[digisign]

Must have been pioneer in this area. A bit over ten years ago I once had a good job in Santa Monica, but was tired of paying ridiculous rent for a shoebox that I was never at. So I packed up, slept in the underground parking garage, and went to the gym every day.

Was in the best shape of my life and saved 40k that year, which I later turned into a 2-year trip around the world. Was definitely worth it.

[oAlbe]

Doesn't this affect your health? An year is a pretty long time to spend sleeping in a car seat, that is definitely less comfortable than an actual bed. Plus there is to consider that in an underground garage humidity levels should be pretty high, which can cause headaches (to say the least) and make the entire thing of sleeping in a car seat even worst for the back. How did it work out for you? (geniune question)

[digisign]

I was able to stretch out between the front and rear seats folded down and a sleeping bag. The first night or two is uncomfortable but then you quickly get used to it. The other issues didn't occur, SoCal is very dry.

[wingerlang]

> "Was in the best shape of my life"

Also he might have had a big car, van, trailer or whatnot.

[copsarebastards]

How did that work for your sex life? Bringing ladies home to a van is my main reason for not wanting to do this.

[VLM]

At $40K/yr savings, as long as you spend less than $770 per saturday night hotel rental you come out ahead (assuming you get lucky every single saturday night...)

Something to think about when you have that kind of savings going on, is taking a weekend getaway every single weekend is quite affordable.

[Retra]

Just don't date homeless women.

[digisign]

I think I was single the first half. I did meet a nice girl the second, but i strung it a long for a while, and even then she had low self esteem an so she didnt give me a hard time about it.

[copsarebastards]

What an unsavory answer.

I guess I can kind of answer my own question, though. An adult woman who shares my values wouldn't care if I lived in a van.

[mixmastamyk]

Would you prefer a less-truthful one?