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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

Curmudgeoness

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5. Good point about upkeep.

Reply to Kaleva (Reply #4)

Sat Nov 23, 2013, 03:07 PM

Nov 2013

The larger the home, the more time and energy (and money) it takes to keep it clean and everything functioning properly.

I would worry about myself in the winter, since I am so much of a homebody, especially when it is cold and icy. But since I have been thinking that an apartment would be so much nicer than a house, I might be getting to the point where this would be a very attractive alternative.

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Tumbleweed Tiny House [View all] Kaleva Nov 2013 OP

tumbleweed house is $440/sqft Mosby Nov 2013 #1

Are you looking at the homes on wheels? Kaleva Nov 2013 #3

I can't see myself living in a micro house, but Curmudgeoness Nov 2013 #2

When I was younger, I could handle the upkeep on a larger home. Kaleva Nov 2013 #4

Good point about upkeep. Curmudgeoness Nov 2013 #5

I'm house sitting my ex's 2200 square foot home. Kaleva Nov 2013 #6

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