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Comprehension Tiny Homes

The document discusses the Tiny House Movement as a response to the increasing size and cost of American homes over the past several decades. Tiny houses, averaging 160 to 200 square feet, are more affordable and portable, costing between $8,000 and $60,000 compared to traditional homes. The movement encourages individuals to reevaluate their needs and live more simply, challenging societal pressures to accumulate more possessions.

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Comprehension Tiny Homes

The document discusses the Tiny House Movement as a response to the increasing size and cost of American homes over the past several decades. Tiny houses, averaging 160 to 200 square feet, are more affordable and portable, costing between $8,000 and $60,000 compared to traditional homes. The movement encourages individuals to reevaluate their needs and live more simply, challenging societal pressures to accumulate more possessions.

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Tiny Homes

Over the past 70 to 80 years, the household lifestyles of middle class Americans have been getting

increasingly more extravagant. In 1949, the average size of a single-family home was 909 square feet. By

2021, the average size of an American single family home had reached 2,480 square feet! Not only do

some people find the size of these homes excessive; for many they are also unaffordable. For most

people, purchasing a home in America today comes with a mountain of debt, a sinkhole of interest, and

at least 30 years of working to pay for it all, often in a job that homeowner doesn't even really want to

be doing. One form of resistance against this lifestyle which began in the 1970s has become known as

the Tiny House Movement.

A tiny house is a dwelling space that averages between 160 and 200 square feet. Tiny houses are small

enough and light enough to be towed by a pickup truck, yet they still contain areas for cooking, living,

and sleeping, as well as a bathroom. Today, singles, couples, and even families call tiny houses their

home. They not only have the advantage of being portable. They are also significantly less expensive

than a conventional single family home.

Depending on how handy you are with construction and the availability of materials, a tiny house can be

built for as little as $8,000, though they typically cost the new homeowner between $30,000 and

$60,000. But even $60,000 is a fraction of what people are paying for single family real estate in many

areas of the country. The decision to go tiny requires some radical self-evaluation. What do people really

need to live comfortably? In many areas of the world, people still live far simpler lives than those lived by

Americans, who are continually assaulted on television, radio, and social media with advertisements
designed to make them think they need more and more personal belongings to be happy. In reality, the

basic needs of a human

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