A family of 4 lives in a 560-square-foot tiny home. Here's what they love about its design — and what they'd change.

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A couple hugs on a couch while their children play.
The Matranga family lives in a tiny home.

Brielle Matranga

A woman lives in a 50-foot narrowboat she bought for around $40,000. It saves her over $1,000 each month.

Tech Insider : Business, Style, Travel
A side-by-side of a narrowboat and a selfie of a woman inside the boat.
Dottie Turnbull lives in a narrowboat full time.

Tanglewood & Two

We're raising toddlers in a tiny home. We work just 3 days a week, and save over half our income.

Tech Insider : Business
Family in tiny house.
Jos van der Meulen and Fenna Wit in their tiny home in the Netherlands.

Samira Kafala for BI

I always wanted to live in Europe, so I bought a tiny home in the Netherlands when my son moved out. Now, I'm leaving.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Style
Side by side of Sidra Gifford and her tiny home
Sidra Gifford moved from the US to the Netherlands.

Courtesy of Sidra Gifford

A woman and her husband moved into her parents' garage to save money while they kick-started their careers

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A black and white photo of a couple on their wedding day, laughing as their dog kisses their faces.
MaryHelen and Robbie Maida live in her parents' garage apartment.

Mallory Nyman Photography & Design

I moved into a tiny home village at age 37 with my son. His childhood is so free that we've stayed for 7 years.

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Matthijs van der Ham
Matthijs van der Ham

Samira Kafala for BI

We're a couple in our 30s who dreamed of building a tiny home. My parents had concerns, so we made a pitch deck to convince them.

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Simone Solazzo, left, and Anne Leijdekkers, right, showing their presentation
The couple gave Anne Leijdekkers's family a presentation about their tiny-home move.

Joshua Nelken-Zitser

A 26-year-old built a $260,000 ADU on her family's property. Now, she lives in the 748-square-foot space with her sister.

Tech Insider : Business, Style
A side-by-side of a woman in front of a house and a cozy sitting area in a home.
Mia Corippo renovated an ADU with her family.

Mia Corippo

After a contractor quoted them $63,000, a woman and her husband built her mom a tiny home for half the cost

Tech Insider : Business
A white tiny home with a wreath on the front door.
Yeli Heidecker and her family built a tiny home for her mom.

Yeli Heidecker

I struggled to afford rent, so I built myself a tiny house. At 56, I moved in, and I'm finally a homeowner.

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the author sitting on the deck of her tiny house
The author is living in her tiny house in her 50s.

Courtesy of Rasa Pescud: Living Big in a Tiny House

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