Comments on: Downsized and Debt-Free

By: 9 Tips to Live a Small, Debt-Free Life | Small Living Journal

9 Tips to Live a Small, Debt-Free Life | Small Living Journal — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:04:52 +0000

[...] beginning of 2008, Logan and I sat down and made some big commitments and we followed through with our goals of living a smaller, debt free life. For us the key to staying on track was writing down our goals and checking back in every few [...]

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:42:20 +0000

You completely inspire me! Did you build your own 400 square foot building, or have it built? My husband and I are really thinking about doing this!!! Love your post, thank you!

By: John Andersen

John Andersen — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:44:42 +0000

This truly resonates with my deepest convictions.

Redefining normal is the key to incredible insights and a richer life.

Thanks for sharing.

By: Pam

Pam — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:53:39 +0000

I’m really enjoying reading about small houses. We live in a 900 sq ft house with 6 adults (myself, husband, grown son & daughter, my handicapped brother and 87 yr old mother). I feel we fit into a small house catagory. I will have to say keeping the clutter down is a constant refinement. The benefits though are great. With the falling economy we don’t even feel the effects. We have been cutting back on expenses for years and are nearly debt free. We own our property and house and cabinet shop on our property. It is truly stress free financially.

By: Tammy "RowdyKittens"

Tammy "RowdyKittens" — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:21:47 +0000

Betsy – thank you for leaving a comment. Being debt-free and downsized has been an incredible process for us. Living in 400 square feet is awesome, but we still have a lot of stuff to donate before we build our tiny home. Donating our kitten tower, chair and other big items won’t be hard. But I’m wondering where to store all my bulk food in the tiny house. LOL.

I loved driving the Honda Fit; it has a lot of storage space and gets excellent gas millage. So it should serve you well in your travels.

Thanks for reading the Small Living Journal! I wish you all the best Betsy. Good luck on finding land to build your tiny home.

By: betsy

betsy — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:28:06 +0000

tammy,

i LOVE your story!! i can see i am going to love this new journal too! i have been downsizing for several years now, but i still have stuff that will be gone by the end of the year!! i am also a huge fan of dee williams, jay shafer, peter king (in vermont) and the whole tiny house movement. i can’t believe how much information is out there now and it’s a blessing for me. i will retire in about 4 years, but by the end of this year, i will be totally debt-free. that will only leave me with rent, utilities and groceries. this will allow me to stash away the money i never could save because of all the ’stuff’ i always thought i needed (and had to pay for!!). i will live with no credit or credit cards. i will use my debit card for any and all purchases (mostly for the purpose of building my tiny house)…this means if i don’t have the CASH, i don’t need it OR want it!! when it’s all said and done, i plan to leave my last day of work with only ONE footlocker full of lifetime treasures (as MOST all my real treasures are in my mind!). technology has helped greatly with my downsizing, as i can now almost fit my laptop with all my documents & hundreds of photos, into my back pocket. i noticed your above photo of the honda fit. that is my next car too…in which i will load my footlocker. the honda fit has many nice features i love as it all folds down flat inside so, if necessary, i can sleep in it while searching for the land in which i will build my tiny house. thanks for the tips and i hope to continue following your progress as i smoothly downsize into my new and exciting ’small’ world betsy