Mum saves £750 a month after quitting Tesco job and three-bed semi for caravan in countryside

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A mum-of-two says she is "much happier" after swapping her job and semi-detached house for a life off-grid. Lindsay Banks, 41, says she is saving £750 per month after a "revelation" during lockdown.

She quit her job as a Tesco food trades manager, bought a caravan on Facebook Marketplace and moved to the Yorkshire countryside.

Lindsay, who is now self-employed, used to pay £1,000 a month on rent and now just spends £250, which includes the cost of electricity to power her mobile home.

The caravan is parked up in a green space in York and she lives there with both of her children, YorkshireLive reports. READ MORE : What it's like to live in 'Manchester's Dubai' Speaking about her new lifestyle, which has seen her swap 10 cups of coffee a day for nettle soup and parsley tea, Lindsay said: "I had never stayed in a caravan before.