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65-Year-Old Woman Builds her own DIY Tiny Home

This is the story of how a 65-year-old woman decided to build her own DIY tiny home on wheels using reclaimed materials. It took her two years to build it herself almost all by herself. That’s pretty awesome, isn’t it? She also raised the money to do it herself. Vera Struck built her tiny home [...]

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Couple’s Off-Grid Micro-homestead with Tiny Home on Wheels

This couple’s 129 sq. ft. tiny home on wheels sits on their very own off-grid micro-homestead. On the property, you’ll notice they have solar panels, gardening beds, a small pond, a barn that burned down, and more! When you go inside their tiny home on wheels, you’ll find they have a wonderful tiny living space [...]

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Tiny House with Two Babies, a Great Dane, and Mom & Dad!

This is the story of a young woman, her partner James, their great dane dog named Denver, and their two babies who are all living together in their 232 sq. ft. DIY tiny house that they built and expanded upon as their family grew. Over the past few years, their family has grown exponentially – and [...]

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Couple Living Simply in DIY Shipping Container Tiny Home

In August, we introduced you to this couple who were building their own 620 sq. ft. DIY shipping container tiny home. On September 1st, they officially moved in and I’m happy to report to you that they couldn’t be happier! I wake up to a gold glow in the house from the Sunrise and relax [...]

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Couple Living Simply in a Converted Box Truck

This is a converted Ford Transit Luton box truck that is home to Adam Croft and Nikki Pepperell. They outfitted this box truck with everything they need to feel at home including a kitchen, wood-burning stove, living space with a mini library, bathroom, and a cozy loft bed. This truck takes them all over Europe [...]

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Tech Employee Living in Box Truck in Company Parking Lot

When Brandon landed a job in a technology company in the Bay Area as a software engineer, he decided to opt-out of the over-priced San Francisco rent by purchasing a 128 sq. ft. box truck instead. It’s a 16′ 2006 Ford box truck and when you go inside, you’ll find a bed, dresser, and a coat rack. He’s able [...]

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creating your freedom speech with Andrew Morrison

How to Create Your Freedom (Tiny or Not)

This video-based post covers Andrew Morrison’s speech on how to create your freedom at the 2015 Tiny House Jamboree. Andrew offers some wonderful ideas that I know you’ll find helpful when it comes to considering living tiny, downsizing, letting go of your stuff, becoming debt-free, shopping habits, building tiny, and/or designing tiny because most importantly [...]

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