Tiny houses are all the rage. HGTV had a show called “Tiny House, Big Living,” and Country Living Magazine just released an article with 60+ floor plans specifically for tiny homes. People are obsessed.

Tiny homes offer more freedom and flexibility than regular homes. You aren’t location-locked and sucked into a large mortgage. Tiny homes also offer a more environmentally friendly solution thus reducing your carbon footprint.

Those lower bills and the environmental impact are what drove dental assistant Christine to decide to invest in her own tiny home.

When you find out what Christine spends in her bills each month, you may consider a tiny home of your own.

Christine purchased a CAD trailer for just $6,000. Her ex-husband, George, committed to renovating and building her the tiny home of her dreams. Don’t worry, George is a contractor so he was the perfect man for the job.

“I’ve always liked things that were cozy and small. I never liked McMansions,” she told Exploring Alternatives.

Christine said she got the idea from a Netflix show called, “Tiny: A Story About Living Small.”

This documentary may no longer be available on Netflix, but it’s about a couple with no construction experience who build their own tiny home. The house constructed in this documentary sits at only 120 square feet but has all the comforts of a larger home.

After watching the show, Christine said just knew this was the path for her. The wheels started turning as she began to formulate a plan. Within one week of watching the documentary, she met someone about trailers and had hers purchased. Talk about taking action!

After George built her home for Christine, her monthly bills took a significant dive.

The only thing Christine pays, for now, is her propane. Her whole home is powered via propane. In the winter, she goes through two propane tanks a month, costing her $140 every four weeks. In the summer, the bill drops substantially. One propane tank in the summer lasts two months, so her bill is roughly $35 per month.

At the time of filming, Christine was living in her friend’s backyard. He offered her a piece of land so he could ensure her safety.

The long-term plan is to move her home to a more permanent location full of like-minded people. A tiny home community sounds perfect for Christine.

What she loves most about her home is how rejuvenating it is after a long day at work. As a dental assistant, Christine said her days are very structured and clinical. Everything must be perfect.

When she comes home there’s no one to cater to and there isn’t a large space to worry about.

“It’s just me and my tiny,” she told Exploring Alternatives.

Christine said she plans to stay in this home until she’s “a little old lady.” We can certainly see why.

The tiny home trend arose from the 2008 housing crisis and has stayed with people from all walks of life.

“The number of homes sold per year has gone up tremendously, averaging about 30K nationwide,” a spokesperson from Tiny Heirloom told Fox Business. “The people who generally buy Tiny Homes are a mix, coming from all walks of life. Whether it’s a college student, graduate, family of four, or retiree; whether their reason is to achieve homeownership without the overwhelming, hefty price tag of a traditional mortgage, or maybe to just live a more free lifestyle without any roots, to be able to travel and even take their home with them.”

Check out Christine’s tiny home in the video below!

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Source: HGTV, Country Living Magazine, Fox Business, Exploring Alternatives, Tiny: A Story About Living Small