House On Wheels. Getúlio

In the first decade of our millenium, during the economic boom, our government made bank loans accessible to virtually everyone. If you wanted a new flatscreen TV, you went to the bank and walked out owning your new gadget. If you wanted a house, you signed up to a state sponsored program and bought your little lot. All those loans injected heaps of money in our economy, the prices for real estate went up, and everybody was happy. Banks and realtors were making loads and loads of money, and their clients didn't mind the sky-high interests because they had good jobs. Life was good for everybody. It was near the end of this happy decade of life in a bubble that Getúlio bought his little house. 
Then economy went south. Getúlio lost his job. Soon he couldn't afford to pay his mortgage. They came and took his flatscreen TV and his home. He sold whatever was left, bought an old car, and moved in.
Today he tries to get by as a day-worker, moving from town to town. 
"I was stupid", he says. "It was obvious that this wouldn't end well. Everybody was buying stuff with money they didn't have. And I wanted to be like everybody."
He sighs. "You know, living with nothing is not that hard. But it's hard to live with nothing when you had everything."