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Can I afford to buy a camper and a truck?
I’m looking at a 2001 F-350 Diesel Truck w/45k miles and a 28′ Starcraft travel trailer for a grand total of $32000. Our household income is around $102k and we have about 6+ months of emergency fund and no debt other than our house. I figured I’d get a 5 year loan on about $30000 and my minimum payments would be around $625. Insurance will be $100/mo on the truck and $115 for 6/mo on the camper. Outdoor storage for the camper will be $30/mo. I figure I could redirect 14% of the 20% i’m putting into my 401k, some of the money i’m putting into my Roth IRA and emergency fund and pay this loan off in around 3 years by paying around $1200-$1500/mo as often as possible. The F350 would only get driven when we go camping so we won’t have to pay for much gas in that beast. I’m struggling with this because it seems like such a big purchase, and is only going to depreciate. I guess the real question is how much we’ll use it and enjoy it. Only time will tell?
Buy a cabin or a condo somewhere you like to vacation . It will not depreciate like a camper and truck will . At the end of 10 years you will have next to zero resale value . That is really a dumb investment my friend .
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