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A couple left Miami and downsized to a tiny home in a Georgia forest. They found happiness through building more tiny homes in their backyard and renting them on Airbnb.
John and Fin Kernohan live in the Beloved Cabin, a tiny home they built out of a lofted cabin shell…
Claire Turrell
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A 71-year-old Californian explains why she's one of many boomers reluctant to sell their large homes and downsize — and it has nothing to do with money
Many boomers who want to leave their single-family homes are struggling to find multifamily buildin…
Eliza Relman
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I've been flying ultra-low-cost airlines for years and have never been charged extra — these are my 4 tips for avoiding fees
The a-la-carte business model used by carriers like Frontier and Spirit can cost travelers hundreds…
Taylor Rains
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Melinda French Gates said she loves her new neighborhood, having moved from ex-husband Bill Gates' $183 million compound
Melinda French Gates told Time she loves being able to walk to stores and restaurants in her neighb…
Jordan Hart
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They left NYC for Bali with their teenagers. 7 years later, their sons are fleeing the nest, and they're selling the villa for $1.89 million.
Seven years ago, they sold their teenagers the idea of a yearlong sabbatical in Bali as a break fro…
Amanda Goh
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Their landlord hiked their rent by 25%, so they applied for the NYC housing lottery. On the 25th try, luck was on their side.
Winning the housing lottery is a pipe dream for most applicants: In 2018, The New York Times report…
Amanda Goh
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My adult kids live at home. Space is tighter and costs are higher, but it might be the best way for them to save enough money to buy a house.
Two of Alex Gonzalez's three children boomeranged to live at home again. It can be challenging, but…
Jordan Pandy
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Denmark has the solution to America's broken housing market
In a cruel twist, millions of Americans are trapped in their homes by low mortgage rates. Denmark's…
James Rodriguez
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A boomer moved from Texas to Missouri for her retirement thinking everything would be cheaper. She was 'so wrong.'
A boomer partly regrets moving from Dallas to St. Louis due to unexpectedly higher living costs, th…
Noah Sheidlower
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I moved from a 3-bedroom apartment into a renovated school bus, and I don't regret it at all
In nine months, my partner and I downsized from a 1,000-square-foot space to a 230-square-foot tiny…
Nicole Jones
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15 cities where retirees are moving — most are in the South
Retirees are moving to warmer cities in Arizona, Texas, and Tennessee, many for lower living costs,…
Noah Sheidlower
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I live in a bunker with no oven or windows, but it's worth it to save $2,000 a month
A TV producer who lives in a California bomb shelter said it's one of the few ways to save enough m…
Alcynna Lloyd
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I live in a 120-square-foot converted shuttle bus. Here are 5 ways I make the most of my small space.
I bought my tiny home on wheels in 2019. From mindfully downsizing my stuff to consistently improvi…
Brittany Burrows
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We left Colorado's cold weather and high taxes for California sunshine and a surprisingly cheaper cost of living
Eric and Beth Ann Mott moved from Denver to Thousand Oaks in 2022. They were surprised their cost o…
Erin Snodgrass
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I wanted to simplify my life, so I downsized my big house for a rental home and sold most of my stuff. I feel like I can breathe for the first time in years.
Lauren Cobello embraced a simpler lifestyle, downsizing her home and paying for services like laund…
Jyoti Mann
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Why a boomer left coastal Florida for a rural Arkansas town of 900 residents: 'I didn't think we'd make it' to retirement in Florida
Milan Novak, 67, moved from Florida's Atlantic Coast to a city in rural Arkansas with 900 residents…
Noah Sheidlower
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I downsized from a 2-bedroom house to a 42-foot sailboat, and my life has changed for the better
My partner and I relocated, sold, and donated most of our belongings so we could live on a boat, an…
Casey Hawkins
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UPS plans to lay off some of its controversial weekend drivers, union reps say, as delivery companies downsize for post-pandemic life
The layoffs will affect a new, lower-paying weekend position created in the most recent labor contr…
Emma Cosgrove
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Half the world's biggest companies are downsizing office space amid hybrid working
A Knight Frank survey found companies with more than 50,000 staff are looking to downsize office sp…
Pete Syme
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'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary warns of a 'downsized America' as rising prices and loan payments force consumers to cut back
Cash-strapped Americans are having to settle for smaller, cheaper homes and cars than they could af…