Living in the van would make your life a lot easier since you are able to lay down very comfortably and have room to put some of your stuff on it. During summertime, make sure you have a portable ac with a battery in it, you just pour the water which lasts 4-8 hours. You can buy one at Walmart for $40. Also, sign up for a gym membership so you are able to take a shower. At least it saves you bs $500+ rent plus utilities per month.
Or even better, rent and sleep at the office if you can since it is much comfortable than living inside the van and much cheaper than renting an apartment. Just buy a futon couch and make sure nobody sees you at night. Still, you had to sign up for a gym membership to take a shower. I read an article a few years back where this man has quietly lived in an office at Los Angele for three years due to the high cost of living and of course his landlord knows but allows him to. Also recently, a friend of my brother had to sleep in the office because his bitch wife divorces him for whatever reason (maybe she wanted to be with this scumbag)
Once you saved enough money, buy a used mobile home and rent on the land. Maybe you will be lucky to get a hot dumb femoid girlfriend if you dressed up like low life trailer trash loser thug since the majority of femoid only date with chad and low-life thugs.