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

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
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

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

Tech Insider : Business
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.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
Tiny home village
Eindhoven is the largest of Minitopia's sites. It has space for 100 homes.

Samira Kafala for BI

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

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

Tech Insider : Business, Style, Travel
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

We've spent the last 3 years traveling North America in a van. The lifestyle comes with great perks, but it's not always easy.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
The author posing in front of her van, with her dog in the background.
For the last three years, my partner and I have lived in a van full-time, and we love it.

Haley Young

I live in a 400-square-foot tiny home. See inside my space, from clever storage solutions to unavoidable chaos.

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Woman smiling from porch of blue-painted railing on tiny home porch
Living full time in a poorly-designed, mass-produced tiny house means confronting its limitations every single day.

Amber McDaniel

I've spent 5 years living in a tiny home and 2 years in a camper van. Here's how they compare — and which is my favorite.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
Author Amber McDaniel sitting in chair in tiny. home with cup of coffee, smiling
Trading living in a van for residing in a 400-square-foot tiny house didn't solve everything, but it finally gave us what the road couldn't.

Amber McDaniel

A family of 4 downsized to a 1-bedroom home so they could live rent-free. Storage hacks help them make the most of the space.

Tech Insider : Business
A side-by-side of a family walking through a field and a kitchen with white cabinets and a butcher block island.
The Johnson family downsized to save money for their future.

Mckayle Buckley Kallschmidt/Ashley Johnson

I've loved living in a tiny home for the past 3 years — but I know I can't and won't live this way forever

Tech Insider : Business
Author Elin Schmidt standing on deck at tiny home
Living in my tiny-home community in California has changed my life for the better, but I'm not sure I can see myself staying here forever.

Elin Schmidt

Subscribe to tiny-living