Rudi Smith, 27, and his partner, Lauren Smith, 28, spent around £2,000 renovating the caravan
A couple bought a 'tatty' static caravan from a scrapyard for £6,000 to live rent-free - and now save 90 per cent of their wages every month. Rudi Smith, 27, and his partner, Lauren Smith, 28, found themselves struggling with rent for their £750-a-month home in Leeds - despite both working full time. They decided to look for an alternative and decided to buy a 25m by 100m plot of land for £8,000 and a second-hand caravan for £6,000.
've got a life-threatening disease - and have chemotherapy in my garden shed' Rudi is able to save 90 per cent of his salary every month - which he puts into a joint savings pot which the couple hope to be able to invest in the future. They say they save £13.8k-a-year on rent by living in their caravan. Rudi, a stone mason, from Leeds, Yorkshire, said: 'I save 90 per cent of my wage a month.' He added: 'I have been a lot happier.
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