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"We Can Live with 1000 Euros of Retirement because We Don't Pay Rent": Alain, 69 Years Old, Has Been Living in His Motorhome for 19 Years

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For many pensioners, every beginning of the month looks like a puzzle. How to pay everything with a small pension, especially when the rent swallows a good part of the budget? Some tighten their belts, others move away to reduce their expenses, and some change completely how to live. This question often comes back: can we really live with 1000 euros of retirement while staying in France? Former roadman Alain Marty, 69, is one of those who took a…
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At the age of 69, Marty no longer imagines putting down his suitcases permanently somewhere. His truck, which has become his home, allows him to continue to move as he has done throughout his career. Already nineteen years ago, this retired man adopted this itinerant existence. When he passed by to Lescure-Jaoul, he told his daily life in La Presse. Behind this choice is a long road career, but also a very strong desire not to live his retiremen…

At over 70 years old, retiring does not necessarily mean putting your suitcases in a comfortable home and enjoying a quieter life. In the United States, some seniors face a very different reality, marked by modest pensions and rents that have become difficult to assume. This is the case of Lee, 71 years old, who has been living in his monospace in Arizona for eight years. After spending 45 years in Tucson, where she raised her four children, thi…

For many pensioners, every beginning of the month looks like a puzzle. How to pay everything with a small pension, especially when the rent swallows a good part of the budget? Some tighten their belts, others move away to reduce their expenses, and some change completely how to live. This question often comes back: can we really live with 1000 euros of retirement while staying in France? Former roadman Alain Marty, 69, is one of those who took a…

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autoplus.fr broke the news on Monday, August 17, 2026.
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