Jay Shafer's Tumbleweed and the World's Smallest Car

by Mark Pillos

Jay Shafer, 46, co-founder of the Small House Society, has just made people not just in California, but around the world know how to ease tremendous burdens financially, having 8 feet by 12 feet house that he named “Tumbleweed” is a solution.  

He said that people might think that he is crazy for living in this small house, but this helped him re-invent his life.

He also said that he wanted to focus more on things that he wanted to do.

Some of the advantages that he pointed out are: (1) not having a mortgage; and (2)not paying much utilities.

He never thought of becoming an entrepreneur but it is his passion to design small houses. I think that is an enough reason to survive- simple dreams leading to a great success.

Realization set forth to me when he said that he made the house with zero experience in construction. This line has something to do with me. I learned how to paint by just merely watching my older sister. I learned how to sew by just merely experimenting on what to do. I learned how to make patterns by just reading books. Skills are acquired when you have the passion to learn it.

Living in this tiny house without depriving the amenities of a large house is such a perfect way to enjoy life.

He said that people live a lot of excess, a lot of waste. Thus, he proposes the opposite. Sensible points, don’t you think?

To read more about Jay Shafer and his house "Tumbleweed",  CLICK HERE 

Here's a quick tour to Shafer's Tumbleweed:

AND IF YOU DECIDE TO GET A TINY HOUSE LIKE THE 'TUMBLEWEED', THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE THE  WORLD'S SMALLEST CAR

  

The GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS' Smallest Car with license to drive on public streets was created by PERRY WATKINS. 

 Read more about the mini car CLICK HERE

For more pictures CLICK HERE