How We Live Rent Free...Sometimes

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My husband and I try to spend the least amount of money possible on living. We would much rather be able to do things together and pay off bills, so sometimes we live for free. At first when my husband suggested it I thought he was crazy, but that is only because I didn't know how it would work. We recently stayed for almost two weeks in the desert for free. When we start our trip we fill up our holding tank (water) and empty our sewer tank. It takes about 4-5 days for our holding tank to fill back up again. When this happens we simply go to a "Dump Station". There we can refill on water and empty our sewer. Sometimes it costs a small fee, but most of the time we can find it for free. That means free water! We also have been able to get free electricity by installing solar panels. This allows us to charge our phones and computers. We can use the lights and television as well. Sometimes we start our generator so that we can use the microwave oven and Keurig for coffee. The generator also charges our batteries while its on. Now that we only run the generator for a few minutes, it only uses a small amount of gas. When we are dry camping I don't take a shower everyday because it fills up the tank quicker. I use an electric shaver, so that I do not waste water in the shower. We are even able to enjoy TV shows and movies that my husband downloads from his computer. We have everything we need in the RV. If we run out of food we just go to the store. Naturally, we would live for free more often if the conditions were right. I could only handle the desert for so long because I couldn't really take Leia on walks because it was so rocky. She needs her walks because many times that is the only way she will nap. We also took someone's advice and stayed at a truck stop one time. That was a huge mistake. Definitely not worth the money saved. Every time a truck pulled up it would wake Leia up in horror, so at 3am we got out of there. Another time we stayed at a Harbor Freight parking lot. Mostly because there was a laundry mat there where I could wash our clothes. I usually go to a laundry mat to wash our clothes once a week if we are dry camping. If its not illegal to camp somewhere, then you can usually park there.  If you can limit luxuries and give a few small things up, you can easily live for free.