Has anybody ever lived on a house boat mainly in australia, was it expensive? what was it like?
what was it like, how expensive is it?
was it fun
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I lived on a 38 foot Chris Craft in the Florida Keys. All in all it was expensive, but that is because I ran the boat all over the place!
Here in the states you can live pretty cheap on the water. Get a dingy slip so you have a place to get water and park your car. Watch your expenses and you can live pretty cheap!
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No I haven't, so it didn't cost me anything at all
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never lived outside of ga sorry i can't help you.
It so depends on the individual. If you're the right type it can be substantially cheaper than living in a house, especially when you consider what's happened to house prices and property taxes in the last 5 years.
Be warned - the liveaboard lifestyle is not for everyone. For starters, you have to do without a lot of "stuff". I don't mean the basics, I mean the clutter most people tend to accumulate.
You also have to be a "fix it now" person. Boats require constant preventative maintenance. If you're a procrastinator, forget it.
If you're just going to rent a slip in a marina and try to live your land-based life on the water, you are going to be disappointed with both the lifestyle and the expense. But, if you're a true adventurer who dislikes the clutter of life and enjoy spending time "swinging around an anchor" in a nice isolated anchorage, which is free or very low cost in most areas, then the lifestyle can't be beat.