I've talked to you all about my divorce previously (15 years, wife decided she wanted to leave as soon as she graduated and got her degree after I supported her and worked multiple jobs).
She's officially moving out in two weeks. Then, my lease ends in just five weeks.
Landlord already told me they're going to be selling the home and also raising rent nearly 40% if I wanted to stay. Can't afford it. Have no where to go.
Going to transition to being a 'nomad', selling the remaining few things I own, and just bouncing from airbnb to airbnb along with camping. I figured this would be a good opportunity for me to get out, travel, visit national parks, kayak, camp, fish, see the US and get my mind off everything. It's not stable. But I can't find anything. Everywhere requires "3x income" or some ridiculous score that I don't have.
Anyway. Not sure why I'm posting this here. Guess I just wanted to share with you all since I never did give any updates from my previous posts about "what should I do?"
So, really, for me, the storm is here. And the "build back better" now makes so much sense in my personal life. Weird that now I now have to suddenly build my life back. I've completely lost my identity.
No clue where this road is going to take me. But it's either 'get busy living or get busy dying.'
Say a few prayers for me. God has been good to me recently and has gotten me into the 'acceptance' phase of all this.
Edit: By the way, if anyone wants to give me a follow over on X, I'll be documenting all of my journeys. Hoping to one day get some camera gear and a drone and film everything. Might make some personal podcasts and documenting my testimony. Maybe it'll help someone in the future. https://twitter.com/@thinktankfranks
Dont know your fiscal position, but a van might be a good way to go for a while. While they dont get as good of gas mileage as a car, you can save significant coin on housing by living in them. Keep them plain jane and you can stealth camp in the cities for free. You can boondock on federal land and a ton of the wallyworld as well as other businesses have free park and camp on their parking lots.
I know it sucks right now, you had invested a lot of time money effort and soul into the relationship, but, try and look at the positive, you didnt have kids. Dont let her see you consumed with the grief. Be confident and take this trip. Go find your next chapter. Plenty of good women out there for you to meet. Enjoy smelling the roses along the way and enjoy the trip. A road trip to me always clears my head, I love dashboard therapy.
My recommendation would be a class B+ and a gym membership for shower access.