How much does it cost to fulltime ? Forums

Charlie-boy

Very interesting reading... something me and Angie would like to do in future years... but we would hope to keep a place in the UK.....for summer use. Maybe swap the house for a none ground floor appartment say.... (easier and more secure to leave for months on end...

artona · Moderator

Hi

So what about getting her a treadmill that way she will be so tired at the right time of night that she gets her (and you get your) 8 hours.....and all the electricity she is generating will be cutting down the cost of your fulltiming

Do you think I should call childline first to get their view Laughing

I could do with cutting down a bit on the expenses. Just settled up with the campsite - pitch, electricity, rates etc all covered for the week - £49.00 all in

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stew

teensvan

Hi.
We have now been fulltiming for the past 13 months. We have kept an annual account.

We have spent just over £12000 in the first 12 months. This includes
Motorhome Insurance / Tax / MOT / Recovery / Servicing / Fuel and any bits and bobs you always seem to need.

Motorbike Insurance /Tax / MOT / Fuel / Servicing.

All campsite costs / Telephone / Internet.

Insurance on the two houses we let out.

All food shopping / laundry.

On top of this there are days out meals out entertainment and lots of little unexpected bits.

It is not a cheap way of life and campsite fees and fuel goes up all the time.

In spite of all of this though we do not regret making the move to fulltiming. It's a great way of life.

Steve & Ann - teensvan

Freetochat

An interesting thread. It is making me reconsider the financial aspects. I had costed being able to fulltime on £12,000 per annum. Perhaps that was a little ambitious.

artona · Moderator

Hi

I don't think £12000 is too ambitious. I think there are many factors involved. Another question might be "How long is a piece of string".

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Freetochat

Steve - I agree with your assessment. It does depend on your lifestyle, which will change when fulltiming. I like good food, but am not a smoker, and have only the ocassional red wine now (better not stop to long in France). I hope to be able to use 'aire' type stopping places more than the fully resourced camp sites. Only using these ones a couple of times a year for a 'holiday' treat for my daughter. The other fluid cost will be diesel, which will dictate how far and often we move on.

Thanks

cneate

We have costed out fulltiming to around £1k per month assuming no house ownership & costs associated with that. We've also allowed a contingency fund of £2k per year to cover the unexpected. For us, it will definitely work out a lot cheaper than house ownership when you deduct the substantial mortgage payment every month.

Having said all of that, I agree with Stew...it should be first & foremost a lifestyle choice.

gandj

Hi Davesport
£12,000pa is not too ambitious. Jan and I have been living in mh for 3 years, spending winter on sites in Spain and rest of year around France, Germany and UK with some use of aires and stellplatz. No pets, no smoking. We have always kept careful spending records against a budget. Based on this our 07/08 budget per month is £930 which breaks down as follows:

£210 FOOD includes regular wine, we very rarely eat out but like to think we eat well and enjoy preparing our own food, from local shops as appropriate.
£150 SITES in Spain we do long stay of a month to get discount. ACSI discount scheme helps us. We visit father in law's drive for maybe 7 weeks in total - for free.
£260 TRANSPORT includes tax, insurance, servicing, repairs, diesel, scooter costs, 2 or 3 ferry crossings, tolls etc
£240 GENERAL house insurance and repairs(it is rented out), travel insurance, phone payg, clothing, books, maps, new tent, camera etc etc etc anything and everything not covered in other items, small and large.
£70 LEISURE coffees and beers out, entrance fees, occ meal out.

The cheapest time is in Spain. Food is cheaper and there are fewer spending temptations. Our interests are mountain hiking and biking, which, once you have the gear, are not terribly expensive interests. We have no TV gear or satnav. No time for TV these days with reading, planning routes/activities. We watch DVDs on the laptop.

For £12,000 you can live very comfortably and actively indeed. We do not miss theatre outings, meals out etc.

Hope this helps
Graham