Date:         Sun, 23 Jan 2011 20:41:23 -0800
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From:         Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Phrydae Topic: Who Is Living in Their Vanagon Full Time?
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Mike -

Product Mgr and QC for the stuff that VWG/Airhead Parts manufactures
and all purchasing from the major US importers.  The boss is "tight"
:(

$300 covers the food, heart meds, car insurance and rent for a $500/mo
storage room with my household goods and parts stash.  I put a little
bit aside in a savings account for certain road trips.  I buy and sell
parts on the side or at certain VW shows, profit going into savings.
It's an austere life these past several years.

But I have  health benefits, which is worth it's weight in gold and
one of the reasons my take-home is low, about $120/week for Blue Cross
on their group plan.
-- 
Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
75 914 1.8 "Nancy"
Full Timing Since March 1999
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 10:36 PM, Mike Miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote:
> What do you do for the $300?
>
>
> On 1/22/11 9:33 PM, "Old Volks Home" <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>> I live in my Westy full time.  March 1st will make it 11 years.  Have
>> you seen the price of rent these days?! (Average of $1400 to $1800 for
>> a STUDIO apt in Ventura, CA)  Can't afford it on my meager wages, I
>> only take home around $300 (+ or -) a week :(
>>
>> And yes, I have my other vehicles stored elsewhere for FREE :)  Just
>> lucky I guess.