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In reply to the discussion: Anyone on DU live in a 'tiny house' . . . [View all]safeinOhio
(32,669 posts)59. Just downsized from 2,500 to 950sq/ft.
From 3 floors to one, from 14 rooms to 6, from 3 baths to one.
Just me and the cat. Still trying to get rid of a lot of crapl
Taxes went from $2,000/year to $550, insurance from $1,000 to $381.
It's great, being older I have fewer places to look for my glasses, wallet and keys. Takes an hour to tidy up, not all day. I did go from a 1//4 acre to 2 and a half and have two detached garages.
Loving it. Could go smaller, but this is the house I found for the price I wanted to pay.
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I have big trouble with the idea that people who seek to make everyone else be migrant wokers
Bluenorthwest
Dec 2015
#71
I've had three people in the neighborhood ask me recently--when out walking my dog--
mnhtnbb
Dec 2015
#84
That's worth inheriting, I love Catalina particularly the little visitied interior.
Bluenorthwest
Dec 2015
#72
Yes, tool lending libraries and shared shop spaces are great. I wish my community had one.
LeftyMom
Dec 2015
#65
I rented a tiny bungalow type place for two years..maybe 300 _ 400 sqr feet
Liberal_in_LA
Dec 2015
#34
When I was single and had no kids, I lived in a little 1920's style bungalow.
Sheldon Cooper
Dec 2015
#68
For the past three years, I've lived in a 34 ft Class A motorhome with three slides, by choice.
SammyWinstonJack
Dec 2015
#69