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EP 10: Ethan Waldman's Journey to Freedom and Simplicity

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What you’ll learn in this episode:

  • Ethan’s journey into tiny living and entrepreneurship.

  • The importance of keeping a budget.

  • What Ethan learned about himself while building his tiny home.

  • Why Ethan decided to start a blog answering commonly asked tiny living questions.

  • How to avoid decision overload.

  • The biggest challenge now that tiny living has become more popular.

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In this episode, Ethan Waldman shares his transformative journey into tiny house living, which began in 2011 when he sought to transition from the corporate world to entrepreneurship. Encountering the tiny house movement, he embraced the concept for its promise of financial freedom and simplicity. With determination, Ethan researched plans, options, and materials for his own tiny home, but what was initially a four-month project turned into a 14-month endeavor, yielding valuable life lessons.

Listen in as Ethan shares practical insights on aligning values with life-changing decisions like entrepreneurship, emphasizing the importance of budgeting and efficient planning in building a tiny home. He also reveals the liberating nature of living with less and how a minimalist lifestyle can bring newfound ease and fulfillment to your life.

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Quotes from the episode

“You fill the space that you are in. So, there is a tendency to increase expenses and increase purchases to meet whatever level of income you’re making.” - Ethan Waldman

“In a lot of ways living tiny makes your life a lot easier.” - Ethan Waldman

“If you’re unsure about whether you can live in a tiny house, book one around you for a weekend and see how it feels.”  - Ethan Waldman

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