Our Experience Selling A Used Camper

Anyone who reads this blog regularly knows that we love to camp.  We spend about 25 nights per year camping.  We’ve only done Michigan state campgrounds.  Luckily they are pretty great places to camp.  Well, after seven seasons of camping in our old camper, we decided to upgrade!  This all actually took place last year, but I wanted to wait to tell the stories.  Why? Well, it seemed more exciting to talk about selling our used camper and buying a new one at the start of a new season rather than at the end of an old one.

I’ll talk about our new camper in an upcoming post.  For now, here’s the highs and lows that came with selling our camper.

Deciding To Sell

We bought our previous camper at the end of 2011.  We didn’t use it until 2012.  The first year definitely had some learning curves.  But we learned a lot and fell in love with camping.  We kept it for seven years and had some great times.  However, we started talking seriously last year about upgrading.  Why?

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Prevent Costs By Replacing Items Before They Fail

It is nearing time for us to replace a couple of critical items.  They both live in our basement and they both tie with water.  Those aren’t the only things they have in common.  Both items currently work well.  But, both of them are on my list to get replaced.  We plan on replacing both our hot water tank and sump pump.  Why are we replacing them if they are working?  Simple.  We want to get these done before they fail.

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It’s time to replace some items before the fail and cause bigger costs.

Water Heater

Our water heater is original to the house.  The house was built in 1999, so it’s now 20 years old.  That is past the considered expected age of a water heater.

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2019 Goals – April Check In

We are a third of the way through the year.  Actually, a little more than that.  I’ve been tracking my goals all year.  I wanted to provide an update for my 2019 goals in April.

As a reminder, I track my goals numerically.

I did make a change to a goal structure this month after realizing I had an error.  While correcting it, I decided to simplify things as well.

April Around Our Household

  • Vacation!  Our month started off on a high note, as the first week saw us down in Florida.  Check out my post about our wonderful trip.  We had lots of familiar adventures, and some new experiences as well.
  • Rain. It seems like it’s been raining all the time.  We have had a few nice days here and there.  It seems like each nice stretch lasts for a day or two. Then we get rain by a few cold days.  Even though we’re in May, we’re still in that stretch.

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7 Steps To Fix Your Overspending Problem

If you’ve found yourself with an overspending problem, you’re not alone.  Many Americans find that they are spending more than they bring in.  This might be a long-term or short-term problem.  Either way it really doesn’t make a difference.  The fact is that you must address your overspending.  Thankfully, it can be done.  Here are seven tips to get started.

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Don’t let overspending problems get the best of you.

Calculate Your Overspending Amount

You will quickly be able to tell that you have an overspending problem.  If the money in your account declines month over month, you’re in the red zone.

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Friday Favorites Blog Roundup – May 3, 2019

It has been a very rainy and wet spring so far.  It seems about every two or three days we have a soaking rain.  I’m not talking just a quick shower.  Not even a heavy downpour.  We’re talking hours and hours of rain.  Areas around Metro Detroit, especially near rivers and lakes, have been flooding.  Our sump pump has been getting a workout.  My son has had to miss several practices.  It seems never ending.  With all that, I’ve been inside and have read some great blog posts over the past couple of weeks.  Here are some I wanted to share in my first blog roundup of May 2019.

Great Posts From The Last Two Weeks

I hope you enjoy these great posts.  Have a great weekend!

Our Madeira Beach Trip – 2019 Edition

Earlier this month, our family took a Florida trip for spring break.  This has become somewhat of a tradition for us.  It’s our third year in a row staying there.  We look forward to it, and have lots of great memories to add from this year’s adventure.  I thought I’d share some of the highlights of our Madeira Beach trip.

Travel

We decided once again to drive.  Two years ago we were able to fly, but the costs have been fairly prohibitive.  Even when we did fly down, we had to drive for over four hours to Columbus, where flights were cheaper.  We did not enjoy that drive at all.  In the future, we will either fly out of Detroit or a closer airport, perhaps Cleveland.

The drive took around 20 hours from when we left to when we arrived.  This was true both coming there and back.

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