At 87 years old, Charles Bello has spent the last 50 years living off-grid on his own 400 acres of Redwood Forest in Northern California. He and his late wife raised two sons there — first in a chopped-off A-frame that cost just $2,800 to build, then later in a 3-bedroom cabin, and finally in [...]
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Shana, Her Two Dogs & ZERO Debt in 103 Sq Feet
How would it feel to have all your credit cards, student loans, AND home paid off? Ask Shana! She sold her car and got a second job so she could make her debt-free tiny house living a reality. Now she and her two dogs live happily in a Tiny House Community in Durango, Colorado. She [...]
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 [...]
New Ecocapsule SPACE: Off-grid Micro Tiny
We shared the original Ecocapsule with you years ago, but here’s her daughter — SPACE — a micro 68-square-foot off-grid unit that makes a great stand-alone office, guest room, or addition to the larger Ecocapsule. It has fiberglass and steel construction, with customizable exterior colors. Inside is a mixture of laminate and plywood for a [...]
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 [...]
Cedar Bend Travels: Family of 6’s Bus Life
Nineteen states and five National Parks later, the Chardoulias family of 6 (@cedarbendtravels on Instagram) is enjoying life on the road in their converted coach bus! They raised Labradoodles for service and therapy work for a living, and it was challenging to travel. Their bus is 45 ft. long and eight ft. wide, giving them [...]
One Wild Ride with Lexi & Tyler: From Traveling to Homesteading in their Bus Conversion
Meet Lexi & Tyler. They traveled the country in their converted school bus for about a year and a half before buying some land to settle down in the north part of Austin, Texas. Now the couple is living in their bus, saving to build a small home or yurt (I love yurts), and starting [...]