The Real Cost of Full-Time RV Living and Travel in 2024 | July 2024 Expenses Revealed

[@michaelbecnel63]

Auto services busting the budget....good info. Happy Trails 🐕

[@thewanderingshores]

Yeah it sure is. We're hoping the rest of the year calms down quite a bit. Appreciate you taking the time to watch and even more to comment- Kyle and Michelle

[@burlingtonbill4687]

Hey guys. Good to see you are still out and about. As the summer is winding down we are itching to get back on the road. We finished several mods on the Brinkley and will be heading to the state of Washington in early September. Sorry about all the extra expenses this past month. Hope August treats you better. Travel safe and maybe catch you on down the line sometime. Burlington Bill busking on the road and on you-tube.

[@thewanderingshores]

Thats awesome, where are you headed in Washington? I have family in Bellingham and in Port Angeles. PS if you ever visit Port Angeles, be sure to stop by the community pool it is named in honor of by grandfather. It was previously called the William Shore Memorial Pool, but now is the Shore Aquatic Center. 8) Safe travels and see you at Imperial later this year.

[@burlingtonbill4687]

@@thewanderingshores Olympic Nat. Park I think. We were there before I retired but felt rushed and want to take our time and do it right. Pretty cool about your Grandfather! Hope you can hear some of our music this winter. Travel safe!

[@blairM363]

Awesome details. Thank you for sharing.

[@thewanderingshores]

Thanks Blair, we apprecaite your support and hope this video helps offer a better idea of the cost of this lifestyle- Kyle

[@blairM363]

@@thewanderingshores I am not sure how y’all afford those kinds of numbers. Hopefully your norm is significantly smaller.

[@thewanderingshores]

@@blairM363 you are very correct, if the last two months were the norm we would be in trouble. As you can see we keep a detailed account of our expenses and have for decades now. When we look back on the months since we hit the road it typically comes out to about 2300-2600 per month. While the last two months have been a hard pill to swallow we were lucky enough to do some gate guarding down in Texas back in March and April so we were able to save most of that money for many of the big items from May and June (new tires, tuneup on the truck etc.). We are very hopeful the August budget will be much more realistic to how things usually are. Thanks-- Kyle

[@ThreeDayRV]

Those repairs will sneak up on you in a hurry! Hopefully that regular suspension will put that all behind you guys . Great video! Safe travels

[@thewanderingshores]

Thanks Keith, the truck seems to be working well with the new suspension.

[@ouRVisionnomadicliving]

Ouch, over 13k in two months. That takes a bite out of the budget. Time to start selling some feet pic! 😂 Safe travels you two.

[@thewanderingshores]

We won't rule anything out... but Michelle is officially the foot model since she is missing some toenails from her years as a long distance runner.- Kyle and Michelle

[@melodyassaro]

Hope August is kind to you ❤

[@thewanderingshores]

Thanks Melody! We do too 🙂

[@shaunaustin8821]

OUCH on the truck expenses! You are quickly catching up to what we had to spend on fixing the oil leaks in ours 😢

[@thewanderingshores]

We're hoping that things calm down over the next several months. It's been a constant bleeding of the bank account over the last several months.

[@rene-ro6oe]

Thumbs up everyone!

[@thewanderingshores]

Thanks 8)

[@airstreamer]

The cheat sheet is 🎵Blowin in the wind 🎶 Just like the answer. 😄In your medical expense do you include your cost of health insurance? Thanks again for doing this break down. It is really helpful! - Michelle

[@thewanderingshores]

Thank you guys... 8) So thanks for asking about the medical, the answer is yes and no. Since we don't have any health coverage from our jobs we go through healthcare.gov. and due to our limited income from partime jobs we are eligiable for some stipen through the system which brings our monthly health insurance to basically $25 per month on average with a larger deductiable.

[@airstreamer]

@@thewanderingshores Thank you for this clarification. So basically, because of your high deductible, a lot comes out of your pocket until that is reached?

[@thewanderingshores]

@@airstreamer yes correct, luckily we are fairly healthy so don't use medical coverage much, not too mention it only covers if we are in Ohio.

[@airstreamer]

@@thewanderingshores Oh! Wow. Good to know. Glad you are fairly healthy, that for sure helps.

[@barefootincactus]

Glad I have a minivan then

[@thewanderingshores]

So True... 8)

[@scottstevens6380]

Thank you.

[@thewanderingshores]

You're welcome!, thank you for your support- Kyle and Michelle

[@cottomsadventuresbryanandt3296]

Man, oh, man. Praying the the repairs are behind y’all.

[@thewanderingshores]

Thanks you guys, we hope so as well.

[@thecoddiwomplers13]

glad your truck is done and wishing you both the best on that one. just a q tho, why didn't you take it back to the people/place who did it originally? shouldn't that have been under warranty? much ✌️❤️😁😎, Robin

[@thewanderingshores]

Great question Robin, so here's our thoughts on the whole truck issue. We originally had it repaired at the dealership. They replaced the rear shocks but clearly that was not. What was the only issue. I'm pretty sure we had a bad compressor and or bad air shocks in the front. That would have required us to pay to have those replaced. And honestly the total for those things was about what it would have been to just take them completely out and put in regular suspension like we did at that other company. Now we also get a piece of mind that we don't always have to worry everyday. We walk outside that the air suspension has collapsed again. There's actually a class action lawsuit trying to get some momentum against Chrysler for these air suspension issues. Hoping it goes through and we might actually get some of our money back on the repairs and the swap

[@thecoddiwomplers13]

oh wow, i sure do hope that will be the case for you guys to get some of that expense back. my heart just breaks for you guys to have to go through that. it is just not right that places like that do that and think they can get away with it. i just had my front struts replaced and my rear shocks upgraded for better towing and that cost me roughly $1300.00 things are not cheap anymore but at least my auto guys are great. if something is not wrong with my truck they will let me know and thats an expense i glad to not have. they always do a full look around for me before i head out on long trips so i have peace of mind out there. much ✌️❤️🙏🏼😁

[@rene-ro6oe]

Ugh, we need to pay for campgrounds being on the East Coast. We won’t be making it out West like we were hoping. ☹️

[@thewanderingshores]

Say it ain't so.... the two of you need to get out this way. Lots of free camping. Imperial won't be the same without our walking buddy.

[@rene-ro6oe]

@@thewanderingshores we will definately miss it and you guys. 🥲

[@lizbaroody3122]

What RV do you have?

[@thewanderingshores]

2018 Keystone Outback 240urs. We do have a video on our channel of a complete walkthrough if you're interested in taking a look at it.- Kyle

[@AmputeeAdventureChannel]

I hope August is kinder to your wallet.

[@thewanderingshores]

Thanks Chris.... 8)

[@JourdanMount]

So, you paid a lot of money in Government scam fees... Another word for that would be back door Taxes...

[@thewanderingshores]

Not sure what you are referencing but thanks for taking the time to watch

[@JourdanMount]

@@thewanderingshores BS license.. Drone... Drone License course

[@thewanderingshores]

@user-no2bi1qe2l oh now I understand, I couldn't remember what all was in the video at first. 👍

[@JourdanMount]

@@thewanderingshores My intention was not to be negative... I simply see all licenses as nothing more than Taxes & Market controls for a specific industry or field.

[@thewanderingshores]

@@JourdanMount I appreciate that. I wasn't sure based on the first message cuz I wasn't positive what it was referencing. All is good

[@crossdissolve7649]

What would you do if there was a civil war on the horizon?

[@thewanderingshores]

The blessing about this lifestyle is we have the ability to pick up on a moments notice and go somewhere else. Lets hope we don't have to put that into action anytime soon. 8)