Living at work to save money
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 5:13 pm
Hey everybody,
I've been a long-time lurker here, but this is my first post. As some basic information I'm fairly frugal, but more on the MMM side than alot here. I generally have a 50-60% savings rate (after taxes). I have a few reasonably expensive hobbies that I'd like to keep, but I really feel like money spent on housing is wasted money due to how little time I spend there.
I'm currently spending about $400/mo including utilities while sharing an apartment. I'll be moving out end of March. I was lining up to buy a duplex that would allow me to live extremely cheaply, but that looks to have fallen through. Living costs could be as low as $300/mo renting a room off of craigslist up to $550 for a cheap 1-Bedroom apartment (costs including utilities).
I run my own small business (w/ several employees) from a rented warehouse. Has a standard Half bath. My landlord leaves me pretty much alone. I have a very small camper that is currently outside. It does leak a little water currently. It could be brought inside and set out of the way for me to live in or left outside and fixed or covered w/ roof.
I do live in a temperature climate (ave. high about 40F). Costs would be minimal for living at the warehouse (maybe $600/year). There is some chance I could get in trouble w/ landlord or fire marshall or otherwise, but I'm hoping to keep it a bit hidden or low-key.
Any thoughts?
I've been a long-time lurker here, but this is my first post. As some basic information I'm fairly frugal, but more on the MMM side than alot here. I generally have a 50-60% savings rate (after taxes). I have a few reasonably expensive hobbies that I'd like to keep, but I really feel like money spent on housing is wasted money due to how little time I spend there.
I'm currently spending about $400/mo including utilities while sharing an apartment. I'll be moving out end of March. I was lining up to buy a duplex that would allow me to live extremely cheaply, but that looks to have fallen through. Living costs could be as low as $300/mo renting a room off of craigslist up to $550 for a cheap 1-Bedroom apartment (costs including utilities).
I run my own small business (w/ several employees) from a rented warehouse. Has a standard Half bath. My landlord leaves me pretty much alone. I have a very small camper that is currently outside. It does leak a little water currently. It could be brought inside and set out of the way for me to live in or left outside and fixed or covered w/ roof.
I do live in a temperature climate (ave. high about 40F). Costs would be minimal for living at the warehouse (maybe $600/year). There is some chance I could get in trouble w/ landlord or fire marshall or otherwise, but I'm hoping to keep it a bit hidden or low-key.
Any thoughts?