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London Couple Travelling Europe in Their Van Conversion 6

London Couple Travelling Europe in Their Van Conversion

This couple was living in London, paying high rent, and running the rat race. So they decided to save up their money and go experience the other cultures of Europe — and find minimalism in the process. While they miss friends and family — and a proper bathroom — the experience has been fantastic for [...]

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Tiny Tootz 14

She Built A Tiny House To Be Mortgage-Free

At 41, Ingrid was working her life away to pay for a mortgage she could hardly afford, and ended up moving in with her mom. But she kept seeing tiny houses and one day decided she’d build her very own — with absolutely no construction experience! Determined and awesome, she succeeded! Even when suppliers would [...]

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Saving For the Future: Family of 5 and Their RV Reno 5

Saving For the Future: Family of 5 and Their RV Reno

If 2020 has been a rough financial year for you, it might be time to consider going tiny in an RV! Sara and her family did just that 2 years ago, and it’s helped them go from living paycheck to paycheck on rent, to having spare money in their budget to enjoy life together. Sara [...]

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Peace Frog

Peace Frog: Life on a 55 ft. Narrowboat on the London Canals

Al works as a carpenter and Jessica works in PR, but when they come home at night, it’s to a cozy 55-foot-long narrowboat moored somewhere along the canalways of London. Their narrowboat lifestyle allows them to live with a lower carbon footprint and get closer to nature, while still living in the city — the [...]

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Full-Time RV Life with 3 Kids

Family of 5 Saved $30K in 2020 by Living in an RV!

Here’s another family proving you don’t have to live paycheck to paycheck to afford a pricey mortgage on a large home! They downsized from 2,500 square feet and have been living in an RV for two years now. In 2020 alone, they saved $30,000! Mom Shannon says they won’t live in an RV forever, but [...]

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Two Years in Their Cozy Bus Conversion with a Wood Stove 5

Two Years in Their Cozy Bus Conversion with a Wood Stove

Nick and Katie didn’t start their bus conversion planning on living in it full-time, but once they got into creating a home out of their 1995 GMC 3500HD Vandura, they couldn’t go back to their old life. Two years and nine National Parks later, they have no plans of leaving their nomadic life anytime soon. [...]

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Tents, a Cabin, a Sailboat and Now An Off-Grid DIY THOW

Tents, a Cabin, a Sailboat and Now An Off-Grid DIY THOW

Natalie and Lucas have lived in tents as wilderness guides, rented small spaces and cabins, and even lived in a 29-foot sailboat while building their tiny house! Now they’re proud owners of their off-grid THOW, which they’ve lived in for 4 years. First they parked in Northern Wisconsin on a friend’s land, and now they [...]

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