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In the past 4 months, I have developed a pretty bad case of insomnia. I can usually sleep for 3 or 4 hours initially around 9 or 10pm but will wake up middle of night around 2 or 3am and can't go back to sleep. When I finally get out of bed around  630am, I feel fatigued a few hours later around...

Friends, I thought I'd share my feelings here. I'm not exactly sure why, but lately I've been feeling a little down. I'm starting to have second thoughts about my actions of quitting my stable job and leaving my rent controlled apartment. After doing this full time for 2-2/2 years, I'm beginning...

Can someone recommend a decent and simple to use battery tester to check if the battery in my Ford E150 van is at fully charged or low?  Sometimes I don't drive enough and I'm worried the vehicle battery is getting low. Thanks, Casey

I'm going through a breakup with my longtime girlfriend of 6 years. She was with me for 4 years while living in a comfortable apartment. Although she wasn't keen on the idea, she even stayed with me for 2 years when I moved into the van. But then a major change happened. Her mother moved into...

Lately, I've been trying to practice being grateful. I now realize happiness is less about the large events which happen infrequently. Rather, I'm grateful for the many small things in life that make up happiness. Something as simple as going to the gym after a hard day's work for a long hot...

At age 50, I feel like I'm going through another midlife crisis. I read a recent article in some mens health magazine about men at age 50 feeling depressed that their better years are behind  them and their future years seem uncertain with anxieties. I'm not depressed myself, but I do sympathize...

I can't believe I'm now in my 2nd year in my van full time. Paying no rent living in an expensive city overrun by young techies making obscene sums. I'm still surviving. I'm now currently doing office type work through a temp agency making relatively low pay with no benefits as a contract...

When I started doing the full time van life back in February 2014, my credit card debt amount was around $14k or so. My debt level is now reduced to about $2,000 which will be paid off in next few months. I will then have a zero debt balance. Wow, can't wait. What has brought me to this...

I have a Yamaha 2000 watt gas powered generator. Is it safe to keep it inside the van? I rarely use it. Should I worry about potential gas fumes or the thing possibly exploding? Thanks, Casey

In the past couple weeks I've been having battery problems. My 3 year old Sears Diehard (main engine) battery was replaced with a new InterState battery. The Sears battery refused to start. But now, even my new InterState battery is having trouble starting. My Chevron mechanic believes because...

Thought I'd give an update here. It's been nearly 1 year ago that I told my landlord goodbye. I have been living in my van full time since last February 2014. Wow, time went by fast.  I also quit my career in finance after many years. I will let all my professional licenses expire. I have...

I feel like a teenager hanging out at the mall. Well, not quite. When I used to live in an apartment and had down time, I would lounge on the sofa for hours watching TV and vegetating. Now that I don't have a "home" to lounge, I find myself hanging out in various malls. Malls have everything I...

I told my manager yesterday to remove me of a particular moron I work for. She said she would consider doing it. Today I called in sick to add emphasis to my previous exclamation of resolving my issue pronto. I'm currently at a cool beach town recovering from my sick of work issues. Van dwelling...

Anyone try earning extra income as a Lyft or Uber driver? They claim you can make hundreds of dollars per week or weekend doing this part time. Obviously, you wouldn't do this if you have a huge Class A RV as your only vehicle. But if you have a second vehicle that is a regular size car, or...

Has anyone tried this? Or know anyone who has done this? I have a friend currently visiting Thailand and he wants to teach English there. He completed a 1,000 hour certification course in teaching English overseas, and now wants this to be his new career/life path after having exhausted his...

I recently came back from a road trip to sunny Southern California. Travelling along highway 101 south, I came across a long row of RVs parked along the beach. I've never seen so many RVs all parked next to each other along the coastline. I'm not exactly sure where the spot is, but it's...

I had seen this vehicle on the internet with its unique Vanagon roof top. Now I'm seeing it in person, so I took a picture of it.

http://www.engadget.com/2014/07/25/verizon-unlimited-lte-data-plans-throttling/ Verizon will start throttling customers with unlimited 4G data plans. B@stards.

Great YouTube video on asserting your 4th amendment rights at road checkpoints.

I want to buy this for my van for use at night while sleeping. Anyone have such a thing or similar for killing those pesky mosquitos flying around from nowhere? Does this device really work? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00L9T5N6C/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Or how about this...