There has been a movement around many countries called the tiny house movement. I don’t know if you’ve heard of it but, people are deciding to have these tiny houses built, and then live in them. We’re talking 400 sq ft small. The question is, would you be able to live in a tiny house? Iv’e looked at some of these houses online, and seen the interiors of said buildings. I only saw one picture of s house that had two floors, so you’d be living in a one floor home. Now, I bet your like, “Yea I could do that, I’ve lived in an apartment before.” Think about this. If you currently have a wife/husband, and kids, Would you be able to live in a house like this. If you are single, or living alone, then I say go for it. It saves a TON of money on bills for electricity, water heating, and all that stuff. The whole point of the small house movement is to live a minimalist life. This sounds like a sweet deal to me, I mean, you don’t pay as much for housing, you have this amazing unique home, this sounds great to me, but would you be able to do this? That is today’s not so philosophical question!
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IMHO...thoughts from a Windy City kid 
Hey Thomas! I have so many thoughts!
I’ve been fantasizing about living in a tiny house or an rv for 2 years. My big motivation is the realization that my expenses and the maintaining of my “stuff” is dictating really significant life decisions. If I had to pay for, take care of and insure less stuff, what would I be freed up to experience? I want to focus less on acquiring and more on experiencing. If I had fewer distractions, fewer material possessions, how would I use my time?
I think people initially think about the logistics of literally moving in a small space. The restrictions of your private dwelling probably encourages people to seek communal or outdoor spaces. The limitation on storage can mean that you find share or rental options. (Do I really need my own lefse griddle to make lefse twice a year?)
The tiny house movement is fun for architect and design types to play around with but really the micro unit is desperately needed for more practical reasons. There is an affordable housing crisis in most parts of our country and the sooner we can develop smaller units at affordable and sustainable prices, the sooner we can tackle our homelessness problem in the U.S. The stunning tiny houses like the one in your article photo are proof that affordable housing doesn’t have to look like “the projects” or government housing. Developers are building a high rise in my neighborhood full of micro units. The problem is that they are also marketing them to wealthy people and renting them for $1400/mos. We need the same thing but for people who are on Social Security or disability or making minimum wage – a $400-$500/mos micro unit without the marble countertops or the rooftop bar.