There are so many reasons to consider living in a small house. But when it really comes down to it I believe that we can boil it down to just one reason. Yesterday Laura LaVoie explained to you how simple living isn’t always easy living and I think she makes a great point. She pointed [...]
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Simple Living Doesn’t Always Mean Easy Living, Especially Off Grid
By Laura LaVoie We talk to a lot of people about simple living and building our tiny house. We encourage those people who are interested but try to emphasize that no one should romanticize living off the grid in the woods. We can imagine people had it easier back in the day when they didn’t [...]
5 Lessons in Downsizing from a Tiny House Couple
By Laura M. LaVoie With the tiny house movement on the rise, it seems like more and more people- including couples and young families– are attempting to live smaller and smaller. In order to go smaller, many of us are downsizing with great abandon. For me and my partner to transition comfortably into our 120 [...]
Perspectives from a Tiny House Dweller
By Laura M. LaVoie Fellow tiny house blogger Andrew Odom declared this week Tiny House Appreciation week. (Conveniently it falls during one of my other favorite appreciation weeks: Asheville Beer Week – but that is a little off topic.) I admire how Andrew has taken the tiny house movement by the horns. He points out [...]
5 Reasons Not to Live in a Tiny House
The other day on Facebook I posted something titled, 5 Reasons You SHOULDN’T Live in a Tiny House. I did this because for all the reasons that there are to live tiny, there are also reasons that some people shouldn’t, at least for now, right? So here’s a recap of what I wrote- below- and [...]
Think Your Family Can Live in a Tiny House?
A few days ago Anderson Cooper featured a family who is living in a tiny house. They’re still young with two small children who are getting to share a sleeping loft with each other. But don’t worry- the plan is to save up for a ‘small’ house in the very near future. They plan on [...]
Living with Less: 3 Mindset Shifts for Embracing Simple Living
Choosing to live in a small or tiny house often means going against mainstream expectations. While the benefits—less clutter, more freedom, greater financial flexibility—are compelling, navigating relationships with those who don’t understand these choices requires mental preparation. 3 Foundational Beliefs for Simple Living These mindset shifts help maintain clarity when pursuing an unconventional lifestyle. 1. [...]