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Re: Tiny Home/Tiny Cottage

After living in a 2k+ sqft home over 30 years, it was a BIG adjustment to make such a drastic downsize in living space. In the end we became more attuned to just how little we required to live comfortably, with the fallout benefits of a reduced carbo...
s811450v 01-04-2020 07:56 AM
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Re: Tiny Home/Tiny Cottage

Been living dream in 325 square foot 5th wheel several years. Local city zoning not favorable for small residential structures (no tax benefits to local governments due to reduced size of properties). Until state and local governmental bodies decide ...
s811450v 11-16-2019 07:39 PM
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Re: Retiring early - share your experience! Please!

We both retired at 63 after multiple careers; myself from the Air Force, then the transportation industry, and my wife from an accounting-related business. We lived below our means and and began saving shortly after marriage, starting with CD's, then...
s811450v 03-16-2018 07:15 PM
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Re: Tiny Home/Tiny Cottage

After living in a 2k+ sqft home over 30 years, it was a BIG adjustment to make such a drastic downsize in living space. In the end we became more attuned to just how little we required to live comfortably, with the fallout benefits of a reduced carbo...
s811450v 01-04-2020 07:56 AM
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Housing

Re: Tiny Home/Tiny Cottage

Been living dream in 325 square foot 5th wheel several years. Local city zoning not favorable for small residential structures (no tax benefits to local governments due to reduced size of properties). Until state and local governmental bodies decide ...
s811450v 11-16-2019 07:39 PM
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Retirement

Re: Retiring early - share your experience! Please!

We both retired at 63 after multiple careers; myself from the Air Force, then the transportation industry, and my wife from an accounting-related business. We lived below our means and and began saving shortly after marriage, starting with CD's, then...
s811450v 03-16-2018 07:15 PM
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Housing

Re: Tiny Home/Tiny Cottage

After living in a 2k+ sqft home over 30 years, it was a BIG adjustment to make such a drastic downsize in living space. In the end we became more attuned to just how little we required to live comfortably, with the fallout benefits of a reduced carbo...
s811450v 01-04-2020 07:56 AM
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19295
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Housing

Re: Tiny Home/Tiny Cottage

Been living dream in 325 square foot 5th wheel several years. Local city zoning not favorable for small residential structures (no tax benefits to local governments due to reduced size of properties). Until state and local governmental bodies decide ...
s811450v 11-16-2019 07:39 PM
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39927
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Retirement

Re: Retiring early - share your experience! Please!

We both retired at 63 after multiple careers; myself from the Air Force, then the transportation industry, and my wife from an accounting-related business. We lived below our means and and began saving shortly after marriage, starting with CD's, then...
s811450v 03-16-2018 07:15 PM
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