There Was A Middle-Aged Man Who Lived In A Car...

                                                Halloween Decorations on a house up the street
 

   He had been living in his car for the past twenty months. Living in his car, he said, was intentional - it was a course of action designed to allow him to save up enough money to buy a house.

   As he explained it, the current real estate market was stupid expensive and his plan was to wait out the unrealistically high prices for even the smallest homes by living in his car and banking all the money he was saving on rent, utilities, etc., for as long as he possibly could.

   He had joined a fitness center that allowed him to not only stay in shape, but be shaved and showered every morning before work, and he had a post office box for his mail (he didn't get much mail, but it was nice to have a mailing address if needed).

   He was able to use the free wifi at a couple of different places to access the web & check email on his laptop, and if necessary he also had his smart phone. 

  It had taken him awhile to find a location where he could park in the evening and sleep without being disturbed by traffic or being rousted by the cops, but he had indeed found what he called a "sweet spot", not too distant from his gym or job, and more importantly, one where he felt safe.

   He would not divulge how much he had managed to save towards a house so far, but he did say he had enough to allow him to trade in his car and get a nice van or small RV to live in, which he was contemplating if the housing market didn't head south anytime soon.

   A nice RV would be ideal he said, simply because it would be nice to be able to start dating again without having to explain to any potential dates that he didn't actually have a place that they could go back to.

   Dating again. In an RV. Interesting.