![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/i-used-my-savings-to-convert-a-van-and-travel-the-globe-now-im-1000-better-off-a-month-heres-how-i-did-it/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/newspress-collage-24182175-1695895085364.jpg&description=A MAN has revealed how he used his life savings to convert a VW van and travel the world while also making him £1,000 profit a month. Willem Main used the £14,000 in his bank account to buy and covert a van which he used to visit 22 countries dotted around the globe. 6 Willem Main decided to abandon the 9-5 grind to set off on a van life adventure Credit: Jam Press/@willem.explores 6 Willem with his passport which comes in handy when travelling the world Credit: Jam Press/@willem.explores 6 He said he sometimes gets a bit lonely but the pros outweight the cons Credit: Jam Press Vid/@willem.explores When Willem returned to the UK he sold the van and bought a new one, before packing in his job in May this year. He spent 77 days and £16,000 upgrading the new vehicle into a luxurious home-on-wheels and has lived in it full-time ever since – which has seen him save huge amounts of money. 'On the road, I think I'm about £800-£1000 a month better off,' Willem, from Rugby, Warwickshire, told NeedToKnow.co.uk. 'Back in the UK, I was paying more than £1,300 in bills alone with my mortgage, council tax, gas and electric, [plus] if you take into account everything else you use at home. 'I rent out my home but the mortgage and rent cancel each other out. 'The van has a full off-grid set-up; I don't use campsites and have unlimited electricity through the way I've structured the system. "I do think it [van life] helps with the cost of living – your bills are more varied because food and fuel are massive variants, but overall yes [it helps]." To live a comfortable life, William estimates he needs just £1,200 a month, which includes a few leftover bills from the UK for his phone bill and bank loan repayments. He now earns money through content creation, making videos for companies while on the road, which often includes testing out products. To date, Willem has visited Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Romania, France, Belgium, Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, Montenegro){kind=link}
A MAN has revealed how he used his life savings to convert a VW van and travel the world while also making him £1,000 profit a month.
Willem Main used the £14,000 in his bank account to buy and covert a van which he used to visit 22 countries dotted around the globe.
When Willem returned to the UK he sold the van and bought a new one, before packing in his job in May this year.
He spent 77 days and £16,000 upgrading the new vehicle into a luxurious home-on-wheels and has lived in it full-time ever since – which has seen him save huge amounts of money.
“On the road, I think I’m about £800-£1000 a month better off,” Willem, from Rugby, Warwickshire, told NeedToKnow.co.uk.