Woman Living in a Tiny House to Achieve Financial Freedom - Interview & Tour
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ค. 2024
- Natasha is living full-time in this beach-themed tiny house on wheels.
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After living in apartments for over a decade, Natasha heard about tiny houses and realized they could be a way for her to affordably own her own home and achieve a certain amount of financial independence.
She watched nearly every single tiny house video on TH-cam, and also attended the tiny house festival in Lantier, QC, where she met the tiny house building company, Lumbec.
They built her dream home and she found a legal place to park it in a small, year-round RV park in Ontario, Canada. Water is included in her monthly fee, but she pays for electricity (a.k.a. hydro). During the winter when the water is shut off, she has to use a hose to fill a water tank hidden in her stairs. The rest of the year she can be hooked up to a town water supply.
Her home is heated with one Martin propane heater, and she has a Separett toilet and a bathtub in her spacious bathroom.
If you want to follow Natasha's tiny house journey, her instagram is:
/ mytinybeachhouse
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Finally an honest account from someone who has thought it through. Including pitfalls and mistakes.
Love how Natasha talks about a few of the adjustments and difficulties of moving in and living tiny as well, rather than only the positive aspects. Lovely video and extremely helpful, thanks! ❤️
They were things you haven't heard of either, very useful
So true and My Favorite Video Thus Far.
This seems like one of the most livable tiny houses I've seen in the sense that there aren't a lot of things to open up, unlatch, replace every day, etc etc. That's the part of the lifestyle I've always found daunting.
Her home is lovely. The design is practical but spacious enough. Igor is handsome. 😻
Igor is my favorite part
Cats are😍😍😍😍😍 they love small cozy place
Yes, in deed, so cute kitty :)
One of the most honest tiny house owner! Thank you for your honesty. Best wishes with everything. 😌
Thank you!
It is such a cute little house. I like that she tells you the negative and positive aspect of owning a tiny home. And to tell us to save money for the house as well. Great video!
So nice to see this woman going off the normal path to be able to be financially free! She's a very inspiring woman I think and also has an absolutely beautiful tiny house! :)
Thank you!
She’s not financially free, she pays a MORTGAGE
I'm glad she share both the positives and negatives with iving in a tiny house. Good info for people thinking about this life style.
Love the loft design with STAIRS🙌
This is probably the best tiny house I have seen so far.
I love the design of the stairs and loft area. Makes the area feel more like an upstairs living space rather than accessed and used only for sleeping.
I am at that stage where I am watching every single TH-cam videos about tiny house. Hopefully within the next two years I will have my own tiny house. Also I love IGOR 😻😻😻😻
I loved how honest she was when it came to problems she faced..really a learning experience
It definitely has been, and continues to be, a learning experience!
Are there other things you’ve learned (since this video was shot) that you want to share?
Natasha is cool. I really enjoy the freedom all tiny house owners express in how they talk about their homes. So refreshing
Very insightful to learn about getting ready for winter months
What a great inspiration! I love this tiny house. My dream is to retire into a tiny house. I definitely like the ideas Natasha implemented as well as her experiences with winter and summer weather. Excellent video. Thanks for sharing!
I also really like that she pointed out that she has space for a clothes washer, but has no washer. That just goes to show that if she needs one, she can get one. Makes your tiny living lifestyle less dependent on others, which is normally the opposite with those setups.
I just picked up one of those washer/spinners which is much smaller than a regular washer and I love it!
I agree...a home is not a home without a cat(s) Beautiful tiny home
This tiny house is so cute, I also appreciate the info she shared in getting used to her tiny home. Great share.
Now this is a tiny house I could get behind. I mean, less than 100sqft is just crazy. This is nice size, there is a great open floor plan, pretty lofts, lots of storage, room for a full size couch, and you could even have dog. The only thing I would want would be a dedicated cooktop, 2 or 3 burner stove, and a microwave.
What a lovely home she designed! I really like the thinking behind the stairs vs. a ladder to access the second level. After living in it for awhile, do you know if there is anything she would change about her tiny home? Thank you for all of the sharing of information you do through videos. Much appreciated!
I love that she mentioned the struggles but also how relieving it is to own your own home, with minimal debt. I really want to be able to afford my own place one day, and have it be all mine, just the way I want it. :) these tiny and cob homes are so inspiring to me
What a lovely tiny house!! Love the staircase and the curtains to your loft that make the space so private and cozy.
Tiny houses are NOT the problem . THEY are easy . WHERE to put them is the REAL problem . THAT is a real problem .Two people can easily fit in a tiny house . The location of it is really ,make or break . . Tiny houses always seem to be in the middle of nowhere .MOST people in tiny houses are not quite as independent as people think . They tend to use relatives and friends resources a fair amount to enable their tiny house living.. Still ,good luck to them .
I agree, WHERE to put them is a big issue, but more and more places are allowing them so that's good. I can only speak for me, but I've been using the resources of relatives and friends well BEFORE I was tiny. Even so, many tiny houses are out in the middle of nowhere because they're not quite legal, but do still very much enjoy the company of relatives and family. Just because they may live in semi-isolation, doesn't mean they want to be isolated!
I just watched a build outside Colorado Springs that was on the side of a hill. He bought the land very cheap because any normal house couldn't be built there. Dug out just enough of the side to place his house on and built an off grid tiny home. With housing prices and land prices so high in that area what a genius idea!
"They tend to use friends' and relatives' resources"--quite often we pay rent and a portion of utilities as compensation. It's not as if we're leaches..
Annie Dayton, MSN, RN it’s also better than moving BACK IN with relatives due to cost of living, divorce, etc. We’re currently looking for land to homestead and my adult daughter will have a tiny house on the property but she will help on the homestead and that’s a fair trade in our eyes. Most of us want to help family members succeed and especially if you’re compensating them as you are it can benefit your family as well. I wish you a fulfilled life, Namaste 🙏🏼
MOST people in LARGE houses are not quite as independent as people think . They tend to use relatives and friends resources a fair amount to enable their OVERSIZED house living, and they're often crowded together, with no land around them.
Loved this tiny house presentation, good hearing about things that can go wrong, I still see it like an exciting alternative to traditional housing!
Natasha is graceful and grounded. Also, a beautiful home and design. Loved this video, thanks for sharing it.
Thank you!
I'm a little confused on the winter water situation how do you refill the tank once it gets low, beautiful house by the way 😍💖
@@anitamiller8585 Thank you! In my current situation, I take a hose and attach it to the main house and then hook it up to my house and fill my holding tank.
@MyTinyBeachHouse thx for replying, glad to hear it's quite a simple solution to it rather than having to go fill bottles at a Walmart or something x
My Tiny Beach House can you share where this is located?
Love the idea of retiring in a tiny house on wheels...parking and moving it to wherever you want...wonderful.
I love the style of your videos whereby the subjects control the whole video sharing their information rather than the interview style. Thankyou
She is very informative and detailed that would help me about to have one. Which is great and thanks for your narration.
Loved this video, love how she mentioned the things that took getting adjusted to and the ins and outs of things living tiny. I love the layout of her tiny home, and how things have worked for her. This was a very eye opening video and how living tiny has worked for Natasha.
Thank you!
Such a lovely little home. Thank you for posting these videos.
Natasha has so many great points! Esp how great it is to be able to move anywhere you want! But the saving beforehand & the weatherization were really good issues to point out. This clip to me, was one of the best!
What a lovely home! So nice and cozy. Thanks for giving some insight on the adjustments and decisions you made and did. I believe that the reason you don’t have humidity issues is because it’s just you, you shower at work, do laundry at your brothers and don’t cook much. All these factors keep your moisture down.
Thanks! But what's really strange is that I still have condensation at the bottom some of my windows, but some of my wood is also shrinking too.
Love how honest she was!
Thank You for sharing!!! I'm the same way via location, neighbors, saving, funds, owning✔You said & answered many points one needs to know. For me I'm always looking for the honest advice via things gone wrong, lessons learned, pointers to avoid, corrections, how to avoid, cold weather, wood issues, humidity issues, skirt around bottom, toilet & ac/heating....Love your house design indoor/outdoor & color too! Very beautiful🍃🍃💙💚💛🧡💜
Thank you! I'm always learning, but it's not just because I choose to go tiny, this is also my first time owning my home. I was a renter my entire life up until this point. I think many people here forget that (maybe I didn't mention that in the video, I should have if I didn't!).
Really like this. Thank you for adding the practical points like the skirting with vents and the stairs. My retirement plan definitely includes a tiny house. Funny thing is when I hear about the square footage of "tiny" houses and compare it to my current home in town, which is about the same size. I find it very large.
You can do laundry in water by hand. When I lived in Quebec City I didn't pay for laundry ever. Washed them in water and hung them up. Had one pair ready for the next day, lol.
It looks freaking huge inside!!!
but its not they use a special camera lens that make it look bigger.
@@stafonvoncamron that's called a fisheye lens, and they didn't use that. She's a tiny lady too. I'm 5'10"... probably look a lot smaller with me in it ...lol
Jenny&Brett oo
The point for tiny home is have a high ceiling so the owner doesn't feel like suffocating and instead looks bigger than it actually is
Thank you doing these, your videos are always truly lovely
Thanks so much!!
I love Natasha's tiny house and the interview was very useful too.
I like this house a lot...the space is well laid out. I also like that she was open and truthful about her learning curve. She was very articulate. I also like that you do not comment and ask questions on camera. Very nice video.
Natasha, yours is my favorite design seen online.
Thank you!!
I love it! great house... so clean and airy and light, nice pet cat.
She is really nice and very honest about all the things you need to know. I love her home and I hope she does end up staying there. I really enjoyed this.
Thanks!
So honest and likeable. Am glad she leveled with her experiences in this wonderful home. Thanks.
Thank you!
Yes! Thanks for informing us briefly and effectively!
Beautiful. Enjoy. You are so honest about the pros and cons.
Thank you for sharing this video was super informational
You're very welcome! Happy you enjoyed it and found it helpful :) :)
I love the kitchens at the end of the home, they always seem so much larger and open than many other plans...Nice tiny!
Thank you!
Great video with lots of info....Beautiful home and lovely setting. Love the couch very nice...Great job..I wish you many happy days, and nights!!!
Thank you!
You have a wonderful home and I completely agree that your adorable cat is a complete necessity. Your cat looks like my Mr kitty 22 years of so much love. Much happiness always . Love and Light
You did an amazing job. The loft is perfect...the staircase is genius. So many people go into tiny living with no though and they never seem to have seating...your sofa is so comfortable looking!
Beautiful house and helpful practical insight into possible issues. Thank you for a great episode.
Great build and excellent use of space! I really like the layout of this house. Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you for sharing your lessons! Priceless info!
That experience can help the future tiny house builders like me. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Anytime!
Really good video. She explained everything nicely. Also very beautiful house.
Great video, great house, great woman. So many tiny house videos out there now - so nice to see such a good one. Thanks!
What a beautiful home!! Thank you so much for sharing the struggles you encountered as well as the good qualities.
Thank you, it's not all roses but it definitely worth it!
A beautiful little space……… you really thought of everything you need ……AND you locked down your space to park it…… Good luck to you……GREAT JOB❣️❣️
really happy to see an honest review and real life problems spoken about. This does not scare me but prepares me even more for when I do make a tiny house :)
Wow Thank you do much for all the great tips about the toilet, humidifier, trailer skirt
Thanks for sharing the most important aspects!
The best thought out TH I've seen. Congratulations!
Thank you!
Beautiful house! Great you have family close for laundry and bonding💟
Thanks for sharing Natasha! Very professional video with good advice and tips for those of us that are looking to do the same. You're a very intelligent soul! Bless you!
Aww, thank you! I give all compliments on the creation of the video to Exploring Alternatives, they sure know how to make a person look good!
Beautiful little house! I love the layout, colors, and the steps leading to the loft. The outdoor siding and colors are what I would pick. Very nice.
Thank you!
We really like Natasha's tiny house. We like the way she designed it. thanks for sharing. When are you going to show us how you remodeled your van.
Very nice. Love the stairs and loft. Love the simple kitchen. One of my favorites. Thank you!
No, thank you!
The main feature of her house to me is her staircase! I love that is enclosed so your not falling off the sides.I wish it had been featured more.
How can you not love this lady sweetheart you have a beautiful home thanks for sharing.
Thank you for the kind words!
Love the story and the house💖
Thank you for sharing a totally honest perspective. God bless you beyond measure.
This is my absolute favourite tiny house that I've seen on TH-cam!!
Thank you!
One thing I have noticed that all the tiny house ppl do yoga. May be that's the reason they can live tiny n yet be happy
lol, maybe!
And they have at least one pet!
Brutal honesty is soooo refreshing!!!
My fave house...way to go...calm and serene.
Thank you!
Thanks for this video, really informative. Love your tiny house!
Thank you!
You have created a beautiful home, your decorating taste is gorgeous ❣️
Thank you!
Wow. I learn something new everytime!
When my cousin’s health became compromised in her 40’s..her dad, who had been in the construction business, built a tiny house on their property...about an acre and a half in a neighborhood..so she lived there comfortably and as her parents aged, she was able to take care of them... now she lives with her little dog in their house...the little house has become more of a storage house...but with a little work it could be rented out...she just doesn’t want to..her parents old house is small also..about 800 square feet..
Sounds like it was a great setup!
I would have loved to do that with my aging parents. 💓
I just realized after watching several tiny houses, how important it is to really invest on land. I don't think living in a tiny but renting a piece of land to put it up will never give you a debt-free life. That's why it made me realize how blessed we are back in the Philippines where everyone's goal is to own a house built in our own land. Renting a place and land to live in for the rest of our lives is never in our long term goal.
I can see your point and one day when they are all finally legal we will own land too. But the amount we pay to rent the land to park it on is still much cheaper than the property taxes a traditional homeowner has to pay regardless if they own their house outright or still have a mortgage on it. They will always pay property taxes ever year too.
liked the first hand experiences with the winter months, very informative
What a wonderful design. Tiny houses have always seems functionally missing something. This layout and design looks more functional although I think I'd like a little more counter space.
As much as I don't like to cook, I'm finding a little more counter space would be good too! Sometimes I just need a place to put down stuff for a moment.
I’ve seen many episodes about tiny houses on Netflix and some of them have a full size kitchen and are really nicely planned. I was thinking it would be a cool idea to make 2 tiny houses and connect them to create more living space, but still movable
Beautiful! I really love it!
Finally, someone who is not into cooking like me. I love your tiny house and I hope you are still enjoying it in 2020.
Thank you, and yes I'm still living in it! Take care.
A frank and honest account of Tiny House living. Really enjoyed seeing your home, Natasha.
Thank you!
Love this little house! 💕
Great video thanks. Shows that tiny houses can work well even if you don't build it yourself.
I really appreciate the design of the house especially how the kitchen and the bedroom are on opposite ends. In many of the designs, they have the loft above the kitchen w/the stairwell to the loft over the kitchen counters. I don't like that; it makes think that if the feet are dirty, then dirt particles could drop to the counter. Ick! Nice vid. :)
I thought only I felt that way over stairs next to kitchen layouts. Open stairs, no, open stairs that incorporate the end of a kitchen counter, are THE WORST! 🤢😆
One of the cutest I’ve seen. Love the windows.
Lovely home and love the white, it indeed makes the space look so spacious
So detailed and thorough!! :-) Thank you!
I try!
It was nice that she shared her challenges too. Unique
There have definitely been some challenges!
Loved her tiny house and she has a lovely voice too and she does not take most of the video on one topic watched the whole video, she made it informative and pleasant x
Ironically the next day I had laryngitis! Thanks for your nice comments.
Yes, sometimes I need to skip ahead from the play-by-play of the exact contents of each kitchen cabinet! lol 🤷🏼
Love this so much
How does insurance work with these kind of houses? And do you have any thoughts/resources to read on for the resale value? I only ask because this seem to be a good living arrangement for me for a short while without much issues but may need the flexibility of a traditional house after that. Also, amazing job on answering all the comments @mytinybeachhouse! I have never seen anybody be so helpful in answering questions.
Very nice and inspiring Natasha.
This is the best tiny house I have seen. Great job with the design!
Thank you!
Smart designed, comfortable.
Very useful tips
Thanks!!! 👍🌷👍🌷