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

[@MM-xi4pq]

Great video! Thanks for sharing the costs of this lifestyle. Mark and I are always impressed that you are able to find so many amazing free places to camp. We are hoping to do that more often as well.

[@thewanderingshores]

Thanks for watching! you two are the reason we starting doing these videos so glad you enjoyed them.

[@URHOMEREALTYLLC]

Great video. Hope the unexpected expenses slow down for the rest of the year.

[@thewanderingshores]

We do too... we are currently still dealing with the truck but hope that this "next fix" will solve the issues and then we can go back to living within our means. Wander On- Kyle and Michelle

[@blairM363]

Thank you for sharing this type of information.

[@thewanderingshores]

Glad it was helpful! We hope the August video for July has some better news for us, but these truck fixes are not lending to a positive turn just yet. Wander On- Kyle and Michelle.

[@blairM363]

@@thewanderingshores Hopefully the costs stop or reduce sooner rather than later.

[@thewanderingshores]

​@@blairM363Thanks so much, we're hoping they will as well next Thursday's another big expense, but we're hoping it's the last and permanent fix- Kyle

[@born2wander2]

Greetings and salutations folks , longtime subscriber here 😊. This is beyond a shadow of a doubt, the most comprehensive breakdown of expenses on KZbin today . Direct & to the point ! The term expenses can be ambiguous depending on your lifestyle choices. As a full-time Nomad off-grid guy, we're in the same lane ( pun intended ) . Great job ! You should be charging for this valuable information 😂... please be safe on your journeys ❤

[@thewanderingshores]

It's official, your comment just made our day. We truley apprecaite you support and taking the time to comment is an added bonus. Sharing where we spend money in such a public way is not easy, but at the same time, it is somewhat freeing. I think so many times some channels either use fear or glamorize this lifestyle and we hope to just be honest and transparent. Thank you---- We love our Nomad Community- Wander On- Kyle and Michelle

[@brendasolis9002]

Very helpful and informative, as always.

[@thewanderingshores]

Brenda, thanks, we appreciate your support and we actually kind of enjoyed doing this video so we will be having them each month so keep an eye out for August as we review our July expenses. Hi Jennifer, Kyle and Michelle

[@airstreamer]

The breakdown on your categories was really helpful! Thank you for doing this video. We aren't quite a year in, and are still trying to figure out a budget! - Michelle

[@thewanderingshores]

Michelle, so glad the info was helpful, we feel it is important to share an honest look behind the curtain at what this lifestyle cost and honestly we kinda have fun trying to see how little we can spend in a month, but so far this year we have had some difficult expenses to swallow. Wander On- Kyle and Michelle

[@airstreamer]

@@thewanderingshores I know you guys are so frugal!! We can learn from you. Sorry about the last couple of months, hope you are able to recover. - Michelle

[@thewanderingshores]

@@airstreamer Thanks you guys appreciate the support and we're hoping things slow down a bit too 🙂

[@airstreamer]

@@thewanderingshores We hope so for you too.

[@michaelbecnel63]

Awesome. 2500 to 3000 is about what we estimated it would cost us to travel. Major breakdowns sucks but I guess it part of it....Happy Trails 🐕

[@thewanderingshores]

Thanks Michael, we are finding that that is the sweet spot for most people, especially if they don't have debt associated with their RV and/or Truck etc. We apprecaite your support- Kyle and Michelle

[@glamfamcampers]

We're looking to go full time in a few years , so always good to see cost ideas

[@thewanderingshores]

Glad this was helpful, we try to be honest and open about what this life really costs to that we may help others who are thinking about taking the leap know what to expect. If you have any questions don't hesitate to reach out. We will be back next month with our July expenses and hopefully we can lower them a bit 8)

[@ouRVisionnomadicliving]

Didnt make it to the premier as I was watching the press conference. Interesting video. So sorry you two are still dealing with some truck issues. Your monthly expenses really seem to mirror what Angie and I spent when we were out on the road. If I might make a suggestion?? I just got an email from Jeremy at the BLM Office in Moab. They are still looking to fill a couple camphost positions for this fall. It certainly does not pay anywhere near what you two made doing the gate guarding, but it would give you a place to sit for a couple months, make a bit of cash, and honestly, we really enjoyed it. Looking forward to the next video! Sean & Angie

[@thewanderingshores]

Sean, as always thank you for your support and thanks for passing along the info on the camphost positions. Michelle and I watched your videos last night from those spots in Moab again and are going to talk about options this weekend. We apprecaite your support.- Kyle and Michelle

[@melodyassaro]

Good info.

[@thewanderingshores]

Thanks Melody🙏

[@rene-Slater]

Hit the thumbs up everyone!

[@thewanderingshores]

Thanks Irene, you are awesome.

[@karenfromil]

Thanks for sharing! Sure helps to see about how much it would cost to live the full time RV life.

[@thewanderingshores]

Karen, you are welcome, we are glad this was helpful and honstley we kind of enjoyed doing the video, it helps hold us accountable as well. We will have another one in August for the July expenses, hoping this are a little better... Kyle and Michelle.

[@AndyandShari]

Thank you for being real with what it's like to be on road full time. Gives a real perspective of what fulltime camping can cost. We thought and continue to figure out how to travel on the road. We have only been camping for 3 years so far. We are newbies. We just part time camp at this point but want go on road more just not completely full time. We enjoy your videos and started watching when you posted about gate guarding. We are thinking of doing that but health insurance and a couple if debts we have left to pay off before we can do that. Loved your video.

[@thewanderingshores]

Andy and Shari, thank you so much!!! We make every effort to give an honest account of what this lifestyle is like. It does have some anxiety associated with sharing such a personal side of things for the world to see, but we have gotten such great feedback (your comments are an prime example). Glad you found our gate guarding video and stayed with us. I think you will likely see some more videos down the road on that topic as well, as we are likely to do it again at the start of next year. Wander On- Kyle and Michelle

[@Mark_Mertz]

Thanks for sharing your actuals. Mary and I would like to improve our expense management and your video provides quite the inspiration for us.

[@thewanderingshores]

Thanks Mark

[@ChasingOurSunshine]

Great video & you were spot on in saying unexpected expenses can happen and have a plan for them! Please don't ever watch our expensive videos as you put us to shame! Looking forward to the monthly updates!! 🙌

[@thewanderingshores]

You know we will go over and watch it right now that you said that, I know you guys had not boondocked much if any so I imagine your campground fees are crazy high.

[@ChasingOurSunshine]

@@thewanderingshores haha- no watching it! and we just started boondocking this year!

[@POVTravelers3]

Full yearly totals would be helpful. Thank you.

[@thewanderingshores]

Thanks Frank we can works in integrating those into the next video. For the 2023 totals you can pull the monthly rate x12 to give you a general idea of what it was last year.

[@rene-Slater]

Loved it! I thought it was helpful. What do you use to keep track of your budget. Do you keep all of your receipts?

[@thewanderingshores]

Thanks Irene, we track everything in Quicken including our use of cash as well. We upload a copy of the receipt to the transaciton in quicken too so that we are not carying around a bunch of paper. Wander On- Kyle and Michelle

[@scottstevens6380]

Thank you.

[@thewanderingshores]

You're welcome! We appreciate you taking the time to watch and for dropping us a comment. We'll have our July expenses video coming out the first Wednesday of August

[@jeremiiah1797]

We have a loan on our 5th wheel and truck because the interest rates were very favorable at the time. We are paying them very aggressively at $2K per month. Without those loans which we could pay off today if it made sense, we spend around 2K per month over the last 3 years. Maybe call it $2500-3000 to account for insurance and maintenance pops. This year has been our first maintenance shake down with about 4K in "surprises".

[@thewanderingshores]

Jeremiiah, sounds like your monthly expenses are around the same as ours. Just as I got notificaiton of your comment I was editing our August 2024 video that will come out on Wednesday, I hope you will check it out. We are much more on budget in August. We did the same (paying down) our truck payment when we hit the road, it was such a relief to get out from under those extra payments. Thanks for your time- Kyle and Michelle.

[@jeremiiah1797]

@@thewanderingshores I just can't bring myself to pay mine. It is 1.9% lol

[@thewanderingshores]

@@jeremiiah1797 oh yeah at that rate you're better off just using the money elsewhere. That's a great rate

[@jimroberts1391]

Don’t forget cost of xscapers tickets 😂 . Nice job budgeting ! if I had you guys in charge of my budget we could save some money .

[@thewanderingshores]

Oh don't worry that will be in the July expenses...8) Thanks Jim and we are more than happy to be your new money managment team just let us know 8) Safe Travels, miss you- Kyle and Michelle

[@cottomsadventuresbryanandt3296]

Thank you for sharing and your transparency. That’s not an easy thing to do. Y’all are due a turn around on the repair category. People will find your information helpful!

[@thewanderingshores]

Thanks you guys, glad this was a helpful video. We have been getting a lot of positive repsonses, so I think we are hitting a nerve for people - Wander On, Kyle and Michelle