Comments on: How Little do you NEED? (Your Home)

By: Pubudu de Silva

Pubudu de Silva — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 13:37:11 +0000

Dear Sir

I prefer to live in thailand How can I buy a little house ( about 10000 us$) Please send your advice

Pubudu

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By: Vern

Vern — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:24:57 +0000

Hi Rinatta,

You want a list of what to buy?

A mat to sleep on. A fan if it’s hot where you live. A cup, a bowl, and since you’re Thai – just a spoon and knife. No fork needed! Uhm, you’ll want to buy some soap and one of those bowls to splash water on your undercarriage if you don’t have a dishwater squirter like we have to squirt your stuff off after doing your business.

I can’t think of anything else that’s necessary. Good luck with your new home! Vern

By: rinatta

rinatta — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:57:06 +0000

i want a list of things that i really need to buy,cause im moving in my own house thanks

By: Vern

Vern — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:19:54 +0000

Wow – that’s amazing… hindsight does it to ya. I can’t count the times I’ve “done” something… and then later examined it. I did it to start with because society fed me the goals, the “be all you can be, according to this set of criteria and standards that are for all Americans.”

When I moved to Thailand – wow – everything was challenged. Now I sleep on a 2.5 inch thick pad on the tile floor. My back has never felt better. Now I have only a fan in the room – never air conditioning… my sinuses – never better. Now I drink soy milk and water… coconut juice… again, sinuses much better… stomach – awesome – no “gas” ;) and so many other changes… Living in a $100 per month room instead of a $1000 a month house like my friends here – is so comfy. Not concerned about anything going wrong… house burning down.

Kauai is an amazing island – visited it a few times. I’d rank it as my 2nd favorite Hawaiian island… Maui, Kauai, Oahu. I never made big island… next time perhaps if I ever swing back that way.

Thanks for writing!

By: Emmelia

Emmelia — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:10:17 +0000

This article was so good, It made me recheck my motives and goals for our family, we have a family with nine people and I realized a couple of years ago right after we built our monster dream home, that this was not for me, we are always trying to get away from this type of living, we love being close together as a family, we have five sons and they all love sharing a room, I love
being simple with my family, we travel to Mexico in our van and rigged beds all through the van, we like eating on the side of the road, sleeping together in tents, getting away from all of our things, so now we are moving to Kauai, we’re renting over there and are getting rid of most of our furniture and things,
My family lived in a school bus and tents for my entire childhood, and we still had stuff everywhere, it can drive you mad.

Thanks for this article.

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By: Shirley

Shirley — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 14:21:54 +0000

One of the most interesting and refreshing articles I’ve read in a long time. I have an old house (over 100 years) in WV. When we moved we had to “rough it”, no bathroom, only a mini-fridge, stove top worked but oven didn’t and so on.

It really does give you so much gratitude and appreciation for the “little things” in life. So many people take their appliances, cars, bedrooms, TV’s, etc for granted. Being without will really open your eyes.

I totally agree with your smiles idea. That’s why I started my blog. I think this world is too serious. We all need more laughter in our lives.

P.S. I used to live in the Tampa Bay area too. What a small world. :0)