Just how much more is fuel costing? Yes, it has definitely gone up but it is it manageable?
Padriac Ley, a member of the Boomer BOF that we belong to, did some computations and came up with this chart:
The figures are based on 10,000 travel miles per year and 8.5 miles per gallon. The first figure is the price per gallon. The second is the total cost for the year, followed by how much extra it is costing you per year, and then how much more each month it costs.
- $3.25 $3,$823.53 (same)
- $3.50/gal. $4,117.65 total, $294.12 more, or $24.51/month extra
- $3.75/gal $4,411.76 total, $588.24 more, or $49.02/month extra
- $4.00/gal $4,705.88 total, $882.35 more, or $73.52/month extra
- $4.25/gal $5,000.00 total, $1,176.47 more, or $98.04/month extra
- $4.50/gal $5,294.12 total, $1,470.59 more, or $123.38/month extra
- $4.75/gal $5,588.24 total, $1,764.71 more, or $147.06/month extra
- $5.00/gal $5,882.35 total, $2,058.82 more, or $171.57/month extra
Full-time RVers - actually any RVers - have great flexibility in their lifestyle. You can reduce miles traveled by staying in one place for longer periods of time. Working or volunteering for your RV site not only reduces or eliminates this budget item, but helps reduce fuel costs too. And, with working even for short amounts of time, you can add to your income. Eating out less gives you more to spend on fuel. Fuel prices are probably not going to go down significantly so we either plan to spend more and look for ways to rearrange our budgets, or travel fewer miles. Thanks, Padriac, for the contribution. Jaimie Hall Bruzenak
P.S. Support Your RV Lifestyle! An Insider's Guide to Working on the Road (Hall) and Frugal RVing or Pinching Pennies without Getting Bruised (Kristine) offer suggestions for saving money. At RVHometown.com
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