What is the Tiny House Movement?
1a) What is the tiny house movement? How big is the typical American home compared to a tiny house? What are three most popular reasons people are joining this movement?
The tiny house movement is a social movement where people are choosing to down ship the space they live in, the typical American home is 2,600 square feet and the tiny house is around 100 to 400 feet. The most popular reason people are joining the movement is an environmental concern, financial concern, and desire for more time and freedom.
1b) How many Americans are trapped by debt today? What surprised or shocked you about the cost of buying a house over 30 years chart? Compare the data to the tiny house chart. Which house would you buy and why?
70% of Americans are trapped by debt today, what shocked me was the amount of money for cost and repairs of buying a house over 30 years and how it was the biggest cost of them all. In my opinion, I would buy the tiny house because I would be able to live in a small space and feel good knowing it's helping the environment.
1c) How those the idea of transcendentalism relate to the tiny house movement? Do you think its a lifestyle that is achievable by most people? Explain why or why not.
The idea of transcendentalism relates to the tiny house movement because transcendentalism is the belief that people can rise above material things in life. I think this lifestyle is achievable by people because there are only a few material things you really need in your house to live because most people have material items they don't even use.
By: Andrew Tello
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ReplyDeleteHello Andrew,
ReplyDeleteThe statement you have "most people have material items they don't even use" is very true because, people just by things because they may look "good" and "useful" but then end up not using them. So the idea of anyone being able to achieve this "tiny life" lifestyle is possible, you just have to be very committed to getting rid of what's considered "trash"; taking up space. (This link explains why people are just so used to buying products they don't really need; https://medium.com/behavior-design/why-we-buy-things-we-dont-need-7d062fba98ab)
Best, Jeffrey
Hi Andrew,
ReplyDeleteI agree with your opinion on transcendentalism relating to the tiny house movement. It helps people disconnect to the things we barely use at home or at all. Its a process that helps clarify the small things for people and connecting more to your surroundings. For example this article expresses how it helps the world in a positive way.
https://tinyhousebuild.com/tiny-houses-infographic/
Yours truly, Karianna
Dear Andrew,
ReplyDeleteI understand your statement on how "The idea of transcendentalism relates to the tiny house movement because transcendentalism is the belief that people can rise above material things in life....most people have material items they don't even us." I do think this is true because I have witnessed it. But what I question is that since we live in a generation where technology is becoming so advanced and literally almost everybody is engaged in their cellular device/television set at home (and mind you these are all materials), do you think the idea of transcendentalism can still apply then? In this link it provides other great points about transcendentalism and how this generation shows opposite of that idea. https://prezi.com/45vn435j8mnv/does-transcendentalism-still-exist/
Sincerely,
Charlene
Hi Andrew,
ReplyDeleteIn question 1a, I agree with you saying that the most popular reasons people are joining the movement are environmental concerns and financial concerns, but I don't understand how this would give them more time and freedom. If anything, I think this would limit their freedom, as they won't be able to move freely around their house, due to it being tiny. Here's a link that explains the pros and cons to living in a tiny house.
travelwellmagazine.com/2016/09/12-tiny-house-pros-and-cons/
Andrew your basically telling me in question 1c that we are using what we have to our advantage in buying stuff we don't need?
ReplyDeleteHello Andrew,
ReplyDeleteI concur with how you say that how individuals will have alternate points of view, I do think the individuals who adore workmanship and nature will make new developments to secure the land that they know and love. In any case I think, some will in any case keep on visiting it as long as it is accessiblehttps://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/life/luxuryliving/sceneandheard/2018/02/28/see-tiny-house-and-million-jonquils-jonquil-jubilee/373378002/
Hello Andrew ,
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you you are saying about joining the movement to make the enviroment a safer place by reducing the use of unconventional things
https://waldo.villagesoup.com/p/tiny-house-design-and-build/1729198