Living in a van - an inspirational story of frugality and achievement
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#2See also this HN thread from October:
"Living in an RV as an Internet Nomad- 3G, solar, cost savings, and flexibility."
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#3He also has a blog (which is often excellent) here:
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#4Wait -- his mom offered to buy him lodging (and possibly tuition). Is it really "frugal" to turn down a place to sleep, or just shortsighted?
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#5Wait -- his mom offered to buy him lodging (and possibly tuition). Is it really "frugal" to turn down a place to sleep, or just shortsighted?
self-sufficient?
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#6These are fun:
http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/houses/purchase/
The chance the security guard keeps walking is much lower though.
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#7I have a grad-student friend who is much better off financially than the blogger, but decided to go the van route himself after reading about other van dwellers on line. I think the primary motivation was a desire to achieve as much independence as possible. He could quit his job tomorrow and not have to worry about scraping up any money for years, his only real concerns being cell phone, car insurance, gas, and food. He had other, environmental reasons (not being a consumer) for doing it as well, but basically I think you have to be obsessed with independence to take a step like this.
I admire people who are able to do it. Myself? No desire for it at all. I'm perfectly all right with the idea of interdependence.
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#8Wait -- his mom offered to buy him lodging (and possibly tuition). Is it really "frugal" to turn down a place to sleep, or just shortsighted?
Well put.
Does the world not already provide enough difficult challenges? I encourage others to test themselves by endeavoring to make the world a better place.
Yes, I know that sounds condescending, but I cannot stand the author's self-absorbtion: "By making life harder for myself, I prove how macho I am!"
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#9I have a grad-student friend who is much better off financially than the blogger, but decided to go the van route himself after reading about other van dwellers on line. I think the primary motivation was a desire to achieve as much independence as possible. He could quit his job tomorrow and not have to worry about scraping up any money for years, his only real concerns being cell phone, car insurance, gas, and food…
What happens when you have to take your house in for service?
Re: Living in a van - an inspirational story of frugality and achievement
#10Wait -- his mom offered to buy him lodging (and possibly tuition). Is it really "frugal" to turn down a place to sleep, or just shortsighted?
Refusing to take money from a loved one isn't shortsightedness.