I'm planning on doing exactly that. i lived in istanbul for the last 6 years, crashing with family for the next couple of months until i can get my cdl sorted, but i have no "stuff" to worry about, came here with a suitcase and a small backpack, and that's everything i own. my bank account is an online account and i use a relative's address for that, i can also use their address for mail (not that i expect to receive much, if any), and everything i own will fit in my sleeper. i don't see any point in renting or buying a house or apartment if i'm only going to be there 2-3 days a month (if that), so the only bill i'll ever have is my cell phone, and if i eat wisely (keep fresh produce on the truck and restrict myself to only 1 or 2 meals a week in a truck stop) i should have no problem staying healthy. already in the process of quitting smoking (switched to a vape, down from 1-1.5 packs a day to only 5 cigs a day in less than a week), so the majority of my salary will go into a college fund for the spawn (who still lives in istanbul for now), and what doesn't go to that will be my retirement in 15-20 years. i have friends all over the country and in canada (whom i met while living abroad) so i can see plenty of opportunities to visit all of them, even if just over a meal somewhere near where they live. i've always been a bit of a hermit myself, so if you can deal with solitude, it's a great way to live
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Any homeless Truckers out there?
I'm planning on doing exactly that. i lived in istanbul for the last 6 years, crashing with family for the next couple of months until i can get my cdl sorted, but i have no "stuff" to worry about, came here with a suitcase and a small backpack, and that's everything i own. my bank account is an online account and i use a relative's address for that, i can also use their address for mail (not that i expect to receive much, if any), and everything i own will fit in my sleeper. i don't see any point in renting or buying a house or apartment if i'm only going to be there 2-3 days a month (if that), so the only bill i'll ever have is my cell phone, and if i eat wisely (keep fresh produce on the truck and restrict myself to only 1 or 2 meals a week in a truck stop) i should have no problem staying healthy. already in the process of quitting smoking (switched to a vape, down from 1-1.5 packs a day to only 5 cigs a day in less than a week), so the majority of my salary will go into a college fund for the spawn (who still lives in istanbul for now), and what doesn't go to that will be my retirement in 15-20 years. i have friends all over the country and in canada (whom i met while living abroad) so i can see plenty of opportunities to visit all of them, even if just over a meal somewhere near where they live. i've always been a bit of a hermit myself, so if you can deal with solitude, it's a great way to live