Tory Delury decided to make mobile living a permanent thing after living in her car during a cross-country road trip.
Delury bought a van for $31,000 in 2020.
She used the money she saved from selling jackets that were shared on social media to pay for the van.
Delury is on a plan for the rest of the money. She pays a monthly fee.
$75 a month for insurance, $10 a month for Planet Fitness, and an average of $150-300 on gas are some of her expenses.
Delury takes odd jobs in the places she is living at the time to make ends meet.
She knew how to make guitars. She used to make ice cream at the original Ben and Jerry's factory.
According to her calculations, Delury has saved $10,000 since she moved into her van.
She said it was better than paying rent every month because she put the money into herself.
Delury parked the van at her parents house in Pennsylvania and watched hundreds of videos on the internet to learn how to make it her own.
She said there were a lot of times when she wanted to pay someone instead of doing it. I built a house and now I can do anything I want. It's a big confidence builder.
Delury decided to paint the inside of the van pink as a statement against the sexist and negative comments she started receiving after sharing that she was going to do it herself.
I wanted to do it in the prettiest way possible because people doubted that I could do it. She wanted them to know that she can build even if she isn't a tomboy.
Delury said that she felt inspired by Swift after attending a concert during her Reputation tour, which was around the first anniversary of her court case.
A jury decided in Swift's favor and ordered the former DJ to pay her $1.
Three years ago, Delury was the victim of a sexual assault.
Delury decided to report her assault after listening to Swift talk about her own experience. She had a different view on life.
She wanted the inside of her van to be as feminine as possible.
There is a person named Tory Delury.
I wanted Taylor Swift to think of herself the same way I thought of myself. Delury said it was a moment when it wasn't just about her music anymore, it was about a woman who changed his life.
She taught me that the best revenge is to be happy and find things that you love.
Delury painted the lyrics of the song "Daylight" from Swift's "Lover" album around the van and hung several of the singer's albums in a corner.
She said that she wouldn't be defined by the things that people have done to her before, she would be defined by the things she loves.
The van was featured in a video. She left the state because of safety concerns after she started getting death threats in the comments.
During the year she renovated her van, Delury listened to Taylor Swift all the time.
There is a person named Tory Delury.
She said that she won't be going back there for a while, but that it's an excuse to explore another part of the country.
In Massachusetts, Delury works in an acting troupe and is also running a small business from her van.
She said that she enjoys having part-time jobs and learning new things because she gets to meet people who live nearby. I feel like I am getting to know the area better.
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