One of tiny house community's residents describes his radical downsizing process. Check out an excerpt from his blog post below, or click on the image to read the full entry:

Excerpt from The Company Store on Wheels: "Radical Downsizing (or 'Connect the Dots, la-la-la... ')"

"The first tiny house I walked into was my own.

It really took was one YouTube video. I knew I could do it. Live tiny. Navy life aboard ship is tight, small and full of creative solutions to maximize space. I also lived in NYC in a 200 sq. ft. studio. I've always been a minimalist, which was handy in my nomadic 20’s. It wasn't until my 30’s that I put down roots. I bought a cozy (read: small) 614 sq. ft. condo. Palaaaacial by NYC standards." 

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Cassie moved to Florida from Massachusetts in February 2015 just to live in a tiny house on wheels. Nestled in a grove of trees right on the lake, her THOW is located at the perfect setting for a free-spirit to live tiny.

Cassie just started a blog about her new life in Florida. You can read an excerpt below:

a leap of faith  
from "LIFE AS IS" by Cassie

Okey dokey then, now that I've shaken off my insecurities of writing, it's time to write. 
I guess I'll start with a brief explanation of how the heck this Massachusetts girl ended up in a THOW (tiny house on wheels) in smack dab downtown Orlando...

The adventure started back in November of last year, when I finally built up enough courage to click, "book your flight". For $70 I had just purchased a one way ticket to Orlando, FL on February 9, 2015, my 21st birthday. I had no plan, no reason, and just enough money saved up. 

10 weeks. I thought that was plenty of time to figure something out. (Read more...)