You don't need much to live on. A small piece of land or low cost destroyed home etc.. is more than enough for a trailer, off grid electric and some heating. You can do something up for less than a months wages.
I envy you guys in the states who have access to all year above freezing weather... something like that a piece of land and trailer is enough to live on. No park needed.
municipal bylaws aside. Big homes have big costs.. another option is a boat but they cost way more to upkeep than some peice of land.
Its all about where you are getting your money from. You can survive on next to no income, aside from tax costs if you set yourself up for it.
Lots of people have the maxim bigger is better the more money the more spending the more success in life.
Its all what you want in life. You don't even need the trailer, people like creature comforts though.
If SHTF and you are living the same way you would in a bugout not much adaption required.
Society expects more from people for respect though, imo. Personally I don't see it that way, but I think that is the way most people tied into mainstream society see it.
That is in part what divides us from the third world.
Mobile home is the lowest cost option for stuff, you can find a used one for sometimes less than $2000, some of them in drivable shape. they have fridge, stove, and other items, bed, etc.. all the basic things you need.
Anyone who has been a student in a dorm, you are basically living out of a mobile sized thing anyway, not much adaption required.
If you do get married have a family ect you then have something for camping or bug out...
none the less.. I was on a toss up between a cheap place and an RV.. so 4 years ago I got the cheap place for under $10,000, which I've now paid off more or less, this year I've picked up a trailer (although I paid way more for what it is than I could have, I could have got a winnibago for $1000 less ($2500 it would have been around the same cost after gas to bring it to my place, etc..) none the less the trailer was in town, so now I'll be reinforcing the trailer... which will hopefully be movable in an emergency with a little work as it will probably be sitting stationary for some time. .. none the less now I'm going to turn my cheap house into a greenhouse, and animal house, root cellar and emergency bomb shelter/well area. My garage will probably continue being used more or less in that capacity but can be converted into a stable, animal area and the shed can be used as a coop area. Meanwhile I'm hopefully going to be good with turning the trailer into a bedroom area with a bathroom and kitchenette area really close by. It should keep me busy for a couple more years.. I do want to get an RV but that will have to wait... as I chose a trailer over an RV because it was in town.
Its all about support for your job.