<prompt> Human: So I work out of town and Im away from home usually Monday and return home Thursday unless I have to work overtime. Which can be anywhere from 1 extra day to working 20 days straight. Me and my family are basically living paycheck to paycheck with a little extra on the side from my wife working weekends. Brings about an extra 280 every 2 weeks. Anyways, I get 80 perdium per day, and that it to cover gasfoodhotel. My hotel runs at 67 per night with my extended stay rateIll be staying here anywhere from 2-4years. A couple guys from work have campers and stay at a campground nearby which is 375 per month, thats including all the utilities. So they are banking the rest of the perdium as take home money rather than having to spend 900 a month on hotel bill. I dont have the extra cash to dish out for a camper but from the looks of it, if I can get one with payments as low as 250-300. That plus the 375 for campground fee Im saving almost 300 a month from what I would be paying at hotel. My wife and I are about to look for our first house, so Im afraid I cant get a loan for a house and camper at same time. Should I go for the camper, and let my extra perdium pay it off within 2 years or so, saving the rest for a better house down payment. Or stick with hotel and get the house loan for a home for my family. My wife votes for house, while Im leaning more towards the camper. Any helpreccomendations would be much appreciated. Also sorry for the post from my phone, wont let me edit much of format.  <response>: rvandwelling do you really need a whole camper? do the vandwelling thing and dont stay at a campground and youll save a lot more money. 