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Gormy Cuss

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10. Another possibility if you live near a city or resort area is house sitting.

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Sun Jun 7, 2015, 12:10 PM

Jun 2015

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I've known several people who have opted for professional couch surfing instead of independent housing. Some wealthy people maintain pied a terres that they use only a few weeks out of the year and for security reasons they'll have someone live in them full time. One of my friends had an arrangement that included pet care duty for aging cats but in general the deal was to keep it clean and looking occupied, plus being the eyes and ears for the owners should some maintenance issue arise. Living this way does require one additional expense, namely maintaining a P.O. box for your personal mail and there are some issues with establishing your legal residence but living in an RV would have similar challenges.

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Alternative lifestyles...Which would you choose? [View all] ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2015 OP

Tiny houses are a good way to go. An RV or trailer can Exilednight Jun 2015 #1

Tiny house or container are the frontrunners, I think... ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2015 #11

eventually they start to wear and tear like a house, but you can't really Exilednight Jun 2015 #22

Added to the fact Aerows Jun 2015 #33

What part of the country? MADem Jun 2015 #2

I can actually work from anywhere. As for whether I'm tied to a region, well... ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2015 #12

Well, northern Maine is dirt cheap... waaaay north, I mean... MADem Jun 2015 #19

Guest houses, or maybe lovemydog Jun 2015 #3

Some excellent suggestions, lovemydog! Thanks! nt ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2015 #13

Co-housing always seemed interesting struggle4progress Jun 2015 #4

I looked it up... ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2015 #14

My parents lived on their boat gwheezie Jun 2015 #5

Hmmm... ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2015 #23

Thom Hartmann lives on a boat, he has advocated living on a boat on his program before AZ Progressive Jun 2015 #30

If you can work on line, leave the country. Paka Jun 2015 #6

Can you tell me more, Paka? What kind of accommodations do you enjoy and ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2015 #15

Glad to expand a bit. Paka Jun 2015 #28

Retirement to Thailand. Hmmmm.... A direction of thought that for some reason I ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2015 #36

Check into 'recovered' homes Satyrix Jun 2015 #7

Definitely an idea worth looking into, Satyrix. As for being a rock band nomad, I'm... ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2015 #16

Environmentally friendly lifestyles minimize waste. A frugal lifestyle is a green one. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2015 #8

Absolutely sound and valid viewpoint, lumberjack_jeff. Thank you. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2015 #17

There are places down here in the South where you can live for very little. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2015 #9

Another possibility if you live near a city or resort area is house sitting. Gormy Cuss Jun 2015 #10

That is definitely something to think about, Gormy Cuss. I have family in Florida, lot of ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2015 #21

If it is possible remodel a garage. That has always been one of my dreams. Today I live in one jwirr Jun 2015 #18

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