Will you live in a tiny-house?

[maumau]

Although its been around for some time, Internationally the tiny house movement trend has picked popularity in the last couple of years with more people considering the minimalist, clutter free, small footprint living. Shipping containers are also used to convert into a tiny home.

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Will you consider living in a tiny-house?

Would love to provided it was in a safe area and doors/ windows could stay open all day and all night.

 

[Datura]

You ask a yes/no question without the optional answer, "Yes".

I have always stayed in small places. I love it. I have a knack of giving my home that flare that makes it appear far bigger than it actually is.

 

[Craig_]

You ask a yes/no question without the optional answer, "Yes".

I have always stayed in small places. I love it. I have a knack of giving my home that flare that makes it appear far bigger than it actually is.

I stayed in a tiny flat a few years ago, hated every second of it.

 

[saor]

Another bonus of a small place is you can clean the whole thing in an hour. Properly. Also low maintenance...don't wanna spend my weekends working on the house, mowing the lawn etc. Easy to lock up & go. Grew up in a house, but prefer apartment life now. Would be happy with a tiny house in the woods somewhere.

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Smallest flat i stayed in was 19 square metres, living in there on my own for almost 2 years, loved it
Apartment now for last 10 years is 9x9 metres and feels like a mansion

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

i have 2 autonomous vacuum cleaners that go out each morning on my wooden floors so thats a massive bonus to cleaning, i only mop the floors once a year

 

[bwana]

Wife, two kids, two great danes, and a cat... nope.

i have 2 autonomous vacuum cleaners that go out each morning on my wooden floors so thats a massive bonus to cleaning, i only mop the floors once a year

Sounds like something you couldn't live without.

 

[Datura]

I stayed in a tiny flat a few years ago, hated every second of it.

Oh, not flats. I don't do flats. They are nasty. Also hated staying in flats.

 

[ScottulusMaximus]

So you're taking a dump 50cm from where you make food.

I too, am out.

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

So you're taking a dump 50cm from where you make food.

I too, am out.

You can stir your stew in the kitchen whilst taking a dump and watching 7de Laan on your 37cm telly in the lounge

 

[The_Ogre]

I stayed in a tiny flat a few years ago, hated every second of it.

I stayed in a bachelors flat. If I invite more than 2 people over, nobody has sex

 

[Ninja]

will the real ninja please stand up

//Checks join date
Here.

 

[saturnz]

I've been living in a single bed flat for around 10 years now. I have no regrets and have no intentions of moving in the near term.

 

[bwana]

I stayed in a bachelors flat. If I invite more than 2 people over, nobody has sex

You think maybe they were waiting for you to go somewhere else?

 

[Saba'a]

@Papa Smurf you think a tiny home will be able to be run off a mecer inverter with solar panels? Stove and water to be gas. The only issue I see is the fridge?

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[RedViking]

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R200 000. My system cost R20 000

 

[Saba'a]

R200 000. My system cost R20 000

One lithium battery cost me more than R20 000

You get what you WANT or PAY FOR. Below systems adequate but love my system.

 

[cguy]

One of the big issues with the tiny house movement is that it is billed as a move for the “financially smart” people who want to live debt free, but in reality, it’s going to create a group of people who will be more likely to eventually retire without the “forced savings/investment” of a larger property.

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

One of the big issues with the tiny house movement is that it is billed as a move for the “financially smart” people who want to live debt free, but in reality, it’s going to create a group of people who will be more likely to eventually retire without the “forced savings/investment” of a larger property.

Agree
I have been watching YouTubers for the last 2 years doing this crazy stuff and i dig it. I myself will probably never do it, but i like watching those that do

 

[cguy]

Agree
I have been watching YouTubers for the last 2 years doing this crazy stuff and i dig it. I myself will probably never do it, but i like watching those that do

Yeah, it looks so cool. The appeal is great, low maintenance, something “new” to live in, etc.

What they don’t mention is that the house will be worth close to zero in 10-15 years of use, and the property they’re on is almost always rented. It also tends to select for those people who consider putting money aside for a bond payment to be too restrictive for their lifestyle.

I know a few people in the US who have done this - most only stick it out for 2-5 years. They don’t really consider the reality of having a toilet right by where they eat and sleep - especially when they’re single, and then one day aren’t. Not to mention what happens if they have kids or need to work from home.