Thank you for your reply! That thread was very helpful. I think the most comfortable I’m willing to go is possibly 150k. Do you think you can squeeze out a year or two from that? I know I said I don’t want something that will just break down in a year, but when when I really thought about it, having to shell out another $2000 or so in a year for a new van would still be cheaper than paying rent for that year. Not ideal, but still better in my eyes than to continue doing what I’m doing now, which is making me absolutely miserable.
I don’t plan on traveling the entire time. There will be times where I’ll basically be staying in the same area for a few months at a time, but still a lot of driving considering I am first going across the country, starting in the South of the US. My plan for now is to go out West and make my way up to the Northwest, where I will work for a couple of months then move on to a new location and do the same. I can’t afford the constantly on the go lifestyle unless I can land a more “work from home” type of deal. But honestly, I actually prefer manual labor or more physically active jobs over sedentary ones so I doubt that’s something I’d even want to do. I also like the idea of really experiencing a particular place for a couple of months rather than going to for a week or few weeks then leaving, though there will definitely be some of that too.