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Lipskin, who is devoted to a sustainable lifestyle, sold the bus’ seats to a restaurateur. She relied on the skills of friends and family too, who offered mixed reactions to her decision to live in a converted bus.

“My mom thought I was crazy. She would tell all the people in her apartment building, ‘My daughter is buying a bus to live in,’” she recalled. “People thought it was a big undertaking but they thought if anyone I could do it, it would be me.”

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Lipskin moved into the 400-square-foot bus full-time in January in Asbury Park, New Jersey. She spent three years and around $125,000 on the renovation project.

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She has listed the converted bus for sale for $149,000 because, in part, she says it is even too big for her.

“When I walk in, it feels huge,” she said of the bus, which has just over 100,000 miles on it. “It feels even bigger than my New York City apartment.”

Lipskin, who still works in finance but remotely, plans to spend a few months abroad. When she returns to the United States, she will be in the market for an Airstream or sprinter-size van to continue her tiny home living.

“I see so many people working their day-to-day jobs who are miserable and don’t see a way out,” she said. “I wanted to be able to experience life.”

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