IT is not unheard of for older “constant cruisers” to sell their house and take up life on board a ship, but this is certainly a different take on the idea. A young British woman claims she has saved 7,500 by moving onto a houseboat, and is “happier than ever”....
IT is not unheard of for older “constant cruisers” to sell their house and take up life on board a ship, but this is certainly a different take on the idea.
A young British woman claims she has saved 7,500 by moving onto a houseboat, and is “happier than ever”.
The woman decided she wanted a more old-school life, so ditched her rental for a ’20s houseboat called Maggie.
Given the ship is from the 1920s, there isn’t nearly as much technology on board to run up electricity bills.
Maggie is centrally heated by a coal fire, which takes one bag of coal per fortnight, costing 16, and she is powered by a diesel engine which costs around 60 per month to run.
While Maggie’s water supply is free, the woman buys about 25 worth of gas bottles per month to heat water.
