 🙂🌺☕️
Trailer life at first and for awhile is good but then things change.
Well worth keeping. It’s a little gem and as others said, you may get to the point physically where it is a great getaway option rather than major traveling.
Thank you 🌺🙂
I agree with your decision to keep the trailer. I like having a second place that’s familiar but not home. My parents have a time share condo in Wisconsin and none of the small towns in the area have 1000 residents, but it’s enormously popular in the summer. My parents don’t go there anymore but all the kids and grandkids do. We have a roster of places we visit each year and sometimes add in one or two new ones.
Now that I’m retired I have thought about buying a lot in a couple of campgrounds and snow birding between them seasonally. I would start with one and see how it goes
Great Decision, Tina and Norm, especially if there is another pandemic causing restricted travel or anything else happens. It is a Lovely area and your Deck is beautiful and large to relax outside and enjoy the Birds. I always enjoy listening and wish you a happy weekend and end of season visit and more Ice Cream. Every Kindness to you. 🌺
Yes! Thank you! hoping no other pandemic but it is nice to a place to go to that is our happy place and comfortable 🍻🙂
Another similar story here but rather with a modest house on a 240 acre farm. We absolutely love it here, its a true sanctuary from our city home with its winding lazy river and incredible wild life. Sadly in the last couple of years we have not been visiting as much because of travel and whatever else has occupied us. That said I don't feel absolutely compelled to part with it as it really only cost us around $2000 a year in property taxes and some minimal utility fees. I rent out the pasture and the few head of cattle we have left get looked after by our neighbor. In the end any minimal operating cost that is left over I write off as a agricultural tax loss. We have also been fortunate enough to have bought the land at a historical low and its since increased by nearly 600% in the last couple of decades. Not to mention the land fills freezer with all the vegetables we care to grow and the occasional fish, Beef or Elk. I would love to pass it to the kids but honestly I don't think they would appreciate it as much as we do.
Life does throw us hard decisions good luck 🙂
Oooooh pancakes with maple syrup! Definitely what you should be eating for breakfast in Canada! ;-)
Yes with real maple syrup!
If you use only 3-4 times a year, IMO it’s so not worth the money! Our seasonal site is $4400/year and we camped 43 night this year, which averages about $100/night. Good luck to you!
We are going to use it more next year ☕️
It has been kind of a funky year this year. If you have it definitely keep it. In the years to come the trailer may be a wonderful retreat to go to. good decision.
I think you guys made the right decision, great to get away in Ontario
It's also nice to have another place to go that belongs to you. Say a fire damages your apartment building, or some other scenario. We love being in our trailer in the summer and miss it in the winter. Good choice to keep it, I think.
You are right!
One way to look at it is you have a second property whose cost - other than sunk cost - is pretty reasonable (compared to, for example, a cottage that you rent or buy). If you only used it a month or two a year, you’d be getting good value out of it. Just a thought.
2 weeks of a cottage in Ontario is the full cost of the trailer for the season!
Very true, even if you can find one!
Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts.
Of course it’s easy for us to say-but we say keep it!
Hi guys. We had a trailer (15x40 park model) in that same campground from 2008 to 2014. We sold ours (it was in the M section), after we bought some acreage and were having difficulty finding time to visit the park vs all the outdoor related work we needed to do at the new place. As well, our kids got older and weren't as interested in joining us. Nonetheless, we miss that place and if we didn't have several acres of land to keep us busy, we probably would have kept our unit. We especially miss the ice cream at that corner General Store in Holyrood. :-)
Thanks for sharing the ice cream 🍦 is sooo good 🙂
Can’t believe you’re in kincardine. Been watching you for years. Our family cottage is there.
Hope I see you all at the pipers some Saturday.
That’s very cool Jamie maybe next year 🍻🙂
Hi Norm and Tina: I’m glad you are keeping your wonderful trailer so you can enjoy it next season! You will know when you are ready to sell it! Kippis from Finland. Paul and Helen.
Glad you are enjoying Finland , we are having a blast in Southampton UK 🇬🇧 , visited the Isle of Wight on a high speed ferry and now waiting to board a cruise 🚢 Cheers 🍻🙂
@@ThisIsOurRetirement Have a fantastic trip. Stay safe.
Thanks Paul 🍻
It’s been 4 years since we let ours go, for the first year we were happy but we have missed it ever since. We can buy a new one but the prices have really increased and we cannot get back into the community where it was parked. We do have regrets. If a pandemic were to hit again, the trailer would satisfy our cabin fever if unable to travel. :(
That’s a tough one thanks for sharing 🌺
YAY! I’m glad you’re keeping your trailer! It’s a get away for you. We own an Island up north and can only get up 6 weeks a year. It costs about the same as yours for property taxes, hydro, propane and parking but it’s a place to reset and destress. Love your videos! 😀🙏🏼🇨🇦
Oh wow! yours sounds great too Lynda 🌺🙂
Ya know, down here in the south there are few but some camp grounds that have stationary campers set up and ready to rent as if it was a cabin. I watched one such video a couple of years ago that had 3 Airstream campers to rent in a campground in the Smoky Mountain area. That's a lot cheaper than paying $4,500 a year😅
Oh keep the trailer. If you cannot travel abroad. It is great to have a holiday nearby. You can have family visit.
Yes Maryrose, we finally got to that decision 😂😂
We are trying to replicate your situation because we feel that when we are away on the Sunshine Coast ( where we go once a month for 5 months!!) we feel it improves our health and is within 2 hours of our home! My hubby has had 2 major health challenges and we’ve still managed to go! I agree with your decision!❤
Yes it’s a great feeling Dawn we do know how you feel 🌺🙂
Good decision, unless you get in financial dire situation enjoy this wonderful caravan lifestyle as much as you can.
With the way home prices and rentals … you may have to live there full time. You never know what’s going to happen. !!!
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Hi N&T , I agree with what the other viewers are saying about keeping trailer, and you will know when to sell when the time comes. I think that's the key - R&R when you are at the trailer. We are looking to do more of R&R when we go to winter cottage instead of day tripping as often. It's blooming exhausting 😂 Enjoy the rest of your stay in this beautiful weather. Cheers D&F
Thanks Fay and Danny Cheers 🍻☕️
my " trailer" is my little single wide in Florida . I like to escape the apartment ! condo fees 1600 per year taxes 100 per month warm winters are great!
Where in Florida?
We would love to find one for a couple of months in Florida 🇺🇸 over winter 🇺🇸🍻🇨🇦
Once paid for, it becomes almost ideal for digital nomads who want/need to maintain a base. Lots of people need a base like this for family, medical, or legal reasons. $4500 a year for space rent, plus a few ancillary costs, isn't that much in the grand scheme of things. You would be hard-pressed to find an Airbnb or short-term option for that price. It also gives you the ability to store items and have a "nest".
If you don't have family, legal, or medical ties to an area or just find your home country unappealing or less exciting than other destinations, it may not be worth it.
We fall into the second category. We have no serious ties to our home countries and haven't lived at home for 5+ years now. It just makes more sense for us financially and medically, and we find our lives are more fulfilled elsewhere.
work home and a third place to go is a blessing
In the end it’s about “memory dividends” not “financial dividends “ ….!
Great point ☕️
Regarding selling your trailer or not I'd say it's like answering the question "How do you know when it's time to retire?" You just know when it's time and it sounds like the answer on the trailer is "Not now". As long as the benefits out weighs the costs (those aren't necessarily dollars and cents) and it brings you happiness the decision is simple.
Have you ever been to Bayfield? It's very near Lake Huron and when my husband and I first started dating we took a trip to Ontario from here in michigan, and Bayfield was one place that we stopped for a day. It's a lpretty and quaint ittle town and enjoyable to visit. That's where I fell in love with my husband ❤ There was a beautiful dining room in a restaurant or hotel. The windows were quite tall and there was a lot of beautiful Woodwork in there. By the way I'm glad you decided to keep your trailer!
What a lovely story 🇺🇸❤️🇨🇦☕️ yes we like Bayfield .
I think you’re doing the right thing 😊
Good price for your strawberry ice cream. I was in Bobcaygeon and stopped at Kawartha Dairy for a small Moose Tracks and it cost me $7.10!
the pricing is not bad basically you are spending about $500 a month year round to keep it and keep it up and running. Pretty cheap for a 2nd home. Being an appraiser for a living I appraise RV's quite often. Unfortunately RV'S are plummeting in value again like they were pre covid, so I would not expect when you do decide to sell that it will be worth what you want. I think I would keep it until you find something else that the $500 a month would be better for!
Keep it. You'll miss it after it's gone. This is your Go years. Sell it later in the No-Go years.
Glad your going to keep it, maybe you could rent it to friends at mates rates to help cover the costs
We aren’t allowed to rent it out 🙂☕️
That sounds great!!
A LOT of people bought RV trailers during the pandemic and are now trying to sell them. RV sales at RV companies are over stocked. Now is NOT a good time to try to sell an RV!
Sounds like you are enjoying the RV.