Tomorrow it will be one year since l have owned Fiona. On December 23rd l registered her in my name at the licencing office. The job that l bought her for is long gone, l'm no longer living in her, and last night as the winds and snow blew l was quite glad. Brrrrrr.
I recently acquired another job. I will be keeping my old one since it is just nights and weekends and the new one is Monday to Friday 9 to 5. The plan is to stash the money away so l can get out of this rat race and back to the wandering lifestyle that l LOVE, and to never have to work again unless l choose too.
What l have been toying with, is do l let Fiona go? I will probably be working for another two years. Should l sell Fiona and buy a car that would be cheaper to run as a daily driver? In the summer on those hot days l wouldn't have to worry about the cats melting in the heat, and in the winter, not have to worry about Tommy burning his ass again while l am working crazy hours.
I've kind of decided that l will put Fiona on Kijiji and Craigslist, and if she sells, it was meant to be. If she doesn't l will look at my options come summer again and may move back into her and see how the cats fair.
I will be sad at her departure, if it happens, however l know when the time comes l will buy another home on wheels (it might be a wee bit bigger, so the three of us can spread out a bit more), but I will return to that lifestyle.
I'll keep you posted!
I was gone for a month in November but I am all caught up now.
ReplyDeleteWOW Tammy, I never saw this one coming.
I pay $600 per year to insure my older camper (Wayfarers in Peterborough) plus the Ontario license plate.
I pay about $100 more to insure my older car, not a big difference.
The biggest difference is fuel mileage, the car gets twice the mileage of the camper.
Using my costs for comparison it really depends on how many miles you drive in the winter and which is more important having all your stuff with you or back at the apartment next summer.
Would it be cost effective to park Fiona for the winter and only pay for fire and theft insurance coverage and buy a car?
How many miles you are likely to drive in the winter? I suspect that adding the cost of a car and the car maintenance would be more expensive than just driving Fiona all winter.
I think that you will miss the freedom that Fiona offers you when the warm weather returns but only you know the answer to that question.
Carl
OffRoadCruiser
WOW - I agree -doesnt cost much to keep her Tammy
ReplyDeleteHave a great Christmas and if you feel like it take a drive over holidays to St Catharines and I will take u on a tour of various light displays
-Rick
WOW - I agree -doesnt cost much to keep her Tammy
ReplyDeleteHave a great Christmas and if you feel like it take a drive over holidays to St Catharines and I will take u on a tour of various light displays
-Rick