Mood: bright
Now Playing: Day 2637-Next GP Chapter... Turning Lemons Into Lemonade :)
Introducing... YOLO!
Not, yellow... YOLO~You Only Live Once~
I wanted to call her, "Big Bertha" but Eric said that the name didn't make any sense. Instead I said, "What about YOLO? You Only Live Once?"
AGREED! YOLO~
There is no need for any type of jealousy and if anyone thinks otherwise, then clearly you either have no clue what has been going on in our lives OR you really haven't kept up with this blog. *CLAPS*
Trust me... We would much rather be living in our 5-month old home that is unfortunately sinking, pulling and twisting due to pre-existing foundation issues with the prior owners. In order for the bank and other parties to proceed ahead legally. We first must vacate our lemonade home. The house also continues to suffer from other pre-existing foundation issues that have only gotten far worse due to this crazy weather that started over this past winter season. Now with more rain and constantly changing temperatures in the upcoming weeks. It is far more important to vacate now than ever!
OCD me, who constantly monitors her credit and credit score used good credit to my advantage. No money down and a low interest rate on top of a GREAT deal meant a really cheap monthly payment! Resale value? Even better since I wheeled-and-dealed $7,200 less on the asking price. I plan on reselling it within 1-2 years. We really didn't have a choice in the matter, since rental properties were out of the question and not wanting to literally through away money. I can only hope that my choice, YOLO, was an exceptionally good ONE! A very wise and financially smart choice! This will only be a temporary living situation, but hopefully as well, a very peaceful one! I have heard the good and the bad with camping. I have also heard the same when it comes to camping and temporarily living in a recreational vehicle, coach, travel trailer or whatever you may want to call it. I call it saving money until litigation and other legal matters are settled. I hope for the sellers, who fraudulently sold us an unsafe and inhabitable home, that there will be a great lesson to be learned. The greatest lesson we have learned is that you can't trust folks in this day and age. Tis better to have your guards UP, than down!
If court proceedings get to the point of come winter time. Several months from now. Then we will cross that bridge when we reach it with another safe and smart back up plan in tow! No PUN intended! Hahahahaha! One might think you can live in a recreational vehicle in the winter time, but think again... It's impossible due to safety reasons and health issues which is why you see most RV's in storage for the winter months. Like I said... This isn't our most 'ideal' way to live, so no need to be jealous, because that would be ridiculously SILLY! It is a 'safe' roof over our head for the time being and lots of room to live the best RV way we will learn how over the spring and upcoming summer months. We will have to transition s-l-o-w-l-y due to what it takes to set up for RV living, but in this situation... The BIGGER, the ROOMIER, the BETTER for all of us!
A far more peaceful and quieter way of living? We sure hope so!
YOLO~You Only Live Once~
*The RV lifestyle allows you to be somewhat nomadic and embrace a lifestyle or whimsy. You can take your RV anywhere in the world. And yes, we have met people who ferried over RVs from Europe, where RVing is also popular.
*You can only be a hoarder for so long, because you literally don't have the space to accumulate stuff. You'll never own anything that isn't essential.
*It's perfectly acceptable to constantly eat s'mores, popsicles and hotdogs whenever you like.
*It takes five minutes to clean the entire house. Six minutes if you vacuum.
*The RV lifestyle promotes being outdoors where as having a big house promotes sitting on the couch, binge-watching Netflix.
To live in an RV I might be thought of as "less", or people might judge me. However, somehow I landed an amazing wife who challenged me to dream big and to not worry about what other people think. Awhile back we faced a decision to either stay in Austin with our jobs or save up, or buy an RV and hit the road. We decided to choose adventure instead of comfort, and it's made all the difference in the world.
I've grown more as a person than I could have ever imagined.
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