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Monthly Expenses for Full Time RVing – July 2016

August 11, 2016 by Mark Kelley Leave a Comment

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Picking Flathead Cherries in July at an orchard along Flathead Lake, MT.

Before our trip, we created a monthly budget for our RV trip, and we planned to share our monthly expenses to see how much it costs to RV around America.

We’ve shared our monthly expenses for March and April, May, and June. Below are our expenses for July.

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We were only 6% over budget for the month of July, spending $4,709 against a $4,454 per month budget.

Month to month, it appears our expenses are remaining pretty consistent. Food and Dining continues to lead the way as a category, which includes our groceries, restaurants, and coffee shops.

Compared to last month, our Travel costs were down. We managed to find campgrounds with lower nightly rates, which often meant fewer utilities such as electricity and sewer.

Auto & Fuel continued to remain low in July since we drove less than in other months and did not have any major car service or repair.

Below is a table breaking down our costs to RV for the month of July 2016.

Note that this breakdown of expenses for our RV trip excludes any financials related to real estate and other financial investments. We’re trying to convey the day-to-day lifestyle expenses of an RV trip around America, and that other stuff muddied the waters.

Spending Category Monthly Budget July 2016 Spending % Change from Budget Comments
Auto & Fuel $1,300 $710 -45% Less driving than in other months.
Bills & Utilities $200 $244 22% Covers 2 cell phones + hot spot. Lots of data overage this month.
Business Services $29 $0 -100% No shipping or postage
Entertainment $380 $262 -31% For fun activities like museums and tours.
Financial — — — Investments not included here
Food & Dining $1,000 $1,815 82% Groceries, restaurants, treats
Gifts & Donations $40 $40 0% Monthly church contribution
Health & Fitness $100 $0 -100% No Doc or Meds.
Home — — — Mortgages not included here
Kids — — — No child care expenses.
Personal Care $75 $209 179% Mom’s morning out at the salon
Services Fees & Charges $100 $50 -50% Mainly parking in Spokane & Seattle
Shopping $300 $394 31% Splurges and some necessities
Travel & Lodging $930 $983 6% Camping fees
Total $4,454 $4,709 6% A little over budget, but our second best month

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