Fizz
Ottawa, Canada
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Tom N
Sarver, PA/Crystal River, FL/Hawthorn, PA
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You can rent a lot by the month for much less than $50 a day. Lots are readily available by the month for <$20 a night.
You have to eat, even if you stay home.
And don't forget to go out for dinner at 3:00 PM with an early bird coupon. All the other snowbirds will be in line.
-Tom
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swatherman
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Tom N wrote:You can rent a lot by the month for much less than $50 a day. Lots are readily available by the month for <$20 a night.
You have to eat, even if you stay home.
And don't forget to go out for dinner at 3:00 PM with an early bird coupon. All the other snowbirds will be in line.
-Tom
Can you list a few of those at <$20 a night.
Thanks MJM
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Richam
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This will be our third year to winter in AZ and southern CA.
We find that it isn't any more expensive to snowbird than it is to stay home. No $200.00 trips to Home Depot, no $300.00 trips to Costco. Once we get south we move every two weeks and then not more than a couple hundred miles. We only drive one car (the toad). And we find we don't eat out as often on the road. But we do budget for touristy stuff casino, local attractions, etc. Just hit the road you will not be sorry.
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pawatt
Brainerd MN / Mission TX
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Dick_B wrote:$50 per day for a campground site, $100 per week for food, $5 per week for paperbacks...
Come to the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, More like $10.00 a nite for campgrounds for monthly stays. Low cost food & produce & fruit. Farmers markets & flea markets. So much free & low cost entertainment you can be busy every day.
About 500 RV parks to choose from.
Also you will save on heat costs, utilities, garbage pickup & more at home by not being there.
We figure it costs very little more than staying home to enjoy the warm weather and friendly people of south Texas.
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skipnchar
Topeka or somewhere else
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My opinion is that if you're traveling on a fixed budget you really need to tayler your RVing to fit that budget. You can camp for almost free or you can spend WAY TOO MUCH and the nice thing is it's your choice. We don't budget our travels but DO manage to travel almost exclusively on our income rather than depending on savings or investments. What that means is we can travel as cheaply as when we stay home but we do make our decisions taking into account the finances AND our desires. No they don't ALWAYS match up well but usually we can find an acceptable compromise and we've NEVER camped an ANY parking lot. I'd rather sleep naked on broken glass but that's just me 
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LookN4Ward
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I'll validate what PAWATT has said. The RV Park we are in has some rental lots and offers a one month rate of $475, two months for $900, etc. It figures out to around $15 per day, shorter stays are higher. It includes everything but electric. There are many folks from Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. With the value of the Canadian dollar about on par with the US dollar it is more affordable.
There are less expensive parks where rent is lower but so are the activities. Acquaintances of ours have a motorhome and lined up rental space for $200/month.
Unsure what your situation is with your Canadian property, but several forum items discuss how to winterize your home to cut expenses. If you can find a Canadian snowbird they can probably fill you in.
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John&Joey
Some Location
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mtdew999 wrote:PER DAY: $100 while traveling, $25 while parked.
Simple, but pretty much true (as long as we watch where the money is going, can go higher pretty fast otherwise.)
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Fishinghat
Western Washington, USA
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Fuel to and from plus $250 to $500 a month (or more or less) for space rent, and everything else is pretty much the same as being at home, except fresh vegetables and fruit. It's almost free, and sometimes is free. Haircuts in Mexico are $4, restaurant food is cheaper, having work done on your rig is cheap, etc. No heating bill, but you may have air condition charges if you stay beyond April.
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The Bayfield Bunch
Bayfield Ontario
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If you are an outdoors person with an appreciation for nature & a sense of adventure there is only one area to go....The American southwest. New Mexico, Arizona, & California. Mountains, deserts, canyons, & stars from horizon to horizon. Easiest way to save money is to stay away from crowded overpriced RV Parks, shopping malls, & fancy schmancy restaurants. Head on down to Solar Mike's in Slab City California & get your rig outfitted for solar power. Probably cost you about $3500 but in the long run it is well worth it. Now you are free to camp where you want, when you want & most importantly, how you want. We have many favorite areas & Borrego Springs California comes to mind. Lots of boondocking, high end RV Parks with golf courses plus middle of the road parks & a State Park. But, if your a mall crawler & early bird food specialist it may not be the spot for you. I recently posted about Borrego Springs
BORREGO SPRINGS
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