A couple converted a double-decker bus into a home for their family-of-six, and say they’ve saved a whopping £20k since they moved in. Conrad Kirk, 32, and his partner, Nicole McCarthy, 32, bought their 1978 Rod-Bodied Daimler Fleetline double-decker bus in September 2021 for just £2,000. Originally, the couple converted the bus into a luxury holiday home so they wouldn’t need to pay for a hotel whilst they were on family breaks.
But after they completed the renovations, Conrad and Nicole decided they preferred it to their £1,300 a month three-bedroom rental house in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. They moved into the bus full-time with their four daughters – Luna, six Poppy, eight, Summer, eight and Phoebe, 10. Since moving into the bus in October 2021, Conrad said the family have saved £20k in total – not having to pay for gas, electric, water and council tax.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser that supports HTML5video ‘We have been saving around £2,000 a month, which has allowed us to improve our family lifestyle and give us financial freedom. ‘I am not having to work a million hours to pay the bills.’’ Instead of living from paycheck to paycheck, the family now have a pot of savings and extra money to treat themselves.
‘I don’t have to worry about bills,’ says Conrad. ‘I am self-employed, if I have a bad month I used to worry about bills but now if I have a bad month it doesn’t matter.’ The couple uses the money they save to go on family trips in the bus.
They’ve also just been able to buy a second bus for £5,000 – which had some well-known previous owners. It was the former tour bus of the rock band The Darkness – they now plan to renovate it and move in to give them more space. The pair hope they’ll be able to do their renovations for under £5k and live on it while they do so.
Conrad said: ‘The new coach will be 45ft which is 15ft longer than what we have now.’ I lost a sex toy on a first date - and I couldn't believe where I can't get over what I saw at the school gates I'm abrosexual - it took me 30 years to realise Emrhys Cooper: I hit self-destruct over my gay identity but my story has a happy ending The extra space Conrad says will come in handy as the girls get older ‘Four girls getting to a certain age – there needs to be more space.’ The couple estimate the conversion of the new bus will take about a year ‘we want to get it to a stage where we can live on and convert it whilst we’re moving.
’ Conrad said living on a bus has improved his and his family’s lives ‘I feel healthier, my kids are happier and I am not as stressed as I used to be.’ Do you have a story to share? Get in touch by emailing [email protected].
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