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4 Frugal Fails & the Time It Finally Paid off BIG

August 11, 2019 By Melissa Nance 3 Comments

I have always been frugal.  Before we left it all to full-time RV, I was the Director of a nonprofit. When you have to raise your salary, you learn real quick how to stretch a dollar. I guess you can say I have professional experience in being a penny pincher.  This skill has been very […]

You’re Trippin’: Planning Your Adventure with Ease

July 16, 2019 By Liz 3 Comments

Ah, travel planning. It can literally make or break your RV trip. Because as the saying goes “if you fail to plan, you can plan to fail…” Did you just roll your eyes? I used to, as well. I thought I could just have a general direction and we’d be like Disney Pocahontas and listen […]

Check please! Using checklists to minimize stress

July 16, 2019 By Liz 7 Comments

For the longest time I thought I was above checklists. I’m not an idiot. In fact, I’m great a multi-tasking and don’t you dare ever question me on it, okay! But then after a few months of full-time travel, I realized there was a whole heck of a lot to keep track of and maybe […]

Fix It Yourself: RV Maintenance Tips so you can Stop Wasting Money at the Dealer

July 13, 2019 By Liz 4 Comments

Welcome to Day 6 of our Two Weeks of Travel Tweaks! If you don’t watch or read any of these tips, this is the one that will save you the most money and make life easier for you out there! It’s also the most labor intensive, so the thing most people overlook or simply don’t […]

Lessons From a Travel Day in Hell

February 3, 2019 By Frank Foley 16 Comments

We left early that morning. Like 4am early. The plan was to drive 10 hours. We had to cover the distance from Yosemite National Park to our next stop in Crescent City. If you’re unfamiliar with the area, that’s a 547 mile trip to the Pacific Coast. Yes, I know. A very ambitious distance but […]

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