A couple converted a double-decker bus into a home for their family-of-six - and have saved £20k since they moved in.<br /><br />Conrad Kirk, 32, and his partner, Nicole McCarthy, 32, bought their 1978 Rod-Bodied Daimler Fleetline double-decker bus in September 2021 for £2,000.<br /><br />Originally, the couple converted the bus into a luxury holiday home so they wouldn't need to pay for a hotel whilst they were on family breaks.<br /><br />But after they completed the renovations, Conrad and Nicole decided to vacate their £1,300 a month three-bedroom rental house in Rotherham, South Yorkshire.<br /><br />They moved into the bus full-time with their four daughters - Luna, six Poppy, eight, Summer, eight and Phoebe, 10.<br /><br />Since moving in full-time in October 2021, Conrad said the family have saved £20k in total - not having to pay for gas, electric, water and council tax.<br /><br />The couple use the money for family trips in the bus and has just bought a double-decker coach for £5,000.<br /><br />It belonged to the band The Darkness and they plan to renovate it and move in for more space.<br /><br />Conrad, a media business owner, said: "We have saved a lot of money in terms of not having to pay gas, electric, water, council tax and rent.<br /><br />"We have been saving around £2,000 a month, which has allowed us to improve our family lifestyle and give us financial freedom.<br /><br />"Since moving onto the bus full time we have saved £20k."<br /><br />Conrad said living on the bus has allowed him and his family to improve their lifestyle.<br /><br />Instead of living from paycheck to paycheck, the family have extra money to treat the family.<br /><br />Conrad said: "We have been able to improve our family lifestyle.<br /><br />"It has given us financial freedom, I am not having to work a million hours to pay the bills.<br /><br />"I don't feel like I am working for nothing now."<br /><br />Conrad says the family's lifestyle has improved since moving onto the double-decker bus.<br /><br />The family now have a pot of savings which they didn't have when they lived in their three-bedroom rental house.<br /><br />He said: "I feel healthier, my kids are happier and I am not as stressed as I used to be.<br /><br />"I don't have to worry about bills. I am self-employed, if I have a bad month I used to worry about bills but now if I have a bad month it doesn't matter.<br /><br />"We've built up a bank of money now, we have reserves.<br /><br />"We used to live day to day and now we're not."<br /><br />Conrad and Nicole have used some of their savings to buy the Darkness bus in July 2024.<br /><br />The couple hope they will be able to renovate the coach for under £5k and live on it while they are renovating.<br /><br />Conrad said: "The new coach will be 45ft which is 15ft longer than what we have now.<br /><br />"We spoke to the girls about how they are finding it and if they want to go back into the house.<br /><br />"Four girls getting to a certain age - there needs to be more space.<br /><br />"It's a nice coach but we're going to do it up.<br /><br />"We think we can do it in a year and we want to get it to a stage where we can live on and convert it whilst we're moving."
