{"id":44164,"date":"2023-11-30T11:19:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T11:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lethal-industry.com\/?p=44164"},"modified":"2023-11-30T11:19:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T11:19:04","slug":"life-got-too-expensive-i-was-tired-of-paying-rent-now-i-live-in-a-minivan-ive-saved-thousands-in-seven-years-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lethal-industry.com\/world-news\/life-got-too-expensive-i-was-tired-of-paying-rent-now-i-live-in-a-minivan-ive-saved-thousands-in-seven-years-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Life got too expensive\u2019 & I was tired of paying rent\u2026 now I live in a minivan – I\u2019ve saved thousands in seven years | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

A MAN who moved into a minivan seven years ago after "life got too expensive" has revealed how he saves thousands by living on the road.<\/p>\n

Scott, who runs a YouTube channel called StaticCamperVan, explained how he created his new home and how he keeps costs down.<\/p>\n


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In one clip, Scott said: "It's now been seven years since I decided to move into this minivan.<\/p>\n

"I just want to give you a little look into how I built it out to make it comfortable for me and just why I have decided to live in a minivan.<\/p>\n

"Well life got to be too expensive…when rent got to be more than 60% of my income I knew I had to make a big change.<\/p>\n

"I looked at giving a second or third job, I looked at living in a place with lots of roommates.<\/p>\n

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"None of those things seemed very desirable and that's what's brought me to van life."<\/p>\n

Scott then decided to take the plunge and bought the largest van he could afford before kitting it out in a "galley-style" set up in an effort to make it as comfortable as possible.<\/p>\n

In the back of the van he has a permanent bed which takes up the length of the space, with a shelving unit on one side and a small kitchen workspace on the other.<\/p>\n

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Scott can also cope with the weather all-year-round with roof and floor vents for hot days and a space heater built into the wall for wintry conditions.<\/p>\n

Power comes from the car's battery which is charged by solar panels on the roof and topped up via the alternator when he goes on the move.<\/p>\n

Overall, Scott said he "would not have changed anything" about the last seven years and that it is "the most comfortable way" he has ever lived.<\/p>\n

It comes after one woman was labelled mad by her family and friends after she bought a bus to use on her weekly shop.<\/p>\n

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