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Last year, the couple decided that they wanted to start saving for the future. After realizing that rent is their biggest expense, they began to look for ways to reduce monthly costs.  

Saldana came up with the idea of ​​living on the bus. 

Mariscal told Insider: "We can save a lot of money, get married, and use that money to build a family." "Take the bus is the best option."

So they set out to make this idea a reality and purchased a bus to refurbish and transform it into their modern dream home in the middle of this century.

The couple bought the 1998 Crown Coach bus for $7,500.

At first, they wanted to do

But decided to hire experienced experts.

The contractor added walls, AC power, plumbing and electrical systems, and hired people to paint the exterior walls of the house.

Fortunately, a family member has a furniture company, so most of their works are customized for buses. 

After the renovation, the couple estimated that the entire house would cost about $50,000. 

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The bus has an open-plan living room that can be connected to the kitchen. It also has a bedroom, closet and bathroom.

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The couple designed the entire bus themselves.

Mariscal said: "We picked everything, including size, width, color and fabric."

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They want it to be their largest space, because that is the area where they plan to spend the most time. 

Fortunately, Saldana's sister and brother-in-law own a furniture company, so they helped Saldana and Mariscal create the perfect picture space.

The couple wanted the interior to feel eternal and chose

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There is also a yellow corduroy joint chair in the living room, and Saldana sits on the chair when the couple go to the new destination. 

Lolita's bed sits in the living room, and the couple added some bookshelves for extra storage.

For the kitchen, the couple focused on necessities.

Mariscal said that she mostly cooks instead of using a stove or oven, but an electric stove and Crockpot. 

The kitchen also has a full-size refrigerator and sink. 

The couple wanted to make sure their home was as ventilated as possible, so they sacrificed things like upper cabinets

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Although there is no designated shower area, there is a shower head and the whole room is waterproof. 

Mariscal and Saldana told Insider that downsizing is the hardest part of moving into a small house.

Saldana told the insider: "Not everything in our ordinary apartment can be loaded on the bus." "It is difficult to lose a lot of our things."

The bedroom area is about 60 square feet, so it is enough to accommodate their queen size mattress and two walkways on both sides. 

They have been in and out of the emergency exit at the back. There are windows everywhere in the area, so there is a lot of natural light in the room. 

The couple said that Lolita likes to lie in bed with the ladies. So far, the puppy has learned to love bus life.

The couple said that the color of their bus caused much controversy.

Mariscal wants pink, and Saldana wants blue.

At the end of the day, they chose the shade of pink that matched their iconic sofa.

Mariscal told Insider: "We calculated every penny, nickel and dime on this bus." "Sometimes it seems almost surreal. We did it."

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