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[GreyWulf]

I'm not sure if this is the right spot to post this or not but here goes I tried to get Bob to answer on his live broadcast but I guess he didn't understand what I was saying after all the videos I've watched Bob's videos carols videos all the videos on domicile I have decided to make Nevada my home base my problem is I lost my birth certificate years ago and from what Carol says you have to have a birth certificate to get a driver's license I think I figured that part out. Next problem is a home address Carol's video she went to an RV park and spent $350 for a month I can't afford that I'm probably going to have just enough money to drive from Kentucky to Nevada when I get there I'm going to be broke only other option is a homeless shelter I really do not want to have a homeless shelters address on my driver's license, and of course a mailing address is going to cost me what they say $140 a year which is more money I have to come up with I don't have a steady income once I leave this job and get out of Kentucky that's it no more paychecks until I get more work somewhere does anyone have any suggestions because the plan is to leave October 5th go to Nevada get my tags license driver's license all that fun stuff and then go from there. I really didn't want to go to Nevada and have to get a job so I can pay for all this stuff. But the way it's looking I'm going to have to do that because my RV tags expire the end of October.

 

[highdesertranger]

go to the county recorder in the county you were born in and get a certified copy of your birth certificate. that's how that works I know I just went through it. you also need your Social Security Card and proof of residency(camp ground receipt). as far as the money situation goes I can't help you there. highdesertranger

 

[bullfrog]

Broke ain't an option! Plan ahead! Save to make an emergency fund once you have enough to pay for the necessary expenses. Coolworks, seasonal jobs, workamper, something that will at least get you the money you need to survive and a place that will at least get you by. None of the videos said for you to just expect this to work without an emergency fund or some well thought out plan that might work. More study and homework kid if you expect to make this work!

 

[GreyWulf]

Okay one I'm not a kid and I have been planning for 10 years I have been living in a van for 10 years I did not find out about cheap RV living. Com until about 5 months ago if I would have known all this stuff 10 years ago then yes I would have a emergency fund in order for me to have an emergency fund that means I'm going to have to stay through the winter again I am sick of Kentucky I hate Kentucky I want out of Kentucky I get my RV in two weeks which I have been paying on for the last 4 months whatever I make from now till October 5th will be my fund it's probably going to cost me $1, 000 to drive from Kentucky to Nevada and that's just gas that's not counting food and cigarettes which I will probably have hopefully another 500 to 1000 all I know is I want out I'm sick of snow in the winter I am sick of hot humid heat in the summer it will all come together God always takes care of me only thing I need to know is how do I get an address I do not want to rent a spot in an RV park I do not want to use a homeless shelter what other option do I have.???

 

[RVTravel]

Thats a long sentence.

 

[GreyWulf]

2000 miles 29 hour drive I will probably Drive 4-5 hours per day so it would probably take me approximately a week to get to Pahrump. At 14 miles per gallon 30 gallon tank approximately $1, 000.

 

[bullfrog]

I spent 38 years of my life in Eastern Kentucky, the last 20 years preparing to having enough to escape poverty and survive long enough to start again out west. The easiest way to get residency in a state is to get a seasonal job which provides you with enough money to do the things you need to do (pay for rent for the required time for residency even if you don't stay there that long) plus in some states a paycheck stub goes a long way towards proving you are living there, even if it is for just long enough to become a resident. Do you have anyone that lives in that state that would be willing to help by renting you a room? Sometimes there are just not any options other than ones we don't like. Nevada can be harder than Kentucky if you come unprepaired and end up in the wrong place at the wrong time of year. I'm several years older than you from reading some of the your previous posts, so good luck kid. Give up the smokes, it will save some money and maybe your health will alow you to become a grumpy O.M.F. like me!

 

[JRRNeiklot]

2000 miles 29 hour drive I will probably Drive 4-5 hours per day so it would probably take me approximately a week to get to Pahrump. At 14 miles per gallon 30 gallon tank approximately $1, 000.

2,000 miles divided by 14 mpg = 143 gallons (rounded up).  143 gallons of gas at $2.50 a gallon = $357.50

 

[frater secessus]

Thats a long sentence.

Brother GreyWulf, I will speak plainly as a friend sometimes does:  I also find your posts difficult to read.  I am not surprised  Bob didn't understand your question during the chat.   

Long run-on sentences without punctuation or paragraph breaks are sometimes called a "wall of text", and they take extra work to decipher.  Sometimes people want to help but get beat down by having to figure out what someone is trying to say.   I find myself skipping posts that I have to decode, especially when I'm tired.

A quick and dirty way to make text easier to understand is to read it back to yourself aloud before posting.
when you pause = comma ,
when you stop = period .
when you start a new idea or tweak the idea = new paragraph (hit Enter or Return key twice in a row).

Here's an example.  It's your same post,  just laid out in a common style so people understand easier.   

I'm not sure if this is the right spot to post this or not but here goes.

I tried to get Bob to answer on his live broadcast but I guess he didn't understand what I was saying.  After all the videos I've watched (Bob's videos, carols videos, all the videos on domicile) I have decided to make Nevada my home base.

My problem is I lost my birth certificate years ago and from what Carol says you have to have a birth certificate to get a driver's license. I think I figured that part out. Next problem is a home address.  [In] Carol's video she went to an RV park and spent $350 for a month.   I can't afford that.  I'm probably going to have just enough money to drive from Kentucky to Nevada.  When I get there I'm going to be broke. 

[The] only other option is a homeless shelter. I really do not want to have a homeless shelters address on my driver's license.  And of course a mailing address is going to cost me what they say $140 a year,  which is more money I have to come up with.  I don't have a steady income once I leave this job and get out of Kentucky that's it.  No more paychecks until I get more work somewhere.

Does anyone have any suggestions?  The plan is to leave October 5th, go to Nevada, get my tags, license, driver's license, all that fun stuff and then go from there.  I really didn't want to go to Nevada and have to get a job so I can pay for all this stuff. But the way it's looking I'm going to have to do that because my RV tags expire the end of October.

I hope my input is not offensive;  I mean no disrespect.

 

[GreyWulf]

Okay number one I'm on a phone not a computer number two I voice type I don't type I don't do punctuation if I was on a computer that would be a different story.

 

[GreyWulf]

And as far as the cost of gas it's not 2.50 everywhere I'm counting gas at $5 a gallon just so I know I have enough money for gas to get there.

 

[GreyWulf]

Okay bullfrog, good advice, the plan is Lord willing when I get to the desert stay away from the smokers, seclude myself and quit smoking. and I've been a grumpy old man my whole life LOL, I've been a hermit, a loner, a lone wolf my whole life, if I had all this knowledge 10 years ago I probably would have did what you said you did, and been more prepared, but for 10 years all I've been doing is surviving, living in a van, working my job, living day to day. I have got to get out of this state, this place is driving me crazy, the only person I know that lives in Nevada is an ex-girlfriend but I think she lives in Reno. I wanted my residence in Pahrump trying to be more like my nomadic hero Bob Wells. here's a little bit of my history I went to Job Corps in Nevada, Reno so I have one Year's training in security but I broke the law in Reno, but that was like 20 years ago, not sure if I can get another security guard job but I am going to try. I know it snows in Reno so I know I don't want to be there, I don't know what the winters like in Pahrump, I just hope it don't snow because I'm probably going to have to stay there and work a couple months. I really don't want to wait till the last second and leave Kentucky. after the snow has fallen, but I guess I could leave at the end of October, but then my tags will be expired, I do not want to have to pay and get tags license in Kentucky, and then pay again when I get to Reno that's double the money.
Punctuation police is that better cuz I just wasted 30 minutes of my life doing punctuation when I could have been doing something else.

 

[closeanuf]

Have you checked to see how much it cost to register your rv in Nevada compared to Kentucky?  If it's cheaper in Kentucky you might consider getting new tags before you move.  Just thinking it might take a little pressure off you to get everything changed over too quickly.  If you are just in Nevada on vacation I wouldn't think there would be panic to get things switched over.

 

[GreyWulf]

I guess while I'm here working and getting a paycheck it would be better for me to register it here, but that's going to take money out of my pocket for travel expense, but then I guess I won't have to be in such a rush to get to Nevada and I can take my time and leave in November. I just hope it does not snow because I hate driving in the snow.

 

[bullfrog]

My question is how do you plan to pay for things after you get to Nevada? Winter seasonal jobs can be hard to come by in warm areas. I would take a look at seasonal weather maps. We have traveled back to Kentucky in November with only a little snow in the Colorado mountains but after December usually take a more southern route. Maybe get a job nearer the RTR where you could get some better advice and arange for a summer job at the big tent, work a few months and then hit Nevada in the following fall and establish residency.

 

[GreyWulf]

Good advice sounds like a plan but the only thing I know how to do is janitorial work and security and I've done factory work quality control stuff like that what kind of jobs do you think I can get?.

 

[JRRNeiklot]

And as far as the cost of gas it's not 2.50 everywhere I'm counting gas at $5 a gallon just so I know I have enough money for gas to get there.

Even at $5.00 a gallon - which is absurdly high, that's still well under $1,000.  About $700.00.  The national average is #2.85.  In Kentucky, the average price is $2.75.  Those are averages.  You can find it well under that.  In Alabama, the average is $2.52.  I just filled up for $2.38.   Even with side trips, you should be able to make that drive for $500.

 

[GreyWulf]

Ok JR let me explain this so you can understand it more,. When I travel I have a method, to make sure I have enough money for gas, what ever the the price of gas is I double it, then I calculate what the trip is going to cost me, then add extra money to that, that way I'm guaranteed to have gas money yes $1, 000 is more than enough, which guarantees me to have enough gas money, if something breaks on the way I'm guaranteed to have a little change left over to fix it and still have enough gas money to get me to my destination. Then when I get there I will still have money left for gas to explore the area and see what's there.

 

[bullfrog]

Aramark at Lake Powell in Page Arizona was offering air conditioned housing, $10 or $11 an hour and a $450 bonus after 90 days at a job fair a couple weeks ago. Jobs usually last through the end of September and some into November. It is over 100 degrees almost every day so you have to be able to take the heat. My understanding was they had all positions open before the fair. Coolworks used to have several links but I have not looked lately. Lots of places that used to hire international students have a hard time filling positions as that group has had a hard time getting in the country with the tough enforcement of imigration laws. College kids can only usually work till August so there is usually a two or three month period where companies will take any warm body, and if it works out well will ask you to come back early next season. Good workers that can get along with no bad habits have no problems getting jobs if they can stand the isolation and heat.

 

[GreyWulf]

That's a good option for next year.