Things to Do to Get Ready for the Retirement RV Dream

Re-posted on September 27, 2021 with updates.

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Re-posted on February 16, 2021 with updates.

Re-posted on October 27, 2020 with updates.

Re-posted on July 27, 2020 with updates.

Re-posted on January 24, 2020 with updates.

First posted in December of 2019.

This is a list of things that we need to do to prepare to live the retirement RV dream.

Things Still to Do

• Buy RV accessories (In progress)
• Take class on pulling an RV
• Downsize
  • Sell/donate/give away furniture (In progress)
    • Media cabinet
    • Coffee table
    • Sofa table
    • Bed in second bedroom (In progress)
  • Office supplies (In progress)
  • Get rid of TV
  • Get rid of vacuum cleaner
  • Get rid of tools that are no longer useful (In progress)
  • Figure out what to do will towels (We’ve got to get over the habit of keeping everything!)
  • Donate sheets, since they don’t fit our new bed
  • Give away large house plant
• Figure out tools to take and tools to store (done)
  • Dispose of tools (In progress)
• Sell house
  • Talk to realtor (done)
  • Sign with realtor (done)
  • Paint guest bedroom (done)
  • Clean carpets (done)
  • Put house on the market (done)
  • Close on house (in progress)
• Get a mail forwarding service
  • Get forms from the USPS
  • Get mail forwarded
  • Get mail electronically, when possible
• Move furniture and art we are keeping into storage
  • My artwork
  • Dinning room furniture
  • Living room furniture
• Shut off utilities
  • Garbage
  • Electric & Gas
  • Internet

Completed Items

• Find a truck (done)
  • Research trucks (done)
  • Determine which truck to buy (done)
  • Buy truck (done)
• Get used to driving truck (done)
• Find the RV (done)
  • Research RVs (done)
  • Determine which RV to buy (done – narrowed down to these 4 models – Grand Design Momentum 397TH or 376TH and the Riverstone 39FKTH or Riverstone 42FSKG)
  • Buy RV (done)
  • Bring RV home (done)
• Find a place to store the RV until we start living in it fulltime (done)
• Go camping in RV once we’ve bought it! (done)
• Start moving into RV (done)
• Talk to HR about retirement (done)
  • Get set up to keep insurance (done)
• Downsize
  • Make a list of everything for Take, Store, and Dispose – (done)
  • Downsize physical book library (done)
  • Downsize wardrobe (done)
  • Sell Wine fridge (done)
  • Sell Boxster (done)
  • Sell Jetta (done)
  • Donate blankets (done)
  • Get rid of seldom used small kitchen appliances (done)
  • Sell Kegerator and brewing supplies (done)
  • Sell Honda motorcycle (done)
  • Webber Grill (done)
  • Get rid of various items from cabinets that we are not going to keep (done)
  • Sell/donate/give away furniture
    • Futons (done)
    • Bookcases (done)
    • Kitchen table (done)
    • Coffee table (done)
    • Mid-century chair (done)
    • Patio dinning table, chairs, side tables, and umbrella with stand (done)
    • Bed in master bedroom (done)
    • Dressers (done)
    • Foot stool (done)
• Clean out filing cabinets
  • Shred old documents (done)
  • Put other documents in safe box (done)
  • Determine what we need to take (done)
• Long term storage (done)
  • Determine pricing on long term storage (done)
  • Figure out long term storage solutions (done)
  • Consider a separate storage locker for things we may want while RVing (done)
  • Consider Pods or a storage solutions like Pods (done – not doing)
  • Figure out size of storage needed. (done)
• Store
  • Filing cabinets (done)
  • Crystal and china (done)
  • Oil lamp collection (done)
  • Handmade quilts (done)
  • Metal art (done)