To all those asking, Johnny sold this home. We've done a follow-up video with him at the home he owns in Sebastopol, CA: "Bottom up urbanism" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iJ6oZ6aIp7PXgJs.html He lives in San Francisco and blogs about architecture/urbanism granolashotgun.com/
@Cottage-Reader4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Kristen for updating us!!! I really wanted to know after seeing his recent video, which was very informative as well.😁😊
@Melody_On_Pawz14 жыл бұрын
That’s one of my favorite places in the world but very expensive to live live there
@mariarobles64264 жыл бұрын
Why if housing is unfordable, homeless are ilegal and they denied permits?? 😭
@laurastrobel7184 жыл бұрын
Great story It shows that people can have their dream of home ownership without being a slave to the system It gives me hope Thanks for the upload and continuing to chronicle this man's journey ☺💝🎆
@mairedaly45484 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I've come back to this video few times over the years. It's honestly one of your most important ones...
@MsLia325 жыл бұрын
The moment you realize the bank did him a huge favour by refusing him a loan.
@jcdmodena4 жыл бұрын
In Brazil, many people do the same way that the Men did. Its not fast, but its safe. I did the same, after college i saved money for about 10 years, spending the minimum amount possible, and bought my 2 bedroom flat oh cash, when i was 35.
@italiani414 жыл бұрын
FocusFanatic banks never panic because...when a threat arise for them, they just need to lobby polititians. “Magically” regulations are then enacted in their favor to protect and make sure their speculations can go on.
@davidacosta1474 жыл бұрын
I hear the tiny house is cheaper than a 120 grand house
@Michelle-pn9xt4 жыл бұрын
@@davidacosta147 Of course, it is cheaper if it is much smaller.
@minastirith9974 жыл бұрын
@@davidacosta147 it's also cheaper in a long run with heating, taxes, electricity etc.
@nicolegavrilov61287 жыл бұрын
This makes me feel normal. We have been living in an unfinished 700 sqft home that we are building as we go with cash for TWO YEARS and counting.
@maryjanegreen76017 жыл бұрын
nice!
@woofolliesmydog86286 жыл бұрын
Take your time, there is no rush:-)
@Max0429.5 жыл бұрын
Yess!!! 😁 keep on pushing. You're on the right track.
@ChunkyMonkaayyy5 жыл бұрын
Comment is two years old. How’s the home coming along? I have a 600 sq ft one bedroom I’m working on.
@ShiaGirl185 жыл бұрын
I pray you will finish it. Once you're done, you'll be even more proud and comfortable- living mortgage free!
@kwqd544 жыл бұрын
When I bought my home at age 43 (i.e., got my 30 year loan) the banker said I was under buying based on my income in my new job. I had just gotten out of college after retraining myself for a white collar job. Most people like me were buying McMansions. But, I wanted an old Victorian in walking distance of stores, downtown, etc., so I wouldn't have to rely on a car when I retired. It was not the "cool" part of town and I got a lot of sneers and negative comments. After five years, interest rates dropped to 5% so I refinanced to a 15 year loan which would be paid off the year I retired and the payment was actually less than for my previous loan. So I basically started at age 43 with absolutely nothing and retired at 63 with a home that is paid for and no bills except utilities. You can do it, you just have to plan and live within your means or below your means and save what you can.
@kwqd544 жыл бұрын
BTW, my monthly payments actually went down when I refinanced from a 30 year loan to a 15 year loan due to the lower interest rate. Everything just fell into place for me, so some of it was planning and some of it was taking advantage of luck that came my way.
@racekrasser78694 жыл бұрын
I'm glad for you. However, I think it's truly terrible that people literally work nearly every day of their adult lives, and are considered lucky if they can afford to own their own dwelling after 30 years. Where does all the money go?
@kwqd544 жыл бұрын
@@racekrasser7869 Like the OP, folks need to do some goal setting and short and long term planning. At 38, after three layoffs in my thirties, getting completely wiped out each time, starting over from scratch each time and almost becoming homeless the last time, I decided that I needed reassess where my life was going. I had been living paycheck to paycheck until that time with no life plan. I decided that I needed to make a life plan and set some goals. After some thinking, I decided I wanted to own a house, become financially secure and retire before age 65. So, I did some research and made a long term goal and a 25 year plan with some short term goals for how to accomplish my long term goal. I decided I needed a college degree in a certain field to become employable and competitive and I needed to move someplace where I could afford to buy a house. I relocated to a less expensive area that had an affordable university program. I lived in a damp one room basement apartment for five years while I worked my way, class by class, through a bachelor degree and part of a masters degree. I worked part and full time and paid for my classes as I took them, incurring no student loan debt. I had decided to start the masters degree because it would make me even more competitive if I became unemployed again and was competing with others in my new field and because I now had good study habits from my bachelor degree work and was used to being a poor college student. I had moved to an area with two large companies about 40 miles apart that employed people with my new skill and part of my long term goals was to work for one of these companies. I applied to both companies and was eventually hired by one of them at age 43 after going to college for 13 straight semesters with no breaks and no life besides work and studying. After a few years at my new company, I asked my employer if they cared if I had a masters degree and they said they didn't but I decided to finish it anyway in case I was laid off again and I finished it at age 48. Eventually, there were rumors of possible changes at my company which could result in downsizing, so I did more research and decided to get a second masters degree in a different field, so if I was laid off, I would have two potential job skills to fall back on. I started that degree at age 55 and finished it at age 59, taking one class at a time. Luckily, my company did not downsize while I was working there and I was able to complete 20+ years with the company retiring at age 63 and I never needed to use either of my masters degrees. While I was working I lived modestly, lived on a budget, saved into multiple retirement funds and regularly calculated my financial progress toward being able to retire to ensure that I would meet my long term goal. Now I am retired, financially secure and own a home. So, the OP and I had different life plans, and very different goals about how to achieve them, but we both made plans and set goals for achieving our life plan. We both decided to control our lives not let our lives control us. Of course, no plan is fool proof, but I made multiple contingency plans and made sacrifices to deal with the unexpected things that might happen on the way to achieving my long term plan. Sorry for the long post, but I wish someone had told me this when I was 28, not 38. It would have made my life a lot easier.
@reginafisher99193 жыл бұрын
I totally agree
@namsahejsongbird68373 жыл бұрын
My dream!
@judya.shroads82455 жыл бұрын
Love him, his ideas and not being in debt for 30 yrs. Smart man.
@sharonfarris12824 жыл бұрын
This man should be teaching a course to young people on the smart way to buy a house. You can start small and add on later. Agree with Judy. Staying out of debt will change one's life.
@ravenhummel82023 жыл бұрын
No one has to be in debt for 30 years are ever, that's what he was telling you
@circe...4 ай бұрын
I just learned so much from this man than I ever did from a financial planner or realtor. I am in this pressure of needing to own a home, but the way he explained it... damn. Land and tiny home seems a good, smart way to go.
@jedics110 жыл бұрын
getting approval to build a house with a 2 car garage and then just building the garage is pure genius and appeals to my sensibilities and resentment towards being told what to build by people that arent going to be living there. You are my hero of the week.
@signalfire69 жыл бұрын
Jayme Capurso Unfortunately years later the city came down on him hard, I think mostly for the shower setup and soap going into the septic system (?) His blog is at Granola Shotgun if you want to read more; he's come a long ways since this video.
@jedics17 жыл бұрын
ahh thanks for the info, I will check it out, also allowed me to notice and fix a typo in my comment :)
@valeriehancotte-galan4790 Жыл бұрын
Yes, but couldn't the city force him to complete the whole project or be fined daily until he does??
@jedics1 Жыл бұрын
@@valeriehancotte-galan4790 Depends on if the laws have been amended to allow for such things where he is.
@nichicatseven10448 жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing people that commonsense will never go out of style.
@zxtraterrestrial5 жыл бұрын
Perfect example of ‘living within your means’ I love it!! 👌
@onthehill33814 жыл бұрын
My mom never refinanced her home like he says people do. I remember a lot of people were doing it at one point and she kept saying how stupid it was. She was reupholstering her old sofa herself when her friends were buying new furniture every other year. She paid off the home she lives in (3 bedroom ocean/mountain view) in 30 years. My father died (in a plane crash) three years after they bought it. She was was paid insurance money from that and used it to buy an investment property. Paid that off too and has a nice rental income. She was always very simple and never spent on things she didn’t need.
@AhhhsoNeo9 жыл бұрын
I grew up in a small African country and this is how most people built their homes. It takes longer, but u r mortgage free!
@moonunit19809 жыл бұрын
+AhhhsoNeo That is how civilized societies do it. People think the Western world is so civilized but how civilized is it to trap people in 30 year mortgages. We all need to go back to community based debt free living.
@AmandaFromWisconsin6 жыл бұрын
Yes, I would say the Western world is civilized. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.
@paxsmile6 жыл бұрын
AhhhsoNeo same in south America
@devilinav74946 жыл бұрын
We have serious problems providing affordable housing for people in the US, and this explains many of the reasons why. When I went to Mexico, I saw lots of houses that people built themselves, a room at a time, as they could afford it. I envied them, because they had homes they owned. In the States, unless you can save a lot of money for a down-payment and also find a stable, good-paying job, you will be trapped paying rent forever. I love this guy's way to work around the problem of not being allowed to build small!
@barbarabrantley47796 жыл бұрын
That’s the best way to own a home. It’s paid for when you finish. No staying awake at night wondering how your going to pay the bill.
@k.m.94187 жыл бұрын
even though it took him 10 yrs, 10 yrs (pd off) is better than a 30yr mortgage. fabulous!
@06hilltopper5 жыл бұрын
@@alexandersupertramp1293 That's not entirely true. Let's say this house cost him $50,000 in cash over 10 years (it was probably less because by being patient he was able to source materials for less). You are saying he should have gotten a loan for a $100,000 house, paid over 30 years. At current rates (much lower than what he would have had then), he would be paying 3.92% interest. His total payback on $100,000 would be $170,213. In 10 years he would have paid $56,737. So he would have already paid more than for his current house and will still owe 2/3rds of the loan. I think he had the right idea.
@balderasvivian5 жыл бұрын
Yes now he's going back to his roots it took mom and dad yrs to furnish, yadda yadda yadda it's ok you don't have to have everything now, today....
@gomezaddams64705 жыл бұрын
@@alexandersupertramp1293 I'm sure he made his choices about having children long before this house. Many people don't want children. This planet has a finite amount of resources and in case you didn't notice we're not doing a really good job taking care of it. So those big ugly mcmansions that the taxes are literally $140,000 a year here where I live Plus whatever you're paying for a mortgage that's insanity he's happy! Happiness is so much more important and I don't think he has a problem with parking or anything else you can see the joy in his face and what he ended up with I would take any day over a 7-bedroom mcmansion in this dump of a affluent neighborhood I live in
@patcola73354 жыл бұрын
@@gomezaddams6470 can I ask where the authority for US to take care of it comes from ? Who gave US this authority ? Your thinking is scary. Limited resources ? The one who made all of this is able to provide. Remember the loaves and fishes ?
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr28233 жыл бұрын
@@06hilltopper Would be smarter to buy less, and you can sell and collect capital gains in 2 years if you want.
@cecilianagy35624 жыл бұрын
Smart man. btw America's "tiny homes" are regular sized homes in Europe, where whole families live happily...
@TheLastProzacNation4 жыл бұрын
Cecília Nagy Regular sized homes in Europe are not 400sq feet aka 38 meters.
@SwedeProof4 жыл бұрын
True, but they are smaller than the ridiculous MacMansions cluttering up the American landscape.
@daniabadeister15264 жыл бұрын
@@TheLastProzacNation for one person, yes they are.
@alifloydtv4 жыл бұрын
@@TheLastProzacNation European here, central Edinburgh. My home is about 20 by 20ft plus attic. Before me, a family of 4 lived here. It's small but perfectly formed!
@happysailor53974 жыл бұрын
Houses in Europe are mostly around 1100 to 1500 sq feet. If that is the size of a tiny house in USA I would really laugh.
@MR-tn5kv5 жыл бұрын
My favorite one so far because of the guy’s honesty and reality. Perfect size
@daddykirbs9 жыл бұрын
... you start thinking "What do I need and how can I help the people near me get what they need?". I really enjoyed this man's story about how he build his small house over a course of 10 years without a mortgage. We can do this with a mindset of "community".
@clintsteel4468 жыл бұрын
but it's like he said (most) people want instant gratification! so, they get a loan with interest almost as high as the mortgage and when the loan insurance is yet added to this, they couldn't pay it off in their lifetime and when it's left to their (children) they say, sell this piece of junk, I don't want it if there is any money after the sale, give it to me!
@June-rb1nx6 жыл бұрын
This is what / how I was taught. My sisters along with their DH's and me & my DH all built homes this way. We did the "pay" as you go method....sure, it took awhile,but in the long run, we have a nice retirement fund, our homes are paid for, we drive nice "used" cars ( and we own only ONE car) etc. So many think today that you need two cars, you don't. Here's another tip to help those of you who like this idea and way of living.....each week when you get paid, put $20 in a separate savings account. After you get $1000 start putting it away in CD's......make sure you PAY YOURSELF first. If you learn to do this, instead of going out to eat, or other things you really don't need....you will have a nice retirement and or other things you want after you retire. Another things, most of you snicker at the way people like the Duggars live, but if you get into the mindset of buying 2nd hand, think of all the money you'll save, and put the s
@wolfpak82286 жыл бұрын
Blake Kirby -community means laws, rules and ordinances, government control of everything. Not my dream
@jeankirk1326 жыл бұрын
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@jeankirk1326 жыл бұрын
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@merlin84998 жыл бұрын
I was very inspired by this story, I've been putting away $50 a week to do this in 8 years. Thanks!
@j.c.nightwalker53225 жыл бұрын
6 more years 👍
@Eidann635 жыл бұрын
All the best to you!!
@akikoito13835 жыл бұрын
you can do it!
@AneliyaDimitrova1235 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic idea! Thanks for sharing so we can start too!
@ShiaGirl185 жыл бұрын
I have been thinking of building my home, even before leaving college. I live in Jamaica and even a pastor told me I cannot save to build/buy a home. There is a way to do this without being trapped by the bank.
@agashawn3 жыл бұрын
Love how in 2020 the tiny movement is huge 😁 he was just ahead of his time
@lisabolo265 жыл бұрын
This man has truly found Paradise. Bravo!!!!
@thewisdomtooth183210 жыл бұрын
Some say its a "scam", but he did not hurt anyone, he use his honest money to build a house that fits him, the only people will have problem with this is banks and wall street, just imagine if everyone does this, those big corporate CEO will lost their multimillion salary.... this materialistic society is the scam, not this guy.
@nikhilsukumar236 жыл бұрын
TheWisdomtooth well said all the mansions and celebs. Ufff. Why? We need to re consider life.
@rebeccagreen92406 жыл бұрын
I like the way this guy did what he did.
@JJ212105 жыл бұрын
TheWisdomtooth : Let's avoid the word "scam," even tho you're just repeating what others might have said, bc a scam is illegal but this man's actions weren't. Until the banking system is reformed to enable lots of people to do something this sensible, people have the right to use the rules that are in place -- as he did -- to create sane solutions. He has no debt that endangers anyone; smaller homes are ecofriendly; etc.
@rebeccagreen92405 жыл бұрын
@@JJ21210 I agree with you
@flybeep16615 жыл бұрын
Define "some", what are you talking about? Don't be vague, say what you mean asshole.
@IfWeRanTheWorldXers10 жыл бұрын
Johnny Sanphillippo is my Tiny House hero! Thank you, Johnny, for showing another way to live and finance our own American Dreams!
@kirstendirksen10 жыл бұрын
I also appreciate Johnny's view of the world. He recently started a blog: granolashotgun.com where he's doing his own stories (and videos) about "urbanism, adaptation and resilience". Enjoy!
@IfWeRanTheWorldXers10 жыл бұрын
Kirsten Dirksen I just bookmarked it, so I'm excited to follow his musings.
@tinyhouseinthecity5209 жыл бұрын
Andrea Plaid I love his story too. This is a strategy I may have to use in order for me to do this in NYC!
@deborahwoods23617 жыл бұрын
I love the house! A Murphy bed would be good!
@TheSamVala5 жыл бұрын
He is not The only one. I pay everything by myself and within 14 years after I bought The house I Will own it. I have 7 years left. I live on a cleaners salary
@girlygirl18903 жыл бұрын
TheSamVala that is awesome. I am happy for you that you are living "the smart way" and doing it on a cleaners salary. This gives most of us hope. Can I ask how you found the home that you can afford to pay off in 14 years? Is it a tiny home, or was it a much older home, etc...? So glad for you.
@TheSamVala3 жыл бұрын
@@girlygirl1890 live cheap but smart. Buy Good quality that last but less off things that you don't need. I like the minimalistic approach and that helps me a lot. Learn as mutch as possible by youself. Saves a lot. Cook, clean, cut the trees to make to Wood, pick berrie's etc. Things like electricity and water är 2 things that I normalt leave to proffesionals but most other things you can learn IF you study
@girlygirl18903 жыл бұрын
@@TheSamVala Thank you for your wise words.
@ravenhummel82023 жыл бұрын
It's not difficult for anyone except those who live beyond their means and purchase things that will own THEM.
@ravenhummel82023 жыл бұрын
I, too, will have my home and property paid off at the 14 year mark. 2500 square foot home with two car garage, two acres. Life is not as hard as people make it.
@elviradonaghy54225 жыл бұрын
YOU SON, HAVE A GOOD SOUND MIND. MORE POWER TO YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU.
@hailetrekker8 жыл бұрын
I wish I had met this guy when I was 30. At 49, I've dramatically changed my thinking about home ownership to put myself in his position. Better late than never, I guess.
@akikoito13835 жыл бұрын
That's the right attitude!
@sdmsdm79265 жыл бұрын
yes! better late than never is right!
@bellasue024 жыл бұрын
I had to live in the city and after 20 years was able to sell my house in a good market and pay cash for a house by a lake on a hill so no flood worries like the coast
@tbd50824 жыл бұрын
49 years old is not late. Good for you!
@Mexicobeanpole4 жыл бұрын
Not too late. 49 is not old anymore. Get it!
@YlvaBjarnson8 жыл бұрын
The fact is that you should be teaching college kids a class in everything you have discussed. It's critical and doesn't exist. You are really analytical and we need you. I love your home!
@Bloodclotzzzzzzzzzzz8 жыл бұрын
+Leslie Ann Taylor-Bjarnson I agree, this really could quite literally save lives, and certainly enrich many of them.
@focusedfreebird8 жыл бұрын
+Bloodclotzzzzzzzzzzz I agree he is a smart man!
@rosisunny93026 жыл бұрын
Blue Bird Yes he should be a Teacher,for Highschool,jest amazing!!Blessings to him and you!!!!
@Dachdogoriginal6 жыл бұрын
Universities don't want to teach that. They are part of the system that teaches you have to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars for an education that leaves you unemployed and over qualified. He is doing simple jobs and is more content. Universities don't teach being simple and content.
@sallyanspach17135 жыл бұрын
He seriously should!
@dreamlife23512 жыл бұрын
I’m 65 and building my first home …… like this….. in Hawai’i, in 3 months ! I’m so happy to see this video because my obstacles are people that tell me I have to this and/or that. I continue to say NO, I want to go smaller NOT BIGGER!
@andrew68465 жыл бұрын
I randomly come back to this video every few months just because it puts me in a good mood. The American dream is to live your life in whatever way you see fit (conventional or otherwise). This man’s story is truly inspiring and I wish others would join this wave.
@akaurb7 жыл бұрын
His story reminds me of a saying "there's always enough for man's need but never for his greed".
@lifereceiver36615 жыл бұрын
Good reminder
@majesticmojo38235 жыл бұрын
Without greed, need would have less of a chance
@mjohnson17415 жыл бұрын
Tell that to Jeff Bezos!
@TaxTheChurches.4 жыл бұрын
Never heard that before.
@tripd49494 жыл бұрын
Trump 2020
@michaelkwan-davis93215 жыл бұрын
You're an inspiration. We live in a 550 sq ft one bedroom and we love it. You can be creative in a small space and be happy with it. We have been in de-cluttering stage lately and got rid a large clunky furniture that just took up too much floor space and got pieces that made more sense. This is truly what affordable housing is as about.
@Supergirl-oo5lr5 жыл бұрын
The is the best video I have seen so far. Gives me hope that someday I will be able to get my own tiny house. I love the fact that he made the choice to accept a lower salary to get a happier life and still managed to realise his dream. I completely relate to this! Thank you
@patcola73354 жыл бұрын
Buy a cheap mobile home...problem solved.
@ahikernamedgq7 жыл бұрын
This is still one of the most inspiring videos!
@babettedetwiler74277 жыл бұрын
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@sarahaugustine41857 жыл бұрын
I love his attitude, nothing 'entitled' about it. Bravo!
@billymccaughey37415 жыл бұрын
Every time I see this video I watch him. He is grounded and humble. Absolutely love him and his energy.
@hvwees5 жыл бұрын
Nice how this guys “fooled” the system.... lovely home .... well done !
@Sheilamaizi8 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite tiny house story on youtube. First of all his garage is larger than many tiny homes on wheels. It is wonderful that he found this land. I love listening to his story because it gives me hope. I have a small salary too and worry that I will not be able to buy what I want. I am living in a condo now in Florida. It has its pros and cons.
@forgedabouted7 жыл бұрын
Sheila meri God bless I hope we can all get where we would like to be ! This video always makes me so hopefull ! Goodluck
@winluvwinluv37347 жыл бұрын
Mine too I have watch it a few times.
@forgedabouted7 жыл бұрын
winluv winluv been watching it the last few years :/...one day !
@winluvwinluv37347 жыл бұрын
You should also follow him he has a blog it's called Granola Shotgun it also gives you great ideas.
@winluvwinluv37347 жыл бұрын
forgedabouted: You should subscribe to his blog Granola Shotgun it's full of ideas.
@hannahlipka52667 жыл бұрын
"So I had to fool the county." *extreme zoom in* lol
@pathan2325 жыл бұрын
Yeah...I caught that! LOL!
@lz636426 күн бұрын
@@pathan232 lol 😆
@incredulouskirk4 жыл бұрын
love how you completely cut out the machine and did it your own way. the system is corrupt and unsustainable anyway.
@ravenhummel82023 жыл бұрын
It's easy if you stop trying to keep up with the Joneses.
@honesty59645 жыл бұрын
Good for him for living the way he wants
@jimk98926 жыл бұрын
great story. Personally...I lost a home in a fire. I was under insured. So when it came time to buy a home again, there just was not much money there to work with. I had an employer that told me to buy a house with as little down as possible. To invest the money I would have spent in the home instead into the stock market. I decided against that. I invested the bulk of the money into a small house. He was very disappointed in me. Telling me that my mortgage would not be much more per month if I kept the money out. Then the crash of 07 happened. I paid off my house early just a few years later. He lost a ton in the market. I will take living tiny and not paying into my retirement years. Good video.
@Dachdogoriginal6 жыл бұрын
People always are experts with other people's money. Lol. But if it doesn't sound or feel right, then don't do it.
@FreedomofSpeech8656 жыл бұрын
jim K you were very smart to do what you did
@YourGraceMyLady6 жыл бұрын
Prime example of trusting your own instincts
@bettyhouk87275 жыл бұрын
jim K we bought a three bedroom, 2 bath house ,during that ‘07 crash the house
@mikemower19395 жыл бұрын
The stock market is nothing but a scam, was from day one. Ive never personally seen good come from it, wish i did but reality always interferes.
@kgaerr7 жыл бұрын
very refreshing to see someone realistic and pragmatic achieving their dream. So hopeful for people on a small salary. And his home is absolutely beautiful.
@rachaelwinston30165 жыл бұрын
Love it! I admire you so much! Great job outsmarting the criminals who run mortgage companies and banks!!!
@yourroyallioness66075 жыл бұрын
Very smart guy. Unlike most Americans, he was very realistic about his needs and wants. Salute.👍
@sdrfz7 жыл бұрын
This guy is a genius. I could listen to him for a long time.
@quartzthoughts10 жыл бұрын
This blew me away! I would love to live in that home. This guy's attitude really speaks to me.
@extremekitty81115 жыл бұрын
So proud of this man! I am inspired by his perseverance & unwavering positive attitude. If he can do it, any one can!
@LisaN8 жыл бұрын
I really love this. His thinking is right thinking.
@dudanunesbleff7 жыл бұрын
Yes, he has got a very clear insight on the "own-a-house" trap.
@marciatedder8876 жыл бұрын
Maria m.m.
@wolfpak82286 жыл бұрын
Lisa N - you agree, so it's "right thinking" Heil
@tracycolleran806 жыл бұрын
👍
@shobamacintyre68567 жыл бұрын
Dude, you make absolute sense. I totally get it.
@LifeBetweenTheDash4 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful mindset for living. He has enough. Perfect!
@TatteredAndTornPages5 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! And it's exactly what my hubby & I did, but, at 900sqft we're in a mansion!! No mortgage! Crazy how people pay 1000's for a monthly payment. Zero disrespect, just not for us♡
@irina52768 жыл бұрын
You are a positive,pleasant man. I wish you long life in her lovely home
@pammyrogers10 жыл бұрын
I like that you didn't put your bed in a loft like I see in so many "tiny" homes. If you plan to live there into old age, you do not want stairs or ladder. Thanks for sharing your very clever story. I hope more people take up this route and way of living. Who needs all this "stuff"? You can't put a price on this type peace of mind.
@mkite7155 жыл бұрын
You are an inspiration. I used to want the huge house, but no longer. I’m saving up to buy a home in cash in 3-4 years. I’ll be debt free in May or June, I’ll have a six month emergency fund saved by December, then I’ll start saving up for my house. I learned it all from Dave Ramsey last year, and also by watching people like you on KZfaq! A big problem in America today is everyone wants things now and the culture we live in tells us to borrow, borrow, borrow. People buy things they don’t need, with money they don’t have, to impress people they don’t even like. I cut up my credit card several months ago. I will never borrow again.
@zeynepbusbee68864 жыл бұрын
Hey everyone, I do the same and despite the fact that, i am coming from a famous and wealthy family in Turkey and i am a single mom, who lived around the world, have 2 college degrees and for years, I was an executive in high end companies, at age 44, after diagnoed gluten intolerance, plantar fasciitis, fibromyalgia, hypertension and anxiety disorder, I decided that, since my daughter went to College this year, start my own cleaning job. I started doing it where I live here in downtown in Chicago. When my "rich and famous "mom and sister found out about it, they shamed me and rebel me and restrain me from them! They put me on Turkish national TV, made up some horrible stories for me so that way they think they clean their name, to people when they ask why you don't help your daughter/sister since you have millions? I never want their dime anyway, cause i work so hard and and lived thru my life 5 stars all the time and now all I want is to be healthy, peaceful. I also do dogwalking and love it. Frankly making good money and now i have 2 people working for me and cleaning went very viral here where I live. I am damm proud of myself but i dont have a mom or sister which is totally okay but very very heart breaking. I get this guy, bravo. I go against the system also, i dont want to work or live my life the way society tells us to be. I am very free and very hardworking and still have everything. Which is pride, health and happiness.
@riseandshine114 жыл бұрын
You are a blessing!
@isabelaguzei87454 жыл бұрын
Great story, great choice! U are an example for me. Many blessings:)
@Michelle-qd9gm4 жыл бұрын
Zeynep Busbee well done you 👍👍👍
@nicolejennings83894 жыл бұрын
This is about his life, not yours. Let him have the attention. We don't give af about you. We clicked on this for his life story.
@zx8644 жыл бұрын
You are my role model :) your story is very inspiring
@landrecce10 жыл бұрын
Good for this guy! Beat this system and not for selfish reasons! Very inspiring! Well done my friend!
@levaillant16 жыл бұрын
Brilliant......his video should be shown in every high school in America.....everywhere, actually. Society has become so greedy, self-centered, entitled that it seems no one thinks like this guy. So time to share his way of thinking and most importantly, "getting it done his way," an affordable way.
@JohnSmith-iu3ts9 жыл бұрын
This Guys is a Rebel with a cause!
@CPR4THEBODYlivingaenrichedlife5 жыл бұрын
Many wish they could have this peace and life today!! Thats why its alwats best to do what makes u happy! Everything else will fall in place Now there is a TINY HOUSE MOVEMENT
@GwenMotoGirl4 жыл бұрын
I saw this video when it was posted in 2012. I was very inspired. I bought an old defunct restaurant that had an old building that was a chicken coop. The place had been vacant for 13 years. Banks wouldn’t touch this place. The owners had planned to open a restaurant, but plans changed and the properties sat untouched. Parts of the roof on both buildings had blown off and rain caused more damage. In the end, the owners financed for me on a 7 year loan at 7% interest when interest rates were lower, which allowed them to get a decent return. It was good for me and good for them. I turned the coop into a kitschy little guest house and lived there while I worked on turning the restaurant into a home that I’m doing my best to renovate with cash and lots of DIY. As I write this, I’m sitting on a ladder in the “restaurant” (now a residential house) taking a break from putting up trim and painting. Every square inch of this place needed work. It needed new electrical, plumbing and sewer. There has been so much drama with dishonest contractors and other failed projects. But today, I still consider this the best decision I’ve ever made. I saved money by living here in an RV at first. Then I moved into the guest house. Then I got the restaurant building just good enough to move into it so I can work on it a little at a time. Technically, the RV wasn’t allowed, but the city decided that this was better than having a trashed property. I now have a good amount of equity and will have two residences to rent out when I entire in 3 years and travel. I appreciate Kirsten so much for showing me a different and better way to live.
@ebfabulous9 жыл бұрын
Thinking outside the box. LOVE it !! They need to be teaching this kind of nimble thinking to children...not how to temporarily vomit out information for a test .
@reachforacreech9 жыл бұрын
dont put your kids in public school
@faithrada9 жыл бұрын
reachforacreech I sent my child to a Waldorf School.... THAT was the best decision we ever made. In fifth grade their project was to build a SOD House... just like on the old prairie. THose kids worked so hard... and it really expanded their horizons. Academically they far excelled their rote learning counterparts.
@thepostnihilist9 жыл бұрын
reachforacreech homeschool using the Bible.
@reachforacreech9 жыл бұрын
thepostnihilist the bible is ok.but you cant just interpret it as is.it contradicts iteself,and also leaves people in a dumb state.They dont think logically.
@faithrada9 жыл бұрын
thepostnihilist Or... one could use BOTH the Bhagavad Gita AND the Bible... and compare the two .... listing ALL the similarities. My children benefited greatly from taking a class in Comparative Religions. It really helped expand their awareness and gave them a much better sense of the various ways that humans approach THAT Divine One.
@d.n.40796 жыл бұрын
I think I've watched this about 30 times over the years and I never get tired of it. What a great attitude Johnny has and so smart looking ahead and planning. His life will be so much more pleasant without excess stuff and debt. Cool guy!
@peggyprose4 жыл бұрын
Me, too!
@zulemagonzalez68214 жыл бұрын
Alguien m puede decir dónde puedo comprar una estufa como esta estás si aguantan el peso de OLLAS PESADAS GRACIAS
@zulemagonzalez68214 жыл бұрын
Soy de Mexico
@sravanthipericharla5274 жыл бұрын
Same here.. I've watched it 100 times tgis yr. He is my motivation for buying a house u need
@jaglinuxmint7 ай бұрын
same with me
@riseevolution5 жыл бұрын
Me: i want to build a small house. Companies: you cannot. Me: so.. lets Change the thing... I want to build a Garage! Companies: you can!!!
@geaninaschiopu59114 жыл бұрын
Very clever
@firequeen21944 жыл бұрын
💕
@voutoo78994 жыл бұрын
L
@taylorbritt4993 жыл бұрын
@Paul Floyd you could get away with it by having a futon. Just looks like a couch from a glance. Plenty of people in tiny houses actually have a homemade futon and they look really comfy.
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr28233 жыл бұрын
@@taylorbritt499 There's nothing about a futon that comfortable. Just saying. :)
@Shofargirl14 жыл бұрын
THE MORAL TO THIS STORY IS , LIVE WITHIN YOUR MEANS! IT IS SOMETHING I BELIEVE IN! STAY OUT OF DEBT!!!🌹 Thanks for sharing this wonderful story.
@elizabethtimothy47764 жыл бұрын
Right?! People need to stop keeping with the Joneses.
@patcola73354 жыл бұрын
Or in this day and age....the Patels
@annblack31467 жыл бұрын
I have done the same thing with the exception I own several properties.I only work around 8 months out of the year part time.I have no regrets on not getting a bank loan.
@purringinmyear7 жыл бұрын
It would be great to get an update on this story😊
@sdmsdm79265 жыл бұрын
I agree, I wonder if he still feels the same after all this time, he seemed to really know what he wanted out of life so I'm thinking he's still happy & living in Hawaii.
@oaquino8295 жыл бұрын
@@sdmsdm7926 He has a blog called Granola Shotgun.
@KAT-th5eh5 жыл бұрын
Smart, Resourceful & Patient😂. Excellent HOME & Garden, Cudos Brother👍
@claudiastockman84384 жыл бұрын
Smart practical man, living within your means who cleans homes for a living and truly enjoys what he does! I love his example
@jaybird50019 жыл бұрын
I bought myself a school bus to renovate! It already came with a kitchen, and greywater and freshwater tanks. It's my summer project and I hope to get it finished this year to actually live in.
@chiron63woundedhealer479 жыл бұрын
Epith D Aweee...cool.! Good luck, make a video on it and show us please...can't wait to see it. Hope it's awesome... :)
@Hitman-tk6en9 жыл бұрын
Epith D should make a video would love to see finished project
@xxmightyonexx9 жыл бұрын
+Epith D GOOD FOR YOU (no sarcasm, honestly impressed)
@barnabyaprobert51598 жыл бұрын
Will you be painting it up like the Partridge Family one?
@paxsmile6 жыл бұрын
Lauree Jankowski make a step by step video!! All the best for you!
@lorrainejacobson67377 жыл бұрын
Nobody wants to help you have a small house, which is a blessing--you get a home without the mortgage.
@NationandState4 жыл бұрын
This made me cry. I'm so happy to see this. It's hopeful and inspiring. Thank you.
@Sagwafu3 жыл бұрын
I keep coming back to this video because I love the way he speaks and I enjoy him as a human.
@ColinBurnside10 жыл бұрын
You are a very wise man. You can only eat one meal at a time and you can only sleep in one bed at a time. Thank you for your video.
@lunasangria7 жыл бұрын
Love your tiny home! Good for you for sticking with your dream. :-)
@gaylebrown52163 жыл бұрын
Congratulations, young man. I, as a single parent bought a home & paid off the mortgage in 20 years. That was my priority as everyone said that I couldn't do it. Only my mother believed in me. Now as a senior citizen I only have property taxes, utilities & food to pay for. I end up at the end of the year with about 10 grand to just salt away. Living the dream, like you lad.
@eik44945 жыл бұрын
SMART, SMART, SMART.....is all I can say! Kudos to you!
@miranduri8 жыл бұрын
Definitely my favorite small house story. What a pleasant and beautiful place.
@joyamartin99 жыл бұрын
I also have a tiny house. Two years ago I bought it for a song and survive with the same outlook & lifestyle as this guy. Well& septic= $0, taxes are only $1,000 a year, I use cash to do diy projects & save to get things done by a professional (electrician, plumber etc). I grow as much as I can.love this life.
@charlenelaguer70725 жыл бұрын
He is very wise in planning for a home with no mortgage! What an inspiring story and to think that perhaps it wouldn't be so hard to live comfortably such as this man does on a low salary is very hopeful!
@laszlohorvath86375 жыл бұрын
You are a genius and inspiration to many. Thank you for having the guts to present what others were afraid to want less. 🙏
@susanporter23367 жыл бұрын
How things have changed in just a few years!!!!! Now "Tiny Homes" are all the rage!!! I love watching all the videos showing all the many many floor plans for Tiny Homes. Alas, it's all too late for me. I'm 72 and live in senior housing, but oh! how I'd love to live in one of the tiny homes with a loft and much less square feet than even Johnny has. I love what he did and how he did it ---- and he thought of it BEFORE the era of Tiny Homes! Good for him!
@cruithne60216 жыл бұрын
Please don't box yourself in by saying you're too old. Maybe you could write a blog about your ideas for building and outfitting a little house, and adding to your knowledge that way. Maybe living in a tiny house isn't in your plans now,, but your ideas could take root in others who could use your insights.I'm 65 myself and bursting with ideas.
@pawsnotclaws27725 жыл бұрын
Susan Porter I love it!! I want a tiny home so bad!!
@veddylicious016 жыл бұрын
Very smart indeed!!! This is my concept of being rich
@pawsnotclaws27725 жыл бұрын
Veddy Diaz same
@buzzweebee86855 жыл бұрын
So true..
@llc19765 жыл бұрын
Agreed!!
@tripd49494 жыл бұрын
Trump 2020
4 жыл бұрын
@@tripd4949 why, what does trump do for you ? Make you poorer while he gets richer? Vote Bernie He actually cares about equality and fairness
@zina66535 жыл бұрын
He is very smart and seems happy and content with his life...well done! I love his ideas, attitude and want to be like him when I grow up
@bd38254 жыл бұрын
I love this guy's spirit. He is so dedicated and did a great job on his house. A home owner who can actually sleep at night. Good on him!
@CheekySuper10 жыл бұрын
I love this Hawaii house - for some reason it doesn't seem small at all, just right. The owner seems like a really nice person.
@jayhudspeth15217 жыл бұрын
I loved what he had to say and the thought and time he put into making his dream come true!!!
@philippaclarke37354 жыл бұрын
I admire this man! He learnt very quickly what has taken me most of my life to learn; never be a slave to the bankers.
@saltspress79844 жыл бұрын
I love this I think I've watched it about 20 times, so relaxing and just seems an ideal simple life.
@jbello93984 жыл бұрын
hahaha yes, it's like a message of hope
@margiepeary80035 жыл бұрын
Since this was published 6 yrs. ago, I pray this kind, smart man and his sweet, cozy home were not in the path of the recent volcanic activity!!!
@lindagraham33464 жыл бұрын
I thought of that too.
@laurenbonneau32164 жыл бұрын
This is on kauai more than likely. Looks like hanalae beach in the beginning. No volcanic activity
@cruisepaige4 жыл бұрын
Kinda sounds like you hope the opposite
@tonyathomas3664 жыл бұрын
I PRAY NOT
@LifeDIYJosie4 жыл бұрын
Watch the video in the end screen. 7 years later (Feb 2019) he has a property in Sonoma County. He's doing wonderful things there. Amazing man!
@TheTopaz606 жыл бұрын
I love his thinking and spirit, he is so adorably articulate about his choices and logic. Smart and down to earth no rubbish . He is absolutely right. Well done and best wishes enjoying the fruits of your labour Johnny. Such a great person and example to all of us out here inspiring us to do likewise. How sensible.
@sdmsdm79265 жыл бұрын
I really like this guy, he's got the right idea, a simple life, no big money problems and an almost stress free life!
@knittingknut5 жыл бұрын
And you fold towels the ‘right’ way too. 😁
@mrsmadtux4 жыл бұрын
knittingknut I noticed that too!
@Cassie_-rw9ik3 жыл бұрын
Really??? I didn’t know that. I thought he was doing it a weird way.
@knittingknut3 жыл бұрын
Happy Dandelion 11:11 he folds them like they do in stores
@Cassie_-rw9ik3 жыл бұрын
@@knittingknut Interesting. I’ll have to try it out next time 😊
@Hollijasmaja10 жыл бұрын
Well done! Your place is lovely and so livable! I am also "housing small" although living large, with my partner and we love it. We would never go back to the "big house" lifestyle. Aside from not wanting a mortgage, life is so much more manageable-less to clean, maintain and worry about when we travel the world. But explaining this to people who are still waiting to win the lottery so they can live even larger than they are and/or pay off their existing monster mortgages is like speaking a foreign language. Very well done, you!
@noillucs33929 жыл бұрын
This is a man who has a real handle on life. Clever, get the plans for house with garage and then build tiny house.
@xxmightyonexx9 жыл бұрын
+noillucS 33 I agree, he is brave. Facing that level of dismissal with courage and bright ideas then SHARING with the rest of us. Bless him.
@captainsukycannon11673 жыл бұрын
I just love your home’s warmth and how you accomplished making your home!!!
@mikis6233 жыл бұрын
I really like the fact that he tried to think and choose his own way to build a house. This video popped up in my top page and made my day☺️ thank you✨
@ubeemylove10 жыл бұрын
To be admired! No mortgage and lives in Hawaii year round. Smart Man!
@wonderwoman60196 жыл бұрын
So wish I had bought property when I had the chance at great price!! Of course with recent event on Big Island...could be wiped out now!?! Smart man!!! Most of society is too impatient!! If you are this kind of person, watch out who you marry!! All my hard work, gone!!!
@seededsoul5 жыл бұрын
ubeemylove Most of the locals, like this guy’s neighbors, are in poverty. Hawaii sucks for the locals.
@wonderwoman60195 жыл бұрын
seededsoul I grew up in Hawaii, Oahu. I’ve now been on the Mainland for years however and was referring to society as a whole, not the locals.
@seededsoul5 жыл бұрын
Wonder Woman I was talking to the other poster. Glad you are enjoying life.
@confusedwhale5 жыл бұрын
ubeemylove: He doesn't live there year round. He lives in San Fransisco.
@birdsongvalley10 жыл бұрын
My husband and I did something similar. We built a 20 by 24 foot room under a huge packing house on his fathers farm. We built it nxt to the existing bathroom and attached a hallway and we closed in a small bedroom. It cost us about 15,000 dollars (including all the appl.) and it was built to code
@apronhugsingreeenbay3 жыл бұрын
Adorable! This is basically what many many cottages are in northern WI without the insulation. For centuries here, families purchased woodland or lake-front properties with cash, also over time. Smart!
@jobellecollie71393 жыл бұрын
After my divorce I could live in the fancy house at $4000/month and I'd have to forget sending my children to any youth activities and forget college! I asked them, age 9 & 3. They didn't want to give up anything. I decided to pull my equity out from dang ex-husband. I had $29k cash. I bought an 1200 sq ft and paid cash. It was different. Now that both children (paid cash) finished medical and law school, they also got a job which allowed them to buy their first home, cash. Now I'm 61, fully retired and I bought another home which is handicap adapted. I crashed my jet. I was the only one injured. But this home is where I will live out my retirement. So was it difficult living WAY below the income limits. But my children's education and my retirement wasn't going to be at age 95! I love people but I only LIKE stuff.
@Bonniemish10 жыл бұрын
Good for this guy. They Gov. shouldn't be able to say if he wanted to live in a telephone booth!
@maryparis913610 жыл бұрын
I did almost the same thing, took me 5 years, it cost me 10,000.
@nikhilsukumar236 жыл бұрын
Mary Parisi wow you are a hero. Wish I too was in the US. Five years is small time compared to the decades I lost and nothing over my head other than diseases. Peace ✌.
@girlygirlwoman6 жыл бұрын
Good for you too!! I'm happy for you!
@lancefron14 жыл бұрын
Kudos for this delayed gratification approach to living. I really admire what he accomplished without going into debt, or indulging the things we only think we need.
@alysononoahu87025 жыл бұрын
Exactly how I work Got the degrees Joined the race Lost my mind hated it Moved to Oahu Became a caregiver for the Elderly Own my own business Make my own schedule
@alysononoahu87025 жыл бұрын
I had a uturn apt my friend called it You had to start making a uturn as soon as you got in.....lol
@drmshyamala7 жыл бұрын
He just literally spoke my heart out!! So heartwarming!!