I have not been posting my monthly finances as of late, mainly because they have been pretty boring with the long stretch of urban camping this year. I spent more than nine months sitting still this year with only about 10 weeks of traveling [in the van], so the year...
Since I regularly publish my finances of van-life I was asked by more than a few of you to publish the finances of my Hawaii trip. As usual, I am happy to do so. I expected the trip to cost me about $1,500 when it was all said and done,...
I have been urban camping right next door to a King Sooper’s store for a few months now. They offer 10c off the price of a gallon of gas for every 100 points earned on their King Sooper’s Card… pretty standard stuff for most grocery chains now-a-days. Honestly, that only...
Well, sometimes I do things backwards. Safety often takes a back seat in my plans, but today it finally makes the headlines with the installation of new smoke and carbon monoxide detectors on the van. Together with the two fire extinguishers, I feel a bit more confident in myself if...
April was a big month, financially. I spent a lot more than I like to spend on van-living on a monthly basis. With only a glance it becomes obvious why I spent nearly double my norm; two big projects were completed in April. The first project was getting my South...
In 2011 I rebuilt the interior of the van from it’s original configuration. Since then I have done minor tweaks, but have only threatened to complete another rebuild. I have been living in the van full-time since then, making it much more difficult to do any sort of rebuild. This...
It is final. The paper work – complete with 2 copies of my passport, 4 of my license, 4 of my SSN card, and five notary stamps – is in the mail to the officials in South Dakota. In a few weeks I will receive the plates, titles, and registration...
In anticipation of the interior rebuild, I decided to get some spring cleaning in this weekend. It was desperately needed as I must have carried 20 pounds of Arizona, Nevada, & Utah sand back home with me. It was unbearable living with the sand-storm that was still going on in...
