After sleeping in a converted NYC taxi I have a new respect for the young professionals living in vans to save money
Kathleen Elkins/Business Insider
A handful of professionals seem to have figured out a creative solution to this real estate conundrum: Rather than settling into overpriced apartments, they're moving into vans, sailboats, and tiny homes. They seem to be onto something brilliant - besides saving up to 90% of their income, living tiny means a less cluttered (and more minimalist) lifestyle, an alluring prospect in today's fast-paced world.
Of course, it looks brilliant on paper - from a safe distance - but I wanted to know what it's really like to make a lifestyle change of this magnitude. So I moved into a van. Specifically, a taxi cab converted into a "rolling room," which I found on Airbnb for $50 a night ($39 plus the cleaning and service fees).
I only spent two nights 'living tiny' before I happily moved back into my overpriced Manhattan apartment ... but two nights was more than enough time to answer all of my questions.
Here's how it went, and what I learned:
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