Why I Moved Into My Chrysler Town and Country

[@maddygvanlifer435]

I'm 71 living on my SSI fixed income. I FINALLY got me a a little used 16ft camper that I can pull eith my 2004 SUV. I cannot tell you how freeing this lifestyle is. I was so afraid to step out and do this and wish I had done it sooner. I sold EVERYTHING and purged and gifted everything I did not sell and now this is my home and my backyard is where I park it. I am so blessed and so grateful that I took the plunge. I'm so very happy for you that you ate doing this while young. The young ppl I follow on KZbin are doing great things. Saving every nickel and dime and buying better rigs. I follow a cop, a nurse, a law student and they are all so happy. I'm proud of you. God bless you. ❤

[@madisonraetogo]

Thank you for sharing your story! And thank you for being here, we are all in this together!

[@kevmodee1866]

From the perspective of a 58 yr old on SSDI, I'm in a toxic relationship and I'm so over it! Not to mention our country is going to heck in a hanbasket; so I've made the decision to hit the road in my sedan and make the best I can of it. Ive had a massive heart attack and came close to death. I figure I got 10-15 yrs left and I'm gonna see as much and go to as many places as I can before I transition on! I don't expect it to be easy, but I expect to experience better things! I sit in my apartment mostly, and go to the gym a few times a week. Well, I can do that and much more out of my car, and save at least $1,000 a month. Thanks for the inspiration young lady! Bless

[@Kipple2088]

Me too,kinda in the same situation. Lol.

[@kevmodee1866]

@@Kipple2088 I'm just trying to determine how I'm going to sleep. 5'8" and 265 lbs so I'm not sure. Lol

[@thewayofthewitch]

You’re killing it Madison - keep on - you’re amazing! 🤩

[@rickcooper156]

I've been living full time in a 2004 Toyota Highlander for the past 4 and a half years and I couldn't be happier! You are so smart and I wish I had started SUV Life when I was your age! Enjoy every minute of your Journey and stay safe!

[@madisonraetogo]

That is awesome! Thank you!

[@johnnybbgunner2136]

Keep living your dream.🤠🇺🇸

[@madisonraetogo]

Awww thank you so much!❤️✨❤️✨❤️✨

[@johnnybbgunner2136]

@@madisonraetogo Small token that can add up if others help out as well.🤠🇺🇸❤️

[@johnnybbgunner2136]

I subscribed a while back and enjoy your videos and journeys. Stay smart and be safe. Good night.

[@robertleon1195]

During college I wound up having to live out of my car - this was the 80s, but I was a student and we still had student health center/gym so yeah - Library, gym, meal plan, car, sleep. And it was... calming. Nothing to blindside me, no one to rely on other than myself, I was in great shape and able to focus on my studies or go see a concert somewhere remote, sleep there, etc.. Then I decided to "grow up." BIG MISTAKE. Decades later I'm heading out again. There is no cheese in the maze, the cake is a lie, however you want to put it. This year I've been to Chicago, Montreal, Japan for a few weeks, Florida, the Carolinas, and I'm out to Germany next month. Life is for living, don't stop.

[@madisonraetogo]

Thats amazing! I know when the going gets rough, I dream about joining everyone else- but this is a nice reminder! What made you realize you made that "big mistake"?

[@hospitalfood6621]

Keep traveling! ❤❤❤

[@madisonraetogo]

Thank you so much!!!!❤️✨❤️✨❤️✨❤️

[@barrywatler7482]

Hi ya you’re so right , don’t wait until you get older, I did and got crook (sick) so wasn’t able , take care of yourself cheers from Australia 🇦🇺🚐🥰

[@brendanstorey7005]

💯% life is a is like a train journey getting off at different stops along the way some good some not so good then getting back on that 🚂 and it all goes in a blink of an eye😉

[@madisonraetogo]

That’s a wonderful way to put it!

[@suv629]

Thanks!

[@madisonraetogo]

Awww thank you so much!❤️❤️❤️✨✨✨❤️❤️❤️✨✨✨

[@nightowlsoftexas]

If I was single and in my 20s I would live and travel around in a van in a heartbeat 💓 Have fun!!

[@madisonraetogo]

Thank you!🩷🩷

[@strangedaysdiaries]

Love your perspective and couldn’t agree more! Vanlife is the bestttt

[@gasmoneyindustry]

I live in my ‘07 town and country. I love it.

[@madisonraetogo]

awesome!

[@leslieservantofgod8601]

I'm living in a motorhome because I got sick with cancer and was in the hospital 30 days and when I came out they wanted rent and I was like I haven't worked in over a month and then the next day I was on the street homeless on the street so when I got my settlement I bought an RV to never again be living on the sidewalk on the streets

[@oldgadfly8398]

For years, I always thought to get a smaller sized van to tour the country in retirement. That was before "living the van life" turned into a thing and the demographic shifted a bit. I talked to people doing it in their 50s 20 years ago and they looked free and happy! When you are in your 20s it feels like you'll be young forever. The 30s is a blur...but don't look now...suddenly you are half way to your 40s when you are 35. It goes buy fast!! See clip on KZbin from the movie City Slickers "It's All Downhill From Here". Bottom line is: age is a mindset and I feel young (via exercise / diet) but the world loves to categorize you based on a number. Have goals and work toward them. Die With Zero (book) is thought provoking but I also think creating generational wealth and looking beyond *self* is worth thinking about. All the best and have those adventures! Yes, it is little different when 25 years go by - but there is also hope for adventure when you step out. It's important to move beyond societal perceptions that lock us down.

[@madisonraetogo]

yes, it does feel like I'll be young forever, but I know its only for a second- health is everything!

[@oldgadfly8398]

@@madisonraetogo It sure is!

[@lindamc1436]

I like your perspective and common sense. I am older woman and we have same thoughts.I Like ur style.

[@topsecret4791]

Follow your dream, follow your heart!! You're beautiful and amazing!

[@madisonraetogo]

Thank you!🥲🥲✨✨✨

[@robertchapman6822]

I’m 66, ive been on the road for two years and having a blast, but have to carry a light chair and sit down every 50 yards on hikes and it’s getting worse not better. I have Neuropathy because I spent money on sugar instead of traveling for decades.

[@Kipple2088]

52 yrs old,lived in my car 2 months want to go back to it because I had a blast! Also on ssdi, fixed income, can't save enough for a van though, living in my co-workers basement, all bills payed, but desperately want to live on the road again. Have fun!

[@madisonraetogo]

The road is calling! Come join the fun!

[@fredricjulien8738]

Thanks for posting and letting us know how you feel about living in a van. You are highly intelligent and seem to know how to live life on your terms, and not be stuck in the 9 to 5 rat race. Just keep doing what you're doing Madison. You Rock! 🎸You'll look back someday at where you are now, and you'll think to yourself, "what a wonderful life I had living in my van." 😊 🚘

[@madisonraetogo]

Awww thanks you! I think that know hahaha I love van life!

[@Writ3r_Dude]

I did it decades ago, wasn't called van life then. I want to do it again. I want to visit friends, see the country, work on the road, save money for retirement. Or have a "working holiday" as my retirement, until my body wears out.

[@madisonraetogo]

It’s the best- what did you can it instead of van life?

[@jeffharrison6059]

Probably "homelessness"

[@Writ3r_Dude]

Nothing like trying to put someone down and trying to push their buttons to make you feel better about your own life....or lack thereof.

[@jeffharrison6059]

@@Writ3r_Dude I'm a vanlifer too. I'm just saying that in a time where "vanlife" wasn't a thing, the normal man would know it only as homelessness. Many people still do.

[@DannyLeeIngram]

I like your humor! LOL

[@mikecarranza4554]

I really wanna try it but i have a local job 😭

[@AveryBalliet]

I, too, am hacking life by living in a car & I am happy to see a fellow "van lifer" with the same outlook as me. Yeehaw, enjoy the travel & freedom. I have a question though - as a woman who goes out and has a social life while living in a van, what are you safety precautions while navigating that? Specifically, the part where you get back to you van & retire for the night. I often times am parked on the street or nearish hustle & bustle due to working night shifts and I don't always feel incognito returning to my car at a late hour when I know people see me. Thoughts on returning to car at late hours while in populated places?

[@madisonraetogo]

If I have no friends in town, I don’t let people know I’m here in a van I just say I’m visiting family. And after night I never exit my van, I just pulled into a place and sleep. Yee haw!

[@ianlowe481]

I am 60 in a few months, have a camper van and am too ill and knackered to use it. So I agree enjoy life whilst you are young.

[@donniedjunior9059]

@3min > keep it that way and your fine

[@madisonraetogo]

Say what

[@christiangajda]

Hello from the U.K. Love your channel and just subscribed!! Been full time for eleven years and never looked back. Enjoy!!

[@madisonraetogo]

Hi and thank you! Glad to have tou

[@ynnatheb0mb]

i love you and your channel. so spontaneous. and oh, you really look like mandy moore. ❤️❤️❤️

[@madisonraetogo]

Thank you!!!✨✨✨

[@Canthus13]

There's no 'correct' for van life. I'm living in a sorta-running 86 Dodge Xplorer. By sorta running, it has no alternator. I feed the engine from solar, drive a ways, then stay somewhere until my batteries are charged up again. If you wanna spend 100k on a van, go for it. But I've spent about 10k total on my van itself (not including gas) over 5 years.

[@madisonraetogo]

That’s amazing!

[@davidwilliama.7296]

How is your car insurance only $50 a month? When I got mine, it was around $160 a month with a clean driving record and paying in a 6 month chunk for the discount. It's also full coverage Then, I got in an accident and it jumped up in price and I didn't have enough money for the 6 month discount and it was like $270 a month. They just raised it again to like $320 a month and ai didn't do anything. I've see other people say theirs went up a bunch for no reason too. It's crazy! I need to see if another company will be cheaper.

[@madisonraetogo]

Family plan, but I pay my part! Idk the total logistics but I live in Florida

[@ExploringthWorld]

Suuuuper curious how you found such inexpensive car insurance!

[@madisonraetogo]

Family plan- i just pay my part 🫡

[@jo100]

Saving Is very very very Important Nowadays For Real, Because The World 🌎 Is Getting very very very Expensive Nowadays For Real, My Brothers And Sisters, And My Friend.

[@madisonraetogo]

👏👏👏

[@moreclips805]

I moved in to my Toyota truck camper 4 years ago (by choice). I was spending 2250 a month for an apt I was never at. Since then I’ve managed to pay all my debt and save 152k. I maintain a high paying full time job, so everyone thinks I’m crazy. In the next couple years I’ll be buying land and moving off grid. I’ll use it as a homemade, but most of my time will be spent on the road. Sacrifice now while you’re young! I’m 33, plan to semi retire by 40. Can’t wait 5-7 years to ask my friends “are you still paying off your house? That’s crazy!” 😂

[@moreclips805]

Home base*

[@madisonraetogo]

Hell yeah this is awesome! And it’s not that big of a sacrifice, it’s great to have plans and execute it like this it almost feels like hacking the system - best of luck!

[@TransVangal]

Girl what happened to your vents in your ceiling😮

[@madisonraetogo]

I took them out to try out a ceiling but failed and never put them back in rip

[@beepbeeblebrox3972]

you're so pretty I love you 👉👈

[@madisonraetogo]

Awww thank you!✨❤️

[@Zizo629]

I’d love to know how your parents feel about your van life and also how you make an income. I feel our personalities are suuuuuuuper similar but I know my parents wouldn’t have been supportive and of van life

[@buckrowley1506]

talk to a girl hiker about a camping sleep mat and see if you sleep better with the camping sleep stuff

[@madisonraetogo]

✨✨✨

[@brendanstorey7005]

Here's to Living your best life🍻cheers

[@madisonraetogo]

Thank you!✨✨

[@davidemm829]

Walmarts have cheap H20 filling

[@justinvardas8654]

You’re the bestest!

[@madisonraetogo]

Thank you!!

[@danielhorowitz9300]

Let me just add to the ever growing list...I Love You.

[@johnnybbgunner2136]

Van life is and should be a little tough. You are a very frugal young lady living your dream.

[@madisonraetogo]

Holla

[@MariaSaldivar-tl1el]

Nice t see you again beautiful channel on KZbin video. The best KZbin video I love so much ❤❤❤❤👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏✌️✌️✌️✌️

[@madisonraetogo]

Thank you so much 😀

[@leslieservantofgod8601]

I live in my 36 ft motorhome with two slide outs and I travel the western United States the 11 Western States I'm in New Mexico right now and yeah I'm on SSDI and I cannot afford an apartment at all the prices have gone out of control and I'm at peace and I'm safe and all is well I have 800 w of solar power so I have all kinds of electricity I got lots of batteries and all that good stuff it's all good man

[@cjrausa6540]

I find you Hilarious. And because of that…. I sold my house. Lol. And I’m about to get to it.

[@madisonraetogo]

Hell yeah! Let us know how it goes!

[@FastasFox35]

I don't know what I would do with my race cars and my K5 Blazers if I went van life living. I could rent my house out in Oregon for more finances, But I would need somebody to help Finance them lol. Safe travels friend.

[@madisonraetogo]

You too!✨

[@DarrenRivey]

You’re on the right track and will totally kick ass financially as inflation continues to rage. I down sized from 3,000 to 60 sqft.

[@madisonraetogo]

Thank you! And it’s just what we gotta to to survive/beat the system

[@shambrinalove2186]

Im currently in my car if i didnt have a local job i would definitely be traveling im over paying over 1,300 just to have a place to live screw that shit , 😒 its like im choosing to live in my care i have no responsibility no kids no bf, i have no one to look after but myself , i want a van myself , to travel an live screw this high rent I take showers an the gym also life is so short I wannnaaaaa liveeeeee so screw high rent

[@Heluvjesus18]

Click on it as soon u uploaded 🤍

[@madisonraetogo]

aww thank you!

[@Heluvjesus18]

Your welcome sweetheart 🤍

[@BrianWaller-qe7gr]

I’m living in my van. Tired of paying rent. So I increase my 401k to 20% instead of paying rent.

[@madisonraetogo]

Amazing!

[@TrumpAndKamila]

What type of accent has she got?

[@madisonraetogo]

American?

[@tobbywhitmore3721]

Sounds like you have good plan.. imagine if u can save $$$ & pay cash for house..

[@chrisftp1312]

[@madisonraetogo]

🌟🌟🌟

[@ModestCasanovaa]

Hey let me travel with you :D we can play guitar for cash. I play, write, and sing.

[@Banagal]

Save your money for another day.

[@madisonraetogo]

Exactly

[@The_GrayGhost]

You look like Mandy Moore

[@madisonraetogo]

Thank you!

[@averyalexandra-]

20s??? sorry but i thought this girl was in her mid 30s 😭

[@madisonraetogo]

Hahahahahahaha

[@martinbaird1406]

Do it now, because when you're in your 60s and 70s you won't miss out and you'll do it again!

[@madisonraetogo]

Heard!!

[@queer2k]

I just turned 50, and the realization spread over me that in 50 years, I have experienced NOTHING. It all feels wasted. I want a van so I Can see redwoods, and the northern lights, and caverns... I don't know if it'll ever happen, but I'm going to try. Thank you for sharing your experience.

[@madisonraetogo]

You still have time!

[@queer2k]

@@madisonraetogo Yup! I just need the van, which financially I can't do yet.