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How One German Millennial Chose to Live On Trains Rather Than Pay Rent

posted by CoolHand on Monday August 24 2015, @09:29PM   
from the hobo-life dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

When others get off the train to finally go home, Leonie Müller stays behind. That's because she already is home: The train is her apartment, and she says she likes it that way.

The German college student gave up her apartment in spring. "It all started with a dispute I had with my landlord," Müller told The Washington Post via e-mail. "I instantly decided I didn't want to live there anymore — and then I realized: Actually, I didn't want to live anywhere anymore."

Instead, she bought a subscription that allows her to board every train in the country for free. Now, Müller washes her hair in the train bathroom and writes her college papers while traveling at a speed of up to 190 mph. She says that she enjoys the liberty she has experienced since she gave up her apartment. "I really feel at home on trains, and can visit so many more friends and cities. It's like being on vacation all the time," Müller said.

Agatha Christie wrote a lot of her stories while travelling. DH Lawrence and Hemingway also. Would your work, creativity, and lifestyle mesh well with a life of permanent travel, like the girl from the article?

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• It's greeeen! It's greeeen! (Score: 2) by sudo rm -rf on Tuesday August 25 2015, @09:50AM

  by sudo rm -rf (2357) on Tuesday August 25 2015, @09:50AM (#227507) Journal

  For those interested, if you can afford to pay 4090€ up front, it is even cheaper. From the offer page of "Deutsche Bahn" [www.bahn.de]

  Price of main card: One-off payment for BahnCard 100:
  First class: EUR 6,890
  Second class: EUR 4,090

  Subscription BahnCard 100 (for min. of one year)*:
  First class: EUR 639/month
  Second class: EUR 379/month

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  Special features: As of 1 April 2013, all BahnCard products have a new, green design to signal the contribution they make towards protecting the environment.

  Starting Score:	1		point
  Karma-Bonus Modifier		+1
  Total Score:		2

• Re:It's greeeen! Re:It's greeeen! (Score: 4, Insightful) by Rivenaleem on Tuesday August 25 2015, @10:34AM

  by Rivenaleem (3400) on Tuesday August 25 2015, @10:34AM (#227515)

  Pro tip: If you are going to finish your post with a bombshell like that, don't spoil it by also putting it in the title.

  Parent

  • Re:It's greeeen! (Score: 2) by sudo rm -rf on Tuesday August 25 2015, @02:36PM

    by sudo rm -rf (2357) on Tuesday August 25 2015, @02:36PM (#227606) Journal

    Awwright, here's your +1 insightful.

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