EP 46: The Perks of Van Life: Cutting Expenses and Avoiding Lifestyle Creep with Lance Wilkinson
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What you’ll learn in this episode:
Why Lance and his wife decided to go the van route (and leave their house behind).
What it takes to live van life with a partner.
The lifestyle creep that can happen in a house.
Options for creating the van life that works for you.
The changes Lance has seen in van life over the years.
How VanFest started and where it’s headed in the future.
Lance Wilkinson is the owner of VanFest, a popular annual event showcasing custom van conversions and celebrating a nomadic lifestyle. He joins the show today to talk about the van life movement and all of the challenges and benefits that go with it. As someone who has been living the van life with his wife for over two and a half years, he has loads of insight to share about this unique lifestyle.
Listen in as Lance discusses the financial side of van life, as well as the important aspects that went into the lifestyle transition. You’ll get his take on the lifestyle creep and consumerism that ultimately drove him and his wife away from living in a home, the direction the van life movement is going, and more.
Quotes from the episode
“The tangible experience of actually being able to walk into [a van] really sparked something. Not long after, we made the decision to sell our house.” - Lance Wilkinson
“You can make [van life] what you want in terms of finances.” - Lance Wilkinson
“It’s very difficult to fill your life with physical possessions when you only have 70 square feet.” - Lance Wilkinson
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