At least not in the near future. When I stated that I was going to be moving into a van this fall I had every intention of doing so and was looking forward to the prospect. However, things have changed since then. My relationship with my GF has grown more serious and I’m spend almost every night at her house. If I moved into a van I’d still be spending almost every night at her house. That would end up being an unfair situation since I’d basically be living at her house but not sharing any of the living expenses. Therefore when my lease is up I will be moving in with my GF. I’ll be contributing towards our living expenses an amount roughly equal to my current living expense. I’ll probably do a separate post about that.
I hope this isn’t too much of a disappointment to those who were looking forward to my posts about living in a van but moving in with my GF is the fair and practical thing to do. Of course it also represents a step forward in our relationship and a further commitment to each other.
My new plan is to live in a car or van for a short time this fall as a sort of experiment. I’ll post details and pics when this plan is finalized.
Congrats!
Will your van be located down by the river?
I’m kinda bummed that you won’t be living in a van. I was looking forward to seeing how that was going to go. Oh well… this does sound like the smarter option. Congrats to you guys!
Wow things are getting serious.. Why don’t both of you move into a van. That could inspire you to write a script for a movie. I am sure it will be a blockbuster hit. And it would increase your passive income:-)
Start-Up – Of course it would be down by the river.
Online Dividends- I couldn’t convince her to do that. With her two dogs it would be pretty crowded.
For a while now I’ve been considering living in a van for 6 months to a year to accomplish the dual goal of getting some debts paid off and being able to paint in several wilderness areas around the country.
Any book or online article recommendations on the practicalities of living in a van?
DB Ellis- There are several good resources online. Check out cheaprvliving.com, hobostripper.com,and a yearinacar.com for articles from people that are actually living in their vehicles. I’d also recommend joining the vandweller group at yahoo.
Are you considering living in your van or car on the street, or would it be in a covered spot or garage? I would think it would be a little easier if you were in a safe location. Still, not the same as an actual bedroom.
Congrats on the next step with the GF! You’ll have to do some good van camping with her and the dogs and let us know how it goes 🙂
Scott- I’m not going to be living in my van now. I would have been able to park on the street on campus which I think would have been reasonably safe.
FB- Thanks.