RE: Lessons From My First Week Of Vanlife
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That's a tough question to answer, but I'll do my best. Unfortunately I think the differences in economy between our locations might make a good comparison difficult. Also, since this is my first month living in the van I still had to account for things like my final month rent, electric bill, etc.
The van is a 1994 ford van with 110,000 miles on it I picked up for $4,500 USD. It hadn't had maintenance done or tires replaced in a long time, so between tires and catching up on maintenance that was about another $4,000 for me to feel comfortable with it being safe on the road and reliable enough to live out of. The interior build was all done with items we already had and repurposed.
I'm paying for a spot at an RV park right now, which is providing electrical hookups, access to water and some minor ammenities. The spot costs about $325 per month USD plus Electric which I expect will be about $45 since I am running my electric heater in winter. I'm not driving right now, so gas cost isn't an issue, but when I hit the road again I estimate $.50 per mile USD. I pay $85 in car insurance. For about $400 per month my wife takes care of groceries and hygeine supplies for us and our 2 cats. I have other family members on my cell phone plan, which is $130 per month and is needed for work. I also have another mobile internet service that costs $40 per month.
Those are the main expenses, and they will change based on how much driving I'm doing, the weather, and where I'm staying. I don't know how those costs translate to your local currency or prices, though, so I'm afraid I couldn't say if this is a realistic thing to do on your budget.
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My monthly pension-like income is approximately $250 USD per month, so your RV spot alone cost more than my pension-like income. By the way, for the electricity, maybe a solar panel, a battery and a charging controller would be a better idea, because it generates energy for free. Once I get an RV (or anything to live in it), I am planning to this. By doing doing this, there will be no rent and no regular monthly bills.
Or at least this is my current plan. Literally everything is depending on the help and support I receive on the Hive blockchain.
Thank you for the reply.
Have a nice day. All the best. Greetings and much love from Hungary.
We have a small battery backup (500 watts) and a solar panel (120 watt) that we intend to use for primary power of phones, laptops, etc... Unfortunately the winter temps at night require the use of a heater for now, which is 750 Watts. So just for winter, we need the extra power from the hook up. Eventually we want to save money from not paying rent and buy a small plot of land to homestead on. At that point I'll be focusing on building out a better solar system.
I wish you all the best with your project.