In our case, the next step is budgeting for part time RVing. It is not as simple as just coming up with money for a vacation or extended vacation. Every month we are gone not only prevents him earning anything those months, the first three months back will have no income coming in because of the nature of his business. So, before we leave we would have to have saved 4 months minimum, if only gone one. Plus, many of the business expenses would be ongoing, just as household bills would be.
So, I’ve begun the tedious process of figuring a tentative budget – and the tentative figures did nothing to make me smile. That said, once the house is sold, the computers and the new software is paid for by the business, the smile that is more a frown, should begin to turn its edges up a bit!
I am sure that, plus finding an HONEST CPA that we are happy with to explain a few things, and cooking more meals at home once we move will head us a few miles closer to our dream. Our dream and alternate but equal ones are in place, we can see them, and we have given more than just precursory thought to them, so we are closer to this, RV camping next to the water and a ferry terminal with mountain views in Washington state:
Surely you have dreams, too. Are you heading for them?
Damn money! It always gets in the way, doesn’t it? I like your attitude and perseverence, though! Sounds to me like you WILL make it happen!
Thanks for the encouragement, Linda! I like my attitude, too, the days I can pull it off, some days I am just ordinarily frustrated over it all! -M
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“Surely you have dreams, too. Are you heading for them?”
I love this line. How lucky we are to be able to think about the answers; so many people just rush around doing their life without pausing to consider whether that life is really what they want.
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Louise, thank you for such a nice comment. I love your site, you are living your dream – and sharing it with us! – M
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