You bless me with your follow. I see me in you when my daughter had to leave with her mother and and I ended up homeless for a while. I think your idea to go van life is a smart choice. I think also if you put the same effort into telling your story your truth for that amount of time you will earn as much as if you hire yourself out. I would look at telling your story along side of building someone else’s story. We each have our own unique point of view that is priceless. In my story it has a very happy ending so have faith my other self you are on the right path.