A MAN has revealed how he saves £500 a month after moving into his tiny Fiat 500 when he got sick of renting with seven others.
Maciej Bober says his life has “improved hugely” after leaving the “depressing” city he was staying in before.
Maciej had been sharing an eight-bedroom house in Northampton, paying £550 a month for his room.
But when his landlord told him to pack his things and move out in 2017, he was overjoyed.
The 41-year-old began living in his Fiat 500 hatchback, which he converted into a miniature camper.
He took on a job as an UberEats delivery driver, earning him about £300 a week, and drove down to Penzance, Cornwall.
Since then he “has not had to pay a penny” in rent and the money from his part-time job is “enough for his needs”.
Maciej’s only costs are food, petrol, car insurance and a £45 monthly gym membership so he can shower.
All his earthly possessions fit in the boot and he sleeps on the back seats parked up on the side of the road or in car parks.
Despite the cramped conditions, he’s never looked back.
He said: “Living in my car makes me feel free – and to me, freedom is the most important thing.
“I don’t need to pay rent and I can live wherever I want.
“When I decide to leave Penzance, I can just go – I’d love to live in Glastonbury for a while, or somewhere in Devon.
“A few things happened in my life that were quite traumatic to me – I had a few heartbreaks and my dad died.
“It got to the point where everything about Northampton reminded me of depressing things.”
Since the move, he has toured Cornwall on holiday and has gone on driving ‘adventures’ including climbing Land’s End.
He plans to head to Glastonbury for the winter and might even stay there if he “likes the atmosphere”.
It comes after a homeowner was left fuming when their nightmare neighbour blocked in their campervan with bins and a 3ft fence.
