For most micro home owners, the biggest draw
was the concept of living simply. With such a
small space to live in, homeowners are forced
to pare down their belongings to the essentials.
There’s no room for collections of trinkets, tons
of clothes or fancy kitchen appliances. It may
seem bare-bone and deprived to the craft fair
regular or hoarder, but it can be quite liberating.
No need to accumulate stuff, clean stuff or
upgrade stuff… there’s just no room for stuff.
What surprises many micro home dwellers
is the shift in perspective it creates. They no
longer need to pay for expensive housing
or see the point of spending on the latest
i-gadgets or the newest status symbol. Before
long, they are asking themselves why they work
so hard! Cutting costs and needing less gives
them more freedom. Tiny home owners get to
save more of their hard-earned cash, cut back
on their work hours, or even retire early from
their more traditional careers. It also means no
more keeping up with the Joneses. Unless, of
course, the Joneses are also trekking across
the country in their micro home.
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