![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/i-bought-a-boat-turned-it-into-my-home-to-save-money/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/newspress-collage-22989584-1688931105271.jpg&description=A MAN who turned an old boat into a tiny home to save cash says he loves it - but there's a major catch. Former circus performer Mylo McDowell bought the narrowboat to save cash on rent and bills. 2 Mylo McDowell lives on an old narrowboat Credit: mylesmcdowell_2 2 He journeys around Britain's canals Credit: mylesmcdowell_2 He shares glimpses of life on board on TikTok, where he has 18,200 followers. One clip shows another barge gliding past on a canal while Mylo relaxes inside. His life lets him explore the UK's 2,000-mile network of canals and navigable rivers on the cheap. But Mylo said that a major catch puts many people off living on a boat. He said: "The reaction from most people when you tell them you live on a boat and have to empty your own toilet? "Mmm - funny, yes. But not funny 'haha', funny 'weird'." It comes after a mum who bought an army boat has revealed how she transformed it to save thousands on rent and bills. Taryn Collins, 36, from Benicia in California, said that everyone asked her and husband Jason Lodger, 37, the same question before they moved into the former US Coast Guard tugboat. In a clip posted to TikTok, Taryn told how she and Jason are often asked "When are you buying a new home?" She answered the question with a series of snaps of life on board the couple's converted army boat. The 150-tonne boat towered over Taryn and her baby son Russell as they posed in front of it in dry dock. Another pic showed Taryn putting her feet up on the ship's bridge, with the California coastline visible on the horizon. The couple let their dogs off the leash on the boat's deck, so long as they are wearing their lifejackets. Taryn has also proved a deft hand tying rope knots - whether in port or out on the open sea.){kind=link}
A MAN who turned an old boat into a tiny home to save cash says he loves it – but there’s a major catch.
Former circus performer Mylo McDowell bought the narrowboat to save cash on rent and bills.
He shares glimpses of life on board on TikTok, where he has 18,200 followers.
One clip shows another barge gliding past on a canal while Mylo relaxes inside.
His life lets him explore the UK’s 2,000-mile network of canals and navigable rivers on the cheap.