Solo Van Life for Women: Real Stories of Safety and Logistics

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Health Insurance for Van Life Before 65: An EA's Guide

Before Medicare, health insurance is the hardest problem in van life — and your domicile state quietly decides most of it. Here's how full-timers get covered between leaving a career and turning 65.

Domicile for Vanlifers: Which State Should You Choose?

Most van life articles tell you to run to South Dakota. I'm a full-time vanlifer and a federally licensed tax expert, and I kept Nebraska. Here's how to actually make the domicile decision, including what changing costs you.

How Van Life Taxes Work — Explained by an Enrolled Agent

Van life taxes aren't complicated — but they are different. Most vanlifers get them wrong because they don't understand one concept: domicile. Here's how it actually works, from a Federally Credentialed Enrolled Agent who lives this life full-time.