The water grid plus rent costs a total of $725, what kind of accommodation can I get in the Bay Area? Can't live in a small black house?
This lady, Jen Gressett, spent $725 a month to have a happier experience than living in a 3,000-foot house!
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According to NBC Bay, Jen moved out of her 4-bedroom, 3-bath, 3,000-square-foot home in 2018 after ending her 18-year marriage, and began looking for a new home.
When she followed the real estate agent to visit many good houses, but every time she exceeded her housing budget, she felt very frustrated, a middle-aged divorced woman should go to live in a small black house after losing her original rich life?
No! When she discovered that people had shared wheeled cabins on the online platform, this crazy idea couldn't stop growing...
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Jen's 520-square-foot wheeled cabin landed at a cost of about $175,000.
This includes prefabricated shell construction, material costs, and labor costs, and that's all her Down Payment down payment. Isn't it quite tempting
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After that, the monthly housing expenses are about $725, including this one.
At first, Jen's only annoyance was that she had to give up a lot of things, because after all, the new house was small and many furniture items were no longer suitable for the small home, but soon she realized the joy of giving up.
While selling a big house with her ex-husband, Jen found that the walk-in closet was stuffed with clothes and shoes, but she found that she only wore about 30% of them. So she rummaged through the closet and filled it with eight large garbage bags.
"The limited space makes me cherish what I already have even more," she said. ”
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Since the size of the home has become smaller, Jen's online shopping habits have also changed. The biggest rule going forward is that you won't buy anything unless you know exactly where to put something new. The way to save money starts at the source
Take a closer look at the internal layout, although the sparrow is small, it has all the organs. The sink counter extends to the side into a circular built-in dining table, not only to eat, but also to do her graphic designer work, all for the experience of maximizing space.
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Making the bed is even simpler, taking less than a minute. Sit up, straighten the pillow, shake the quilt loose, and you're done.
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Jen says she certainly enjoys entertaining guests in the original spacious 3,000-square-foot house, but that also means endless mopping, vacuuming, and tidying up
Less space means less cleaning and less tidying and maintenance, and the kitchen and living room are designed to accommodate up to five guests at the same time.
Cleaning has also become easy, and an hour is enough to clean up as far as the eye can see
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When her children come to visit her, she likes to let them stay and cook together, chat and enjoy the simple and pure time
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When Jen first moved into the small house, she thought, "Do you have to be so maverick?" ”
But gradually, her life became simpler and simpler, her attachment to material things became less and less, and she had an unprecedented sense of freedom.
"I learned to truly appreciate the things that are meaningful in life: time with children, space to breathe and meditate, and a unique home of my own."
In today's society, everyone wants more and more, but some people keep doing subtraction, life has become easier, and they have to give a thumbs up, only the life they enjoy is called a good life