As the trend of living in tiny homes grows and grows, more and more people a reaping the benefits of enjoying a smaller clutter free space, owning less in terms of personal possessions, and reporting that this kind of lifestyle where they are no longer ruled by the “things” that they own is opening them up to a much greater lifestyle though having more time to experience more things. Why does living in a smaller home = greater happiness? Glad you asked!

Less maintenance

If you’ve ever lived in a big home, you know the work that goes into just maintaining it. Keeping floors clean, surfaces dust free etc is incredibly time consuming. Don’t forget- the more storage space you have, the more things you will accumulate to fill those spaces, and the more time you spend maintaining them.

Even gotten overwhelmed by being run off your feet, and gone through every item of clothing that you owned rather than doing laundry, and then had to spend an entire Saturday catching up once you got to that point of no return (AKA empty wardrobe)?

The more stuff you have, the more time goes into cleaning, sorting, storing, shuffling, searching for things within the mountains of things in the way. The less you have, the more time you can spend doing things you actually like!

Less expense

When you have limited space, you tend to surround yourself with only the things that are really useful, that you use all the time, or that add something to your life. Every time you consider a new purchase you will be forced to ask yourself- do I really need this, if I have no room to store this what will I need to get rid of in order to have this new thing.

This kind of thinking can result in less impulse buying, and free up your disposable income for things like eating out, new experiences, travel, family fun, or charitable donations.

A clear mind

The whole process of living without clutter has hugely beneficial effect on your psychological wellbeing. A quick clean up with get everything where it should be, and then you ave the space that is free of distractions so that you can actually think clearly and enjoy your home.

Less you HAVE to do at home also means you can get out and about more and see this wonderful world you live in, and actually live rather than just exist. really, it’s a win win!

Financial freedom

So you are spending less on impulse buys, but what about actually getting a financial payoff in term of income from your choice of living arrangements?

Why not consider a dual key home? You could live in a 1-2 bedroom dwelling, and rent out the second dwelling in the property that might have 3-4 bedrooms, and enjoy the benefits of a rental income stream.

Currently we have homes starting at under $500,000 for a 3 + 2 bedroom home and land package in QLD, so why not take a peek and start thinking out of the box!