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Arizona Grand

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We've been living in Arizona for the last 9 months. Who would have thought that we would have spent so long in one state? Of course, there are reasons... well really only one...workamping! A chance to save money on RV site costs, and possibly boost our flagging budget a little. To be honest, we never anticipated how much the cost of living would have risen since we sold up and left Scotland at the end of 2014, and moved to the States to begin traveling full time with our Heartland Sundance fifth wheel, The Jet, and our trusty RAM truck, aka Benny. By the time we had passed through 13 states, we realized that gas (petrol) and food prices varied a great deal.  In some states gas was cheaper, in others food was extortionate, but one thing was certain - prices seemed to be continually increasing.  Then the Brexit vote affected the exchange rate, and the value of our savings decreased. Who would have foreseen that particular calamity, when we made our early retirement plan