A couple left their 'normal' life in the rear view mirror to raise their three children on the road in a converted school bus - ditching 60 hour working weeks and massive bills.

Jessica Rucha, 26 and Adam Cerre, 28, bought their decommissioned bus for $2,400 (£1,700) in 2018 to escape hellish landlords and lousy rentals for good.

The couple gutted the bus with a $14,000 (£10,000) refurb using YouTube videos, and then hit the road permanently with kids Laken, six, and Holton, five.

They said upping sticks and moving into a school bus not only provided stability - but also saved their marriage, and have since had daughter Joella, two.

Adam, who struggled with addiction, kicked his bad habits and the family have never been happier.

They only visit the shops two or three times a month, to limit their time in cities, and prefer to camp out in national forests - following the good weather around the country.

The family first set off to the Upper Peninsula in Michigan, USA, but have also now explored twelve states.

The kids are all home schooled, and free-spirited Jessica and Adam prefer to base their lessons around the cities and states they visit, and the nature and plants they find.

Once working 60-hour weeks, Adam - along with his wife - makes money through photography, selling T-shirts, marketing and odd jobs.

Happier and healthier, the family get by on just $1,000 a month - only ever forking out for propane, phone bills and petrol.

Jessica, from Smiths Creek, Michigan said: "This was not part of our plan nor was it an easy decision, we honestly did this because we were hanging on by a thread.

"I'd be lying if I said no one calls us crazy or throws in a ‘I could never live like that, have no big closet, be that close to my spouse etc’.

"We own our home and we have a new backyard weekly, sometimes daily.

"This lifestyle has humbled us so much and taught us more than any household job ever could.

"I don't think we will ever be normal or have a normal life again."