Sunday, March 27, 2011

Your posts about food

WELCOME to our new follower, Tesjae!   I appreciate you following along, and hope you enjoy reading about my adventures with my dog, Katie, as we are just starting on the dream.  Let me know if you have a blog, so I can read your posts, too! : )

I never realized how often RVers blog about food, and how much I enjoyed seeing the delicious looking photos.  I'm trying to lose some weight, and have lost 10 pounds so far on the Medifast plan.  I'd like to lose 7 or 8 more.  Good thing, too, since my new RV  is so tiny.  Otherwise I wouldn't fit in the shower!

I don't know the dimensions, but it's tiny!

That'll keep me in check. But your photos look so good I can almost smell them, especially the fresh baked cinnamon rolls!

Today I spent some time checking out RV insurance companies and applying for quotes.  I should have them all tomorrow, and will pick the one that looks best.  Probably Progressive or AARP/Hartford.  Does anyone have an opinion on those two companies, or a suggestion for another company to check out?

I did e-mail the Finance Manager at La Mesa RV today to let her know I was only going to purchase the GAP insurance, not the extended warranty or tire/rim plan.  After talking to my daughter and my ex-husband, it seems like it wouldn't be cost effective for me.   The total cost over the 15 year loan, to which they would be added, was more than $8,000.  I read what the policy covered, and there were so many things I don't have, it didn't make sense to purchase a warranty that included coverage for the large, expensive things that aren't a part of my RV.  I just don't have many extra options.  And the tires are brand new.   Instead I'll put money every month into my RV Emergency Fund, and if something needs repair or replacement, I should have the money to take care of it.

Thank you for all you comments - I DO agree that an extended warranty is a good idea, especially for the larger, expensive RVs, and hopefully I'll never regret letting this one go. And I also appreciate all your good wishes and congrats on my new RV.  It's so nice to feel that I'm not doing this alone.

It's been a tiring couple of days and it's late, so that's all for now.

From Me and My Dog, have a great Sunday, everyone! : )