Recent content by ronlitton

RVing fulltime As I have had to become my Mom's Legal Guardian (she's 94), we are having to stay in Florida "for the duration". We can take short trips (2-3 weeks), but can't leave the state for more than a month (FL's guardianship laws) without special court approval. That makes it tough to...

Retired without breaking into savings We both had pensions from our employers (my wife had pensions from 2 different government jobs as a librarian, and they kicked in at different ages for her) and we planned it so that another income source would kick in every 3-4 years. And next year...

Look closer I was a Registered Rep. (stock broker) back in my past (I'm now retired), and in my experience, an overall 7% return IS achievable in this ecomony, but will be VERY tough to get and even tougher to maintain year-on-year. Overall, if you can average 2-3%/year after taxes and...

One suggestion is to check the hurricane path patterns for the last 20+ years, to avoid the areas they frequent. Personally, I'd suggest North Central Florida, not far from both I-75 (north-south) and I-10 (East-west). It's not very cold in winter, about 4-7 nights below 32 degrees in winter...

Every RV I've ever seen (except for popups) has the kind of high cabinets I'm talking about, so any one you look at would have them. Our RV is a New Horizons 5th wheel (website New Horizons RV | Luxury Full Time RV & Custom Fifth Wheels). New Horizons are famous in the RV industry for the high...

My wife and I have been full-time RVers since 2003, in 5th wheel trailers. Those who are seriously considering RVing need to join the RV Consumers Group (RVCG.org online), who do careful evaluations of the various RVs and then publish a rating guide with plusses and minuses for each one...

Consider RV-style cabinets For maximum use of space, consider RV-style overhead cabinets THROUGHOUT the house, in every room. As a full-time RVer, I can attest that they make a HUGE difference in available storage! I have often thought that whenever we settle down and get a house again, I...