CHECK YOUR INNOVATION...VIRAL PHOTOS OF OLD BUS CHANGED TO A HOUSE THAT IS MAKING INTERNET GRAZY
A family of five decided to make a radical change in their lives
- They moved into a bus, which is now their home
- They save a lot, now that they do not have to pay rent
A couple with three children was living three years ago in a rented apartment. They spent $1,500 every month, plus utilities. They were on edge, working extra hours to barely pay bills, and their home was an hour away from the father´s workplace.
The kitchen area.
Brian Sullivan and his wife Starla, from Renton, Washington, had heard of case in which other families moved into buses or built unconventional tiny houses. Although at first they thought it was a bit of a crazy thing to do, they could not help but to keep watching videos about these radical lifestyle changes on YouTube.
They got tired of working just to be able to pay rent, and decided to also make a radical change in their lives. They purchased in 2014 an old school bus for $2,800, and spent another $30,000 turning it into a comfortable home. The result is amazing!
The Sullivans can now proudly say they are homeowners. Starla says that before “the commute was awful… he would sit in a car for three hours and we would never see him [Brian], so we decided to make a change,” adding that “we pay a third of the cost now and we have money to pay off debts and student loans!”
The Sullivans´ unconventional home.
The Sullivans convinced themselves to move into their unconventional home, after seeing the story of another family who also lived in a bus. “We just kind of looked at each other and were like, ‘Do you want to live in a bus with me?’ I thought she [Stella] was joking, but no, she was serious,” Brian commented.
Brian and Stella spent one year renovating the bus. They managed to make a room with a full size bed, a kitchen, space for washing machine, a composting toilet and bath tub, and they only pay $500 a month.
Brian nonchalantly states that “we are ridiculous people and this is a ridiculous lifestyle and it just works. We now have money to eat the foods that we want and go to the places we want.”
The downside to this living arrangement is that they tend to have frozen pipes in winter and do not have running water. They depend on propane for heat and electricity, and also admit that it is not easy for five people to live in such a tiny space. “It is really a test of your organizational [and] discipline skills,” Brian added.
Yet the Sullivans make it clear they will never go back to a conventional home. They now document their new life on their YouTube channel.
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