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I lived in a 10x50 mobile home for around 5 years. It was right next to my grandparent's house in the sticks. Right outside my front door was an 8 acre pond my grandfather had built in '76. I still dream of cool and foggy summer daybreaks in the canoe with my flyrod. That was the life!..but I'm daydreaming and way off topic. Sorry. Smile | :)

As for living in small places, that's about as small as I could ever go. (500 sq. ft.) The way I made it work was to sacrifice a bed for an office and sleep on the couch. Also, I could have a clothes dryer or a stove/oven, so I used a microwave oven and hotplate for cooking. (solar clothes dryers are way overrated!) There was barely room to walk between the TV and coffee table (I've still got scars on my shins from it!) and I could touch the ceiling with my elbows...but it was home and I made it work. The benefits were that my average utility bill was about $60/month and best of all, I got to really know my grandparents as real human beings (from an adult perspective) and make a difference in their last years. It's the only reason I'm where I am today, or probably even here at all.

500 square feet is probably the minimum for 1 person with very few possessions based on personal experience. Smile | :)
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