Small Living : How Small is Too Small?

Sometimes I forget how much it costs to live in most cities.  Take New York City for example.  A reader named Anita directed me to this woman lives in a 90 square foot (8.36 square meter) apartment. She pays $700 a month:

(on youtube)

All I could think as I heard her story was, “She doesn’t know about Berlin.”

I guess she probably doesn’t know how cheap it is to live in a house made out of tires in rural America, too.  hehe.

It’s much easier to make the numbers balance when you’re starting your own business (like Gadanke) when the cost of living is low.  We could not afford to live in New York City.  In fact, we probably pay less to live in two places than most renters pay to live in one place.  I want to tell you this because:

the number one reason we give up on dreams is we think they’ll cost too much.

But I don’t think that’s true.  If you really, really want something deep in your heart, you might be able to find a way to make it work. I think that’s what the woman in that video discovered about her dreams… even if they’re not our dreams.

That’s why I thought I’d start a mini series that’ll run every so often.  It’s all about finding ways to save money to make your dreams come true.

I thought we’d dive into things like finding international airline tickets, affording a place in Europe, shopping (and avoiding the temptation), going DIY, and some other surprise topics.  If you have a topic, let me know.  We’ve got some great guests lined up, too!

For now – what do you think of that 90 square foot space?  Could you do it?  Would you? And at what price?