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Priced out of traditional housing, more Americans are living in RVs
Moving into an RV may seem like a way to save money, but it can come with unexpected costs and trap families in a cycle of debt.
Rather, it’s the experience of lower-income Americans, making hourly wages as child care workers or home health aides or living off Social Security checks, with no place else to go in a housing market increasingly catering to the wealthiest slices of society. RVs aren’t built for full-time living, so the added wear and tear can lead to costly repairs, like broken air conditioning in the middle of summer or leaking pipes that leave owners taking a shower out of a bucket. She recently started working 25 hours a week as a teacher at a day care in Grants Pass, Oregon, but she isn’t making enough to afford decent housing in an area where the average rent is $1,650 a month.
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