How To Save Money RVing [Full Time RV Life]

[@fordracer1415]

Just signed up fmca used your number so you should get some credit for it

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Awesome! Thank you!

[@ronaldw.2923]

Another possible saving source is buying the local newspaper and picking up the freebie newspapers. We bought a local newspaper for one dollar that had a 2 for 1 casino buffet coupon in it. We used the coupon on the sea food night. So, what would have cost us $40.00 was only $20.00. Less the cost of the newspaper, we saved $19.00, Not bad. Also you might scan the local newspaper at the public library to see if there are any saving before actually buying the paper. Another good savings with local papers is seeing if there are any free or very inexpensive things to do in your area.

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Thanks Ronald. We appreciate the info!

[@richd6542]

We just joined Thousand Trails by reaching out to Kimberly. Loads of information and options. We selected our best fit option. Very smooth transaction, now awaiting for the transfer to process (4-5 weeks ugh). I provided Kimberly your id email. Thanks again for all the helpful information! (PS this video was posted on my birthday) Hmm expensive birthday present to me! but the savings!

[@LyfUninterrupted]

That’s great Rich! We’re glad you were able to find a plan that works for you. Thanks for using our referral info and thanks for watching!

[@vickig8612]

As seniors over 62, we purchased the Lifetime America the Beautiful pass for $80. So potentially tons of savings for a lifetime!

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[@Maidendg]

Good to know, thanks. I will be 62 next January. Sounds like a great deal!

[@randallkrich6584]

I have an America the beautiful card and federal campgrounds are only $12.50 for full hookup and you can stay for up to two weeks at a time

[@Revnref]

@@randallkrich6584 Is that the daily rate or for the two weeks?

[@randallkrich6584]

@@Revnref yes that is daily rate my wife also has a card some places will let you flip to her account and stay an additional two weeks at 12:50 a day if they're not booked up

[@DownsizingMakesCents]

Sorry to hear about allergies. We aren’t FMCS members. We have a fifth wheel. We have the diesel truck cards. Saves tons and makes it easier to fill up. We do have Good Sam. We mainly stay at state, county and TTs. We only have the basic. southeast and trails collection. Around $800. Bought it when state parks in Florida shut down. Once we can boondock, we might get Harvest Hosts. National Park Passes are the best. I didn’t know about the COE discount! We have an Amazon credit card. We use points earned all the time to get free things on Amazon. I don’t know if we can calculate that. Escapees saved us money when we bought our battle born lithium batteries. Paid for itself already. We paid for an after market warranty. So far a waste of money. Very informative. Thanks. Stay safe. Alice.

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Hi Alice! Sounds like you guys have things dialed in. Thanks for watching!

[@RichardDeAgazio]

Good info. well done. my Visa Citibank COSTCO card gives 4% on Gas worldwide. 3% on restaurants and air travel 2% on COSTCO and 1% on everything else. no Foreign fees

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Thanks for sharing!

[@lonesomedovefree1429]

A very nice video. I really like the relaxed form you seem to have adopted in your last few presentations. Thanks for the great content as well!

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👍 Thank you. We appreciate the compliment!

[@nancynarraway2183]

You don't have to have the higher Sams club membership to get the credit card. We have the basic for $45 and have had the card for years. There are also lots of discounts on Groupon for anyone that wants a new membership. Thanks for all the tips. We are going full time next month.

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Thanks for this info Nancy! We thought we were special! LOL!

[@sallibosch9504]

Thanks so much for your thoughts!! Can’t wait to one day meet you two when we hit the road full-time!!

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You’re welcome. We’re glad you found it helpful!

[@afwilbanks4172]

A very informative video..great job!! Thanks for sharing...

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We appreciate you tuning in!

[@lilricky2515]

Don't forget to stack your GasBuddy card with other gas programs like Shell Fuel Rewards. It depends on the gas station you're stopping at, but its worth it.

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We do that whenever possible! Thanks for watching!

[@sandywahl9958]

We have Escapees (we also have our mailbox with them), but we used it at one park and we got our membership (and more!) paid for in one night!

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👍 That's great, Sandy. Glad it's working out for you.

[@rickwheeler7480]

thank thanks. we have not hit the road yet. answered a lot for us. love you guys. hopefully, we will get to do our 1st snowbird trip from Alaska if Canada opens up its borders this fall. if you ever get to Alaska we have room for one big rv with water and 20 amp in Palmer

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Hi Rick! Your offer is extremely generous! Thank You. We have always wanted to visit Alaska, so now we have a great reason to! Thanks for watching!

[@jasonelsapeck865]

Just want to say thank you for the green chili recipe. I made it two weeks ago and my husband loved it. We will be making it again this week- Elsa

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Excellent! Glad you liked it!

[@angiemcelroy5498]

With the walmart card you can pay with your phone for everything in the store and get 5% back. It is called walmart pay. You also get 2% on gas there.

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Great info for our community! Thank you!

[@kennyandcandywalker2673]

We have two cards one from our credit union and a Capital One VISA. If you ever decide to go to Canada be sure the credit card you have will do the exchange of money free and not charge you. Our Capital One card does not charge you and it was great to not worry about trying to figure out the exchange rate. Also most credit unions charge a lower interest rate. Never good to carry a balance but you might have to for a couple of months if you have a large repair bill. Our credit union card also pays cash back rewards. We like having two cards just in case one gets compromised. This happened to us one year while traveling. Took a month to get a new card but we had another credit card so we traveled on. Just a thought. Enjoy your videos!

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Thanks Candace. Great info!

[@darylwhetstone3959]

Awsome video, thanks for all the information. We will begin full timing next summer. Safe travels. 😊

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Hi Daryl! That’s awesome! What type of RV do you have?

[@darylwhetstone3959]

@@LyfUninterrupted We have a 06 Winnebago Journey 36G, and a Jeep Wrangler that we'll be pulling. We just sold our house and renting until next summer. We both will retire in December.

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[@rachelschoeftner432]

Great info guys. Thanks. How long do you guys plan on being full time RVers. Since you have that year under your belt.

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Thanks Rachel! We plan on continuing this way of living for the foreseeable future.

[@marklewis2135]

If you have a VA disability letter, your National Park Pass is free for lifetime. Same access as the Senior Pass, without the annual $80 fee.

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Thanks for sharing this info!

[@rjahn3000]

I married an older woman to get the Golden Age Pass good for half price camping worked out great for both of us:)

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[@Garland77]

Very helpful, thanks!

[@LyfUninterrupted]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

[@peppergrower1891]

That was a ton of great information. Thanks😁 Take care and be safe

[@LyfUninterrupted]

Glad you found it useful! Thanks for watching!

[@bobmakow55]

We use Escapees for our mail forwarding service

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That is a very popular option.

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[@craigandlisao9736]

Have you checked out get gone with us..... they’re in 5k(used) on TT and would have spent 13k for one year. We paid 9k(elite connections) for ours,,, but we’re snowbirds only 6months a year, still our savings for the resorts we stay at have paid just about for our membership already !

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Thanks for the info!

[@craigandlisao9736]

Lyf Uninterrupted they’re always giving up to date info in exactly how much they “would have” spent vs. the investment of their membership. Fun couple to watch as well as you two. And just like you they’re full time. 😍

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[@susankenyon6885]

The Amazon Visa also give you those kind of cash back rewards

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👍 Thanks for the info!

[@sandrap3047]

Great info! Thanks for sharing!

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Hi Sandra! Thanks for watching!

[@hermes6587]

Great info thanks for sharing.

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Thank you! We appreciate you watching!

[@ramonlicha3881]

Very nice video! We will start our journey on 2021 when I finally retire. Travel safe and healthy!

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That’s awesome Ramon!

[@meerathegreyhound1044]

Thank u!

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[@dannyspain1895]

We are looking to do y'all are doing - Thousand Trail Zone Pass with Trail Collection only (no lifetime membership). My question is with the 60 day window, do you have any trouble making reservations?

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Hi Danny. We occasionally have issues booking, but we usually call TT to verify availability in those cases.

[@fordracer1415]

First trip of the Oregon coast my happy place riding my rzr on the dunes fmca RoadsideAs is $159 now

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Have fun!

[@judypupek3281]

We like our Amazon Visa cash back rewards.

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[@dianashelton1371]

I use my Discover when they have Gas Stations for extra Cashback. It usually is 1 quarter a year.

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Thanks for sharing!

[@michelmichael8957]

Thanks guys for sharing your life's experiences with all of us. One thing I would like to know, I am assuming certain national parks may not allow you to stay because your rv is too long. It would be nice to have a guide of some kind with such information. I know it includes the tow vehicle as well. Oh by the way, can you tell me in your opinion since I have looking to purchase a gas rv with the same engine. Will this rv of mine pull a small pickup truck like a toyota tocoma with a 750 lbs motorcycle in the bed.. Thanks. Cant' go without my motorcycle you know. LOL. Ps. Be blessed and once again Thank you for caring and sharing.

[@LyfUninterrupted]

Most importantly, you must check the towing capacity of your RV before towing anything! Most RVs have a hitch rating/towing capacity of at least 5000 pounds, but be sure to check your RVs towing capacity as well as the GVWR. Your RV should have stickers somewhere that indicate all of that information. Never, under any circumstances, exceed the GVWR for your RV! One way to know the weight of your RV/towed vehicle is to get it weighed at a CAT scale which are located at many truck stops. Hope this helps.

[@janefurgersonm2528]

We use Escapees especially for our mail service what mailing service do y'all use or do you have family /friend forward your mail?

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Hi Wilma! We use Americas Mailbox.

[@randallkrich6584]

What do you use for a mail service to get your mail all the time

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We use America's Mailbox. Thanks for watching!

[@bobmakow55]

Did you mention Military Campgrounds MWR

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HI Bob. No, we didn't. In general, to use a military campground you must be a military retiree or dependent, a spouse or minor dependent of an active duty service member, a National Guard or Reservist or minor dependent, or a 100-percent service-connected disabled veteran.

[@bobmakow55]

Lyf Uninterrupted not anymore it has recently changed, you no longer need to be a retiree. They expanded it as of Jan 1st. www.militarycampgrounds.us/news-and-articles-mainmenu-2/latest-news/many-veterans-gain-access-to-mwr-facilities

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Hi Bob. Here's the way I read the Bill. Subtitle C, Section 621 of the new bill simply extended certain MWR privileges for certain veterans and their caregivers. The bill doesn't supersede the current requirements, it simply extends to additional categories of Veterans and Purple Heart recipients. Being a retiree (whether or not you fall into one of the extended categories) is still one of the requirements in order to use MWR facilities. Moreover, Veterans who do not fall into any of the existing or extended categories are still not eligible to use MWR facilities.

[@bobmakow55]

Lyf Uninterrupted as a disabled non-retiree veteran I am now eligible also. So as of January the campgrounds are now available to all disabled veterans retired or not with proper ID.

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[@kathystevens8163]

What was the free camping app you mentioned? Thanks for all the info.. travel on, stay safe ~ ⚘😁

[@LyfUninterrupted]

Hi Kathy! Campendium is the app we mentioned. Thanks for watching.

[@kathystevens8163]

@@LyfUninterrupted Thank you very much. I enjoy your channel. 🙋‍♀️

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[@annmazuroski245]

Is your savings calculated above the cost? Such as cost is $30 and save $150 - would that savings be 180 minus the 30 cost? Grest video

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Hi Ann. The savings is a net number which takes into account the cost of the membership. Let’s take our Harvest Hosts membership as an example. The membership cost us $49. We stayed 3 nights($30 average per night if we had paid to stay somewhere else). $90 minus $49 is a realized savings of $41. $Hope this helps.

[@annmazuroski245]

Lyf Uninterrupted yes it does. Thx

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[@randallkrich6584]

Are you deducting the cost of the membership and then giving your savings

[@LyfUninterrupted]

Our savings for each membership is a net number calculation based on cost of the membership and an average daily rate of $30. Let’s take our Harvest Hosts membership as an example: The membership cost is $49. We stayed 3 nights at a potential cost of $90($30 average per night if we had paid to stay somewhere else). $90 minus $49 is a realized savings of $41. Hope this helps.

[@irishinusa1615]

Do you have feedback on USAA cards v cashback. We are both veterans. Interested to hear your views👍😁

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Thank you for serving our country! We use USAA for vehicle insurance only, so we can’t speak to any of the financial tools. Thanks for watching!

[@terratravels923]

Is your America the beautiful pass a senior pass? I’m not 62 yet and was told that the ATB pass wasn’t eligible for camping discounts, only the ATB senior pass was.

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No, ours isn’t the senior pass. The Ranger who sold it to us said it can be used for camping at COE campgrounds. We’ve used it all across the US with no problems.

[@Revnref]

The senior lifetime pass gives 50% discount at camping locations. The regular yearly pass does not.

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We have received 50% off at every COE campground with our annual pass. Thanks for watching.

[@Revnref]

@@LyfUninterrupted You are very fortunate. Perhaps military? www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/benbrook/Recreation/Passes.asp . Just clarifying.

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[@WILDEBILL308]

Another great video. Look at "Next Exit" he has some good spreadsheets available for doing your budget. Have you looked at toll road discounts like EZ-Pass? Let me know and I will send you some info.

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Hi William! Yes, we got out spreadsheet from Bob and Pearl! Why reinvent the wheel, right!? We're familiar with EZ Pass as we lived on the East Coast for some time and it is widely used there. Thanks for the tip!

[@helenwilly2196]

Just as a heads up and in the spirit of sharing: Escapees used to have a really good add on for boondocking/free type campsites for a nominal extra add on to the actual membership (sorry can't remember the name of it). We use extensively for boondocking as we rarely ever go into actual campgrounds other than odd COE beautiful ones like in Couer d'alene etc = Freecampsites.net, ioverlander and for dumps love sanidumps.com. As well we will check out say when close to national forests or known state owned area: USFS, BLM, Trustee lands AZ. As I said just sharing some other ideas. Believe there's a new one as well lately that's coming up in the ranks called www.Freeroam.app which we every so often check on to see how it's progressing on usefulness. Safe and Happy Travels, love how real and relaxed you both are ;)

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Excellent info. Thank you!

[@colag1966]

My husband and I married 34+ yrs just purchased also a 2008 winnebago. Matter fact just last night lol. Now we r second guessing our selfs wonder WTH have we just done. HONESTLY!!! We thought, buy a camper, wife fills it up, pick a spot and go camp. Well NO!!! After already committed in buying this thing the sellers proceed to go over everything with us like a fine tooth comb. I'm standing there going, YEP, UHHH UMMM, NICE, REALLY, WOW, OKAY!!! Saying every whip snitch, honey you hear that??? Honey did u get that?? He's replying, YEP, SURE DID!!° Deep down I'm thinking, GOD I HOPE.. So we make the $$$$ purchase I jump in jeep, he gets in camper and off we go. The entire ride home I'm thinking, OMG so much to soak in. And WHAT???? USE 1PLY TOLIET PAPER!!! Never knew there was such thing. Dont sleep with generator on all night we found the carbon monoxide levels shot up... REALLY?? I thought that was the whole purpose of the generator. No electric, no problems...... Use generator. UMMM GUESS NOT! I just wanted to camp NOT die anytime soon. So ya I'm freaking out all the way home. Praying, man Tom I hope u really understood them. We get home and i tell Tom, i wanna go for a little ride. Tom says, jump in and let's go. He turns the key over and all we hear is this. DING DING DING DING LOUD AS CAN BE. 100% lost as to what?? Why?? Are you serious all ready!! After about 30MIN OF checking everything we could think I gave up when inside and called the previous owners. HELP!!! Another 30 with them on phone and still, DING DING DING DING°!! I'm thinking, omg have we just made a huge mistake. Aprox 5 hours later, 1130pm hubby comes in and says, wanna go for that ride now??? Lol hell no!! It ended up being one of the level Jack's had slipped down. Well hell we had no clue. Thought those came down only when one of those buttons was pushed.. Tom had to LITERALLY crawl under there and beat it back in spot. He said the switch just would NOT bring that one back in place. Something we had no clue about what so ever.. To say we are a little worried now would be an UNDERSTATEMENT!! We purchased this for the pleasure. So far it's been a bit painful lol. With me saying all that. One thing I did remember her saying was, get on youtube and you will find some great advice and really learn a lot. So I jumped on and found you two right off the bat. After watching your video the excitement has been set back in place. We refuse to let that little DING DING DING right off the bat scare us out. I'm sure that's not going to be the last we run into issues. Oh ya, speaking of issues lol Hubby says when we got home. Sorry wife, I have not a damn clue what all they went over while there. Maybe 10% of it. You know all those hand books they had setting there, well get ready to start reading.. HONESTLY!! We own 6 acres out here. I told hubby, I think our best bet is to, pull this thing down by the woods behind house, hook into the HOUSE ELEC and pretend camp. You know, like we did as kids lol. This way we can play around and learn all we need to before getting our self stuck somewhere in B*F*E So pretend camping here we come!!! Hey at least we will have the net. Cause god knows we are gonna be watching a lot of KZbin LOL Thanks guys for making me make light of this. You two are living our dream ENJOY LIFE AND HAVE FUN!! Think of us while traveling . We will be right out back pretending.

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Hi Ladonna! Sounds like you're heading in the right direction! Don't let the little (or big) things) discourage you. They will come and go. Just remember why you set out on the journey to begin with. Feel free to reach out to us via our website or email if you you have any questions! Thanks for watching.

[@russellballard7629]

Yes, Vets get America the Beautiful for free. GREAT VIDEO!!!!!!. Got all and am saving though I'm a vacation camper.... Hope to be on the road a lot this year.

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Hi Russel! Actually, ATB passes are only free to Vets with service connected disabilities. Maybe at some point all Vets will be honored in this way. Thanks for watching!

[@trueedgetrading]

Yahoo!! Mountain Dew

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Thanks for watching.

[@thomastheys6681]

Do not use your cash back for purchase! You may be losing up to 30% ! Cash them out and go back and purchase with Coupons! Etc!!! Get my drift!

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Thanks for the info!

[@bettystevens5397]

Next time you renew your Sam's membership tell them you are a veteran and you get an extra $10 off

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Hi Betty! Thanks for the information!

[@donaldlayton5025]

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Thanks Donald!