What Full-Time RV Living REALLY Cost Us in Year 2 | Our Actual Expenses
13K views · Aug 26, 2026 · Travel & Events
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@Free2Roam307 · 1 month ago (edited) · pinned
💰 So… did you expect our Year 2 number to be HIGHER or LOWER than Year 1?<br><br>After two years of full-time RV life, some of these numbers surprised even us! 😳<br><br>What surprised YOU the most about what we spent — and is there a category you expected to be higher or lower?<br><br>👇 Let us know below!<br><br>And if you haven't seen our Year 1 cost breakdown, we'll link it here so you can see how much changed from our first year on the road:<br>👉 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED36JkM3HuY">https://youtu.be/ED36JkM3HuY?is=KeEqLxf1_TCaX5ts</a><br><br>Thanks for following along with us into YEAR 3! ❤️
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@OurRoadLessTraveled · 1 month ago
Yall are killing it! We consistently shock ourselves at the amount of money we spend!
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@thecherishedlife · 1 day ago
I freakin love that I found y’all’s page! My husband and I are both Air Force and I love that you both were, too 🥹 Thank you both very much for your service! I can’t wait to do this when we retire!!!
@mikehoff1595 · 10 days ago
My biggest thing is compairing what we spend in the RV vs what we spent in a house. Even though our mortgage wasn't too bad we had so much other expenses associated with the house. Another thing I considered is we would be maintaining a vehicle either way so really maybe 2/3 of that for me is really associated with the life. We blead a lot of cash getting things set up how we want but it is starting to settle down for us. I like how you broke your experience down.
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@SC430ID · 1 month ago
I’m an Army vet with 70% rating. The VA saved my life in so many ways. Highly encourage vets get in the VA system.
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@hugohackenbush6474 · 3 days ago (edited)
I concur with the memberships. I paid for Escapees, FMCA, and Harvest Hosts.<br>All Escapees & FMCA offered was frequent emails telling me what else they could sell me.<br>Harvest Hosts cost $100 per year plus $30 / night to use. Most were wineries & vegetable stands. <br>The attractions I was interested in - and were along my route - didn’t respond 25% of the time. I used it 4 times in 2 years. I may join it again (I’m full-time and boondock & lotdock 98% of the time).
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@davidthomas-yw1yq · 1 month ago
Good video, thanks for sharing and thank you for your service!
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@MidwestOldMan · 1 month ago
Another great video, appreciate sharing your yearly finances, for your fulltime rv living. Hopefully in a few years, when we retire, we will be out there, like you, enjoying the great rv life.<br>Safe travels.
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@cariannemarshall662 · 13 days ago
Thanks , awesome video
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@cynthiagray9664 · 1 month ago
Our first year was chaotic too as we were on vacation mode - moving quickly and eating out a lot. Not only was it expensive, it was exhausting! We settled into a nice pace now and still love our nomadic life. We love our Thousand Trails membership and it’s paid for itself twice. On the east coast, we don’t have as many boondocking opportunities. Nice video - thanks for sharing.
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@JayAllen-o3z · 2 weeks ago
Hey y’all! I love your channel! I’m also retired Air Force and the wifey and I are planning on full time rv’ing next April 😁
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@freedomontheloose · 1 month ago
Great video and information! Love Y'all's Story! Really like Y'all being honest and letting others get some idea of expenses for the lifestyle! Awesome stuff! Thanks for sharing and safe travels!
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