Another Retirement Option – Would You Like It?

Posted: Dec 29, 2009 |Comments: 0 |

This article will take a look at living and traveling in your recreational vehicle (RV) either part or full time during your retirement years.  The advantages and disadvantages of this lifestyle will also be presented.

When considering retirement, there are many different ways that you might envision your life and how you would spend your time once you are retired.  In retirement, some people choose to travel extensively in their RV, with some living and traveling full time in their RV once their house and possessions related to the house have been sold.

You don't necessarily have to be a travel enthusiast to pursue this lifestyle, as staying and living in one place with the RV is done by many, but most people do at least travel part time when living in their RV.  Many people who are retired use their RV to travel to and stay in the southern or southwestern states during the winter.  The people who go south with their RV in the winter are referred to as snowbirds.  The snowbirds fill RV parks in the warm climate states from November through March every year.  Snowbirding not only gets you out of the cold weather, but it very often lands you in an RV park in the south where you will be meeting up with friends and will have many planned activities in which to participate.

There are several major advantages to living and traveling full time in your RV during your retirement years.  The first thing that you will have is complete independence.  You can be anywhere at any time that you desire.  If you don't like a particular place, you can just head down the highway the following day.  A second advantage is the vast array of experiences you will have by being free to move around the country at will.  You might be sipping mint juleps at the Kentucky Derby on Saturday and fishing off the Atlantic coast the following Saturday, the possibilities are endless.  You will certainly meet many interesting people in your travels, with some becoming your friends.  The other big advantage of retiring and living in your RV is that you can follow the warm weather, and essentially live in perpetual springtime.

There are a couple drawbacks to living in an RV, one of those is obviously space.  You will have to part with many of your possessions to make full time RV living a reality, and for many this can be very difficult.  The other main disadvantage is that you will miss some family occasions at such times as holidays, birthdays, and anniversaries, as a result of being on the road at least part of the time.

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