[Hugh R]

When I "retire" in a few years, I wouldn't mind driving my two year old big ass RV around the country, and also Canada. But you can easily burn $100 to $200/day in gasoline. Add in staying at an OK RV park can run $75-$100/night. That's not accounting for any maintenance. Its only got 7,200 miles on a Ford Triton V-10 engine, so regular oil changes, other fluids, etc. are important to keep it running well. You need to change out the tires every five years, regardless of wear. That's another $1,200 to $1,500, so you have an incentive to put miles on fresh tires.

So even something like RVing in retirement may sound economical, its NOT.

I can hang around the house for probably 1/10th the daily cost. And if I'm RVing, I still have to pay for the costs associated with the house (property taxes, mortgage paid off, but insurance, some minor utilities and upkeep).

Edit: I travel a lot for my work. I think I've been to 25+ countries and 20 or so states and 3 or 4 Provinces in Canada, paid for by my employer, so I've sort of gotten that bug out of me.