Rent isn’t just expensive—it’s predatory. Wages haven’t kept up, eviction laws aren’t in your favor, and waiting for “the market to cool down” is a trap. Downsize to Survive is a no-nonsense survival manual for anyone priced out of traditional housing and ready to design a smarter, leaner life outside the system.

This book doesn’t offer hope. It offers process. With brutally practical chapters covering everything from legal stealth parking and low-cost van conversions to water access, food storage, and off-grid power, it delivers the tactical knowledge you actually need to stay safe, mobile, and functional—even when housing fails you.

Whether you're living out of a car, building a shed on borrowed land, or navigating life without a front door, you'll learn how to:

• Cut housing costs to near-zero without sacrificing hygiene, security, or autonomy.

• Choose the right shelter for your location, skills, and legal constraints.

• Survive winter nights without a furnace and beat summer heat without AC.

• Build repeatable systems for cooking, water, power, and waste that scale with your needs.

• Navigate mail, IDs, healthcare, and income without a fixed address.

• Sidestep shame, handle cops, and keep your rig off the enforcement radar.

Downsize to Survive isn’t about escaping reality—it’s about facing it head-on with systems that work. Whether this is your first step or your fallback plan, this guide meets you where you are and gets you somewhere better. No fluff. No pity. Just tools.