by Al Christensen | Mar 15, 2022 | Planning for the Future, Vandwelling Philosophy
The old saying is that if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. That’s only part of the story, though. You can plan the hell out of something, but you can still fail because there was something wrong with the plan. I had a failed plan last week, and I recently talked...
by Bob | Jan 20, 2022 | Planning for the Future, RV Living, Vandwelling Philosophy
This site is called Cheap RV Living, yet I don’t live in an RV. Why is that? It’s about finding a balance between comfort and freedom—a balance that works for me, that aligns with my personal priorities. I want—I need—freedom more than comfort. Your priorities might...
by Bob | Jan 12, 2022 | Fear, Planning for the Future, Survival
The pandemic has been an economic disaster for many people. They’ve lost jobs and businesses and are on the verge of eviction or foreclosure. Some have been forced into living in their vehicle, and some who had been thinking of adopting the nomadic life sometime in...
by Bob | Sep 26, 2021 | Boondocking, Budget, Fear, Green Living, Inspiration-Spirituality, Minimalism, Planning for the Future, RV Living, Security/Safety Versus Freedom, Simple Living--Getting Rid of Excess Stuff, Tribe, Vandwelling Philosophy
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” —Attributed to Mark Twain Do...
by Bob | Mar 12, 2017 | Planning for the Future, Travel
I didn’t write this. It was a post on my forum from a member named “walkaboutted”. This was so brilliant, I had to share it with all of you. The thread asked the question of what a person was supposed to do when either the husband or wife wants to...
by Bob | Sep 15, 2016 | Blog, Planning for the Future, Which Vehicle to Live In?
One of the questions I get most often is for help and advice on how to choose a used car or van to buy to live in, so I thought I would answer it here for everyone to see This is Part 1 of 2. The thing is, we’re all looking for some magical way to be sure we are...
by Bob | Sep 2, 2016 | A, Blog, Planning for the Future, Security/Safety Versus Freedom, Vandwelling Philosophy
This society is so abusive we need to find a path to escape it. Living in a car, van or RV (vandwelling) is an excellent way to do that. We have a thread going on my forum that is so interesting and important I want to share some of it with you. First, I’m...
by Bob | Dec 27, 2015 | Budget, Planning for the Future
With the RTR coming up I’ve arranged the timing of it so there is a very good chance that you can get a summer job there, so before it gets here I thought we should talk about Workcamping. This will be a two-part post, in this one we’ll have an overview of the most...
