Living on the edge

Mr. and Mrs. Kadizzle have been traveling about in the winter for 22 years. 95% of the travel has been in the southwest. Since our winter travels have always involved a camper of some sort we have met a lot of other people in the wild and on public land and in parks. People of limited means adapt to life without much money. One way they do it is living cheaply. This means they live where they can. The luck ones have a vehicle and a camper to pull behind.  They move with the weather. Now to the point, most of them have an interesting story to tell. Many of the itinerant did have a good career or job, but something went wrong, it might have been a divorce, an investment, or a health problem. Most of these people are not mentally deficient, they just sort of gave up, and are actually happy not having the usual hassle of fighting to survive right to the end. A whole lot of these people have traveled widely. For years Kadizzle has sat down outside with these people an heard their stories. Almost always they have an interesting story, and got to the place in life where they are by some interesting twist and turns. The people moving about have adaptive skills. Living on little or no money is a skill. Money from social security or some small pension is sent somewhere, and then on to them as they move. Most importantly is they find a cheap location. That location can be on the beach, in the mountains, or anywhere cheap. People on the move help each other. Not all people on the move are hard pressed for cash. We know several people with plenty of money who have no permanent home. Many of our traveling friends stay with other people who have homes occasionally. We have hosted our friends, and have stayed with other people we met on the road. Had some great experiences doing it. Life is what you make it. If you want to sit home with a cork up your *** that is your choice, but living a life, rather than reading about someone else's life is our choice.