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Living well in 275 square feet

By tovarichpeter   Follow   Wed, 19 Sep 2012, 1:11pm   2,666 views   19 comments
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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-tiny-houses-20120913,0,2296195.story

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1. bg1 Follow Befriend (4) 11 threads 114 comments Premium

   1   6:25am Tue 9 Oct 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   I'd there supposed to be a link here that I am not seeing?

2. Cautious1 Follow Befriend 9 threads 94 comments

   2   6:39am Tue 9 Oct 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Some observations: The guy has no kids. He eats out (says he never cooks). He drops his dirty clothes off at the laundromat and picks them up (if we left clothes at the laundromats here they would be thrown away, so I assume he uses some kind of laundry service). Basically he has a hotel room going on there and calls it a home. Good for him with the low-carbon footprint and all. I'll be one of the selfish, unenlightened ones out here in the hinterlands enjoying fresh tomatoes from the garden, watching the kids run around and swim, clinging to my old-fashioned washing machine and kitchen range. No bars on the windows but lots of clutter.

3. Tepid Follow Befriend 2 threads 37 comments

   3   7:41am Tue 9 Oct 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   I don't call 275 sq. ft. at $2,400 a month scaling back. I call it a new type of poverty. "A few blocks away, S. Hunie Kwon, a broker with Prudential Douglas Elliman, showed off a 275-square-foot studio on the market for $339,000. It would fetch more if it didn't require walking up five flights of stairs." His final quote, "The cultural shift toward minimizing is not just about cars or cellphones," he said. "It's about the idea that super-abundance is a kind of selfishness our country can't afford anymore."

4. errc Follow Befriend (7) 30 threads 1,214 comments 31 male Premium

   4   8:03am Tue 9 Oct 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   For many people, there is no utility in all the excess sq ft. I could envision living in a 14 x 20 room, if I was in a big happening city with stuff to do all the time. Not sure why someone would get raped to "own" something like that, I would only entertain renting in that situation. And id expect it to be 500$ per month tops, with whatever utilities you'd need included

5. 37108605 Follow Befriend 1 threads 1,055 comments

   5   8:15am Tue 9 Oct 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Tepid says I don't call 275 sq. ft. at $2,400 a month scaling back. I call it a new type of poverty. I call it being a real FOOL.

6. New Renter Follow Befriend (3) 13 threads 2,218 comments San Jose, CA Premium

   6   8:17am Tue 9 Oct 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Tepid says I don't call 275 sq. ft. at $2,400 a month scaling back. I call it a new type of poverty. "A few blocks away, S. Hunie Kwon, a broker with Prudential Douglas Elliman, showed off a 275-square-foot studio on the market for $339,000. It would fetch more if it didn't require walking up five flights of stairs." His final quote, "The cultural shift toward minimizing is not just about cars or cellphones," he said. "It's about the idea that super-abundance is a kind of selfishness our country can't afford anymore." Word! Elyanow eats out most of the time. "I don't think I've used the oven since I moved in," he said, underscoring what tiny living fans say is key to success: making the outside world a natural extension of your home life. So what's the next big thing for NYC? - Outhouses! And when the land is too valuable to waste on outhouses? Foliage! Sometimes retro ISN'T a good thing.

7. SkyPirate Follow Befriend 4 threads 91 comments Atlanta, GA

   7   8:31am Tue 9 Oct 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   This is a depressing vision of the future: the American middle class reduced to peonage and living in what is at best cramped dorm rooms (stacked like sardines, China-style).

8. Tepid Follow Befriend 2 threads 37 comments

   8   8:39am Tue 9 Oct 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   errc says For many people, there is no utility in all the excess sq ft. I could envision living in a 14 x 20 room, if I was in a big happening city with stuff to do all the time. It all depends what one wants out of their brief life here on Earth. “Cube Life” offers few opportunities. It’s like living in a large bread truck or moving van.

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   9   2:56pm Tue 9 Oct 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike   xjudyxfozy says Hello.sorry off topic, advise a good application for the iPhone plz I have a great application for your head. It's called a hammer.

10. Patrick Follow Befriend (54) 5,188 threads 6,158 comments 46 male Menlo Park, CA

    10   2:58pm Tue 9 Oct 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Spammer nuked. They're like cockroaches. Always another one.

11. Dan8267 Follow Befriend (16) 764 threads 7,710 comments Boca Raton, FL Premium

    11   8:40pm Tue 9 Oct 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   tovarichpeter says Living well in 275 square feet Just go a little bit further and you'll reach prison cell sizes. I've heard you can get one of those for free and you'll never have to work again in your life. Retire in style and be waited on. Private prison companies want your business. You're neighbors might be assholes, so look for the solidarity confinement option.

12. Dan8267 Follow Befriend (16) 764 threads 7,710 comments Boca Raton, FL Premium

    12   8:46pm Tue 9 Oct 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Just a reminder why you have to live in 275 sq. ft. http://homes.yahoo.com/news/a-near-invisible-multimillion-dollar-glass-home.html

13. 033 Follow Befriend 7 threads 63 comments

    13   10:33pm Tue 9 Oct 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   San Quentin prison cells are 8 by 10 http://www.yelp.com/biz/san-quentin-state-prison-san-quentin

14. dublin hillz Follow Befriend 10 threads 768 comments Dublin, CA

    14   11:15am Wed 10 Oct 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   This is a rather horrific existence and I find the reason that to live this way is because of desire to diminish carbon footprint to be a classic Freudian reaction formation defense mechanism.

15. anon12366 Follow Befriend (2) 61 comments Palo Alto, CA

    15   11:42am Wed 10 Oct 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Tepid says I don't call 275 sq. ft. at $2,400 a month scaling back. I call it a new type of poverty. It is poverty, but don't tell the democrats that. Anyway, what poor person could afford $2400/month rent?

16. dublin hillz Follow Befriend 10 threads 768 comments Dublin, CA

    16   4:14pm Wed 10 Oct 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   anon12366 says Tepid says I don't call 275 sq. ft. at $2,400 a month scaling back. I call it a new type of poverty. It is poverty, but don't tell the democrats that. Anyway, what poor person could afford $2400/month rent? I honestly don't understand why someone would pay this much in rent for this ridiculous cage when there are so many alternatives in nearby cities in the greater bay area. Shoot, I would rather drive in from Lathrop than pay that much to be in "the middle of it all." Like they say in sports - "Overrated!!!"

17. country_stroll Follow Befriend 38 comments

    17   7:55am Thu 11 Oct 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   I live in a van down by the river.

18. Tepid Follow Befriend 2 threads 37 comments

    18   8:46am Thu 11 Oct 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   country_stroll says I live in a van down by the river. Are you saying you have a very low cost energy efficient low carbon footprint residence on water front property?

19. dodgerfanjohn Follow Befriend 19 threads 590 comments Los Angeles, CA

    19   8:54am Thu 11 Oct 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Buy now or be priced out forevah!!!!!