There are many stories of battered women who struggle for years to get out of their broken and abusive relationships. Today we have an inspiring story of one mother who broke free of her unhealthy marriage with her four children. Together they built a house from scratch, an achievement not many can say they’ve accomplished....

There is a group who calls themselves ‘The Twelve Tribes.’ Perhaps from the name they chose, they might sound a little ‘strange,‘ but they are just a group of free-thinking hippies who are talented and bright. This is pretty clear when you look at their creation that came from fusing two buses to invent a...

It’s no secret that minimum wage in the United States is not very much money. A report done last summer showed that the income needed to afford rent in every single state is more than double the minimum wage. This proves just how unaffordable the United States is. The Income Needed To Afford Rent In...

Somehow the quality and quantity of our purchases are decreasing yet the cost of everything is increasing. New York has always been expensive because it’s pretty much the place to be. The glitz and glamour, the skyline, great food, incredible nightlife, shopping, and the list goes on. New York has so much to offer, it’s...

2021 is quickly becoming the year of the great American road trip. With borders closed and many international flights canceled, an increasing number of people are turning to staycations and inner-US trips to help them scratch their travel itch. While traveling with your home on your back can be both liberating and convenient, it comes...

Many people have fought tooth and nail to serve their country. As is custom, American veterans who pass away are given an honorary funeral service, with the drums, known as “taps,” and the folding of the flag, firing of triple volleys. When a veteran dies and they have no friends or family to claim them,...

With tiny houses and renovated busses taking the housing world by storm, there’s one thing that’s been missing: the luxury RV… made from an old airplane. Home and decor channels on the TV are always showing how incredible small spaces can really be. Turning shipping containers into full-fledged homes looks easy enough, right? In fact,...

Tiny homes have exploded in popularity over the last several years, thanks to television shows like Tiny House Nation, Tiny House, Big Living, Tiny House Hunters, and more. While many of us are fascinated by this somewhat alternative way of living, we may not all be ready to take the plunge and move into a...

A £2.7 million (approx. $3.78M USD) vampire house has been listed on Zillow [1] and people are going nuts.  To answer your first question, yes, a vampire house, you read that right. The five-bedroom Salt Lake Country house has been listed as a ‘premier luxury estate.’ However, instead of talking about the house’s luxurious nature,...

The concept of having roommates or flatmates was a huge movement in the sharing or rental economy, and in my opinion, depending on a person’s frame of mind, it actually boosts the standards of living by reducing outrageous housing costs. If you can share a space with your friend or a co-worker comfortably, there’s no...

If you’re a cyclist, it would make sense for you to seek out the most beautiful trails around. Most of the time, these trails are pretty close to home. But there are cyclists from around the world who enjoy bringing their bikes along when they travel. If this is you, get ready to see the...

A year ago, a 13-year-old kid from Iowa built a tiny home that definitely didn’t look like it was built by a teenager. And one would definitely be surprised knowing that at an age when children were playing games, Luke Thill was building houses. This kid had grown quite excited about the concept of tiny...