There are many ways to fund your campervan lifestyle faster than you might think, as we explore in the blog “Still waiting for that lottery win before you buy your campervan?” For instance, here are some popular ways to afford van life sooner. • •
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Part-exchange your car for a preloved campervan - good campervan converters are quite happy to take almost anything with wheels in partexchange if it helps you to reach your goal. Buy the camper on finance. We pay for cars, mobile phones and so many other things using direct debit payments, so why not a campervan? Reputable campervan conversion companies work with independent financial advisors who specialise in finding the best finance deals for individual campervan clients. Take out an unsecured personal loan to purchase your campervan. Move to a smaller property to free up funds and reduce day-to-day living costs (a popular choice once children have grown and flown).
WE SHARE OUR CAMPER
Our friends Pauline and her brother David bought their blue Paradise Compact camper together in 2016, and named her Joyfree, after their parents Joyce and Godfrey. Normally they take turns to use the campervan with their spouses. Pauline explains, “We’ve got a driveaway awning and we have now just bought an inner tent for it to provide more accommodation. My brother and I will cycle the Way of the Roses coast-to-coast cycle route. It’s a spectacular 170-mile cycle route, which will take us from Morecambe on the north west coast to Bridlington on the east coast. My husband Jeff and my sister-in-law follow in Joyfree, the campervan.”
THINGS I WISH I’D KNOWN Many people buy a campervan to aid recovery and make the most of life after difficult illness, or the loss of a loved one. Charlie and Jackie bought their van more than a year ago, to help Jackie recover from a stroke. Charlie shares his
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