I lived in a Winnebago motor home for 1 year in the Desert of Lancaster, California, I owned my motor home, and I lived in an RV park for $300 per month, next to a 7-Eleven 24 hour convenience store, with 3 barbecue grills and out-door furniture. We lived like we were on vacation at the Leo Carrillo Campground in Malibu. But, some of the people were dangerous. I tried to make friends with the community, and I cooked for everyone and fed everyone and made margaritas for everyone and bought beer, etc. I could not be friends with the neighbors because some of them were bad people, so I spent time on the world wide web on my computer.
It is better to live in a nice house in Anaheim with roommates instead of a motor home in the desert. But, one can survive in a motor home in the desert.
Battle Mountain, Nevada, also has an RV park where people can park their motor homes, and they can get a job at the Colt casino.
The secret to being happy is attitude, and that goes with no matter where you live. And when I was a cook at the Colt in Battle Mountain then we had a head chef who was a retired chef from Beverly Hills, so we had Beverly Hills quality dining in Battle Mountain Nevada at the Colt. We brought the atmosphere of fine dining from Beverly Hills to a casino in Battle Mountain. We still had cheap pancakes and stuff, but we also had prime rib, and buffalo steaks, and scallops, and he used to make expensive stuffed chicken breasts, etc, we had great food.
Of note, get a spot at an RV park that has security guards. You want 24 hour security at an RV park, and even the campground at Leo Carrillo in Malibu has 24 hour security.
I am grateful for a nice apartment in Anaheim with a swimming pool, and we have tennis courts down the street at Pearson Park, and we have good markets, and nice restaurants, I just need a good wife, and I need to get my movie made that I wrote and I need to get my poetry book published, etc.
Anyhow, Bambu, I have lived in a motor home in the desert, and it is all about attitude, one can still be festive. And I rode the train to Hollywood to go to show business parties, etc.
And remember, people are more important than money, money is just a tool to help us to live better. And if you are ever desperate, then please go to a Catholic Church and ask the Priest for help. If you were here in Anaheim then people would help you, there are lots of good people here.
Salute,
Tony V.