A millennial couple moved into a 97-square-foot micro-apartment in Paris. It's not their forever home, but they've made themselves comfortable.

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An overview of the micro-apartment in Paris.
An overview of the micro-apartment in Paris.

Petit Nuage Himi

I've made simple changes in my life so that I can retire at 40 and move to the Philippines. There are 3 years left, and I'm on track.

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A Caucasian man standing by the ocean.
Brandon Turrell didn't want to spend the rest of his life working in a 9-to-5 job.

Brandon Turrell

They met in culinary school and renovated a $444,000 public housing apartment together. The kitchen was the heart of the project.

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The dry kitchen and island countertop.
The dry kitchen and island counter.

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He always felt he needed a vacation from his life in Chicago. So he retired at 40 and moved into a $110,000 house in the Philippines with his wife.

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The exterior of the house.
The exterior of the house.

Corey Fraser

A millennial couple moved from the UK to Thailand to build a $94,000 farmstead in the middle of nowhere. They love it.

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Ben and the builder standing in front of the house. The photo was taken on the day Ben and his wife collected the keys to their home.

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A millennial couple in Singapore bought a 30-year-old public-housing apartment for $535,000. They turned it into an artsy, industrial-style home.

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The master bedroom.
The master bedroom.

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A millennial bought a houseboat for $255,000 during the pandemic and moved into it alone. She says it's 'the best way of life.'

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A woman standing next to a houseboat during winter.
Kate Fincham standing next to her houseboat in the winter.

Kate Fincham/@mylittlehouseboat

A Gen X woman bought a crumbling 1890s manor. She thought she'd be done restoring it a year into the project, but the work kept coming.

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The exterior of the manor.
The crumbling exterior of the 1890s Queen Anne house that Tabetha Heemstra bought in 2020.

McKinley Manor

A backpacking millennial discovered he craved a slow and simple life, so he built a tiny house in France for himself and his cat

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The exterior of a tiny wooden cabin.
The exterior of Celard's cabin.

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A retired Gen X couple moved from New York to the Philippines and built a $140K dream home facing the sea

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A drone image of the couple's home, which is located on a mountain.
A drone image of the couple's home.

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