A couple bought a 527-square-foot tiny house for $37,500 more than a decade ago. It's helped them live debt-free.

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A side-by-side of a couple and their 2 dogs sitting on the porch of their tiny home, and a kitchen with an island and pots and pans hanging from the ceiling.
The Rusts bought a tiny home in 2013.

Jessica Rust

29 photos of tiny living spaces that highlight the global affordability crisis

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A Vietnamese woman holds a backpack and watches her daughter inside their cramped home.
Some residents in Ho Chi Minh City live in 72-square-foot homes.

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A couple bought a 380-square-foot shed for $12,000 and turned it into a tiny home they share with their 3 dogs

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A wood tiny house with seating in front of it.
The Edsons live in a tiny house in Colorado.

Meagan Edson

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

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

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Buying an apartment seemed my best option. Visiting a tiny home village showed me another way to live.

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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

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I came to Jamaica to grieve the loss of my husband. Now, I'm turning the home that helped me heal into a wellness retreat.

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A woman posing for a photo on the left, and a courtyard on the right.
Keisha Blair turned a safe haven for herself in Jamaica into a retreat for others.

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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

She spent $100,000 on a tiny home in California. Now she rents it on Airbnb.

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The exterior of a tiny home, with a large sliding glass door.
Sakura Kishiro's tiny home is custom-built and located in central California.

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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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