Thanks, but it is not glamourous. I alluded to this before, but we took it on the chops when we moved into this old dilapidated Tiny House. Not ONE PERSON thought it was a good idea, which is really scary. The system is so messed up that people would rather live in a nice house, then get $174,000 cash.
Goodness gracious a person would have to work for 5 years in a traditional job to get that kind of money (factoring in the costs of working). That would mean I would be away from home most of the time, and in 5 years time, my daughters will be 11, 17,18 and 19. NO THANK YOU! I will gladly trade a nice home for 5 years with my daughters growing up! (ages 6, 12,13 and 14)
But that is the really sad thing. Many people on here tout up work ethic, and shame people like me that have retired early, yet when they get to be 70 years old, they look back on all those years away from the people they love and wonder why they were always at work? No thank you! I will gladly make deep sacrifices so I can work for, and work around, my family. That is not laziness; that is working hard for the things that matter.
This Tiny House will be nice in a few years. In the meantime, I will be around my wife and children as I fix it up. I call that a win-win, even if it comes disguised as a humble abode.