Tiny Homer’s : The Journey
Stories of Life on the Road
The New American Dream
The “American Dream” as it once was, was to have and hold a great career job with one company for 40 years, own a nice large house with a large back yard, have two cars, two kids, and a dog. Well, that is fine and all if you want your freedoms stripped away from you: financial freedom, freedom to come and go and vacation as you please, freedom from the control of the bank and other debt collectors, and more. It’s hefty, weighty, this so-called “American Dream” of the past.
What if I told you that there was a new, more relevant, “American Dream”! You may either call me crazy or your interest will peak as you continue reading. What if living full time in a RV, or a Travel Trailer, is the new “American Dream”? It is far cheaper if you do it right – no more mortgage payments, utilities, endless numbing yard work and much more; and if you can find yourself remote work and work from the road, you can travel as you live this new “American Dream”.
Would you and could you be willing to give up the brick and mortar home structure for the smaller, mobile, Tiny Home on wheels if you could? It’s not hard, and I will help you to see and understand that it’s not that hard, and not a bad way to live either! We have been in this lifestyle for a few years now, and the book you are currently reading has been created from an intensive set of notes that I had jotted down throughout our first year into this journey. I have since learned much more about the RV lifestyle and RV technical work than what my original notes contain. You will gain a wealth of knowledge from reading this book as a beginner, a novice, or even a seasoned RVer that can be very helpful as you grow in this lifestyle and your journey
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RV Life Moments
Growing The Dream
From my own personal experience growing up, we traveled a little bit, Colorado, Wyoming, once to South Dakota and Florida. Then, joining the military after school I traveled a little bit more, Southern Europe, Great Britain, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait. After getting out of the active duty side of the military I went over to South Africa for a semester of college as a full time student. And somewhere between the end of these travels and up to the point in which we jumped into the full time RV life, there was always something in the back of my heart and mind that simply made me want to continue traveling and also be able to make a good income while being on the road. This is not only my story though, but it is also shared by my wife, who, since a younger and earlier age started traveling before I did, traveling to places such as Central America and Southern Asia. Instinctively, we have both had this growing desire within each of us to go – to break free from the grasp and hold of the bricks and sticks culture that 99% of the world we live in is stuck in today.
When someone else “controls” your money, you’re not truly free to do as you please. Living in town, in a nice house, for some people this is simply good enough. And for others, it is just plainly oppressive. Living in town landed us more towards the oppressive side of the culture with rising prices and worsening home owners insurance on an annual basis. The bank took a good chunk of the income we had, the utility companies, others still, and by the end of it all, it felt like we were working to hardly survive. It was nice to have a nice house, but we really didn’t feel 100% at peace with all of the financial burdens we encountered.
One year into being a full time RV family had given us far more opportunities to travel and experience as a family than ten years of living in two different houses in town. To really kick it off, in August of 2020 we went up into the rocky mountains for about a month. A few months after that we went out to the East Coast for a few months, then down to Florida for another good chunk of time. You can read more into these road trips in Section 2 of the book. I detail some of the fun activities that we experienced when we went on these two trips in our first year to share some places and experiences with you that you may not have done yourself but may want to put on your future activities list.
Again, I will repeat as it is worth hearing again – 1 Year in the RV life had given us more opportunities for great family traveling experiences than 10 Years in town living in two different houses.
So the question now presents itself to us: How Do We Grow The Dream Into Our Present Reality?
