A small house from a storage shed?!?!?

So....I have been brainstorming about my housing options! I think this one that I am going to share today is actually....doable! The main issue I have right now is that I don't have anywhere to build it!....so I'm gonna build it here!:) I search and searched on lowes.com and homedepot.com and found one that I think would work the best out of what they offer:



These are images from home depots website. It is a 12x24 building....it is close to 300 sq. ft. Yes...its small. But if it was only for me and I OWNED it and it helped me get out of debt! I could live there as long as it takes! I could seperate it into 2 rooms...one 12x12 living room and one 12x12 bedroom...which is a good size for both...totally doable:) I have thought about making an addition to the barn for a bathroom or....i could make one that is accessible from the bedroom as well as the living room area. this would take space away from the bed room...but it would still be fine. I would put a loft in the bedroom or a loft bed...and use that to make room for a desk under the loft. I plan to draw it to scale in photo shop:) and put it on here!

One of the things I really don't have a clue about is the plumbing and electrical! I can put a window unit in for the a/c....but thats all I have figure out! So I still have lots of research to do! But if I ever get a piece of land...I could finally have my shoe box to live in that I own! :D man that would be amazing....to just own something!

I am not just a brainstormer...I also am getting a second and maybe a third job to try and make and save more money! I am not eating out now except MAYBE on Sundays after church. I have a budget sheet and once I have a steady income amount I can really start to put a dent in my debt! Any tips?:)

Be sure to check back for updates on my Shed to house conversion!

My new dream house...

I have a long ways to go before I can afford a house...but a girl can always dream! I have been looking up ways to have a cheap house! I am just so sick of renting! So sick of paying someone else's mortgage! I have thought about buying a trailer. I could get a decent one for around $10,000. and If I can't find land to buy the land rental fee is only about $100 in most places. It is still an option I guess...but I would want a roomie and I have no one right now who would live in a trailer with me. At this point...in a about 2 months I will be moving. My current roommate and I are moving someplace with a friend of mine, lets call her beth, whose roomie is getting married. Now the roomie who is engaged was going to move home with her folks for a few months before the wedding but beth and I have convinced her to move in with us for a few months and save us all some money! So with that said... I might get a trailer to rent out to someone else? I have so many ideas!!!

Here is my new dream house...it is made from a storage container used for shipments on trains....clever idea...something cheap but kewl and also safe:




One of the coolest things about this is the way it is designed...when you want to move...it folds into itself and makes the shape of a container again so that it can be moved easily and just like a regular shipping container! I am doing research on the price and how much it costs to actually get it to where you would want your house...sometimes they try to rip you off on the shipping!

Please comment about any creative housing options you know about!