In a rustic with practically 90 per cent house possession, even renting is taken into account uncommon by some Singaporeans – however what about dwelling in a van? This Singaporean couple dwelling within the States, tells us about taking this leap of religion, road-tripping of their van and saving $30,000 a 12 months.
Why reside in a van?
For Gracia and Yee Jia, they’d the itch to journey world wide:
“We acquired uninterested in chasing the Singaporean dream of materialism and bored of the confines of meritocracy. Coupled with our want to journey the world, taking the leap of religion into van life was the happiest selection we have now ever made.”
They discovered that dwelling in a van supplies the “comforts of house, wherever you go.” It’s additionally offered the chance for some uncommon adventures:
“We had fairly a couple of attention-grabbing experiences from dwelling in a van, one among which was to stealth camp in our van whereas we have been in New York Metropolis.
Being in the most costly metropolis in America, it was enjoyable to attempt to discover a protected and free parking spot, which we ultimately did discover throughout the Brooklyn Bridge simply minutes away from the sights.
One other can be seeing our dad and mom reside the van life in our van, once they each joined us for 3 weeks. Simply seeing them adapt to the shortage of the standard creature comforts of a home was very attention-grabbing, as they have been very inventive and located new methods to make use of what we had in our van.
For example, we glamped in the midst of Arches Nationwide Park in Utah, utilizing the tarp we had in our van and the cushions from our mattress, alongside a foldable desk to create a Japanese-like tatami mat set-up for us to loosen up.”
Given the worth of housing in Singapore, we’re additionally sure a few of our readers have puzzled in regards to the money financial savings:
Supply: Her World
