I’ve blogged about tiny houses before. Many Americans are rethinking how much space they want in a home. Do we really need 3,500 or larger square feet homes? In my case, the more house we have, the more junk we put in it. And you have to heat, cool, and light all the room that you probably don’t need to begin with, so it isn’t very green. In Japan, it isn’t really an issue. Because the country’s cities are already overcrowded, its people have learned to live in smaller homes because they have no other choice. The neat thing is … Continue reading →

I occasionally blog about how you can be green merely by cutting down the size of your house and the amount of stuff you own. I am getting to the point where this sounds so attractive – just living a simpler lifestyle by cutting down the clutter. I am not the only one. Thirty-one-year-old Tammy Strobel asked herself if her stuff actually made her happy and the answer was “no.” Strobel and her hubby Logan decided to rid themselves of unnecessary stuff. Strobel made $40,000 a year, yet the couple was $30,000 in debt. They decided to get rid of … Continue reading →