Kristie Wolfe built a tiny home on wheels for $5000 in her hometown of Pocatello, Idaho. She started this as a year-long test to live simply, and she liked it so much that she decided to continue living small. She even started looking for land to build a tiny vacation home.
Kristie bought a piece of land in Hawaii for $8000 without seeing it first. A year later, she flew to Hawaii with her bags full of tools. With her mom’s help, she started building a bamboo house on stilts, designed to blend in with the jungle.
It wasn’t built on trees but had a special deck that wrapped all around. This deck let her see the jungle from every angle. The house had two sliding glass doors and one bedroom.
After working hard every day for two months from morning until night and spending $11,000, Kristie finished her second tiny home.
For Wolfe, having a small home—15 feet by 15 feet, or 225 square feet—is great. She used to live in a really tiny 97-square-foot house, so this new space feels huge to her.
She loves small homes because they fit her simple lifestyle. She believes that having too many things can stress you out without you even knowing it.
Kristie built her own home so she could design it just the way she wanted. She made a toilet-sink combo to save water, as she collects rainwater for her water supply since she lives off the grid. She also installed a shower that can be used both indoors and outdoors, and it has cork-bark tiles.
Kristie might live in this house forever, or she might build another one someday. Now she knows she can build her own place to live.
She would definitely suggest building your own minimalist house. She thinks it’s the most empowering thing you can do. Building your own house means you’ll always be okay because you’ve provided for yourself.
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