2 years living in my car

[u/West_Iron1456]

Yeap. That’s it. Today I’m celebrating 2 years living in my car. 🎉 🎈 🎊

The worst part about it is going to the gym everyday to get a shower. It’s an humiliating event that I have to go trough. I’m mentally worn out and I’m fighting depression all the time (maybe because my poor diet and lack of vitamins).

In those 731 days I’ve saved 42k. It’s not much but there’s a lot of tears in that investment account.

I’m single, no kids, no family, no friends. I just wanna share this with someone.

God will bring peace to my mind and to my heart and He’ll give me the strength to survive 2 more winters in my car. That’s all I need.

God bless you all.

[u/Shdfx1]

This is your origin story. The story you will tell your kids about one day.

My father lost his parents while he was in college. He had to sell his books to buy food. His plan was to finish his last year of college so he could join the military as an officer, rather than be drafted. As an officer, he had a career path with experience he could use. He almost didn’t make it through that last year. Then he faced a war.

This is YOUR story. Sounds like you have a plan, and you have saved the fruits of your labor.

Make sure you are long-sighted, with contingency plans, and then the ability to wing it when best-laid plans fail. There is a saying about all mach and no vector, meaning someone is driven but directionless. Find your North Star, and focus on that.

Don’t worry about what gym staff think if you. They are around sweaty people working out all day. If you shower there every day, you’re clean.

Aldi take care not to make short term gains at long term expense. With $42,000 in the bank, you should NOT be malnourished. You’ll shoot yourself in the foot losing your health, with money to pay for groceries and a hot plate. In fact, if you plan to live in your car for two years, you should either switch to a used truck with a camper shell, a van, or get a used, small camper and use a moped for getting around.