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r0ck0 posted:I'm intrigued http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/products/ella posted:Ella built her life around her wants: she lives by the beach, works a couple of weekends a month teaching workshops and spends lots of time with her horses. Oh dear, crosspost with the BWM thread.
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# ? May 21, 2024 18:27 |
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Does she have tiny horses to match the tiny house? Like tiny enough that she carries them in her purse like a chihuahua?
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# ? Mar 24, 2016 00:55 |
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My Rhythmic Crotch posted:Does she have tiny horses to match the tiny house? Like tiny enough that she carries them in her purse like a chihuahua? Full size horses. They pull the tiny house from lot to lot.
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# ? Mar 24, 2016 01:18 |
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Nail Rat posted:They're not all like that. http://www.countryliving.com/home-design/g1887/tiny-house/ That article has a house that is 1375 sqft, which seems to me like a perfectly normal house, and then 196 sqft with three people and a Great Dane in it. My house is 790 sqft (albeit with a full basement, so the useable space is a lot more than any of those) so apparently I qualify as a tiny house owner. The only reason it was affordable is because it had a tiny lot, though, and no municipality is zoning lots this small anymore.
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# ? Mar 24, 2016 01:26 |
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Krispy Kareem posted:Full size horses. They pull the tiny house from lot to lot. From her blog (linked from the article) she also bought a puppy then had to give it up when it became violent and antisocial. Imagine that!
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# ? Mar 24, 2016 13:26 |
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I could totally get on that tiny house/living in a van by choice instead of out of poverty like Daniel Norris thing, except I want to have a life with other people in it. http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/12420393/top-blue-jays-prospect-daniel-norris-lives-own-code
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# ? Mar 24, 2016 14:37 |
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Can the OP post again and let us know the state of his houseboat dreams? There have been a lot of supportive posts in these recent times of trouble waters after his last few posts
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Moneyball posted:I could totally get on that tiny house/living in a van by choice instead of out of poverty like Daniel Norris thing, except I want to have a life with other people in it. what a weird dude. If this guy can live his dream, OP, there's no reason you can't.
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SarutosZero posted:Can the OP post again and let us know the state of his houseboat dreams? There have been a lot of supportive posts in these recent times of trouble waters after his last few posts Status is this: No houseboat in site, now desperately looking for short term apartment that takes dogs since I burned bridges at my current place. Work is getting lovely too so I'm looking for a new job on top of everything else.
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# ? Mar 24, 2016 16:17 |
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OP how is your girlfriend though? At least that relationship isn't in murky waters right?
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# ? Mar 24, 2016 16:18 |
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Veskit posted:OP how is your girlfriend though? At least that relationship isn't in murky waters right? Everything is good on that front. I showed her some houseboats and she is starting to come around to the idea. She'll be done with her masters in December and wants to move out of state so long term we may be looking for a houseboat somewhere on the West coast.
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BaseballPCHiker posted:Everything is good on that front. I showed her some houseboats and she is starting to come around to the idea. She'll be done with her masters in December and wants to move out of state so long term we may be looking for a houseboat somewhere on the West coast. Like a Seaboat?
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BaseballPCHiker posted:Status is this: Yes, but at least you stood up for the basic principle of fairness! BaseballPCHiker posted:They didnt have it singed or anything like that. It was just a form letter with my apartment number filled in and date to respond by. So I just took it and changed the amount, not fraudulent at all. If I'm expected to read every long winded legal agreement they send out they should have to read everything too. You should probably do the same thing at work, too!
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BaseballPCHiker posted:Everything is good on that front. I showed her some houseboats and she is starting to come around to the idea. She'll be done with her masters in December and wants to move out of state so long term we may be looking for a houseboat somewhere on the West coast. Related question: Can you take a houseboat through the Panama Canal?
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# ? Mar 24, 2016 22:10 |
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DuckConference posted:Related question: Can you take a houseboat through the Panama Canal? Its actually required to get your home boat captain's license
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DuckConference posted:Related question: Can you take a houseboat through the Panama Canal? I would imagine they have laws like they do on the Mississippi. A friend built a huge raft and planned to sail from Chicago down the entire Mississippi but was stopped in Missouri because the raft couldn't go upstream something like 20 knots which meant if they got too close to a barge they would've been sucked under.
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DuckConference posted:Related question: Can you take a houseboat through the Panama Canal? Sure, but only chumps have houseboats limited by the Panamamax standards.
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# ? Mar 27, 2016 04:48 |
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flyboi posted:A friend built a huge raft and planned to sail from Chicago down the entire Mississippi Your friend kicks rear end.
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Moey posted:Your friend kicks rear end. Your friend needs a 200 hp outboard motor next time.
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# ? Mar 28, 2016 16:05 |
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BaseballPCHiker posted:Everything is good on that front. I showed her some houseboats and she is starting to come around to the idea. She'll be done with her masters in December and wants to move out of state so long term we may be looking for a houseboat somewhere on the West coast. Houseboating is pretty big in Seattle and a lot of goony loving weridos are getting hired here. Edit: drool http://cooperjacobs.com/index.cfm?CFID=4167c05e-5671-44a1-8816-6a2b066c82b3&CFTOKEN=0&fuseaction=listing-home&startrow=9 MrKatharsis fucked around with this message at 16:13 on Mar 30, 2016 |
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As someone from a landlocked state that hasn't seen the ocean in like 5 years I just want to say I would totally live in a houseboat for a couple years, sounds loving rad.
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Last day of your lease is today, BaseballPCHiker. Where are you going to live? Caves are damp, but warmer than living outdoors this time of year in Minnesota.
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Inept posted:Last day of your lease is today, BaseballPCHiker. Where are you going to live? Caves are damp, but warmer than living outdoors this time of year in Minnesota. I found a much shittier apartment that the girlfriend and I both hate. It's $200 a month cheaper but seems run down. Guess I'll see how it goes.
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# ? Mar 31, 2016 21:59 |
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It's almost like living on a boat, but much better and actually saving you money.
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# ? Mar 31, 2016 22:02 |
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"Run down" as in not having appliances/countertops/etc as shiny and new as you'd like, or "run down" as in they don't seem to maintain their poo poo? The first is ok, the second is a problem. Both are better than living on a boat.
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Pryor on Fire posted:As someone from a landlocked state that hasn't seen the ocean in like 5 years I just want to say I would totally live in a houseboat for a couple years, sounds loving rad. Move into a leaky singlewide down by the river, it's pretty much the same deal
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Haifisch posted:"Run down" as in not having appliances/countertops/etc as shiny and new as you'd like, or "run down" as in they don't seem to maintain their poo poo? The first is ok, the second is a problem. Both are better than living on a boat. If it's not actually sinking, I think it beats the boat.
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BaseballPCHiker posted:I found a much shittier apartment that the girlfriend and I both hate. It's $200 a month cheaper but seems run down. Guess I'll see how it goes. But think of the rent you're saving. Thats money that can go directly into the boat fund.
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# ? Apr 1, 2016 01:02 |
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OP what kind of lease did you sign? 6 Months? Year? Did you know if you took that lease to the seas it'd be nullified because of maritime law? THat's a fact you should remember
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SarutosZero posted:But think of the rent you're saving. Thats money that can go directly into the boat fund. The $200 I'm saving is definitely not worth living in this place. Veskit posted:OP what kind of lease did you sign? 6 Months? Year? 6 month lease, by fall boat prices should be down again and I'll have some more money saved up.
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BaseballPCHiker posted:6 month lease, by fall boat prices should be down again and I'll have some more money saved up. On that same note, now is the time to buy in- Pumpkin stocks are going to climb and climb till Halloween. Then sell right before that and reap the profits!
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# ? Apr 1, 2016 13:55 |
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"This year I invested in pumpkins. They've been going up the whole month of October and I got a feeling they're going to peak right around January. Then bang! That's when I'll cash in"
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# ? Apr 1, 2016 14:10 |
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Just looking at my savings and boat prices has got me pissed off again. This has got to be a slam dunk loan and yet no bank will even consider it! I could put close to 50% down at this point. The boat would be way more comfortable and roomy then this new place too. This has got me discouraged again. Equally BS is that when you read a lot of these houseboat blogs they all got loans during the crazy irresponsible banking years when they were loaning out money to anybody and those lucky and brave few have come out way ahead. I make a decent living, even if the whole boat sunk I could repay it fairly quickly. Maybe I need to look into like lendingtree or those peer to peer banks.
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Tea.EarlGrey.Hot. posted:I'm surprised no one has mentioned portable tiny houses. Those are the ones I hear about the most. Hitch it to your truck or w/e and chill at an RV park I guess. This company is well-known and probably more on the expensive end. Just watch out for live-ins. You will get some live-ins.
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BaseballPCHiker posted:Just looking at my savings and boat prices has got me pissed off again. This has got to be a slam dunk loan and yet no bank will even consider it! I could put close to 50% down at this point. The boat would be way more comfortable and roomy then this new place too. This has got me discouraged again. Equally BS is that when you read a lot of these houseboat blogs they all got loans during the crazy irresponsible banking years when they were loaning out money to anybody and those lucky and brave few have come out way ahead. I make a decent living, even if the whole boat sunk I could repay it fairly quickly. Save up more and get a small balance personal loan? Or pay cash.
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# ? Apr 1, 2016 15:27 |
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Lol at the idea you could pay it off quickly if it sank but can't pay for it now without a loan.
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# ? Apr 1, 2016 15:30 |
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Ideally, you want to keep your savings in case of emergency and finance the boat purchase. It may be worth waiting.
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BaseballPCHiker posted:Just looking at my savings and boat prices has got me pissed off again. This has got to be a slam dunk loan and yet no bank will even consider it! I could put close to 50% down at this point. The boat would be way more comfortable and roomy then this new place too. This has got me discouraged again. Equally BS is that when you read a lot of these houseboat blogs they all got loans during the crazy irresponsible banking years when they were loaning out money to anybody and those lucky and brave few have come out way ahead. I make a decent living, even if the whole boat sunk I could repay it fairly quickly. Maybe you could find a way to buy it in pieces like buy the base now and just camp out on it and then when you save up the other 50% get someone to build the rest so then it would have everything you want
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# ? Apr 1, 2016 15:41 |
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Saving money by financing a boat at 10%
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# ? Apr 1, 2016 16:05 |
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ohgodwhat posted:Lol at the idea you could pay it off quickly if it sank but can't pay for it now without a loan. OP has no concept of a sunk cost
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