Living Frugal in a Park Model Mobile Home

Living frugal in a park model mobile home is a great way to retire on less. And it sure beats continuing to work.

Has your retirement portfolio taken a tumble in the last 2 years?  Mine sure has. The retirement plans of many are being rethought. That’s not all bad.

I reside in the Phoenix area, park model heaven for a lot of frugal retirees. Retiring to Arizona can be done very cheaply when you consider this life style.

The term mobile is misleading. They usually make only one trip in their life…factory to PM community. That’s usually the last trip.

Living frugal in a park model mobile home is not about cutting back. The parks in our area…some with over 2000 units, including golf courses…remind me of summer camps for retirees. In Arizona they are more like winter camps. You have a constant buzz of activity in these parks. If you can’t find other residents with your preferred activity I suggest you are not trying very hard.

Park model mobile homes can be thought of as non mobile RVs. Indeed a lot of folks are first exposed to park models while they are RVing. The longer you RV the more you identify favorite places to stay. If an RV seems like too much trouble,  these “mobile” homes makes for a smooth segue from the more nomadic lifestyle of RVing.

These units can be bought for $20,000 to $50,000 new. This  is in the financial reach of many. $10,000 to $20,000 will buy a nice used unit including the land. Why not have 2 park model mobile homes? One at home and one with a warm winter…Florida or Arizona.

Living frugal in a park model mobile home brings owning 2 homes into the realm of possibility for a lot of folks that may have thought they can’t retire due to the bad current economy. There are silver linings in the darkest of clouds. Enjoy.