“I now have the freedom to pursue my dreams,” he says, “and the money I make stays in my pocket and can be used for vacations or to help my family and for a secure retirement. Alexander says his tiny house is easy to clean, cheap to heat and cool, and he has no house payments or monthly utility bills.
Help Power-up Shareable with a tax-deductible donation today! As a nonprofit publisher, we rely on support from readers like you.īeing an avid outdoorsman, Alexander didn’t need a lot of indoor space, but as an author, videographer, and off-the-grid builder, he did need modern amenities including a cell phone, Internet access, electric lights, indoor toilet, and shower etc., and he has them. It cost him $2,000 to build not including the recycled doors and windows, the front porch, and the solar system.
A solar and wind-powered off-the-grid cabin with a kitchen, bathroom, and living room downstairs and a bedroom and office upstairs. “I had a wake-up call,” he explains, “that made me realize that what I really wanted was a simple homestead cabin and to eliminate my dependence on the system, so I could live sustainably while I pursued my dreams.” He tried city life after college but says he felt like a slave to a house, bills, and employers. For him, self-sufficiency, including gardening, raising animals, and “doing for ourselves” was normal and necessary.
LaMar Alexander grew up in a homesteading family.
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