Housing is expensive and there’s no doubt about that.Whether you’re renting or paying a mortgage, it’s bound to put a dent in your finances.And if you want to experience financial freedom or simply reduce your daily stress, you’d need to find alternatives that will work for you and your family without sacrificing your safety as well as your general well-being.
Stacy Lince and her mom Lee Reich were paying around $4,000 per month just for housing.They lived in separate homes and that greatly increased their expenses.Knowing that it could hurt their finances and leave them in huge debt in the future, they knew they needed to do something about it.
The family pooled all their resources.
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And with it, they were able to buy a modest home.
It’s not big, but it’s enough for them and their needs. Plus, there was a detached garage.
The space was one of the reasons why the family chose the house.
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In their minds, they could easily convert it into a new home for Stacy’s widowed mother Lee Reich- and that’s exactly what they did.
At first, they were supposed to pay around $25,000 to get started with the project.
However, because of a tragedy in the area, the city government decided to cut fees. This allowed the family to save thousands of dollars.
Turning the garage into a nice home for Stacy’s mom wasn’t easy.
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It doesn’t look like a storage garage anymore.
It turned out to be a cozy space that has everything the grandma needs to live a comfortable and safe life.
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The house features a living room that can comfortably accommodate up to four people.
It has a kitchen with a two-burner stove, a full-sized refrigerator, a nice sink, and a microwave oven.
It doesn’t have a dishwasher but Lee insists that she doesn’t really need one.
Lee had to give up a lot of her things when she moved in.
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And she doesn’t regret doing that. She had her bed replaced because the old one was too big for the space she has now.
She also had to let go of most of her books.
Even though she gave up a lot, she gained tons of new things too.
She has a nice, spacious closet where she keeps all her clothes and shoes. She also has a nice bathroom that’s nowhere near tiny.
Despite living very close to each other, the family observes each other’s boundaries.
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Lee can stay inside her home and close her bedroom door whenever she doesn’t feel like listening to the kids outside.
Stacy’s family, on the other hand, has renovated a part of their family room and turned the space into a separate patio.
Of course, they still hang out with each other!
And they do that in the space between their homes.
It’s a nice space where they can enjoy lunch together or have coffee whenever they have visitors.
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