Are Tiny Houses All They Are Cracked Up To Be?

Maybe not so much, according to an article in the Globe and Mail.

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January 16, 2016, 5:00 AM PST

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Columnist Erin Anderssen of The Globe and Mail writes about the pros and cons of living small. "As a society," Anderssen writes, "we've been urban sprawling to our detriment, wasting energy, space and interest on sky-high mortgages. And we could definitely kick the knick-knack habit. But how small can we shrink without wreaking havoc of a different kind? Are tiny houses really sustainable?"

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Tuesday, January 12, 2016 in The Globe and Mail

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