This week in our RV Financials series we continue talking about budgeting for full-time RVing in our effort to answer how much does full-time RVing cost. We focus this week on budgeting for our pets costs, and how we plan for that amount to change.

Our two dogs are our fur babies and we need to include their costs in our monthly budget numbers. Included in these costs are grooming fees (for our poodle), dog food, dog treats, supplies, and normal vet visits. If we have an emergency vet visit this will come out of our emergency fund as would any emergency medical visits for either of us.

Something else to keep in mind is the age of your pets. As our pets age, they are more likely to need more vet visits or medication so we up the amount we budget for vet visits every year now that Patti is close to 12 years old. We also reassess our budget pretty regularly and if a new cost becomes regular we’ll move money around to make up for it.

We are budgeting $75 a month for pet costs when we hit the road again this year and travel full-time in our Airstream. What about you? How much do you budget for all your pets?

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