TIPS FOR SAVING MONEY ON THE ROAD

In nearly three years of living and traveling full-time in our self-converted skoolie, my boyfriend Aaron and I have learned quite a few ways to save money while still maintaining a standard of living (and cleanliness) that allows us to occasionally enter mainstream society without raising eyebrows.

Driven by a desire to ditch our 9-5s and the mountain of bills that comes with living in a trendy Seattle neighborhood, we bought a school bus in 2017, converted it over the next eight months, hit the road in April 2018, and haven’t looked back since.

Here are our top tips for saving money on the road:

TIP 1

Don’t pay for camping. Especially in the western half of the country. There is a wealth of free camping locations ranging from empty patches of desert to organized campgrounds that include bathrooms, picnic tables, and fire rings. The cost of paid campgrounds and RV parks ranges from roughly $10 to $80