So, we won’t be doing too much posting to the site for the next few months as we settle into our new apartment in West LA. However, I did want to drop a little note here about one very important purchase we made, because it takes a step closer to the RV plan, in more than one way.
A Smart move!
The obvious part of the decision is that we now have a car that is very small and lightweight, making it very simple to tow behind, or even store inside of the RV’s we’ve looked at. The plan was to tow the orange Element behind, and we still have that one in the driveway, but our constant thinking is that of trimming down and minimizing our “stuff”. Turns out, we won’t need that much car most likely when we’re also able to drive our home around! The Smart is just enough for us and the dogs to run errands and handle things outside the home. This means the current plan is now to take it with us, and the Element will suffice as our road trip vehicle until we purchase an RV, and it will serve as our Son’s first car after if everything goes to plan.
The other additional benefit was, trading my blue Element in towards the Smart, cut our monthly payment in half! This is addition to a few other things we’ll be trimming down (eg. our Scooters as we hardly use them enough to justify them now), and applying toward the balance, means that we should have this paid down in about a year or so as well! So, size and efficiency steps, as well as financial steps.
It’s more of a small leap in the right direction I suppose!
