Did you know there was a rush on narrowboats in the UK during the pandemic? Whether as a way to escape or to save money in the midst of financial crisis, people have been making the move to living on-the-water — including Suzi and Joe. They used to pay high rent for an apartment in [...]
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One Couple’s 7 Years Living on a Narrowboat in Derbyshire, England!
Olivia and her husband, Rob, have been living in a narrowboat in England for 7 years now! That’s an impressive amount of time for anyone to live in one place — let alone a tiny spot. Originally the boat was only meant to offer them shelter temporarily while they saved up for a “normal” house, [...]
Family Ditches $2K/Month Condo For More Family Time in RV
The Swifts were paying $2,000/month for their condo in San Diego, but when Heather and Michael decided they wanted to have more time with their son and be able to home school, Heather decided to quit her $60K/year job. This meant something had to give! Heather’s parents lived outside of the city, near her brother, [...]
My Robin’s Nest: Q&A with Tiny House Retiree
“One of the best things in life is to find out that you are perfectly happy without the things you thought you needed the most!” Susan says that’s her favorite saying, and it couldn’t be more relevant to tiny house living! As a retiree (“who isn’t getting any younger”), Susan chose to go tiny even [...]
Big Sky Bus on 8 Acre Homestead!
Meet Clint and Erika and their dog Pete (short for Pizza). They jumped on the tiny bandwagon slowly, planning meticulously for their life on the road in a bus. But somewhere between the start of their journey and now, they ended up three hours from home on 8 acres of their own land south of [...]
From Full-Time Travel to Settling Down in Her Tiny House
Ashlee is a school teacher in Western Australia who traveled the country in her THOW built by Tiny Homes Perth for a whole year! After completing her travels, she settled on a family farm, got back to teaching, and continued to live tiny in her amazing house on wheels. We got a chance to interview [...]
Tiny House Big Sky: 2.5 Years Living Tiny in CA and MT
Meet Derrick and Kelly: They’ve been living in their DIY vintage-and-antique-filled THOW now for 2.5 years. They’ve moved it three times, and lived in both California and Montana, taking their home with them. Living tiny has allowed them to tackle their debt and still enjoy amazing vacations like a 3-week trip to Europe! Altogether, the [...]