How and why did the woman intentionally become homeless in San Francisco?

Kristin Haines from San Francisco (California) decided in 2015 to become “intentionally homeless” in order to pay off debts and improve her financial situation.

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She shared her experience with the publication. The bold italic.

At the time of the decision about homelessness, Kristin was a little over 30 for years, she worked as a KGO radio reporter. She decided to change her apartment for overnight stays in the back seat of her car, not seeing any sense in spending 1800 dollars a month to live in a tiny one-room apartment, while interest on her debts continued to grow.

She moved out of the apartment and signed up for the gym, not far from the office, where she not only practiced, but also used the Internet and a shower. In addition, the woman rented a warehouse, where she kept her clothes and some other things, she just handed out the rest.

For four months, Christine and her boyfriend explored camping sites in the Bay Area, trying to save as much as possible and working full-time. For the first 40 days, the woman managed to pay 3700 dollars of debts and save 2500 dollars on rental housing. In addition, in such a life there is a romance: cooking on a fire and songs with a guitar under the stars. On weekends, the couple began to travel more often to parks and to natural attractions.

The couple slept in their Toyota Prius. They folded the rear seat of the car, put the mattress upstairs and got a fairly comfortable bed. However, this lifestyle is associated with stress, since sleeping in a car is prohibited in most US cities. However, they found secluded places and tried to behave as quietly as possible, without creating inconvenience to others, having also learned to be very vigilant and listening to the world around them even during sleep.

Christine admits that at first it was hard, because the couple did not have a kitchen and a bathroom, they simply did not know what to do in the car after work.

But then they got used to going to restaurants at happy hours, and also began to play rockabilly and blues in the warehouse where their belongings were kept, the couple set up their musical instruments there and sometimes arranged small rehearsals there; sometimes they parked near Starbucks and used the internet from a restaurant to watch movies on a tablet.

Four months later such a life Christine paid off her debts and set aside some money for the future. And, according to the woman, she has changed a lot, having learned that you can be happy and without an apartment, and also that she can be much closer to nature than she thought before.

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