THC 048: Tiny House Lessons Learned From This Year’s Podcasts

This week on the show is part 2 of tiny house living takeaways and lessons learned from many of this year’s podcasts.

Here’s what we discussed:

• The benefits of shipping container homes
• The biggest misconception about financing a tiny home
• Making a case to take to your local council for approval of long-term tiny house living
• Tiny house security
• How your tiny house build cost is not the final cost of your tiny house expenses… and much more!

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FEATURED PODCAST GUESTS

Composting Toilets & Being Connected to Nature

Kathy & Matt McMillan (Dunghutti Country, Mid-North Coast, NSW)

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Benefits of Shipping Container Homes

Brenda Kelly from IQ Container Homes(Taupo, New Zealand)

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The Biggest Misconception About Financing a Tiny House

Paul Pritchett from Great Escape Finance (Victoria, Australia)

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Who Needs to Consider Bushfire Resilient Tiny Homes

Tom Coupe from TC Tiny (Victoria, Australia)

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Creating a Fun Building Site

Bryh Joy & Cris Edwards from Big Life, Tiny Home (Tweed Heads, NSW)

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Making a Case For Tiny Homes With Your Local Council

Elle Paton from Littlefoot (St. Kilda, Victoria)

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Tiny House Inspiration & Design

Eujenne, Laurin & Till from Tiny Easy (Auckland, New Zealand)

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The Importance of Community

Jimmy Hirst from Polkadot (Sunshine Coast, QLD)

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A Tiny House Isn’t Going to Solve All Your Problems

Marie Beringer (Auckland, New Zealand)

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Tiny House Security

Ethan Waldman from the Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast (Burlington, Vermont, USA)

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Lessons Learned From Tiny House Living

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Your Tiny House Build Cost is Not the Final Cost of Your Tiny House Expenses

Joe Arnesen from LJM Carpentry & Construction (Sunshine Coast, QLD)

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Mould & Moisture in Your Tiny Home

Amie Skilton That Naturopath (Northern Rivers, NSW)

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Considering How You Can Reduce Your Impact & Contribute To a Better World

Jesse Anyan from Kingdomes (Snowy Mountains, NSW)

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Trust Yourself, Know What Feels Right For You & Reconnect With Community

Adam Hickman from Ever Homes (Deans Marsh, Victoria)

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Resources mentioned in this conversation:

• Brenda Kelly – Shipping Container Homes – Living Big in a Tiny House 1
• Brenda Kelly – Shipping Container Homes – Living Big in a Tiny House 2
• Brenda Kelly – Shipping Container Homes – Living Big in a Tiny House 3 (Brenda’s current home)**
• Tiny Homes Expo
• Australian Tiny House Association – Tiny House Regulations
• NSW Local Government (Manufactured Home Estates, Caravan Parks, Camping Grounds and Moveable Dwellings) Regulation 2021
• Australian Design Rules
• National Construction Code
• Building Code of Australia
• Ethan Waldman – Tiny House Decisions e-book