I live in a 200-square-foot camper on my parents' property. Instead of paying rent, I cook them dinner every night.

Instead of rent, I pay my parents by cooking meals. Lexi Inks

My parents offered to let me live in a camper van on their 120-acre property in rural Georgia.

I had conflicting feelings at first, but the amount of money I'd save made the choice a no-brainer.

I've gotten closer to my parents and paid them back by cooking them homemade meals every night.

If you'd told me six months ago that I'd be living in a roughly 200-square-foot camper with my two rescue dogs , I would have laughed in your face … but here I am.

At 32, I live right across from my parents' camper van on their 120-acre plot of rural land in western Georgia, and honestly, I couldn't be happier.

As a freelance journalist and content creator, I've had some ups and downs in my career and finances over the past few years.…