Summary
On the same way that America's fast food purveyors pack their menus with cheap, empty calories, America's home builders pack their houses with cheap, empty space. On a cost per square foot basis, the typical McMansion may seem like a good deal, but like a Big Mac, what sort of nourishment does it truly deliver? Gorge yourself on cathedral ceilings, three-car garages, and all the tasteless architectural condiments you can stomach (gables, turrets, etc.) and you'll only end up as queasy and unsatisfied as the Joneses next door.
Build an XS-House yourself and it will cost you around $16,000 for the plans and necessary materials. Buy one ready-made, and the cost escalates to $38,997. That puts it a luxury-priced $599 per square foot, or more than four times the cost of your average Vegas McMansion! Better yet, it's an instant house, a house to go, and what's more American than that? Like a 100-calorie snack pack, a tiny house encourages you to splurge. Take two or three, they're small, fun, fashionable way to affirm your commitment to live gently on this earth wherever you happen to have rural acreage.See the full content of this document
Extract
Living Small
On the same way that America's fast food purveyors pack their menus with cheap, empty calories, America's home builders pack their houses with cheap, empty space. On a cost per square fo...
See the full content of this document
Sponsored links
