Guest Post by Reader who Lives in Mortgage-free Small Octagon House We built this small octagon house in 1979 with mostly found/recycled materials that we pulled through the woods on a little path on a reinforced garden cart so we did it with no mortgage. Later on, we got a little crazy with the add-ons [...]
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Living Single? This Tiny House Might be for you
JT’s tiny house is a combination of a Tumbleweed Walden and Lusby. He used his own creative ways to customize this tiny house for his own needs. Isn’t that what it’s all about? Creating a home that perfectly suits your needs. That’s what I love about these little homes: you can use plans to help [...]
She Built A Designer-Inspired Tiny House
One of our wonderful readers, Sandra, sent me her recently completed designer inspired tiny house on wheels. She is not planning on living in it full-time, instead, it’s a really inexpensive vacation home that’s 100% insulated with vapor barriers. Since Sandra lives in the wilderness, parking is no issue for her. The tiny house gets [...]
How to Get Rid of Your Stuff: Piling Method
This post is going to show you a method called piling to help you get rid of your stuff fast. In order to live in a tiny house or any other small space, most of us have to part with a lot of our belongings. Even if you’re not downsizing in terms of space, it [...]
Tiny House on a Trailer for Your Early Retirement
This 8′ x 26′ tiny house on a trailer is being built by Bob Pritts of East Tennessee. It has a country cottage style to it and is being constructed on a 26′ trailer. At approximately 208 square feet it’s going to be his retirement home. With no mortgage or rent, it’s going to help [...]
Thank God I’m Living in a Tiny House Because…
As much as we try to plan our lives it’s true that there will always be curve balls. Events that put us in situations that we’ve never dreamed of. Sometimes these happenings can be great gifts and learning experiences, but they can also be big burdens. Yet those burdens are challenges we that we must [...]
Clothesline Tiny Homes Parks in Sante Fe
I recently read Carrie’s post over at Clothesline Tiny Homes and they’ve found a new parking spot in Sante Fe, New Mexico. Back in March 2012, I introduced you to Carrie and Shane of Clothesline Tiny Houses. One of the most interesting parts about living in a tiny home on wheels is that you can move [...]

