Tiny homes

Recently I looked through some pictures online which advertised tiny homes. Some of them are lovely, like this one built in Aus by Titan Garages…..

Or this one, also in Aus by Aussie Tiny Houses, with a bedroom upstairs!

I thought about these for people who have lost their homes in the raging bushfires last year and the start of this year. Too many of those people have nowhere to move to. Titan’s price for this one is $44k and Aussie Tiny Homes is $69k. There are others on both of these websites which are bigger (all under $100k) and could possibly fit a family of four. There’s enough land around throughout this country where they could be set up.

These could also make a community for homeless people. Have you ever thought about this?

In New Zealand in the 1980s my ex and I bought a bus which we converted into a home. We lived in it with our first child and moved down to Palmerston North then Napier, stopped at a house in Taupo while I had my second child and extended the bus, then moved back into it and on to Mt Maunganui and Auckland. We had a lounge with TV; a kitchen with a cooker and microwave, dishwashing area and benchspace; a laundry area which plugged into water outside for me to do the clothes washing; a shower and toilet; bunks for the two kids; and a double bedroom with a door that opened to outside (this door opened while we were driving and my three cats sat and looked out at the car following us!!). We worked while we lived in that bus – I worked for IHC in Palmerston North and Taupo, and became an administration manager in Auckland and it was perfect for how we lived!

After moving to Aus I didn’t see so many buses like that – the pre-built motorhomes I have seen around here are much more expensive. Converted buses are better, especially for young families. There are so many homeless people, even families, federally in this land. If they can’t get a converted bus then can they be offered a ‘tiny home’ which could be perfect for them as they’re fighting through property loss / poverty / homelessness?

Within the cities there are smaller buildings – like the river side in Brisbane around New Farm area – and I would love to see more of these built anywhere. But they are expensive… much more than a ‘tiny home’.

Google it! Check out the links for the tiny homes in Aus. Or have a look at RV Life Australia or the Grey Nomads or Home Beautiful for bus conversions.

Best luck!

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