Why Is It Cheaper?

[JandC]

A younger co-worker called me the other day from Illinois. I hadn't talked to him since retiring 7 years ago. He is now getting ready to retire and they want to full time in a fiver. We couldn't talk very long but this morning I sent him an email with a few pointers. One thing I suggested was to either join or at least start reading this forum since it is the best one I have ever found.

The one point I really could not nail down for him was the overall expense of full timing compared to owning a home. I know you get rid of any house payments, property taxes, utilities, etc. But is that about the only thing that saves you money? Between diesel fuel and campground fees we averaged around $900 to $1,000 a month. Food and many of our other expenses did not change much. Why did we start having so much more money in savings at the end of each month while full timing?