This month ActiveRain is hosting a challenge - ActiveRain Point Store - Points, Points, Points. Our challenge, should we choose to accept it, is to spend our points (1,000,000 points = $100,000) on any goals we want. We can spend them on the community, hobbies, retirement, personal, familial, altruistic goals or anything else we'd like. So here is my first option to how I might spend mine!
At the time I am writing this, I have about 2,675,000 points. I'm going to keep 500,000 so my ActiveRain account remains free. So that leaves me with 2,175,000. In this first "what if" scenario, I am going to spend it all in one place, and all on me!
So I have $217,500 dollars to spend. I am going to do research and then purchase a camper van similar to the one shown here (click on the photo to see details):
My minimum requirements are that it has to have:
- AWD and sufficient clearance - to get down and up those challenging Montana dirt and gravel mountain roads.
- Kitchen area with propane stove and all other kitchen appliances (refrigerator, microwave, drawers).
- Bathroom with toilet and shower.
- Large enough water tanks, and grey/black water tanks.
- Easy to operate clean-out features.
- Storage space.
- Windows to let the sunshine in.
- Screens to keep the bugs out.
- Small enough to fit in a regular parking spot.
- And of course, a comfortable bed.
So why? Why do I want to spend all these points on this one item? Again, more than one reason!
- I live in a fire prone area and if there comes a day (I hope not) that we have to rush out of the house because of an approaching forest fire, it would be great to have a ready to go vehicle that would not only get us out of the area, but that we could stay in for an extended period of time. And if we kept it full of things we'd need in such a case, it would be an easy escape.
- Currently, my husband and I have an 18' trailer that hooks up to the truck. It's sometimes a pain in the you-know-what to get it hooked up and it takes a little bit of time. It's also tricky backing into spaces. I would love to have a camping vehicle that allows me to easily maneuver and takes no preparation time (in terms of hooking up).
- Also, when camping, if there were a need to leave quickly, it would be great to be able to just hop in, turn the key and skedaddle.
So, in summary, the first option of what I might do with my points is to purchase a camping van. But I have other ideas! Stay tuned!
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