Think you need thousands of dollars to renovate van? Full-time students Conor and Mattie spent just 500 Euros (about $556 USD) to transform their van into a home! They used pallet wood and other recycled lumber from friends and family to outfit their travelling home (@our_venturing_van), and the results are incredible. Right now they live [...]
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25-Year-Old Business Owner’s Jungalow Tiny House
Elise Akin is just 25 years old, but that hasn’t stopped her from running her own Longboard Shop/Bakery (Bake and Skate) and building her very own mortgage-free tiny house which she’s been living in since January. She calls it the “Jungalow” and appropriately so — the inside is a tropical oasis, filled with plants, mosaic [...]
Edgemere: Intentional Small Life Living on the Lake: UPDATE
While this family isn’t living anywhere close to “tiny” in their 1,500 square foot home, they intentionally purchased a small home (did you know the average size of new homes in the US is 2,687 square feet?) after looking at many large opulent homes and being inspired to live more simply by Marie Kondo. I [...]
Finding Financial Freedom: Goodbye Mortgage, Hello RV Renovation!
Tiffany and Derek have two little girls. They bought a home like they “should,” but money was tight leaving them without any extra money to travel or even finish the home the way they wanted to. So they did something totally crazy: They sold the house and bought an RV which they remodeled into a [...]
The Highly Sensitive Minimalist and Her Mint Tiny House
There are so many reasons to go tiny: To reduce costs, to live “greener,” to travel more — and for Talia, to have a clean and simple living area that helps her live well as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP). We got to interview Talia and she tells us more about what it means to [...]
Their Stationary Bus Life in Bend, Oregon
It’s by no means typical to find a free space to park a tiny house, but Kaci and Eric’s experience shows that living small really can save you big! They found a kind 83-year-old man with a couple of acres, yurts, and a greenhouse who allows them to live on his land in Bend, Oregon, [...]
Australian Family Sells “Dream Home” to Live & Travel in a Bus!
Like so many parents, Laura and Matt were working too hard to try and keep up with their $2,000/month mortgage and all their other bills on the dream home they built. But unlike many people, they sold the home and bought and renovated a bus so they could travel and appreciate minimalism! They’ve been traveling [...]