TINY HOUSE PEOPLE

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why do we need big houses? OK kids come along, they need space, etc, etc. But there are people who live minimally.

Maybe it is time to look at this?

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  • Versailles, the Would-Be Biggest House in America - Businessweek

    David Siegel explained that the home isn't reflective of his thrifty nature.
    "It was a magnificent home," he told the Sentinel. "Did we need it? No. Did we want it? Yes."

    "I'm very frugal," he added. "That house kind of makes me look the other way ... now that money is so tight I squeeze every penny."

    Here's what it takes to make him "not look very frugal"...:rolleyes:
    • 30 bedrooms
    • 15 bathrooms
    • 11 kitchens
    • 6 pools
    • 2 movie theaters
    • 8000 sq ft master suite
    • Two-story front door
    • full service health spa
    • Indoor roller-skating rink
    • Two-lane bowling alley
    • Stadium tennis court (seats 200)
    • Full-size Baseball Diamond
    • underground parking for 30 cars
    • 20,000 bottle wine cellar
    etc...etc...



    Florida's 'Versailles' Mansion Eats Price Cut - Developments - WSJ
  • Some people want a larger house to accommodate their growing families, and I agree with that because most people appreciate the ability to have their own space.

    Once the kids leave home, some parents keep their big house so the kids have a place to stay when they come to visit with their own growing families...

    ... Other parents reduce to a small house . . . so they DON'T have as much room for company! lol

    Space is nice. But for some, privacy is better.

    GT
  • I had SO many plans, etc... My mother managed the shipping from California, and missed a LOT of stuff and got rid of other stuff. Maybe it was alzheimers, who knows... Anyway, the result is less space utilization and less storage. Other plans didn't work out either. My place is huge by comparison.

    That 78sf place has a certain charm. He has to keep things neat, reduce waste, etc..

    Steve
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    • Well maybe another tiny house alongside when the kids want their space? Eventually we would have "Tiny house village" LOL

      Like a lot of people we have horded stuff we have in storage, cluttering our attic space, cupboards, garage and rooms. This has been an issue of late. We are first going to hit our local free ads selling stuff, ebay and other means of getting rid of the clutter. The tiny house is now appealing to me.
  • BTW as for the 78SF? My CAR takes up about that much space!

    Steve
  • I have never understood why people want to live in a hotel.
  • I can totally relate to only needing a small home - but I think that what I'm seeing with these types of housing goes just a tad too far. A full kitchen and bath at least - you can put fold-a-beds in a living room and do with just the three rooms with a few decent sized closets, but any further downsizing than that would be majorly difficult to live in long term.
  • When I saw the topic headline, I thought the thread was about this:
    Geico Tiny - YouTube
    My bad.
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    TINY HOUSE PEOPLE

    why do we need big houses? OK kids come along, they need space, etc, etc. But there are people who live minimally. Maybe it is time to look at this?