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We unplug the big freezer, shut down the computers, need no climate control in the house, use less water, power, phone, etc. while we're away. So it gets cheaper. We have renters in an apartment on the back of our house, which helps with the mortgage(s).
We tend to get stir crazy at home and go out and spend money, we shop more while we're at home, drive a lot back and forth to the Green or Ocoee or hiking/biking/whatever - it just costs a lot to be home.
On the road we tend to camp right next to the river we're running, cook simple meals in the van, and generally spend very little. That helps balance out the cost of fuel in a big way.
Honestly, this lifestyle has its ups and downs like anything else. It sucks when the levels don't work out, your house gets a flat and the jack is broken and tire tool doesn't fit, you get sick or hurt and are still living in a van, often in the rain and/or cold - it's not all sunshine and waterfalls like it looks in so many people's pictures.
The moments that it all comes together on that perfect run, or when the sun sets just the right way over the ridge near camp, or when you step outside in the cold to pee at night and zillions of stars are winking down at you - all the amazing people you meet and incredible places that you see - that makes it worth it.
It's definitely not easy, but I don't think that the expense would be the factor to hold someone back in the end.
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