Living in a van

[TimberWolf]

Seems a cheap possibility at a pinch. Even surviving on minimum wage could become viable :

Major expenses would be food, car tax, car maintenance, petrol & insurance costs, which for most people are outgoings anyway. If you need a bit more room, go outside. Lots of room there. There's also a public library full of books and DVD's/ CDs that can be looked at or borrowed for free if you want them. TV and internet can be had cheap or free too if you don't own a house.

No council tax, water rates, electric bills, house maintenance, insurance & heating bills. All major costs disappear except vehicle related ones, which you likely have anyway.

You can avoid living near chavs and poor people by parking up in nice areas and being stealthy. And you could earn a bit of extra cash by tarmacking their drives and moving on.

Why be owned by a house?

http://cheaprvliving.com/Howtoliveinaboxvan.html

[eliquant]

Seems a cheap possibility at a pinch. Even surviving on minimum wage could become viable :

Major expenses would be food, car tax, car maintenance, petrol & insurance costs, which for most people are outgoings anyway. If you need a bit more room, go outside. Lots of room there. There's also a public library full of books and DVD's/ CDs that can be looked at or borrowed for free if you want them. TV and internet can be had cheap or free too if you don't own a house.

No council tax, water rates, electric bills, house maintenance, insurance & heating bills. All major costs disappear except vehicle related ones, which you likely have anyway.

You can avoid living near chavs and poor people by parking up in nice areas and being stealthy. And you could earn a bit of extra cash by tarmacking their drives and moving on.

Why be owned by a house?

http://cheaprvliving.com/Howtoliveinaboxvan.html

but no mail address = low credit rating

[Clippy]

What would you give as your home address?

This will be the biggest problem.

Also, check out this blog of someone who used to do that, albeit in a car.

[TimberWolf]

Aren't there postal boxes that you can rent that look like real addresses?

[Jeebo72]

Loads of pikeys do it, so why not.

[DieScum]

This guy does it - http://tynan.net/living-in-a-small-rv-introduction

[EternalOptimist]

If you really wanted to go to exremes TW, you could become a freegan, and live like a king out of Tesco skips.

[DimPrawn]

Living in a van.

Another CUK aspirational thread.

[oracleslave]

Living in a van.

Another CUK aspirational thread.

How do you think sg saved up for his shed?

[newblood]

Seems a cheap possibility at a pinch. Even surviving on minimum wage could become viable :

Major expenses would be food, car tax, car maintenance, petrol & insurance costs, which for most people are outgoings anyway. If you need a bit more room, go outside. Lots of room there. There's also a public library full of books and DVD's/ CDs that can be looked at or borrowed for free if you want them. TV and internet can be had cheap or free too if you don't own a house.

No council tax, water rates, electric bills, house maintenance, insurance & heating bills. All major costs disappear except vehicle related ones, which you likely have anyway.

You can avoid living near chavs and poor people by parking up in nice areas and being stealthy. And you could earn a bit of extra cash by tarmacking their drives and moving on.

Why be owned by a house?

http://cheaprvliving.com/Howtoliveinaboxvan.html

Where will you:
Park
C raap ?
How would you cope with no bird ever wanting to have sex with you ?