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Old 02-23-2021, 07:21 PM
 
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I haven't seen the movie but I read the book.

I was lucky that my family helped when I first lost my job and then my house in my late fifties.

I applied for senior housing when I reached ss age and even then had to live frugally. It was either an apartment or travel, not both. It took my having very noisy neighbors for me to decide to at least try the lifestyle.

It's only been a few months and I will be spending part of the summer with family but so far I' m really enjoying this. My car's too small and I'm saving for a larger one but I feel so free. It's the first time I've done some serious traveling and I like it.

I do have a paid off decent car though and family I enjoy seeing, which makes a difference.
In the 20/20 of Hindsight do you wish you would have sold your house before you lost it and used the money to buy a nice camper van? I only ask because I have talked to people that did just that and though they are happier now than they were before they wonder where they would be is they held out longer.

What happened to you will become more common in the coming years 60% of American's are only 3 paychecks from being homeless and many are choosing the nomad life before they reach that point, the "if I'm gonna be homeless I'll be homeless in style" mindset.
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Old 02-24-2021, 03:52 AM
 
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In the 20/20 of Hindsight do you wish you would have sold your house before you lost it and used the money to buy a nice camper van? I only ask because I have talked to people that did just that and though they are happier now than they were before they wonder where they would be is they held out longer.

What happened to you will become more common in the coming years 60% of American's are only 3 paychecks from being homeless and many are choosing the nomad life before they reach that point, the "if I'm gonna be homeless I'll be homeless in style" mindset.

If I came to a point I could not longer afford to live in a house, or decided I didn't want to even if I can afford it, I would sell the house and keep the proceeds for an emergency.
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Old 02-24-2021, 07:22 AM
 
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In the 20/20 of Hindsight do you wish you would have sold your house before you lost it and used the money to buy a nice camper van? I only ask because I have talked to people that did just that and though they are happier now than they were before they wonder where they would be is they held out longer.

What happened to you will become more common in the coming years 60% of American's are only 3 paychecks from being homeless and many are choosing the nomad life before they reach that point, the "if I'm gonna be homeless I'll be homeless in style" mindset.
No. I had no idea this was a lifestyle. I didn't see the recession coming. I loved my job and my house.

I would have been too frightened to do something like this; I couldn't fathom people actually living in their cars or in a motor home. It took years of research before I even considered it.
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Old 02-24-2021, 07:28 AM
 
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If I came to a point I could not longer afford to live in a house, or decided I didn't want to even if I can afford it, I would sell the house and keep the proceeds for an emergency.
During the recession my house lost 50% of its value. I owed more than it was worth.
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Old 02-25-2021, 05:43 PM
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People look for solutions to their situations. That said....there are three types of RV'ers out there today.


First, those with money and resources that travel because that is what they want to do. They don't need any help.



Second, is those that travel from job to job in a RV. It is a tough life. I read the book, but have not seen the movie. I have run into this group on the road.


I have to give them credit. They are dealing with life and trying to both enjoy life and just survive. I will have to remember to be more helpful to these folks. I forget that they are NOT in the first category.


The third group is the "homeless" RV'ers living in urban areas. This is a homeless issue. Yes, if I had to live on the street I would find me a cheap RV.



As I child immigrant to this country I grew up "dirt poor". Somewhere along the line I realized that being "poor" is ok when your young. It is HELL, when your older.



My American wife, always made fun of my concern about being poor in old age. We dodged that bullet, unfortunately, there are many folks that are old and poor.
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Old 02-26-2021, 06:07 AM
 
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Don't forget this type of RV'er, the one who lives in a house, and likes to camp during the warmer months just to get away. Many of us are retirees, comfortable at this time, and we have nice trailers/trucks and love to camp camp cause we can.


Your first category almost covers it but stating travel because that is what they want to do implies TO ME that these are a full time group. And there are more of those than many of us think.
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Old 02-26-2021, 07:43 PM
 
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I think there will be a lot more out there due to the pandemic we've all faced. So many people have lost everything they've strived for. The younger ones may be able to recoup their losses, but it's an unknown at this time.
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Old 02-27-2021, 04:38 AM
 
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I think there will be a lot more out there due to the pandemic we've all faced. So many people have lost everything they've strived for. The younger ones may be able to recoup their losses, but it's an unknown at this time.
I really haven't seen this where I am located in the Midwest. A few restaurants closing but they always seem to come and go. The housing market is still strong and a lot of manufacturing hiring going on.

MEO, are you coming across a lot of new RV, van living people that are doing so more out of necessity than desire?
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Old 02-27-2021, 08:04 AM
 
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I haven't been interacting with people much due to covid. What I have noticed is new people who are tent dwellers. This surprises me as they don't have cars. I can't fathom how they are living.

But, there is a service here, Camel bus, which will pick up people and drive them places for a small fee.

I wonder what will happen to them when summer hits and the temperature soars.
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Old 02-27-2021, 06:01 PM
 
Location: The Sunshine State of Mind
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I've been full timing for several years.

The past year what we have seen since the fall is a large number of families with school age children in the campgrounds all week long. Before they just came for the weekend. Now some are here for a month or longer. The kids do school online. The adults also work online. No reason to stay at home when you have good wifi.

Pre covid the only kids in the campground midweek during the school year were the home schooled kids. Now it seems like all of the kids are homeschooled.
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