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Video: Check out this fantastic $10K tiny house

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$10,000 Tiny House

Regular readers of this blog know I’m fascinated by the many types and styles of tiny houses that dot the landscape nowadays.

There are countless factory-built ‘cookie cutter’ style tiny houses out there, but the ones I like best are the self-designed and self-built tiny homes that so many people are building these days.

The video I’m featuring today is a quick virtual tour of a tiny house in Australia that was built for about $10,000 AUD (which currently equates to less than $7,000 US).  [Read more…]

Video: See how this guy installed his own ‘solar power plant’ and cut his electric bill to zero

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If you’ve ever dreamed about installing solar panels on your home and ditching your electric bill, you probably asked yourself a few questions…

  • “Will the benefits of installing a solar power system outweigh the costs?“
  • “Can I really cut my electric bill to zero switching to solar?“
  • “Is this something I can do myself or will I need to hire a pro to install it for me?“
  • “Will I be happy with the decision to go solar in the long run?“

Truth be told, the answers to each of these questions will vary from person to person, depending on several important factors and considerations. [Read more…]