Not everyone can afford to live in a van down by the river

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goldfish21
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05 Sep 2022, 6:10 pm

Some people are living on retired BC Ferries lifeboats now:

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/lifeboa ... bc-ferries


Can't say I blame them, really. I know plenty of people living in cars, vans, rv's, float homes, or just plain in the forest. That's what happens when rent for a 1 bedroom is $2500, 2 bedroom is $3500, and 3 bedroom is pushing $4500/mo in Vancouver. (I'm blessed to be insulated from these prices, but it is all nucking futs and I don't blame people for living aboard sailboats and basically squatting in False Creek.)


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05 Sep 2022, 9:12 pm

It would be nice to have the money. My van would be a Volkswagen.


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05 Sep 2022, 9:54 pm

CockneyRebel wrote:
It would be nice to have the money. My van would be a Volkswagen.

Could potentially cost a pretty penny for one of those.. fully restored ones sometimes sell for over $100k these days.

Cool for style points, but there are much more economical camper vans to own.


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06 Sep 2022, 6:39 am

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06 Sep 2022, 9:06 am

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