Hello! Thanks for stopping by The Wayward Home.
I’m Kristin Hanes, a journalist in the San Francisco Bay Area who currently lives on a sailboat.
I’m fascinated with all the ways people are downsizing and living smaller, may it be on a boat, in a van, in a car, in a tiny home or as digital nomads with nothing but a suitcase.
I’m also inspired by debt pay-off stories, like one couple who moved into a camper to pay off $50,000 in student loan debt, and hope these types of stories give others ideas on how to get financially ahead.
My debt pay-off story and journey to living smaller first started in 2015, when I moved out of my nice Mill Valley apartment and lived in a car and in a tent for four months with my boyfriend. My debt vanished and I built up my first emergency fund.
I’ve been living on a sailboat now since I was laid-off from my job as a news reporter at KGO Radio back in March of 2016. There have been ups and downs to living on a boat undergoing a complete restoration, but I am excited for the freedom it will offer once it’s fixed up and ocean-ready.
It seems like with all the debt in this country, and with the current rising cost of housing, many people are facing tough decisions about what to cut out and what they can live without, and find themselves truly enjoying living a simpler life.
I hope you enjoy the stories on The Wayward Home!
Check out these articles about me and written by me:
MARIE CLAIRE:
BUSINESS INSIDER:
HUFFINGTON POST:
SF GATE:
- Former KGO personality stays anchored in Bay Area by downsizing to sailboat
- Rent rebels: these people are getting creative to avoid ridiculous Bay Area rent
- Marin man paddles inflatable raft to work to save on Bay Area rent
- South Bay techie says he saved $100,000 while living in his truck for 16 months
- Do wheels make a shipping container a home or an RV?
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