Living in Your Car - Homeless and Happy!!

she says:

I am really proud of the way that Jeff and I are living. We are living simply, with but we are taken in much of this great country and living in Jeff’s rig has allowed us to venture where ever our heart’s desire. Many have asked how we can afford to do this:

“Don’t you have student loans still?”
“Did you win the lottery?”
“Well live it up now because you will be paying for such misappropriated time later in life.”

To which I respond,
“Most certainly.”
“I wish” and
“I really don’t think that will be the case.”

Anyway, every once in a while my heart starts to race a bit after one of those comments and I think, “Oh no, we have it all wrong, we’re not making any money, we’re screwing up our retirement, we’re never going to be able to have a normal life.” Fortunately within about 5 minutes my head becomes screwed on straight and I realize that we are living smartly and simply, rationing our money, food and gas. And more than anything else, Jeffrey and I have each other (and Moby) and we are genuinely happy and enjoying life completely.

I am saying all this to let you know that living the way we are is not out of reach for anyone. You merely have dig deep and find the courage to step outside of the boundaries of typical Americana... job, house, two cars, picket fence... you know the drill. If you can, stop letting your debts hold you to a job if you don’t find happiness in it. Yes, some are more tied down than others (namely the three things I can think of: kids, an abundance of animals, and “owning” a home) for you this life would require some serious rearranging... however, it could still happen.

Anyway if through the course of reading these blogs we have tickled a nerve with you and you find yourself wishing you could break free and do something similar, YOU CAN! The hardest part is deciding to do so. After that... it's easy.

So here is a little photo journal of how we are doing it.

Last fall, we built a cabinet conversion for the back of the rig. Two large capacity slide drawers and a sleeping deck that slides over the top of the folded down back seats. There is additional forward storage beneath the sleeping deck.



The drawers are our pantry and supply closet. The supply closet holds the stove, fuel, dishes, utensils, cleaning supplies, laundry soap, water filter, first aid kits, sewing kits, stove repair kit, guide books and maps, general storage, etc. The pantry holds all of our food, spices, drinks, snacks, etc. Pretty straight forward.


The side passenger doors have small packs attached to hold personal items and clothes. We each have a side, under the sleeping deck, for our personal supplies... and Jeff shares his space with Moby.

We installed an 800 watt inverter for small electrical loads. Generally, we only use it to charge the laptop while we're on the road... but I suppose we could install a microwave and Kitchen Aid mixer....

And that is that. It ain't much, but it is home for now. It is a very simple, uncomplicated life. And it is ours.