If you’ve ever wondered whether living in a tiny home can genuinely change your life, this is a story worth hearing.

After nearly nine years in her tiny house, Kasia Morrison has rebuilt her entire life from the ground up - financially, personally, and professionally.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

To listen to the full, extended interview, listen to Making Cents on any podcast player, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

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This podcast was filmed & produced by Fanaticals

Video editing & content production by Lana Byrne

Audio engineering by Tash Chittock

Chapters

00:00 – Introduction

01:18 – Tiny house strategy: lifestyle choice and financial plan

02:29 – Why tiny?

05:16 – Smart storage, loft beds & designing small spaces that work

06:29 – Tiny home stereotypes, minimalism myths and downsizing

09:14 – Financing a tiny home

15:47 – Using tiny living to start a small business

18:59 – Rebuilding from rock bottom

21:13 – New business & space-saving products

23:20 – Paid-off tiny home, independence and redefining success

28:01 – Tiny home tips

28:55 – Outro