Boyinks4Adventure

We’re pleased to announce our latest sponsor: Turnstone Furniture.  Details can be found over on their sponsor page.

Thought this would be good to keep in mind when looking at the costs of campsites.

While working on end of year financials, I calculated that we spend an average of $206 per month for utilities (electric, water/sewer, gas, garbage). 

This works out to about $6.75 per day (using a 30 day month).

In our family discussions about the trip the topic of purging & reducing has come up often - especially since we are in the Christmas season when so much new stuff comes into the house.  It’s understandably hard for kids to conceive of not only giving up their own private rooms but also many of their possessions.

At the same time - I’ve been looking at my own “toys” and trying to figure out where they figure in this whole equation.  Today finally I made a decision that I’ve been bumping into for weeks now.

Make no mistake - this adventure we’ve chosen for ourselves will involve costs.  Besides having to purchase an RV we’ll also need fuel, campsites, entrance fees and more.  So one of the primary ways we are looking to save money is to stop (or at least greatly reduce) eating out.

• domicile—keep house in order to have business?
• interest on rv —can claim on taxes as a second home mortgage?
• claim travel costs as business expenses?
• designated “spot” to claim for office space, a %age of electricity/gas/water expenses?
• hiring an accountant to handle receivables?
• what else do we need to think about?
• work done in other states…state income taxes?  if house kept, can this be simplified and handled as done in the past?
• Crissa an employee of BI—can health insurance be handled differently? Would this be a benefit to us?