What would it take for you to be debt-free? What could you do without monthly payments? The Ries family decided to move into an RV so they could pay cash to slowly build a small home! While they could have been moved in by now had they financed their home, living tiny with their two [...]
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Four Years of Tiny RV Living — With No Intentions of Upsizing
Isela and Tyler never planned on living in an RV for four years, but after their first year of saving for a “bricks and sticks” home by living tiny, they realized they loved the minimalist lifestyle and at the moment, have no intention of “upsizing” any time soon. In fact, when they found out they [...]
Debt-free With A Shed Turned Tiny House
Shawn and Jess have been living tiny now for more than four years in an RV, and they recently finished this tiny house on a foundation where they will vacation and plan to retire someday! This is a great example of a new shed transformed into a tiny living space. They purchased the shell from [...]
Family’s 40-ft. Skoolie Turned Into Airbnb-Cottage
If you do happen to own land, and are in an Airbnb-friendly area, it might be worth it to create a skoolie for family vacations and as a way to make extra income! As a kid, we always vacationed in a camper (which was much cheaper than renting hotel rooms) and it’s great to see [...]
Navy Serviceman And His Epic Boat Home, “Toko”
When he lived in Japan, Joe lived the #vanlife, travelling around the country. So tiny living is nothing new to him. When he wanted a spot to live in the States, he ended up choosing 36ft, 1982 Ed Munk offshore yacht — named Toko — which he has lived on for the past year. As [...]
Solo Female Travel in the Janbulance! Jana & Her Cat in Their DIY Ambulance Conversion
This is Jana, and she and her cat, Louis, are travelling the country in her DIY converted ambulance, dubbed the “Janbulance.” After living on St. Thomas island for 7 years as a teacher and aerial yoga instructor, she worked five jobs to save up and then asked for a year off from work, bought an [...]
Couple’s 2020 Project: A Historically-Accurate Viking Hut!
This is a post just to show that tiny living really isn’t anything new! This Canadian couple who helps set up a Viking Village attraction most summers decided to build their very own historically accurate Viking hut in their backyard when the festival was canceled due to the pandemic. The tiny structure has mud walls [...]
