Full-timing ~ 2 comments.
Sometimes I wish I had started my full-timing lifestyle earlier; that way, I could enjoy it when I was still young enough to do things I can't or don't want to do now.
I couldn't, of course; I still had too many responsibilities, too many bills to pay, and as many of you who have made the change to full-timing know, there are a lot of pieces of the puzzle that have to come together just at the right time for this whole full-timing thing to work.
For most folks, it may never work; there are too many things that can go wrong with buying an RV, getting rid of most everything you own, and living in that RV every single day and night.
There can be health problems, family problems, financial problems, and just about every other problem you can imagine before you can crank up the old RV and head down that open road to freedom. I think one of the biggest problems can be fear, and that fear is mostly the fear of the unknown.
Everything about full-timing is risky, and taking a risk is frightening. Driving an RV can be risky; driving on strange roads can be risky; meeting new people can be risky, and, oddly enough, some folks believe that freedom is risky because making all your own decisions about everything you do is kind of scary.
Some people spend their whole lives being told what to do and when to do it, so this newfound freedom can be an enlightening experience, or a frightening, upsetting, and intimidating venture. And some folks find out very quickly that they were happier in a home without wheels than following the call of the open road.
It's obvious that full-timing is not for everyone, nor should it be. It is a gamble, as is most everything in life, but to my way of thinking, it's a great way to live since few other lifestyles offer the freedom that full-timing brings.... Just be aware that freedom comes at a price.
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