<p>If you’ve ever wondered whether living in a tiny home can genuinely change your life, this is a story worth hearing.</p><br><p>After nearly nine years in her tiny house, Kasia Morrison has rebuilt her entire life from the ground up - financially, personally, and professionally.</p><br><p>Downsizing didn’t just cut her cost of living. It gave her the freedom to start over when everything else collapsed: her marriage, her business, and the future she thought she was building.</p><br><p>But tiny-home living comes with financial fish hooks too, from higher-interest loans, to the reality that a tiny house doesn’t behave like a traditional property when it comes to long-term wealth.</p><br><p>In this episode, we dig into how to make tiny-home life work in the real world: the strategy you need, the money plan that sits beneath it, and the mindset shifts that help you rebuild after a major life change.</p><br><p>Kasia shares what surprised her about living tiny, how it changed her definition of success, and why she’s committed to this lifestyle for the long haul.</p><br><p>Whether you’re dreaming about downsizing, craving more financial freedom, or standing at the bottom of your own “start again” moment, this conversation shows what’s possible when you strip life back to the essentials.</p><br><p><strong>Links</strong></p><p>Follow Frances Cook on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FrancesCookNZ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/francescooknz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram </a>and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@francescooknz?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>, or join the <a href="https://www.francescook.co.nz/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Money Memo newsletter</a> for a free weekly money tip in your inbox each week.</p><br><p>This podcast was filmed and produced by <a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/66bb134aa34ffa41d64cdfac/shows/66bb153a578b70d89d091601/episodes/www.fanaticals.co.nz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fanaticals</a></p><p>Video editing &amp; content production by Lana Byrne&nbsp;</p><p>Audio engineering by Tash Chittock</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Making Cents

Frances Cook

How nine years in a tiny home bought freedom

DEC 7, 202536 MIN
Making Cents

How nine years in a tiny home bought freedom

DEC 7, 202536 MIN

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<p>If you’ve ever wondered whether living in a tiny home can genuinely change your life, this is a story worth hearing.</p><br><p>After nearly nine years in her tiny house, Kasia Morrison has rebuilt her entire life from the ground up - financially, personally, and professionally.</p><br><p>Downsizing didn’t just cut her cost of living. It gave her the freedom to start over when everything else collapsed: her marriage, her business, and the future she thought she was building.</p><br><p>But tiny-home living comes with financial fish hooks too, from higher-interest loans, to the reality that a tiny house doesn’t behave like a traditional property when it comes to long-term wealth.</p><br><p>In this episode, we dig into how to make tiny-home life work in the real world: the strategy you need, the money plan that sits beneath it, and the mindset shifts that help you rebuild after a major life change.</p><br><p>Kasia shares what surprised her about living tiny, how it changed her definition of success, and why she’s committed to this lifestyle for the long haul.</p><br><p>Whether you’re dreaming about downsizing, craving more financial freedom, or standing at the bottom of your own “start again” moment, this conversation shows what’s possible when you strip life back to the essentials.</p><br><p><strong>Links</strong></p><p>Follow Frances Cook on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FrancesCookNZ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/francescooknz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram </a>and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@francescooknz?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>, or join the <a href="https://www.francescook.co.nz/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Money Memo newsletter</a> for a free weekly money tip in your inbox each week.</p><br><p>This podcast was filmed and produced by <a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/66bb134aa34ffa41d64cdfac/shows/66bb153a578b70d89d091601/episodes/www.fanaticals.co.nz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fanaticals</a></p><p>Video editing &amp; content production by Lana Byrne&nbsp;</p><p>Audio engineering by Tash Chittock</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>