I’ve met lots of engineers living in vans in the Bay Area. I can’t imagine how the lower income people remain housed.
I wonder if it will be just as fashionable in the future. All you need is a parking garage and a bathroom to make it scale!
I've heard people say they used the shower at their gym, but also that the gyms don't like this and are pushing back.
If you’re living in a van in the Bay Area to try and get ahead as a knowledge worker you’re doing the Bay Area backwards.
The point of living in the Bay Area is to get a higher paying job, not save money. How much you save on rent a month is pretty negligible when you’re competing with high earners when buying a home.
Saving 3k a month in rent nets you an additional 36k a year. It doesn’t matter, some people make this in as an after tax bonus within a month.