When Sam Jacquette was paying $1100 a month in rent and working at a job that he didn’t enjoy just to pay his bills he decided he would make some changes. He set a 2014 New Year’s resolution to stop doing things he didn’t enjoy doing and to start doing everything he wanted to do. [...]
Downsizing
Couple Build Mortgage-free 129 Sq. Ft. Tiny Home
In this post I wanted to share the story of how this young couple left their apartment life and built their own 128 sq. ft. tiny home on wheels that’s 100% mortgage-free. When they started, they really didn’t know much about building a house. They just learned and adapted as they went. And they did [...]
Grandmother Moves to 610 Sq. Ft. Cottage to Simplify Family
Right now I’d like to show you this 610 sq. ft. cottage by New Avenue Homes and tell you the story behind it. When the homeowner’s daughter and her family were in need of a change she invited them to move in to her larger main house since they’re a growing family with two children. This way, grandma [...]
288 Sq. Ft. Solar Cabin For Sale On 2 Acres
This 288 sq. ft. solar cabin for sale is a guest post by Shannon Riddle Hi Alex (and Tiny House Newsletter readers), I wanted to share our tiny home pics with you. Although we really love our tiny home, it isn’t in the ideal location for our little family. So this tiny home is for [...]
Couple Living Simply in 200 Sq. Ft. Tiny House Built for $15k
I’m excited to introduce you to John Russell and Debbie Hanson. They’re a couple who’ve gone from divorces and 2,000 sq. ft. homes into a DIY 200 sq. ft. tiny house on wheels that they call their Ritz on Wheels. It cost them only $15,000 in materials to build it themselves and just under a [...]
Man Building DIY Off Grid Tiny Home for Less Than $2k
This $2k tiny home story is a guest post by Winston W. Johnson Hi Alex (and Tiny House Newsletter readers), I started my tiny shelter in December of 2013, it’s built on a 1965 Yellowstone Cavalier travel trailer frame that I got free from a neighbor. Probably 75% of the lumber was cut and milled [...]
From Hoarder to Tiny Houser: How I beat the Acquisition Addiction
Guest Post by Mariah Coz of www.CometCamper.com As the next session of the Comet Camper Tiny Transition and Downsizing E-Course opens for enrollment, I thought it’d be interesting to reflect on my personal journey with simplifying into less than 100 square feet. I wanted to show you that if I can downsize into a tiny [...]