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Reporter Loses Job, Lives In Van: Success Story

This woman makes a nice living on her own terms.

Kristin shows off her van living space.
Kristin shows off her van living space. (CBS-SF)

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — If life really is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it, then Kristin Hanes could teach us all a thing or two about the art of the comeback.

After losing her job and worrying about rent, Hanes was almost a victim of the housing affordability crisis in the Bay Area. Instead, she turned her misfortune into fortune.

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