Everyone needs a contingency plan. Especially right now, my life is filled with growing uncertainty and dread at the very bleak future I will be dropped into once I finish my education. Chances are I'm not going to get an actual career anytime soon. And assuming that I can make it as far as a legitimate degree, I'm not sure if it's even possible to support myself and live on my own unless I magically find a dream job. Herein lies my backup plan:

(Photographs by Flickr user siddobson)

You are looking at a 1996 Winnebago Rialta, one of the smallest full-featured motor homes on the market. Inspired by blogger and all-around good-advice-giver Tynan, my plan involved purchasing one of these bad boys (around $19,000), and spending an undefined number of years living in it as my main home until I can finally legitimately settle down. You might think it would be insane to try to live for so long in an RV, but in all honesty, I'm a fan of tight spaces. I'm a stickler for simplicity, and I very much dislike having extra stuff cluttering up my living space. Monthly costs would be extremely low, with the only main cost-of-living fees being my cell phone plan (for voice and internet), gas (~20mpg, what my current car gets) and food (Top Raman, anyone?). Most electricity can be provided via solar panels. If you play your cards right, you can park this baby indiscriminately on easily-accessible and safe streets in many major cities without breaking any laws. And it can even fit into most regulation parking spaces.

It's no secret that I'm disappointed at the society in which I'm expected to somehow become a part of. Buying an RV and living off-the-grid with nothing tying me down may be the closest I could ever come to having any sort of a sense of freedom. Is it a particularly smart or productive idea? Probably not. Would I have amazing life experiences? It's practically guaranteed. Would I actually ever do this? Only time can tell. If things come down to it, I know that it is something I would actually enjoy doing. It wouldn't interfere with my creative workflow as long as I still have all of my photography and music gear (which is already easy to transport). And it would really be exciting to live as a nomad and modern-day vagabond. Who knows what my future has in store?