Housing crisis no mo'?

[GGD]

Life in there might get even more miserable if there were a power failure.

[(vikm)]

I could do it if I lived by myself. Wouldn't really bother me too much. The clothes thing is a potential problem lol

[OWC Jamie]

When it is Spring you keep your Summer, Fall and Winter clothes at a friend/relative's who has a real house.

These tiny houses have been showcased quite a bit since the recession/housing crisis.

We downsized and are struggling with 900 sq. ft.
(not counting the basement or garages)
It can be done though and if I was better at throwing/giving stuff I might need someday away I could lose a room or half a basement.
I've known snowbirds who travel the eastern seaboard every Spring and Fall with everything they need in the back seat and trunk of the car. Not a small car. but it can be done.

[kap]

billb wrote:
When it is Spring you keep your Summer, Fall and Winter clothes at a friend/relative's who has a real house.

These tiny houses have been showcased quite a bit since the recession/housing crisis.

We downsized and are struggling with 900 sq. ft.
(not counting the basement or garages)
It can be done though and if I was better at throwing/giving stuff I might need someday away I could lose a room or half a basement.
I've known snowbirds who travel the eastern seaboard every Spring and Fall with everything they need in the back seat and trunk of the car. Not a small car. but it can be done.

Yes, it can be done. Wife, I and the two small dogs are living in a 729 sq. ft. one bedroom. We had to get rid off lots of stuff. We realized we didn't need them after all. We do wish for a balcony or a small yard tho'.

[OWC Jamie]

kap wrote:
[quote=billb]
When it is Spring you keep your Summer, Fall and Winter clothes at a friend/relative's who has a real house.

These tiny houses have been showcased quite a bit since the recession/housing crisis.

We downsized and are struggling with 900 sq. ft.
(not counting the basement or garages)
It can be done though and if I was better at throwing/giving stuff I might need someday away I could lose a room or half a basement.
I've known snowbirds who travel the eastern seaboard every Spring and Fall with everything they need in the back seat and trunk of the car. Not a small car. but it can be done.

Yes, it can be done. Wife, I and the two small dogs are living in a 729 sq. ft. one bedroom. We had to get rid off lots of stuff. We realized we didn't need them after all. We do wish for a balcony or a small yard tho'.
Save your pennies, you might get that yard or balcony some day.
Just don't stop living , enjoying life, being happy - it's the only one you got along with each other.

[silvarios]

(vikm) wrote:
I could do it if I lived by myself. Wouldn't really bother me too much. The clothes thing is a potential problem lol

Me too. I have a car. Between the two, that's a nice bit of space.

[silvarios]

kap wrote:
[quote=Racer X]
Why would ANYONE voluntarily live in something the size of a palatial.... hamster cage. My 1 car garage is bigger than that.

http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/
Love that site, read it every three months to remind myself that my home is big enough.

[silvarios]

kap wrote:
[quote=billb]
When it is Spring you keep your Summer, Fall and Winter clothes at a friend/relative's who has a real house.

These tiny houses have been showcased quite a bit since the recession/housing crisis.

We downsized and are struggling with 900 sq. ft.
(not counting the basement or garages)
It can be done though and if I was better at throwing/giving stuff I might need someday away I could lose a room or half a basement.
I've known snowbirds who travel the eastern seaboard every Spring and Fall with everything they need in the back seat and trunk of the car. Not a small car. but it can be done.

Yes, it can be done. Wife, I and the two small dogs are living in a 729 sq. ft. one bedroom. We had to get rid off lots of stuff. We realized we didn't need them after all. We do wish for a balcony or a small yard tho'.
I think this place is 945, there are three of us and a turtle. No garage, no basement. Small front yard and smaller backyard. We need to downsize a bit more to make it perfectly livable, but most of my life I lived in a bedroom. Because I'm old, I need a whole house just to myself? I say bully for you to anyone who is making a go at simple living.

[silvarios]

GGD wrote:
Life in there might get even more miserable if there were a power failure.

Hey that's true. Give me a 350 square foot normal space and I could make a go. 200 might be a bit small without the transformable space.

[kap]

billb wrote:
[quote=kap]
[quote=billb]
When it is Spring you keep your Summer, Fall and Winter clothes at a friend/relative's who has a real house.

These tiny houses have been showcased quite a bit since the recession/housing crisis.

We downsized and are struggling with 900 sq. ft.
(not counting the basement or garages)
It can be done though and if I was better at throwing/giving stuff I might need someday away I could lose a room or half a basement.
I've known snowbirds who travel the eastern seaboard every Spring and Fall with everything they need in the back seat and trunk of the car. Not a small car. but it can be done.

Yes, it can be done. Wife, I and the two small dogs are living in a 729 sq. ft. one bedroom. We had to get rid off lots of stuff. We realized we didn't need them after all. We do wish for a balcony or a small yard tho'.
Save your pennies, you might get that yard or balcony some day.
Just don't stop living , enjoying life, being happy - it's the only one you got along with each other.
Not sure owning a home again is economically feasible for a 50 year old couple like us. Additionally, the sluggish rate of economic recovery and unstable job market will take a long while for us to get to that point. Other than that we are gratefully enjoying what we already have :-)