Depending on what one's needs are, dropping the income considerably may be less traumatic than one thinks.  It can be amazing what one finds that they don't have to have.

For a long time, I've never been one to insist that I have steak instead of hamburger, or alcohol instead of Diet Dr. Pepper.  If one's decision to minimize is good, then what one will get to experience with the beauty of this country may very well make hamburger and Diet Dr. Pepper great stuff.

Good luck with all your plans and planning.  Enjoy the life.

Terry

Thought I would do a update. The motorcycle trip was a blast!!! We did cut it back from a 2 week ride to one week because the closing of the house kept getting pushed back. But everything is done now and the house is closed as of a couple weeks ago.

 We have moved the RV to a park in a town by where I am still working and the work on the piece of land still drags on. Cable, phone, gas have all been ran and there is a pedistal just waiting for the power company to pull lines to. They have been our hold up. Water lines will be ran next week from the well up to the pad. We have to do a sand filter septic,,, $13,000,,, so I think because we plan to hit the road in Nov. or Dec. we might just put one of those porta potti things up there until then and worry about the septic when we come off the road. We will deal with dumping the gray water. We hope to be up on the property in about 3 weeks. We have about 2 weeks left of the month we paid for at this campground then we will move to another for a week of camping with friends then with luck to the land.

Some might say the smart thing would to be just stay in a park until we leave but I want to be on that land and clear a little more brush before we leave. Plus it will save us park fees for 4 or so months. And it's out in the woods with a great view.

This down time has given us time to really work on our budget and get evrything dialed in as far as living in the motor home goes. Getting what ever little dodads we need ect.

The cut back at work has been good. Didn't really have any problem letting go of running the place. I have not worked hourly for 20 years so that has been a change. And my work schedule is a bit different with some evening shifts that I have not worked in 20 years but I can deal with about anything for 4 more months. Even though with the pay cut I'm almost ready to say to heck with it and just go now. But I'll do the smart thing and just hold on until winter. Dropping from 50 to 60 hour weeks to 32 has really been nice.

Our plan at this point is to hit the road late Nov. or early Dec. and head south into Ca. and then over to Quartzite for the RV show and hook up with the Tiffin group. No plan at all from there except keep heading east. I guess thats it for now. 

 Another update.

As of the 13th I am no longer working. So even though we started living in the MH in June and probably considered full time I really FEEL full time now.

We moved from the local RV park and are now just up the road about a hour at the 7 Feathers RV Resort for the night. Headed to Harrisburg tomorrow for the RV-Dreams get together for a week.

 The electrician is up on the property today finishing up so we can get up there and settle in until Nov.

Now it's time to enjoy the full time life style!!