Amazing Builder’s Bicycle-Powered Tiny House


“This tiny house is filled with super clever design elements, including some amazing ways of powering the house! From a bicycle generator to an old-fashioned water wheel, builder Phil has not been afraid to try out some unique ideas.

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Young Woman Escapes Crazy Rent With Tiny House

“In towns across America, growing rent prices are encouraging greater numbers of young people to search for alternative dwellings. Amongst those alternatives are Tiny Homes. This week we meet Jackie Kemp who lives in a beautiful country-style small home along with her tiny hound Darla and her horses.

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San Francisco Family Builds Tiny House to Avoid Crazy Rent Prices!

For high rent areas tiny house living is more than “just a good idea”. In places like San Francisco, where rent is about $3,500/month [yikes, crazy is right], finding ways to cut costs is a necessity. By living more simply this couple will have a contractor built tiny house paid off in just two years and then they’ll be living rent free in one of the costliest cities in the world.

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Creative Couple’s Stunning Tiny House Cost Only $17k!

“Built for only US$17,000 this young couple’s incredible tiny house is packed with unique and interesting design elements. The entire build was carried out as a DIY project using mainly reclaimed materials, as the couple saved up for each new phase of the construction.

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Bartender Quits Job to Live in a School Bus (and Discovers Freedom)

Some people may skip over this story by thinking “oh, I don’t want to live in a bus”. But the larger story of downsizing and living free is far more important. It’s no fun being stuck in a dead end job you don’t like. In this video you meet Jax who made up his mind to break free of the rat race, and by doing so discovered freedom. He said he gained far more than he gave up.

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Tiny house for under $5000

“Tiny house build from Aug. 2012 to Aug 2013, I did this all by myself, while working part-time. This tiny house only cost me $5000, I reused lots of things and found free stuff from craigslist. We are a family of 4, soon to be 5 and are living in a tiny house with kids. Living in a tiny house has given us financial freedom, and the ability to enjoy our kids more. We have reduced our cost of living greatly, reduced our energy consumption and uncluttered our lives!”

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