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Greetings Godess. I’m working toward becoming a full timer. But I haven’t figured out how to working my banking, because most financial institutions require you to have a permemant address. How do you work this out? I’m medically retired and my checks are direct deposited, and I want to be able to access my account to pay for my space and utilitys. Any help with this will be apreciated. Thanks.
Hi Mortequi, all you need is a friend or relative that will let you use their address as a permanent address. Banks often have an option for a permanent address and another option for a mailing address.
If you won’t be staying in one place for a long time you can sign up with USPS to get all your mail directed towards ‘your’ address (your friend’s place) to the nearest post office to you when requested. It costs a little under a hundred a year for this service.
I use a P.O. Box. This became a problem when I needed to change my address with my Credit Union. The banking software doesn’t like P.O. boxes so the CU help line told of a work around on that issue. Instead of using P.O. Box XXXX use POBox XXXX. Now it looks like a street address and all my CU mail gets to me.
I thought RV Parks had mail boxes for their tenants? You would use the address of the Park and add a space number. You would go to the office to get your mail. I’m a boondocker so that has it’s own special problems.Some RV parks do allow mail service. You just have to call around to get all your questions answered and find a good fit. I actually did a video about this specifically. You might want to check it out to get some more ideas and answers.
There are “virtual mail” solutions but you can expect to pay $30 on up per month for this service. They give you a street address to receive your mail at, will scan the incoming mail so you can see who sent what, and for an additional fee, scan the contents so you can read it online or shred it for you if it is junk.
https://www.earthclassmail.comIt depends how important that mail is to you.
I came across an article that discusses different mail options for those that do not have or want to impose on family to forward their mail. It has a chart that compares some of the different features available. Basic mail forwarding can be had for only $10 per month.
My Dakota Address http://mydakotaaddress.com is one of many address companies available for travelers who no longer have a personal residence. Once you set up an account with your preferences albeit, mail sorting and delivery frequency to your location you can send yourself over to SD, spend the night in a hotel and head down to the DMV with your hotel receipt and get you very own SD drivers license.
The cost varies depending on how often you wish to receive mail and the size of the PO Box you desire and the staff is very helpful for us folk who haven’t had to deal with titles and they even offer assistance for registering vehicles.
One thing to consider is how SD structures their vehicle registrations as they do require you to maintain current registration for vehicles that are not being used (this may be more common than I am aware of as my state does not require it), otherwise, once you pay the sales tax on the vehicle it is quite inexpensive to reregister each year.Hi Pippi! I’m currently working towards moving into an RV as well and I’m planning on primarily boondocking at the moment. Does this kind of thing have any negative effect on other physical addresses such as tax returns/job applications/etc?
Love your videos by the way! Very informative and you have amazing energy!If you have a p.o. box and have a problem with a company needing a street address the post office lets you sign up for “street addressing” for your p.o. box at no cost. So when someone ships something UPS or FedEx or just needs a physical address you give them the street address of the post office, and the box number as the “secondary address” line. Such as 123 Main St. #4567. If this was your post offices address and you had p.o. box 4567. And if something comes UPS or FedEx they deliver to the back door of the post office and then the post office delivers it (or leaves a notice) in your p.o. box. I am a clerk for the post office and if I get an RV this is what I’m going to do.
A friend of mine, who traveled a lot, had a mail box (not at a post office, a private business) and listed her “address” accordingly. eg. 123-456 Street, City, Canada, Postal Code.
She never had a problem getting her driver’s licence or official papers and gave me her key to get her post when she was out of country.
I remember someone official looking at her address and saying, “Oh, I get a lot of people with addresses here. It must be a huge apartment complex. Have you been inside?”
I replied, “Only in the lobby, where the mail boxes are.”It’s only a two-story building, so I told a version of the truth.
Jon
P.S. Pippi, I love that this site has a built-in spell checker. And an Edit button!
Just a beginner on this site so I am replying to what a read, even if it is an older post.
I’m in my fifties and rely on medications. How does one go about getting meds mailed to you when there is no permanent address? The older we all live, the more meds and the need to live a cheaper lifestyle ( like traveling by RV)so how can we get our regular prescriptions?
Hi Bob, welcome to the community! If you stay at an RV park you can often use their address for mailing and many will give you your own box number. Another idea is to use a PO box. They’re pretty cheap, less than $10 a month. With the PO boxes, you can sign up for a service where they will mail you your mail to another post office if you are out of the area.
I hope this helps you with your mailing needs.
Take care and happy trails!
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