Finding Inspiration In A Notebook

As the tiny house world has grown and resources have expanded it seems as if inspiration can be found everywhere. Whether it be right here on the Tiny House Blog or in Tiny House Magazine or via Deek Diedricksen’s Relaxshacks, there seem to be literally hundreds of blogs and images with … Read more

What Copyright Means In The Tiny House World

Recently there was an incident in which a set of plans was purchased from a website for a one-off build of a particular tiny house. Before receiving the download a EULA had to be agreed to that specifically outlined the plans as being for a one-time build only. A few … Read more

How Much Space Do You Really Need?

Our first tiny house was just 240 sq.ft. for 3 people (2 adults and 1 infant). Do some quick math and you’ll find that we each had roughly 80 sq.ft. a piece. It is pretty safe to say that most of the United State is becoming grossly accustomed to about … Read more

How To Homeschool In A Tiny House

Make no mistake. Homeschool, Roadschooling, Unschooling…they are all a HUGE undertaking. The notion of not enrolling your child in a more traditional school institution involves time, energy, resources, and even space. If you have a tiny house or small space and a limited income or even no income, try not … Read more

Basic Trailer Maintenance

When living in a tiny house on wheels it is very easy to overlook what should be the most carefully maintained part: the actual trailer. Despite the simple engineering of a couple of axles, some wheels, and maybe some brakes, the role of the trailer in the tiny house world … Read more

When Mold And Mildew Attack The Tiny

I’d not given much thought to mold and/or mildew when we first began our tiny house adventure. Truth is I am not sure I even knew the difference between the two. But I know I had certainly not thought about how mold and mildew could attack our tiny house. I … Read more

Testing Out A Tiny

It seems every time a new builder hits the tiny house scene the ceiling price of a 300 or so square foot home sky rockets. Then comes the inevitable conversation about how much a tiny house is really worth and how they are becoming too “big business” or mainstream. The … Read more

A Digital Nomad Roundup

This month we’ve talked about being a digital nomad, tools for being a successful digital nomad, finding a job as digital nomad, and few other odds and ends. But by this point many are wondering about making money (and banking in general) as a digital nomad. So let’s talk banking, … Read more

Top 5 Tools For The Digital Nomad

Being a digital nomad or working in a location-independent capacity doesn’t mean you have to travel but rather that you can. If you want to work for a few weeks at a trendy Co-Op in Asheville, NC and then catch a moderately priced flight to Taipei for a few months … Read more

Get A Job You Bum!

Bum – (noun) A traveler, with no particular purpose or destination. Nomad – (noun) A member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture. Interesting. It seems the two are not the same even though I’ve been called bum and a … Read more

Being A Digital Nomad…or not!

In just a few days I’ll be delivering a few presentations on the concept of being a digital nomad. I can’t remember the last time I was this nervous about a topic. I think it is largely because the idea of being a digital nomad is so broad and almost … Read more