[quote=squat250]Squat n shower at la fitness, live in a van, read at the library, gas insurance, sundries. I think I could have fun on 30k a year.[/quote]
scaredy, as for your “solo” plan to “live in a van”, I think it would be a bit of a hassle if you chose to do this in an urban or suburban area. You can only park for 72 hours in any one spot and there should be no evidence visible from the outside of your van that someone is actually “living” in there.
If you move from spot to spot on the same residential street every 72 hrs and do not live on that street, the neighbors will ask the cops to “investigate” your vehicle.
If you cover the windshield at night so no one can see you have set up “house” in your van, the neighbors will likely believe someone IS living in it and call police.
The places you may end up having to move to for the night may or may not be convenient to libraries and LA Fitness (or even conducive to your safety).
Once the cops get wind of you favoring to spend the night in your preferred locale (close to your library and LA Fitness), they will broadcast your license plate number to all their units in the division to be on the lookout for illegal lodging.
I would be best to have a late model, clean, dent and sticker-free van which is moved frequently so as not to arouse any negative suspicion to pull this off most successfully. And do NOT exit your van in the morning all rumpled in your pajamas and slippers.
And under no circumstances should you string an orange extension cord from your van, even if you park in front of a vacant house with outside receptacles and utilities turned on. It’s a dead giveaway :=}
PS: A better idea would be an RV/5th wheel or travel trailer parked long-term (up to 3 mos at a time) in a county park and have a moped or small car to travel around in.
The “Sweetwater Summit” Park isn’t too far from a library with free computers and LA Fitness, even possibly a bike ride. Your low rent could include utilities (opt), access to bathrooms with showers on the premises and even sewage dump if you need it. There, you will only have to address moving every 3 mos and could have another park in “system” already reserved when the time comes to move. Surprisingly, lots of seniors who sold their homes live in these parks and move quarterly. Pets are welcome … even horses :=]
