Drivers who have no house, apartment, car, or family: how much money have you saved?

Typically, drivers start out with a house, car, wife, kids, dog, etc. and lose it all after driving for a while.

 

Marriage number two went exactly that way!

 

I am going through a divorce now Thinking about selling the house next. I don't know about you guys but when I am in the sleeper I feel like I am at home. If this truck had a mailbox and a garage for my car I would never need a house.

 

I can live on $500 per month while on the road. That's without pinching every penny, but paying attention to dollars. So I figure $6000 for basic expenses, add $2000 for play (vacations, new toys, whatever) and the rest can be saved. Income varies dramatically, so I won't bother telling you how much you will make. First years range from $25,000-40,000 generally.

Breakdown the expenses- I pay almost $100 for phone, texting, and Internet. Another $300 for "consumables" (groceries, paper, hygiene, etc) and the other $100 is for things like showers, new socks, laundry, etc.

 

If not, then get yea to Nashville, you got a hit!

 

Rough figures last year:
20% taxes
10% charity
30% living
35% savings
5% I have no idea where I spent it

 

Within 2 years I should have a sizable deposit for a house. My expenses are minimal, but when I do go home, I like to splurge. I can spend anywhere from $800-1200 a month on my expenses, groceries and the occasional eating out. I also watch my budget very closely and as my income ebbs and flows, so does my spending. But probably the best thing I could of ever done was put money aside for a rainy day. I have a savings and money market account. Both are well stocked for the day I never expect.

 

The 3 or 4 nights a week I spend in my truck are getting to be unbearable. I don't know how some people live in a truck like that. Still enjoy the job though. I spend $800 dollars a month on my mortgage and bills. So $9600 dollars a year I would save.