Housing Alternatives -- Off-the-grid and Tiny Homes

Housing, outside of the box

Not many of us would ever think about it, or consider it even remotely an option, but did you know there are alternatives to the "natural order" of either living in an apartment or buying a costly house for the rest of your life? You might be thinking to yourself, "What? Do you mean going homeless or living like animals in the woods?", but the answer to that question is a definite no. What I want to inform you about, today, is the option of off-the-grid living, specifically within regards to "Tiny Homes".

Now, we might not all have to live in on a re-purposed parking spot, as did this man in Tokyo, but there are quite a few reasons people right here in the U.S. find reasons to want to participate in this self-reliant, sustainable, green living alternative.

Some people in the U.S. just want to be completely independent of all forms of reliance on the outside world.

You may have heard about them: Off-the-gridders living in radical opposition to modern amenities by growing their own food and cutting themselves off from the rest of society. Not so. Sure, more people are choosing to cut their dependence on the power grid, the grocery story and fuel pump. But these new homesteaders are hardly radicals -- they are simply DIYers who, for a variety of reasons, revel in self-reliance. This is their story.

- Popular Mechanics

There are others who maintain a personal complete personal responsibility when it comes to saving the environment, and choose to do their part to the maximum of their ability. 

Some people also choose the life of the open road and choose to use R.V.s or vans as a form of rent-free living, so they can live life to the fullest, experiencing it for all its ups and downs.

If any of these ideas appeals to you, definitely take a look at this documentary on tiny homes, because you deserve to know that there are more options in life than just those set in front of you: