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Tiny House Talk Q&A: My Husband Won’t Live in a Tiny House

On Thursday I received this email from a reader. Read it for yourself below, Subject: Tech-loving couple tiny living ideas? Message: Hi there,  I’m having a hard time convincing my husband that we can live happily in a tiny home. He claims its’ not enough room for both of our computers, our large TV and [...]

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The Art of Letting Go: 5 Simple Tips on How to Get Rid of Your Stuff

We, as Tiny Housers/Simplistic Living Enthusiasts know what it takes to shed the extra layers of possessions that were accumulated over the years from living outside of our means. Though, there are others who find mountains to face when it comes to getting rid of their possessions – whether they literally be mountains of stuff, [...]

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5 Reasons I Like To Live Simply

Before we begin with today’s post, I wanted to introduce myself as this is my first appearance on Tiny House Talk. I’m Laura! I’ve been an evolving minimalist and tiny house enthusiast for the past few years. My husband and I are making the jump into tiny house living this year. When Tiny House Talk [...]

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How Important is This?

Are Our Lives too Easy? How Simple Living Can Make us More Engaged

The Convenience of Modern Living… …and why I don’t like it. We just spent the last two months living away from our tiny house with Matt’s mom for the holidays. Two months was an awful long time to spend in someone else’s home and while I was grateful for her hospitality I was also quite [...]

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False Realities of Tiny House Living

Tiny House Living False Realities: Simple Living Not So Simple?

You might think that tiny house living will solve most of your problems, as I have, because it will lower your bills and reduce the amount of chores you have to do around the house. But is it really true? I’m beginning to question it even though I’m fanatic about the benefits of living in [...]

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Life in 120 Square Feet

Tiny House Living Expectations: Simplifying or Roughing it?

Tiny House Living Expectations: Simplifying or Roughing It? Article by Laura LaVoie This post on the realities of tiny house living over at Trying on Tiny was brought to my attention. In it, Audrey mentions the unexpected things they’ve had to face since moving into their tiny house; and not all of them have been [...]

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Tiny House Family's Big House Foundation

Tiny House Living Perspectives from a Tiny House Family

Tiny House Living Perspectives by Hari of the Tiny House Family Last night, I read Alex’s post and the wonderful discussion that followed on “Let’s Face it: Tiny Houses are Not for You.” Rather than downsizing to tiny or some ideal size, imagine right-sizing your life. What space do you need to live happily? More [...]

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