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Assuming one has a really good heater and sleeping bag, it legal/possible/affordable to live in a VW bus in say south Vancouver? Renting in places like NYC, SF

Assuming one has a really good heater and sleeping bag, it legal/possible/affordable to live in a VW bus in say south Vancouver? Renting in places like NYC, SF these days seems most people are lemmingly throwing money away in an unaffordable attempt to buy faux status while going into debt and gaining no balance sheet because "everyone else is doing it." Unless you've sold a series to HBO, living below one's means is smarter because hope isn't a strategy.

clickok 11y ago
If I'm going to be living in a van (down by the river), I would at least drive it to a river in a warmer climate. One with a higher exchange rate, lower taxes, and faster Internet, say.
- ameen 11y ago
  Ideally, us tech workers should research such places. Anyone up for creating a Github repo with, * Location * Work Authorization (and/or Visa issues) * Average weather throughout the year - Max temp - Min temp * Exchange rate * Avg. Internet Speed + Prices * Language barriers (or lack of). Something similar to this [1] but with a crowdsourced/community aspect with solid sources. [1] - http://fundersandfounders.com/where-to-start-your-startup-best-value-destinations/ http://fundersandfounders.com/where-to-start-your-startup-be...
  - msvan 11y ago
    https://nomadlist.com/ https://nomadlist.com/
pjc50 11y ago
This is no way to live for more than a few months, though. It's not really an environment in which you can raise a family.
- Grishnakh 11y ago
  Maybe he's single and has given up on the idea of finding a girlfriend. This is a site for programmers, is it not? Just look at the Japanese: it's becoming popular over there with younger people to just not bother with relationships (or having families obviously), because they're too much trouble. Already in large cities here in the US, I'm noticing that a huge number of women in their 30s-40s are just bypassing the part about finding a husband and are becoming single moms on their own. I predict that long-term relationships (including marriage) are going to become obsolete pretty soon in developed nations.
raverbashing 11y ago
Sorry to be blunt, but why the f should anyone do that, especially if they have a job in tech (but even if they are not) NYC and SF might be crammed, but there is a lot of space in the surroundings. In the topic we're talking about Canada, 2nd largest country in the world And yes, working on nice companies is important, but quality of life is also important
- cat-dev-null 11y ago
  Then you're a minority of one. Most people living in cities these days are irrationally pouring typically between 50% to sometimes as much as 75% of their income into rent, paying for the privilege of holding onto expensive real-estate they will never be able to afford rather than save money... they'll never be able to retire or have anything else more permanent. You're making some very broad, self-centered assumptions about quality of life and perception of other people. Not everyone needs lattés or 3500 sq ft / 325 m^2. No one cares to live in the Saskatchewan boondocks apart to get away from the city, so why did you bring that up irrelevant strawman? Some people also value independence more than being perpetually-indebted to a company (non-single-payer health insurance / rent).

clickok 11y ago

If I'm going to be living in a van (down by the river), I would at least drive it to a river in a warmer climate. One with a higher exchange rate, lower taxes, and faster Internet, say.

ameen 11y ago
Ideally, us tech workers should research such places. Anyone up for creating a Github repo with, * Location * Work Authorization (and/or Visa issues) * Average weather throughout the year - Max temp - Min temp * Exchange rate * Avg. Internet Speed + Prices * Language barriers (or lack of). Something similar to this [1] but with a crowdsourced/community aspect with solid sources. [1] - http://fundersandfounders.com/where-to-start-your-startup-best-value-destinations/ http://fundersandfounders.com/where-to-start-your-startup-be...
- msvan 11y ago
  https://nomadlist.com/ https://nomadlist.com/

pjc50 11y ago

This is no way to live for more than a few months, though. It's not really an environment in which you can raise a family.

Grishnakh 11y ago
Maybe he's single and has given up on the idea of finding a girlfriend. This is a site for programmers, is it not? Just look at the Japanese: it's becoming popular over there with younger people to just not bother with relationships (or having families obviously), because they're too much trouble. Already in large cities here in the US, I'm noticing that a huge number of women in their 30s-40s are just bypassing the part about finding a husband and are becoming single moms on their own. I predict that long-term relationships (including marriage) are going to become obsolete pretty soon in developed nations.

raverbashing 11y ago

Sorry to be blunt, but why the f should anyone do that, especially if they have a job in tech (but even if they are not) NYC and SF might be crammed, but there is a lot of space in the surroundings. In the topic we're talking about Canada, 2nd largest country in the world And yes, working on nice companies is important, but quality of life is also important

cat-dev-null 11y ago
Then you're a minority of one. Most people living in cities these days are irrationally pouring typically between 50% to sometimes as much as 75% of their income into rent, paying for the privilege of holding onto expensive real-estate they will never be able to afford rather than save money... they'll never be able to retire or have anything else more permanent. You're making some very broad, self-centered assumptions about quality of life and perception of other people. Not everyone needs lattés or 3500 sq ft / 325 m^2. No one cares to live in the Saskatchewan boondocks apart to get away from the city, so why did you bring that up irrelevant strawman? Some people also value independence more than being perpetually-indebted to a company (non-single-payer health insurance / rent).