A MOTHER has revealed that she sold her three-bedroom home to live in a static caravan by the beach.
Now, Katie, who is from the UK and is known online as ‘The Caravan Mum’, is mortgage-free and feels as though she is always on holiday.
If that wasn’t enough, Katie also claimed that caravan life is much cheaper than the typical route of buying a home, as she stressed that she paid just one quarter of what first-time buyers have to fork out.
Posting on social media, the mother, who sold her former house for £195,000 and is based in West Wales, got candid on what living in a caravan is really like.
She shared a short clip showing off the gorgeous view from her home, which she uploaded with the caption ‘On a deeper level though… THIS is why I love caravan living. Mental wellbeing I put at the top as an absolute priority for me and my family. F**k the rules if they’re draining my brain. My life, and I’m gonna live it.’
The content creator, who previously opened up on what it’s like to live on a caravan site during the summer holidays, then said: “If you asked me about what living in a caravan is really like, I’d say it’s peaceful, cheaper, good for my brain and liberating.”
But moments later, Katie added: “If you asked me a on a deeper level…”
To this, Katie confirmed: “I get time to switch off from the world and people, I am always on holiday and free to roam wherever I want.”
Not only this, but Katie also explained: “I am mortgage free and live by the beach for ¼ of the price I’d pay if I was a first time buyer.”
Katie confirmed that she pays just £650 for her caravan, including bills.
She also pays £3,500 a year for site fees.
As a result of her low costs, Katie beamed: “Hell yeah I’d recommend it.”
[bc_video account_id=”5067014667001″ application_id=”” aspect_ratio=”16:9″ autoplay=”” caption=”I ditched my ‘depressing’ concrete council house to live on a permanent caravan pitch and now rent is just £90 a week ” embed=”in-page” experience_id=”” height=”100%” language_detection=”” max_height=”360px” max_width=”640px” min_width=”0px” mute=”” padding_top=”56%” picture_in_picture=”” player_id=”default” playlist_id=”” playsinline=”” sizing=”responsive” video_id=”6361604997112″ video_ids=”” width=”640px”]The TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @katiethecaravanmum, has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it has quickly racked up 109,000 views.
It’s also amassed 1,382 likes, 144 comments and 96 saves.
[authenticated-scripts src=”%3Cscript%20class%3D%22palin-poll%22%20src%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesun.co.uk%2Fpollingwidgets%2Fv3%2Fwidget.js%3Fquestion_id%3D111160%26game%3Dpolling%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E” type=”embedded” width=”100″ /]Social media users were impressed with Katie’s lifestyle and many eagerly flocked to the comments to express this.
One person said: “I would love to have a caravan, hopefully one day.”
[quote credit=”TikTok user “]Simple life is the absolute best[/quote]Another added: “This is my dream.”
A third commented: “Looks so nice.”
Meanwhile, someone else beamed: “I agree. The best holidays are in a caravan. Simple life is the absolute best.”
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