'If we can build a comfortable home in a van, I think anyone can.'
Leanne Bovey, 23, and Will Smith, 22, decided to ditch pricey rents and turn a minibus into their home After getting fed up of all their money going towards rent on a pricey flat, the couple from Torquay, Devon, decided to quit their jobs, renovate an old minibus, and live off the grid.
Leanne and Will spent nearly £4,000 of their savings to renovate an old minibus and turn it into their perfect home.‘Living like this is definitely so much cheaper than buying or renting a house or a flat,’ Leanne, a professional artist, said.‘We were paying £800 per month for a studio flat that wasn’t actually that special – so we’re saving a lot of money compared to if we were living in a flat in the UK.
Will added: ‘One big bulk payment of buying a van and doing it up rather than paying for things like water and electricity every month has saved us an arm and a leg, around £1,000 each month in all.‘There are a few difficult things about living in a van – sometimes it’s stressful finding places to park and the water can get low so we need to find a public tap.
After exploring the southwest coast of the UK in the van, the couple are now sightseeing around Europe, and are loving their new lifestyle.
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