Living in an RV Park Full Time I Feel GUILTY and Want To Leave!
When I dreamed about full time RV living, I never imagined I would be living in an RV park full time! At least without traveling, just parked, stationary RVing, pretty much living in a trailer park! And after 2 years of Full Time Stationary RV Living, I’m ready to leave my stationary RV life behind. But, not for the reasons you might think… In the past, I gave you a tour of my beautiful “stationary motorhome life” set up and shared all the pros and cons I’ve learned while stationary motorhome living. But, in this post, I felt like I needed to go “Behind the Scenes” and tell you how I’m really feeling about my full time stationary RV life. So, you’ll see “RV Park Living” or “Full time RV living stationary” isn’t the same for everyone! Here’s WHY I Feel GUILTY Stationary RV Living Full Time & Want To Leave!
PS I made you a video you can watch to go along with this post (scroll down to see it below)
Feeling Guilty About Leaving My RV Park
I don’t really know how to say this in a nice way without being ugly, because I really don’t want it to sound that way. When I say this… I do want—to leave this place what I would like to call this trailer park.
The people across from me scream. People come up missing around here. The cops are here like four times a week. And this is just not the lifestyle that I envisioned. I can’t operate like this. I came here because this place was peaceful and quiet. And now? It is just straight police central, 24/7 stuff going on.
I made a video telling you how I’m feeling and what’s about to go down—what I’ve been doing, what I’ve been up to. I want to be able to share with you the good, the bad, and the ugly.
>> See What I REALLY Feel Like Stationary RV Living Full Time!
Why I’ve Been Stationary for 2 Years
So I’ve told you I’ve been stationary for a few years. A lot of it? It was my choice. I wasn’t stationary because I had to be. I was stationary because of the pandemic. But could I have kept moving? Could I have kept traveling? Yes. I chose not to.
Would I rather be out RVing? Absolutely. If you haven’t seen my story, I’ve shared why I live in an RV and why I’m here.
Who I Am (If We Haven’t Met Yet)
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Why I Feel Guilty About Leaving
TBH – It is not my thing (anymore at least THE RV PARK that I’ve been living in for YEARS)
But, the one thing that I do feel guilty about—and I’ve told my mom this, and I’ve told my boyfriend this—is the people I’ve met here.
My heart breaks because I feel like I have the option to leave… and they don’t. And part of that is guilt. Like I feel guilty leaving them behind.
Some of these people have become my friends. They’ve been my neighbors. And I feel like they’re here because they don’t have any other options.
Watching the Struggle Around Me
I don’t want to talk badly about trailer park life or RV life—because I live in a trailer park. I live in a trailer on wheels. But I just don’t know how to process this guilt. I feel guilty for making a decision for myself, to better my life and business, you know? Some of my neighbors work here locally. Some don’t work at all — it’s very obvious. Some have told me they get checks from the government. And honestly? It’s hard to sit here and watch.
It’s hard to know that I’m busting my butt to build a business, to make my life a success, to change things—while watching others who, honestly, sometimes, I feel like make more money than me. When they tell me what kind of checks they’re bringing in, I’m like, “Dang, you make more money than I do.”
My Reality vs. Their Reality
I guess the difference is: I’m in control of my own income. I can make as much—or as little—as I want. If I chose to do nothing, I’d still bring in money because I have multiple streams of income.
But for them? It’s different. They depend on government checks. I’m not saying that’s a bad thing. I get it. But personally? I’ve never been able to get approved for any government assistance. And yeah, sometimes it’s frustrating just listening, seeing “knowing” what’s going down!
I do get frustrated because some of these people have all these kids get all checks, and some have “disabilities” which some I can physically see others not so much — but some people told me what they claimed as disabilities, and I was thinking WOW that should qualify me too or the rest of the population to all get government assistance aka FREE Checks! But it’s not my place to judge, right?
The Reality of RV Living Costs
And here’s the thing: People look at us over here like we’re the “rich people.” But honestly? I’m in debt. I have to pay for my RV. I have to pay for my spot—just like everybody else. But let’s be real, my RV probably costs more than anyone else’s in this RV / Trailer Park. Plus when I bought my RV I was traveling not sitting still. I don’t think most people buy a motorhome to park it stationary and never move it.
On top of my RV Payment and Insurance, I pay to rent the RV spot plus, electricity, and it costs a heck of a lot more to heat and cool my BIG A$$ RV! Plus, the maintenance. And there’s just a lot of maintenance that I feel like I don’t wanna keep up with right now while we’re sitting, because it just feels like there are things that aren’t getting used, like the batteries and the generator.
>> Take A Tour of My Full Time Stationary Set-Up In My Motorhome (Living at the RV Park) — WATCH HERE
Why It’s Time to Move
If we were traveling for months at a time, it’d be different. But I’m ready to make a move. And yet… I feel guilty leaving these people behind. — That’s part of why I’m upset.
And I don’t want it to sound like:
- Poor me.
- Poor them.
- Or that I think I’m better than them.
Because I don’t. I wish I could help them and I could (or can)… In fact, some of these people I’ve helped A LOT! But at the end of the day, you have to want to help yourself.
The Hard Truth About Success
I can’t just go around knocking on people’s doors like, “Hey, can I help you make money?”
Also, you know, some people just don’t have that drive inside of them.
My boyfriend always told me: “Not everybody can be a millionaire. Not everybody can be an entrepreneur.” — And it’s true.
This life—being on your own, building a business—it’s hard because you don’t have that stable paycheck that someone’s handing you, all the time. But I chose it.
I mean, if you wanted to have a job and RV, you could. You don’t have to be an entrepreneur. I chose to quit my job and RV. I wanted to build my own business.
Why This Place No Longer Feels Right
I just wanted to tell you that I don’t feel like I’m above anyone or that they’re below me.
When I say things like:
- “This trailer park.”
- “I’m getting out of here.”
- “This place is trash.”
I don’t mean it condescendingly. I’m just being honest. I’m just really not sure how to describe it. The people across from me scream. One woman screams at her kids all the time. People go missing. The cops are here 4+ times a week. — This is not what I signed up for.
This is just not the lifestyle that I envisioned. I can’t operate like this. I came here because this place was peaceful and quiet. And now it is just straight police, central 24/7 stuff going on.
What’s Next
The people who own this RV park don’t live here, so they don’t see what’s going on or really take care of the place. They kinda stopped screening their tenants, and I’ve seen A LOT of questionable characters come and go, including the ex-con that lived across from me selling drugs and running a puppy mill out of his camper that had no AC, so he slept in his car blasting his music all day and night… don’t get me started OMG!
I get tired of complaining, or being their little “watchdog” — they always say things like “why don’t you ever tell us all these things,” and then when I do, there is always an excuse for why it’s okay, or I get reprimanded and accused of complaining. And I don’t want my full-time job to be managing their RV park—unless I own it.
OR if I was getting paid BUT… keeping it REAL REAL I already know how their payment system, or lack thereof, works. — ALL the employees, aka volunteers, over the YEARS I’ve lived here, talk to me about all the dirty deets! 😉
I’m just not used to this, and I don’t have to live like this. If you were in an abusive relationship, or a toxic work environment, wouldn’t you leave? — That’s where I’m at. I feel guilty for leaving—but I have the option to leave.
>> Learn: The Pros & Cons Of Living In An RV Park aka Stationary RV Living NOT Moving — WATCH HERE
Wrapping Up
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