People seem surprised that we have kept our Costco membership even while living in such a tiny space. Either we are crazy, or there is more to Costco items than large, bulk purchases. I prefer the latter explanation. Truth is, we are probably addicted to some of the items they carry, and even though the…
Wow. Its been awhile since Iāve done one of these posts. About time I guess. Standard disclaimer that this is not ALL the money we spent for these months. Not even all our discretionary shopping ā just the categories I feel that people would find most interesting. To learn how I work my budget see…
A few weeks ago I posted about how we set up our budget. This week Iām going to share how I keep track of everything once it has been budgeted! Software like Quicken & Mint are GREAT Ā if your brain can handle a whole month of lots of categories at a time. Turns out I…
Iāve put off this post for months. I think every time I post a āHow Much Does It Cost to Live in an Airstreamā I mention that the numbers donāt include EVERYTHING, just what is unique to our particular lifestyle. There really is another side to that coin, however, that includes long term planning like…
Very interesting stuff. I treat mine in a similar way. We have a fixed and flexible. But we always pay ourselves first and save a portion of our income. I treat our savings as a fixed monthly cost.
We’ve used a 40/35/25 formula I came up with. We save 40% of our income. 35% is fixed costs and 25% is flexible spending from month to month. We roll over our flexible if we don’t spend it all. And adhere to a strict policy of don’t spend more than we earn.
We’re excited to see how this will adjust when we are on the road as our fixed costs should reduce greatly.ReplyCancel
You guys. I did it! I stayed in my budget. Hallelujah. Okay, okay. We went a little over on groceries, but *overall* we were $37.56Ā in the black. Whew. Just made that. Iāll detail a post later on about how I budget in general (because thatās not really Airstream life specific) but just know that these…
The flat ham steaks (only available in Western states I think. Slip flat into the freezer, fast meal, great snack leftovers. Some states sell 1 gallon milk, keep looking for those.
Hi Jess. Love your blog!
I was at target yesterday and saw nick and Nora Jammie’s for women with air streams and pink flamingos on them. Thought of you. Check them out.
Safe travels.
Thanks Malinda! I’ll have to look for them!
Is that a new photo on the top! That waterfall has been on my bucket list since I saw a stock photo of it! Where is it!? Love it! Love costco too š have you had their tri tip steak they have? I think it’s omaha but I forget… amazing! Splurge for sure though. Love the fruit leather too.
Your shopping list looks A LOT like ours! With the exception of diapers of course…(we have a two month old and Costco diapers are a great deal. Encouraging to read how much you can still fit in the airstream! I So agree about the Coastal cheddar! I’ve been known to make a trip for ONLY that cheese when we’ve run out. LOL This helped a lot! Thank you! xx
You are welcome! SO glad we are done with diapers. Too many years of buying those at Costco!
I bet! So expensive. someday…..hubs wants one more I worry we won’t fit in the airstream
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I envy you! Retiring in a year after 35 years teaching. Want to take a long trip around the US in our 1996 Terry trailer!