I thought tiny homes were a last resort. Then I visited a tiny house village.

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Tiny home village
Eindhoven is the largest of Minitopia's sites. It has space for 100 homes.

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A retired couple sold their $2 million home to travel the country in their 'BoomerBus' RV full time

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Romano and Linda Sims
Romano and Linda Sims are in their third year of RV living.

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I'm a 64-year-old retiree who bought a tiny home after my divorce. It gave me a fresh start I could afford.

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Margot Hollander
Margot Hollander

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

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

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After our kids left the nest, we sold our house and bought a townhome. So far, downsizing has more pros than cons.

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We sold our larger house so we could buy a smaller townhome and not have a mortgage.

Karen Bakar

We're entering the golden age of baby boomer estate sales

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A Gen X empty nester sold her house to travel by RV full time. Here's what life is like after five years of traveling.

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Patty and Shane Gill are next to a
Patty and Shane Gill have been living in an RV full time since becoming empty nesters.

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I toured a Texas tiny-home village for retirees. The real sell wasn't the houses.

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A home stands next to a sign that reads
Liberty Tiny Village is a small 55+ community in North Texas.

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I thought downsizing would be hard for our family of 4. It ended up changing our lives for the better.

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The author's family moved from Texas to Colorado and downsized their home.

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When my family of 4 moved to a small town, we downsized. We now spend more time together and less money.

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Family looking out the window at snow.
The author's family (not pictured) spends more time together after their move.

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