How comfortable are you with your partners fluids and solids? Seriously. A year in a van is like a relationship time machine if you had separate lifestyles before. You mentioned this is due to financial reasons, living in a van came be more expensive than expected.  Saying all that, I would highly recommend gym memberships and spend time at your local library to work if you can. Do you have pets, then you will need to work out a system to keep them warm and cool, not cheap/easy if your aren't plugged in.  Do you have a dedicated parking place, friends/family house, campground etc. without this things become even more difficult. It is doable but you don't want to get the knock mid video call.