{"type":"video","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Dailymotion","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.dailymotion.com","title":"Couple who swapped 3-bed house for \u00a348k narrowboat say they couldn\u2019t be happier after \u2018quitting the rat race\u2019","description":"A couple quit the rat race to live off-grid and travel full-time in their boat - and say they have \u201ctaken control\u201d of their lives as a result. Amy Cross, 28, and her partner, Wes Arthur, 30, a designer, were sick of their 40 hour hour working weeks in their hometown of Sheffield.Set on choosing their own hours and avoiding overtime, they decided to overhaul their lifestyle - ditching their rented \u00a3675-a-month three-bedroom home and changing their jobs to have less responsibility and stress. The couple say they \u201cweren\u2019t passionate\u201d about getting a mortgage so instead spent \u00a348,000 on a 50ft narrowboat - named Gregory\u2019s Girl - in June 2021.The pair now work remotely from their boat and sail around the UK - having travelled through Wales, the Midlands, and down the entire length of the River Thames. Since moving onto the water, Amy and Wes say they feel \u201cfree\u201d - having sailed the length of the UK alongside their Labrador cross, Rufus, and rabbit, Rupert.","author_name":"NationalWorld.com","author_url":"https:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/nationalworld.com","width":480,"height":269,"html":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player.html?video=x8o7ce1&\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/s1.dmcdn.net\/v\/VGN9v1ep3lp8m2X0n\/x240","thumbnail_width":427,"thumbnail_height":240}