That Defining Moment for Going Tiny

Your Tiny Home © had an exclusive and in-depth interview with Lia Kwan-Yin about her personal path to GOING TINY, what triggered her to simplify her life drastically and drive her to become a pioneer ahead of the TINY HOME MOVEMENT curve. Your Tiny Home © Interviewer: Q1. When did you first think that going tiny would be a feasible trending solution to a global affordable housing problem? Lia: My tiny home journey started way back in 2009 as I awakened to the truth of the failing current...
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Putting the Tiny Home Size into Perspective

At first when one hears about going tiny, the immediate reaction is how crazy it would be to downsize your life into a 100 - 250 square feet foot print. Yes that is very tiny relative to the average sized home in North America being 1500 square feet.  I wanted to bring some reality checks to your attention on how the perception of Square Footage Size in North America is a little skewed to the extent that it is perhaps a perceived illusion that a baby needs an excessive 1000 square feet to grow ...
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$50,000 – $90,000 for Your Tiny Home

What does $50,000 tiny home give you?  Let's put the cost of a tiny home to perspective... $50,000 is the price for a luxury car or SUV bought brand new.   For that same price you can have your very own tiny home designed, built with your custom finishings.   Not too bad considering the average price of a single family house in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland being $500,000. $80,000 is the same amount as a 25% down payment on a $450,000 home that offers 1800 square feet. &nb...
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Common Excuses and Misconceptions about Going Tiny

It is important to realize that going tiny means that you would probably be able to work much less while living and having fun more!  That's life changing in itself right?  Working significantly less could mean not having to work in corporate slavery for 8 hours a day for 5-6 days a week in addition to that 1 hour commute each way.  What will you do with so much spare time?  How about living in the moment and making those precious memories with your loved ones? Perhaps you will need to ha...
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