Aussies Turn To 'Van Life' To Ease Cost Pressures
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- More Aussies are swapping bricks and mortar for a home on wheels. But is 'Van Life' really the solution to the current housing crisis?
#HousingCrisis #VanLife #RentalCrisis
You can always rely on The Project to report on something that's been a trend for years as if it's a new thing 😀
It turned out to be just an add for the guy converting vans that's all
they are trying to promote the idea of being homeless and powerless as a viable option for the type of people that watch their show and take it all as viable opinions
Yeah like v injury. Oh wait…
Never worry about what anyone else thinks. I would rather live in a van / bus rather then live in a bricks and mortar home any day.
Except these days it's more common because of WFH. The people you are talking about are retirees.
Australia real estate system is broken.
Housing/shelter is a basic human right and essential to survive not an investment alternative for the wealthy to exploit. Governments hand over their responsibilities to private enterprises and this is what happens.
@@multioptioned This system imposes people to live as debt slaves. All about control.
The 'van life' thing is happening all over the world.
@Heliocentric We don't have "rights" in Australia. So your point is rather irrelevant.
@@aussiviking604 I am not saying that real estate is a "right", I am saying that the system is broken. Can't you see that?
Not sure what rock the project lives under, but van life has been enjoyed for many decades not only in Australia, but many countries all over the world
Those dodgy Wicked vans were Everywhere in the late 90's and into the 2000's
$500 a week in a van?!!! God! How may cafe lattes from cafes does she drink? No wonder she couldn't pay her rent! LOL
I know LOL. I said the same thing. That is a ridiculously high budget to have to live in a Van. Unless she is just testing this out for a few months and then just pretends to be living in a van but is really living in a house (like a lot of other van life ebeggers that ask for suckers to send them money, or become a 'patreon' subscriber).
I'd assume that's covering everything, food, fuel (the most expensive if you're driving daily) internet, maintenance, insurance etc. Not a lot really.
Maybe she is factoring in parking fines - that can be a big expense in vanlife!
😂
I am a single female who has done this. 2011-2017.
Is important to note there is a lot less free camping than this makes it look.
So camping/ van grounds need to be paid for or the option I did which was to drive to well out of town parking areas.
Many councils and local dislike the free camping crowd, with in particular backpackers being quite entitled at times.
I thoroughly enjoyed it overall, but needed to house sit and be a bit more productive to stay happy. It is also expensive in fuel.
There were also safety issues as a single female. You will often be being watched if you stay in one place for more than a night. Being discrete but confident is helpful.
There were many many nervous nights, where I was not necessarily sure I was safe.
Yes , you have pointed out some hard facts that a lot fail to mention.
I believe a fella in UK had someone try to break in. I expect you have heard of Jennelle and her pet snake..very much into Van life then gave it away..
Lol you get vreak ins in your home, attacked in broad daylight its not areas or times that are unsafe only unsafe people
@@OgglyGoogly you are of course, correct.
The downside of being in the middle of nowhere, is there are no Police or possibly others around to assist (the upside...there is no one else around!😁). I had never felt it living in the city, but I do get your point, and would also never suggest someone should not head off. (For me was life changing) My comment was of a more practical nature. I also did not expect to be doing what I did for such a long time, so clearly I was able to build in the resilience required. Some individuals are much more chilled out than I, so more tolerant.
@@em945 you can van life in the cuty and not move, we have hundreds around here in Bayside with all day parking. You dont have to go out in the middle of no where most van lifers are all in local suburbs
@@em945You are correct. But if your smart about it and make it so your not making yourself known to living in a can and don’t make a habit of staying in regular spots all the time, it is quite possible. It’s is it being smart about it.
Good trick is to get a gym membership ,and use them for showers
I know of two close friends doing exactly what she did....left their super expensive rental accommodation and is currently travelling around Australia in they van. One is able to work remotely the other is travelling to places staying for longer in one location doing trade work... They are saving much more then what they did living in rental property during this maket conditions....
We are in our van ft and both work my hubby fifo and I’m a Woolclasser I refuse to pay any homeowner my hard earned cash for there house
It’s a awesome lifestyle ❤
Basically its just an add for the guy selling the vans
500$ a week is a lot of money. I live on half of that or less a week. She is too priveledged 😊
My rent in a standard 3 bed is 675$, which is standard for the ACT. Being able to live on your 250$ sounds more like a privilege.
@@benmacl that sounds like a lot of rent for $675 for ACT, I live in Sydney you can rent a house in the suburbs for that amount.
@@alexiscolby9415 Yeah it's pretty high, we live on the direct tramline to the city since we don't have a car. We've contemplated moving out into the suburbs but that presents issues for my neurodiverse partner and getting to work.
I took a camper van around Australia in 91-92.
Even then vanlife had been a thing for a long time.
500 a week and shes in a van with no rent dam thats alot of money when theres no rent or electric and water
she must eat out ,buy take away coffees etc,
Petrol wouldn’t be cheap. She’s probably spending a couple of hundred dollars on that.
a week though i guess if shes constantly travelling, im actually looking at doing this myself ,but ive sourced an addon hybrid kit ,2 electric motors fit in the hubs of front wheels ,and there will be solar panels on the roof the expand out so far ive managed to fit 1800 watts of panels but would like to somehow fit more ,and will get a electric car thats been in crash or other to get all the batteries
this way6 will be able to do few hundred kilometres then paark till charged again then go abit more,im not working anymore so time isnt an issue
we are just lucky that can do everything ourselves ,im sure would cost small fortune to get it all made for you
We are in our late sixties and are part time van lifers in our self converted transit van. You have to like the person you are travelling with because the space is so small. Can’t imagine living and working with someone in such a small space. Also we live by the motto: Don’t put it down, put it away. Don’t want your van to look like a salvos or $2 shop.
? What do the 'salvos' or$2 shop look like?
@@quakkapoowa453they are the rich boomers that do it as a hobby
I cracked up when he hit that kerb. 😊
Hardly doing it hard with two incomes and the funds to spend $75k on a bespoke van. Converting a (not cheap) van in to a camper with clever things that slide out is also only really an option if you have funds, tools, and a place to work on the vehicle (when you’re 22 it means mum and dad’s place and assistance). This little vid is not a deep dive in to the hardships people are facing and creative ways to manage the ridiculous cost and difficultly of renting currently. It’s not even a very deep dive in to van life living either.
A wheel alignment could be a wise investment😅.
haha good spot
Lol I agree 😂
Lol, yes#! And upgrade the rear suspension. Those leafsprings will be flattened in no time.
The title of this segment, "Aussies turn to Van Life to ease cost pressures," might not accurately reflect the true motivation behind this trend. It seems to be more about individuals wanting to embark on an exploration of Australia and view van life as a viable option to fulfill their aspirations. They are living their dream of adventure and discovery, of which I admire.
She's living on $500 per weeks so hardly poor and homeless
@@katbar6066you're dreamin, if you actually write out a budget of what your life costs you, you'll be shocked at how much you spend a week on things like rego, car insurance, Healthcare, food, pets, emergencies, spending money etc.
@@natureloversadventures7335right on! If you haven’t already then you should read “ Four thousand weeks “ by Oliver Burkeman. We have (if we live to 80 years) four thousand weeks of life. Spend it wisely as there’s no second chances. I’ve already wasted 3/4 of my life, all I’ve done is study and work, with not much to show for it! Hope you’re adventure works out for you. It sounds great. I’m trying to figure out how I could squeeze some adventures into my life. Take care and good luck. ❤️🖖🪴🇦🇺🇭🇺
3:30: 37,000 KM of coastline in this country, and yet houses 100 KM from the coast, cost more than average income earners can afford.
What a mess our housing has become.
The problem is that real estate is allowed to be an investment- so the rich have portfolios of properties and that pushes the prices up and up
I would suggest that houses wouldn't have such value (unless Bondi etc) if people could build what they want, where they want, and how they want.
Those empty houses would soon be a drain on the rich. @@beyondher
So sad when young couples can't afford a mortgage. A house is a home, will be there for decades to come. Van life is ok for a couple of months if you're traveling around but not living full time in it. My 2cents.
Some people Love the vanlife lifestyle because a house is so much maintenance and you have to fill all those rooms with things - and you work your whole life to pay off that house and for things that you don’t actually need.
@@beyondher I respect their choice. However, a house should not be out of reach for a young working couple.
I would never sell my house to buy a van! I'm thinking about withdrawing some of my super to buy a van and do the big lap but I need to have a home to come back to.
been there done that 10 years ago was great way to see Australia, but now it cost way more to stay somewhere, also cost of fuel is way more than 10 years ago.
Yeah, it jumped from $1.68 a litre to over $2 this morning 😲
😮😮😮....i thought it was only us South Africans going through a hard time, prices going up, loadshedding, water shortages.....i dont blame this young lady, if i had the cash I'll take my dogs pack up and drive around South africa
Like everything in Australia we are slow here to get into this its been a trend in the US and UK for years. It will be the go to for those of us on a limited pension - I think its the go to future as house prices and renting will not abate.
A lot easier to free camp in US/UK though
i was living in vans lates 70.s and early 80,s in Sydney and elsewhere
$500 a week!! I’m 38, had a heart attack and can’t work at moment and on jobseeker getting only $325 a week. Let me know when your really struggling girl! Bloody hell!! 😢
Yet people have no drinking water, must carry water back to town 20 litres over 5km at a time dodging armed militia, lions and other dangerous wild life let me know when yyou are really struggling 😂
@@OgglyGoogly The topic is life in Australia Karen 😂 I understand it’s probably hard for your brain to stay on topic but I’m glad your safe from the militia and the lions and were able to get internet connection to be able to jump on UA-cam and leave this pointless comment 👏👏😂😂
@@wadecolbranthomas you whinging about your poor little life no one cares 😂
Hubby and I have been living on jobseeker for about 3 years. Because we both receive a payment it works out to $640 a week which is still below the poverty line. We own our home outright, have solar panels and have no debt so we can get by on the payment. BUT how anyone not in the fortunate position that we are in can survive on jobseeker is unfathomable!! It's a criminal level of poverty that people are forced into and our government should be ashamed.
My husband has just secured a part time job after finally being given the medical all clear he's been waiting on, ironically we will now be poorer as the jobseeker payment is reduced to almost nothing.
did you take the jabs
✨CHERISH EVERY MOMENT✨💚🤝💚
Been happening for years - doing the lap in a van - plenty of free camps or low cost. There's a new world out there amongst thousands of free campers.
@RAM_845 They already are, due to insurance costs.
Me and my partner lived out of a 4x4 travelling every state in Australia for 3.5years.
Luckily we could park up anywhere in a 4x4 and never had a problem, where as people's in vans always got moved on or fined....
Good alternative to live, thanks for sharing, greetings from Colombia.
This is just trying to glamourise poverty. This should be an option for a holiday away from the home you own, not an option to escape being homeless 🚐
Imagine 1 million vans sitting in streets.....that's what's coming.
Spending money on a second hand van is not an investment
How long until the goverment taxs or bans these vans, makes you pay council rates similar to rent prices, or for a permit to be able to live in them to fill thr gap in there profits, since they seem to hate poor/struggling people saving money
The government already does this.
I’m 49 and just got myself an e2200 Mazda earlier in the year, I have long weekends off grid escapes while still working. Love it ❤
Yes all over the world as the cost of living goes thru the roof van life will increase in popularity. I did in South Africa from 2005 to 2008. Now in 2023 I'm preparing again for a permanent off grid living and working.
All possible when you’re young and childless.
Living in your vehicle is not the answer to the housing and rental crisis, don't glamorize it!
Spending $500 s week..$2,000 a month in a van.🤔
Unless she's including previous bills such as credit cards, paying off previous utility payments from apartment, van payment & insurance, food (eating out alot), gas, cell phone, etc
TESLA VAN WILL NOT NEED PARKING, WHILE YOU SLEEP, VAN DRIVE AROUND AUTONOMOUSLY
I'm now planning to do this next year. Have my RV on order. Will sell my home, sell my "stuff" and then I'm gone! Plan is to visit every "big" thing - did you know there's over 600 of them... LOL
oh that's a great idea! the Big Tour!
This is fantastic if you have a place to legally park. Most people that do this end up squatting in Walmart parking lots. Hiding in a van every night, and taking a dump in a bucket is no way to live. You're better off pitching a tent on a sidewalk like they do in Seattle or San Francisco. Nobody is fooled by your mobile shack.
@Aussie Mummy *Yet
@@AussieMummy-li8yfwe do have carparks though, the difference being you are much more likely to get moved along in Australia.
The story was okay before you went to the panel. Worst transition ever. But what was I to expect from The Project...
Has $33,000 to spend $200 a week on petrol while she does van life for 2months and deciding do move into a rental share again hahaha
Watching this gives me hope lifes worth living. Dumping my mrs and kids soon 😂😂😂
Excellent ❤
They are people who already have money
I do not believe that living in a vehicle with limited funds is an enviable lifestyle, purported by a multiple of videos on UA-cam.
when i read the title Aussies and Vanlife i immediately thought of Toyota Hiaces and Mitsubishi Delicas haha
so sweet❤❤
It's used for travelling... It's temporary...
Noticed its a lot of attractive people doing this, probably something in that
Australia started this trend in the world long ago. There are out of town free campsites in regional areas. Australia really needs to make more of these as more and more people are changing to van life just because properties are a ridiculous venture and so is the rental market.
I think it was the California/Baja hippies of the 60's
Ever seen any old Westerns? Living in their wagons as they travel. Or the gypsies who have lived and travelled in their homes? Didn't start here.
Was more talking about Vanlife as in 'the tiny homes on wheels movement' of putting an apartment in a large van, not really 'the mattress in the hippie van' from the 60s and such
Good on You. Be safe and enjoy.
$500 dollars budget per week as a 22 years old single female, no wonder she's living in the van, so this is lifestyle thing not cant afford thing.
Not sure I think people should be living like this in a country like australia I’m not sure people deserve to opt to this
$500 per week when the dole is like $330?
You will own nothing and be happy
1: electrify your life, no engine or gas stove is less depreciation, mechanical and health problems.
2: wealth creation needed as no mortgaged house which may increase value in some markets.
The old saying - if you dont work hard you will end up living in your car by the lake... now its - soon you can afford to live in your own converted van by the lake..
CAS 420 this burner be smoking up
00:30 but mate she is travelling not full time work job u can not say she is living in van full time she is travilling in van full time not living.
She's good at maths👍
There are actual van 'communities' who park together at beaches (for safety and socialising) between 7pm and 5am. Usually these sites have good amenities. (Showers,toilets,running water)
You'll have to do the Cape to Cape when ur in WA Cass. Great coastline.
Future investment. A Carpark.
Ive been In my Hiace van for 9mths. Day or night lock your doors. I park next to other campers. I also park at the local hospital car park as mu van has tints and doesn't look like someone is inside. I join a gym thats nation wide. I read plenty of books.
Stay safe everyone
500 AUD a week..? I wonder how much do you earn over there by week, I just bought a little flat over here in Italy and i spend basicly the same amount to pay off the loan.
does anyone know if Cass Jovanovic has a channel that is Only for Fans ?
meatle bowl dunk ead in pour water from bowl onto head soap down wascloth rinse.
ahha we just did this exact same thing! Van life for lyfe.
THATS FUEL REJ INSURANCE AND BREAKDOWNS REPAIRS
Awesome realistic documentary footage of the American guy saying "How's the van?"Didnt look fake at all.
YEA WELL. THE FIRST ONEhow is she living?? BANKof mum and dad. second one CONSTRUCTION MANAGER!!.? give me abreak.
ppl shouldn't have to do this. only if they wanted
lol all these modern vans are like 50K plus (maybe not the hiace, but it might be 20k) wheres the people like me who have bought a $500 van to deck out, including mechanical hahaha, thats the real story here,
The real reason so many are homeless is because we're competing with "new arrivals" and the cost of living is at an all time high. At this rate, there will be no Aussies left
Don't camp infront of peoples homes .that is long ago spoilt for everyone. (Over done and angry )
One day maybe. All the best to van life
She should start making content about van life and maybe make some money on it as she goes 😎👌
She budgets $500 a week 😳 who in the hell spends that much a week on the road????
$32K ???
a question, what is the source of income, let's say if travelling for a year or 2 ?
Literally doing this now. It’s cheaper for us to do van life then it is to rent anywhere in our state.
It’s not going to work long term
and it’s not safe for young ladies or women on their own!
Sorry it’s the truth 😢
Where does the PlayStation go?
There are ones with whole gaming set ups there is also a guy that kive streams his gaming channel
Single women.... thats a little sad
well time to invest into cat and wine companies
At least they're strong, independent and don't need no man.
You’re better off living the nomadic lifestyle for many reasons including saving money instead of paying rent go wherever you want to whenever you want to and it’s more convenient
how do they spend that much on fix out
$500 a week! Might as well live in a house at that price.
They turned to van life because it's the in thing to do.
did the project hired gen z to write and do the report on this story?
low cost housing will have to be on the poliiical trail soon
This is a bad sign when we’ve allowed the housing market to be destroyed by capitalism. The clock is ticking before things change.
No. This reinforces the fact that housing is a privilege and not everyone can live in the desirable prestigious places.
Shame on GOVERNMENTS management
Whole of Australia is broken.
2:54 I hope they've budgeted for the inevitable steering and suspension issues if that's how bad they are at parking. That poor van!
Did you buy the car for $20000 and add 13000
Spending $500 a week ?!
😂 Living in a van?!
Those are flatting numbers!
Should be more like $100
Tooo much avo on toast and latte lunches
The Van Life is gonna be Temporary for savings. Better for real estate to come up with Cottage modelled Studio design homes for less land yards in far Suburbs or Towns. You got a Van for Transport lessens Public Investment.
No to living in the van unless for temporary , unless save money to purchase a house if the van cost about the same as a house there isn't any any logic point at all no brain at all 😅🤣😂😝😋🤪😜😛🧐
Congratulations guys.
If you are doing a van life and spending 500 bucks a week then it beats the cause