Family Living Off the Grid in a Tiny House in New Zealand

Tom, Sarah, and their daughter Neesa live in a 20sqm off-grid tiny house on a property on the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand. Instead of paying rent, they share the work of looking after the land with the owners, and both families share in the farm’s abundant produce. We were inspired by how much happier they’ve found themselves by living with less.
Tom is a medical doctor and Sarah is an illustrator but both have chosen to reduce their work to almost nothing in order to have more time to focus on living well - a lifestyle choice that is more possible for many of us than we might think. This little 6-minute film has been one of our most popular to date - perhaps because it describes a lifestyle so many of us would love to be living.
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[@KoiAquaponics]

The hardest part is finding a partner who is willing to live like this and enjoy this in the long term and not just the novelty of it.

[@vIBEDoUT-Channel]

Find a partner and just explain

[@deborahamilton5491]

and finding a partner who you can live with w/o the point of not being able to stand them being in the same room

[@KoiAquaponics]

@@vIBEDoUT-Channel :-) I tried explaining to my wife but she needs to be around people lol!

[@vIBEDoUT-Channel]

@@KoiAquaponics ofcourse, we are social animals... But there aren't many people who know this is the right way of living...so difficult to find friends or neighbour there You can have pets! Also show her this video ↓ kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXKUeIh4id1jaZI

[@maggieau4864]

if this is an essential and crucial to both of you. Start it ourselves! Do not convincing and forcing people to do and live our way. Change ourselves first, do it fir the sake bringing good to your partner out of love. It's hard, there are difficulties thoughts, ideas, dreams..... all need actions. (I am talking all these to myself actually... ha) kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2q9pp6Drsqdgs0

[@elianah8803]

Music, books, children, good and abundant food, trees, a supportive and loving partner and the time to enjoy it all. Looks like a rich life to me....

[@sameerpokhrel4379]

Oh girl, you stole my words.

[@jeykey112]

True 💚

[@marinau6044]

Not much privacy to enjoy each other ...

[@Genertrevia]

What more would I ask for ? nothing!

[@0ffRadar]

100% Couldn't agree more

[@andyfranklin3865]

We need to return to this. Is anyone really happy living in modern society? I know I'm not.

[@dariaszk2300]

Neither Am I... Greets from Poland 😃

[@Jill.McGlothlin42]

Andy Franklin Speak for yourself I love living in the city and have the connivence.

[@M.Đ-z4u]

@@Jill.McGlothlin42 we all different.when i eas younger i wanted to live in the city but now i want a tiny house outside city and people

[@Jill.McGlothlin42]

m 74 I actually want both to be honest. I’m a introvert so I can do w/o people. But I would miss the connivence of the city. Sometimes I wish I lived tucked away in the country and then other times I love the city.

[@petercrowne2815]

@@Jill.McGlothlin42 just make up your mind ,not so young anymore

[@katyoutnabout5943]

I think you begin to talk softer when you are immersed in nature

[@patriciaking7892]

Katy, that's true! You don't have to scream over all the technology noises to get your point across 😂.

[@oriochoga8389]

The baby is happy.

[@PlaceForAnEcho]

What a beautiful thing to say. I agree.

[@farshm.7400]

Or it may be only because you don't want to attract predators...

[@carmcam1]

Because you work hard for what you eat, it is not working hard to earn money to buy food, but literally work hard for the food itself. It makes you more appreciative and humbled of your surroundings, plus the natural green environment is relaxing.

[@LOEWE-MEDIA]

"emotionally I am healthier" ... looks to his wife for approval... Melted my heart a little

[@kyrasinclair4335]

That was my favorite part🥺

[@sporto100]

I feel so sorry for people that think that these people are missing out on something living like this. This is how we are supposed to live. In peace with nature. Concrete cities with all their EMF radiation and lack of vegetation and life are literally killing us slowly. Get back to nature and live!

[@pgreg8528]

In peace with nature while using technology. Good joke m8

[@stephaniebourne8243]

There's nothing wrong with doing both ever one has free will so good for them they seem very happy! I don't know why some people get so caught up with the all or nothing way of thinking. Some people just get so obsessed with their own opinion! 🤔

[@Ice.muffin]

@@stephaniebourne8243 True true.

[@artberuntung9161]

@@stephaniebourne8243 well said. The key is balance. I using mobile, laptop, and all modern technology but also farming and gardening. Working from home, earning enough , me , mywife and daughter and all family feeling happy

[@missyou5481]

Its beautiful..

[@Offwiththefaries]

Stress is a silent killer, I feel like in our society we glorify people who are productive and never stop working and running around but we forget that all this pressure puts a toll on our relationships with others and our overall well being. 🙁

[@psycherevivedby]

Colleen Mary preach preach!! i've said this to people and they look at me like i'm crazy

[@stellarehatta6876]

Colleen Mary : It is sooo true!! Had it over years and end up with arrithmia. As long as you are happy and in line with Gods way of living... everything's will be okay!

[@JG16riffin]

Colleen Mary couldn't agree with you more!!

[@paulakapablo1749]

Colleen Mary Well said

[@Empresslockness]

As an introverted pisces who grew up in a house of leos and a virgo, I could not have said it better.

[@arch0haneen]

its not about the tiny space .. they have the whole earth and sky !

[@kapildas6580]

Haneen Faysal ,how abt following this

[@majesticmojo3823]

And Love

[@anestholiver]

Agree

[@Baldoxxx4000]

Wait till the city expands on their territory, they won't be owning anything...

[@julio23jh]

So true

[@therisingsun5960]

Did anybody notice that the child was playing with the veggies and fruits rather than the toy. How eco friendly that could be

[@cherbradley1085]

The Rising Sun I noticed immediately. Than I began to think what a beautiful life this child will have 💜

[@senangcoding4747]

Hahah

[@sparbara842]

My son's favourite toy was a stainless steel spoon... :)

[@veronikac9906]

:-D yeah

[@boogyjuggy]

nice

[@oiledor]

Ive been through anxiety for this couple of months. One of my friend advised me to stay away from social media, so i deleted my fb etc. and it helps a lot. Having a simple life without media is a good thing

[@alldaytony2751]

I did the same.

[@debiedeb1840]

Me too.. I reduce the social media connection. I have deleted my FB account too. Now I feel more peaceful. And the most important things is I quit form my job which make me so stress and went back to my home town to look after my dad. I feel great now. I am close to the nature, no more city life.

[@jambonzurirafiki]

I suffered the same, anxiety, and deleted my social media accounts and it helped a lot too.

[@anabejorge]

I deleted my facebook about five months ago and it was the better thing i did in my life.

[@jonSnow-cs2dm]

Hi what the fuck year all on here 😂😂😂🤣

[@cuteONE22]

You can decide to live simply anywhere in the world. Cook your own food, consume less, don't buy useless shit, only the stuff you really need. It's not that hard

[@leeohmoon231]

well said

[@izaak24]

@Sarah Basto Youre just as lost as us westerners if you feel that way. Those "developing" countries are being destroyed by the consumerism mindset destroying beautiful land killing our earth. The reason we're impressed by this sort of living is because the earth is dying rapidly. Theyre "brave" because they are opposing our governments by living like this, as should everyone. We have severed our connection with the land and the majority are paying for it.

[@jackriver8385]

Also buy second hand if you really need something

[@arunshankars8398]

There's one rule that I follow: Buy when you "need" something, not when you "want" it.

[@honeybadger8942]

Land is really very expensive in my country.

[@ems8717]

they look childlike happy. very peacefull

[@X02switchblades]

it's the pot

[@sseven7777]

Yess 😊😍

[@kcatfish2268]

This video makes my heart happy.

[@happenfilms]

That's great to hear :)

[@rukawajin9136]

it fills my heart with serenity

[@poojathorat1825]

K Catfish ☺yes me too

[@outbackeddie]

I think my blood pressure would drop substantially if I could live like this for just a few weeks.

[@faithbutler1225]

Yes. I think so to.

[@lifesuchasthis3932]

I was raised like this and loved it you could lay in the fields at night looking up at the stars

[@celiasaiz3786]

Wow... What a lucky childhood that sounds great

[@alicia-hd2cs]

Can you tell us more..?

[@theshacall]

That woman loves that man so much! :-) You can see the way she looks at him. That is all they need to be living there!

[@cat_pb]

[@girlwhoseeks]

theshacall :/

[@farhanahkhan03]

theshacall who wouldn't! He's gorgeous. She's gorgeous. Their baby is gorgeous. This is the ultimate living.

[@legolas7r]

theshacall if he was living in The US , no woman would marry him (no money 💰, no 2 degrees in business , no Mercedes Class S , he doesn't look like Brad Pit ...)

[@NatalieWarren13]

shankar reddy I would...not all American women are gold diggers.

[@ej_l2525]

this is the kind of lifestyle I've been wanting and dreaming since a child.

[@BajaSurf]

Eleona Ligon ....what is stoping you girl? Do it!

[@izabelaupinska6593]

roger I Waters, it's great that someone give support.

[@genesismedina9181]

I am 18 and seriously its something I am working towards and hope to accomplish, you should too♥

[@louisettehuot948]

Eleona Ligon documentaire Documentaire Russie a la

[@daprankster4187]

Amen 😭❤️❤️🙌.

[@TheDtfamu89]

Sometimes you just get tired, and would prefer to do with less in order to have more... and reduce the stress.

[@BigBlueSwisher]

I agree

[@twinkitten1]

TheDtfamu89 you get bored of living one way and get inquisitive about how the other way feels or want to live another way. I believe this is just the human mind or human nature...always looking for more, or a reason for something new and different and being inquisitive and unsettled and thinking of different things and change.....this can be both ways some rich people get bored of living with all their materials and want to scale down to cut back cost etc and become more grounded see life in a different perspective etc and some poor people wish to live life with material wealth to see how it is or make them feel, and some people just like their situation as is whether rich living or "poor" simple living .......

[@twinkitten1]

Thats why in my opinion people should experiment living with both lifestyles for a while and then decide after which one is mostly them or can mostly relate to. You find sometimes when rich or material wealthy people get old they sometimes scale down to more simple living probably because they realize that they will soon be leaving this earth and all those materials things they had are not really that important anymore ... You find people living in poor situations want to get out of it because of being uneducated, because simple living in those cases mean less money which means less opportunities especially for a rounded education etc which then begets crime and other negativity which creates an unwholesome environment to live in and they want to get out of that but poor EDUCATED (and by educated I mean to correct things of course, cause u can be educated to anything) people may create a different environment to live in similar to how these people are living....

[@rockie6890]

Twinkitten1, there are many people with very little formal education who make an excellent living. Lack of a formal education is not an excuse for crime, a sick, lazy mind is.

[@stormygirl1704]

TheDtfamu89 Agreed. My job stresses me out greatly sometimes. And it's a lot of pressure on me to keep going and make sure everything is taken care of esp since I'm the one that holds my immediate family together. Can't do my career on the road so no mini home on wheels for me. Yet, I know God wants me to do this career. It's just hard.

[@dyazkiprit]

i don't know why, but I'm so happy seeing this little family, he's such a gentle man, even the way he talks is so calming.

[@MoonSpinners]

I would love to see an update on this inspiring family

[@victoriayornet7130]

I would love to get to know them, listen to theirs stories, invite them over for brunch and discuss seeds for the season

[@MoonSpinners]

@Nazbol Jedi ...and I agree with you agreeing with both of us 😂

[@suehowie152]

If you read through the comments under Charlena Garcia there is an update from someone who stayed with this family..They are still living there and have built a slightly bigger home Because they now have twin boys..

[@MoonSpinners]

@@suehowie152 that’s wonderful, thank you so much 🤗

[@zakiarahman7936]

His wife is really beautiful in a Celtic sort of way

[@summeromaley4298]

In every way. In fact all 3 of them are beautiful!

[@abuabdullaah9476]

Yeah like Monalisa. The man is handsome no doubt.

[@13jadess]

@you'reDangerouslyLowOnHEADSpace Your rude comment makes you a gigantic one

[@listenup2882]

Have you ever met a Celt?

[@GypsyGirl317]

I was thinking that too. She has an almost ethereal quality about her eh.

[@jetta.silence6356]

i have been thinking about living this way for a long time. I miss human positive interaction which has been replaced by cold technology. Yes technology is great in some ways. But to walk across a lush field to visit your bff and have a cup of her tea with a slice of your homemade pie?...What a nice thing. And to be close to animals and nature. Yes please!

[@BumbleBeeBeeRock]

nicely said :))

[@KasirRham]

Lauras Bloody Life, going off grid not too far from the suburbs will keep your "normal" friends kind of close but it'll keep nature around you and you'll have decent Wi-Fi. Don't give up on nature or tech one can have both with finess.

[@tonybeamish3765]

Lauras Bloody l

[@hedgehodges6163]

Lauras Bloody Life I crave this

[@jambonsambo]

hallelujah !

[@stwgl]

In case anyone is wondering, the poem he refers to is "Wild Geese" by Mary Oliver: You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine. Meanwhile the world goes on. Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain are moving across the landscapes, over the prairies and the deep trees, the mountains and the rivers. Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air, are heading home again. Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination, calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting - over and over announcing your place in the family of things.

[@isaacs8783]

stwgl that's beautiful

[@hasibmomen3570]

Thank you stwgl.

[@24atin]

Thank you very much. It's amazingly beautiful~

[@sinnahj]

stwgl that's beautiful

[@farisasmith7109]

That is beautiful.

[@charlenagarcia5]

3 years later and this video forever changed my life. I wish there was an update of this family.

[@irisqueen4376]

I believe this is the video I watched a few years ago that planted that seed of desire to live this way. I would love an update as well!💓

[@darryldanzinger9996]

Please fill me in how changed your life I would love to hear it

[@user-ju6zx3rm8d]

yeah, how did it change your life?

[@amirrojo5275]

Really good live

[@earthangel8730]

@@darryldanzinger9996 use your imagination if it hasn't been dulled by your modern lifestyle.

[@cristelraymundo1188]

For me, this is how looks a RICH FAMILY ♡♡

[@shotjohnny]

I love that she's breastfeeding half-way through the video, like it's the most natural thing to do... which, by the way, IS!

[@sudarshangopinathan5904]

shot Johnny omg I didn't even notice. Honest to God

[@kellieashton3697]

I thought the exact same thing. So amazing

[@sofiabravo1994]

Y’all need to get out more

[@sweetpie7919]

@Margaret Gust what do you mean? 12 months is a minimum by the most conservative standards for good health for Mom and baby. A 10 month old can't be given cows milk yet so is she supposed to go from breastfeeding to formula? That isn't logical or natural since formula is a relatively new invention for humans. The world health org recommends a min of 2 yrs breastfeeding. 10 months is a drop in the bucket, still a baby in diapers who doesn't really talk or maybe even walk yet.

[@blueinsideorange1316]

@Margaret Gust The World Health Organization recommends breasting feeding until the child is two years old.

[@xanthippiioannidou1630]

i don't know why but this vibeo made really emotional...

[@girlwhoseeks]

Xanthippi Ioannidou I feel u

[@LIVEINPEACE2023]

Xanthippi Ioannidou Perhaps it's the purity of their lives.

[@meta4282]

I don't know why you got emotional over this video either.

[@suzieparis6821]

Because we all want it so intensely

[@anosjc]

It's the music

[@Kelberi]

If everyone does this, we have hope.

[@spookeymo]

Kelberi it is a great thing to do but if everyone does, you might wake up to the world with no doctors, law enforcement nor engineers. humans got this way for a reason, we just learned that it's easier to live when each of us specialises in one thing, instead od everyone doing everything on their own

[@thomasschmitt5768]

spo okey So I guess I'm thinking if everyone did it we wouldn't need law enforcement, living like this makes you present, respectful, chill... doctors would be around, Tom is a part time GP after all. Hopefully he and other doctors will stop doling out pills and teach patients that their food is their medicine and they, not any doctor is accountable for their own health. And people living so intentionally tend to be calmer. There will be part time internet connection workers keeping us pretty well connected to all the world's knowledge, so less stress... Search for SLOMO on KZbin for another approach to doing what you want to... lovely film, thanks 🙏🏻

[@spookeymo]

okay how do you imagine getting education? who would regulate that? where would people learn and how would we know they're competent? where would you get buildings from? where would you get clothing from? you'd make it yourself? what about getting from one place to another? I'm sure you wanna just walk to a place 300km away. cars need to be made by someone you know? not to mention planes or ambulances. speaking of which, health system. it's a complicated thing and believe me, it's not so easy to organise. do you really wanna live in 19th century again? stop glorifying the past and being so against civilisation

[@spookeymo]

doing what we want doesn't mean doinv this. I wouldn't like to, i like having facilities and access. my boyfriend has lived technology his whole life and wouldn't imagine to leave it either. it's not what everyone wants, not what everyone is made for. so i don't believe it would be good if people meditated, got time to rethink stuff, came closer to self-awareness - that would give a lot of hope for the world. but not getting back to nothing

[@pigeonlovebird]

Not really - do you know how many people live in china? Or in a big city like New York? Not everyone can live a bourgeois farm life - there simply isn't room for everyone to have an acre or two of yuppie farm land, and if there was there wouldn't be and forests or open spaces not occupied by roads and people. It's a nice dream but cities and population density are actually what's saving the forrests and leaving undeveloped space. It's a great fantasy but if we all lived this way the forrests abd evo systems would be devastated. I know that's hard for yuppie hippies to understand but it's a privlege to have nature around and not realistic to think that we can all have it except if we green cities.

[@lindiwemalaza1438]

Can you please revisit them. It would be great to see where they are now.

[@irisqueen4376]

Yes, please and thank you.

[@Rubarb84]

There’s never an update on these things. 😂

[@mariehrckavene7253]

@@Rubarb84 there was an revisit for Limestone, I bet if you become a patron and ask there, they will be able to do it..

[@STEAMBOLTANNIE]

@@Rubarb84 thats cause the roof caved in because of snow build up and the kid got hives and the wife stunk so bad because she didn't have a bath for 4 months in the winter so he threw her out. He has blood poisoning from a cut that got infected because he did not get proper medical attention. living off the grid...lol

[@VenusVoice]

Let's go back to the way it was, form a community, make art, grow veggies and praise God

[@patriciaking7892]

@@GameChanger597 👋 you best to get ready to live lower than they are cause of the fast economic down fall. And you probably won't be smelling like a bottle of your favorite cologne or parfum ✌.

[@Hanna-fg9kc]

Lets be hopeful that we oneday live like our forefathers lived in that heaven of brotherlyhood and neighbourhood embracing the goodness of mother nature..i m sure people will leave all these bursting technical life and go back and redicover the lost glory..

[@fozzybear8878]

Agree, except for the god delusion. There is all people need in nature.

[@Swanky11]

You had me untill the worship God...

[@bewusstsein3527]

Which god?

[@hockeynutt9434]

So you two gave up having a full time Medical Practice, fancy salary, car, house, everything that the world says you SHOULD try to have. Fucking Kudos to you and the family! Outstanding.

[@leloodallasmultipass]

and now fewer people have medical care in their area... sigh

[@atiqahdiyana5665]

leloodallasmultipass actually he says that he still works as a part time GP. so he didn't abandon it completely. he just left the bustle of it all. the competitive environment that might have pushed him to have such a high stress life. and it's what he feels is the best for himself. not to mention he's not whittling the rest of his days doing nothing. he seems to have a fair share of work he needs to do on the land and that's just as beneficial to the community. not saying EVERY ONE should do this. I think that'd be disastrous. but the guy felt like he needed to take a step back and change a few things in order to better manage both himself and his family and he found a way to do so that still kept them connected to the community while happy and well looked after and I find that admirable in of itself

[@leloodallasmultipass]

whoosh... sigh

[@hockeynutt9434]

I really don't give a fuck what you think. Who the hell are you.. Nobody.

[@hockeynutt9434]

That comment was for Cindybin

[@malibuh8889]

I just love how she loves and supports him. It's so lovely to watch.

[@nailea3102]

@Margaret Gust Maybe she is happy in that way.

[@emalinedelapaix]

This made me smile and cry. What a beautiful couple and life. So inspiring.

[@cracksofthepast]

This is actually how we are supposed to live! Kudos fo this beautiful family!

[@soniasheel5301]

They are together living happily that's important.

[@Michigansnowpony]

What a lovely couple with a darling baby. Somewhere along the line, people began to equate and confused quantity (of stuff and space) with quality of life. Slowly but surely, people are coming back and figuring out the difference again, like this precious family. Thanks for posting this profile.

[@zooks3894]

Michigansnowpony very well said 👍

[@ninacabral2391]

Michigansnowpony Amazing inteligent comment. God bless you!

[@SevenSproutsFarmstead]

Michigansnowpony How nice of you to post such a lovely comment on this family . Thanks, Jenn - Seven Sprouts Farmstead

[@alaciacreek4977]

This comment and the replies gives me hope in people! I've thought this way for a long time, and always felt like I was weird. I wanted to be a teacher for as long as I can remember and was told not to, as I wouldn't make much money. Unfortunately, I listened and pursued a career in nursing, which has made me miserable. I'm finally going back to college to get my teaching degree and am making a simpler life!

[@Ice.muffin]

@@alaciacreek4977 But why did a career in nursing make you miserable?🙁 Is it really that bad? I took this road too and I'm in the nursing school now and think I really did not chose well either...

[@connorduffy3726]

these people seem so happy

[@connorduffy3726]

cindybin2001 what?

[@TheNinana45]

cindybin2001 and you are better than him after saying this hate words... how?! shame on you

[@TheNinana45]

cindybin2001 profanity?! are you kidding me? you acting so angry about these happy people in video. you are offended because of one word? Only angry and unhappy people get offended easily.

[@TheNinana45]

What are you talking about?if so much people are saying same things to you ,maybe it's time to ask your self is everyone wrong or could you be wrong about it?Come on,he is just a human! He is just honest guy who lives in real world. You seem like a nice lady, where is your tolerance? You are kind of right,but this reaction over one bad word? Nah chill out,see bigger picture,be bigger than that anger. They are so lovely,and they living their lives without judging anyone.

[@TheNinana45]

cindybin2001 OK .you have some serious problems. because of you and people like you this world is terrible place. tattoos,pot smoking...what are you talking about? I hope that you will get well soon.

[@rejan5163]

this is so inspiring. you can clearly tell how genuinely they love each other and how contended they are with life.

[@robertclarkguitar]

Yes having a child a kind wife and guitar with nature. Hell yes.

[@naneeleo823]

Heaven Yes ;)

[@robertclarkguitar]

@I AM Starr that's a fact.

[@aniyhaforgs8517]

you better be a kind husband

[@lavinder11]

He has that because he's a kind, responsible man.

[@celestiakock7207]

awww

[@drfdwf392]

Wonderful. And oh how beautiful they are. I wonder if they know that they look like Disney Characters.

[@earthangel8730]

You watch way too much TV. What a superficial way to look at life.

[@earthmother4507]

Way to be unnecessarily rude to someone saying something nice

[@anagabrieladelaguardia2930]

omg he has such a therapeutic voice

[@ReenAisal]

Yes

[@raulaleman2277]

Both my wife and I are in the medical filed and it can be very stressful at times. I come to watch this video from time to time. Thank you fore making it

[@rheannonf4347]

I love how she just started breastfeeding in the middle of the interview.

[@tatianagarza2012]

Rheannon F exactly where did she breast feed?

[@inaina1048]

Tatiana Garza 3:47

[@rheannonf4347]

Near the middle of the clip. I think thats what she was doing..

[@mroot4006]

Whoa, didnt even notice til i saw this comment. She was Smooth♡

[@rheannonf4347]

Yes 😂

[@momjasmine7321]

When she announce his wife and baby and touched them, my heart been touched too. 😍

[@camillaholst7321]

I've just watched this video for the 4th time...and I cry everytime. The honest words and the story from this lovely couple/family really shows that it is possible to chose a way of living that alines with their true core values. Thank you so much for sharing and inspiring fellow humans all over the planet. Love & greetings Camilla, Denmark - Scandinavia

[@lifeisshortmakeithappen3671]

I think you all are doing great, my wife and I with our two young children live exactly like you do, we love it, it was tough at first untill we got the hang of things, it took a few months, we came from the city also and now wouldn't have it any other way, god bless your journey.

[@natoyle]

Amazing how the introduction advert prior to this video was about a guy, who is claiming to be rich and how he wants to tell and share his story with everyone, so that they can do the same. I quickly pressed 'skip ad' and was delighted to watch a truly rich and happy couple share a true story!

[@Cosyforestdreams]

I am so sick of seeing that guy you're talking about....I press skip so fast when he pops up.

[@spookeymo]

Le Gars not an answer, you're depriving people from well deserved money. i don't mean the advertiser, i mean this channel for example

[@drxl34]

Thats why they invented patreon...

[@markanthonysolon9276]

Oh that guy haha. His face popping up everywhere like crazy. Im in an island somewhere in the philippines and i watched this video, damn his face still shows up

[@cjohnson4342]

These adverts are what enable the people who produce theses wonderful films to live on and therefore make more films for us to enjoy. I mite them but let them run. I hit the volume on my tablet then tap the mute button. Just touchinf

[@anavreeland6397]

I do not know how people think this kind of living is so hard ? Most people have lived this way for millennium .

[@walidzein1]

I would literally trade my current life for this

[@robinprice6879]

I am in love with them. They just made me feel such peace

[@casainpiemonte2272]

After totally

[@ChristineExhaleRelax]

What an awesome family! Life is a miracle and so precious. It is sad that most of us are conditioned to be 'someone' and achieve 'something' from a young age, ie, making lots of money, living in big mansions, and we constantly compare ourselves to other people. That's one of the reasons for housing bubbles around the world, especially now in New Zealand, property speculators only think about money, how to make money out of other people's life essentials, such as housing, it is truly disgusting. I hope more and more people wake up and realize there are alternative ways of living, such as in this video clip. There's no point to spend over 60% of our earning on expensive rent or mortgages, we only live once after all. Happiness and Health are the most important. :-)

[@robertb3595]

Christine ExhaleRelax, that's true, we are being brainwahed through our education(indoctrination) years and by mainstream media because system needs us the slaves to work hard and consume as if there was no tomorrow, so the big bastards can live a luxury lives. If 50% of people went off grid the rotten system would collapse.

[@chenchalapumahesh2914]

Similar thoughts I have like u .especially in India everyone compared with money money money.technology ruins Indians natural life style.

[@rebekahsjs]

Any further info about this family would be great: would love to follow their journey if they have social media accounts please share

[@BusLifeNZ]

Agree!

[@vanhooligan7532]

would love to know more as well!

[@Lillyspost]

rebekahsjs they obviously don't

[@simplyminimalist6302]

MYCA depends what you use Internet for

[@wMarkoshu]

maybe we should start our own journey

[@TheNY97]

I want the baby.

[@gavine3977]

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[@TheNY97]

Gavin E yes I can. 😂 been babysitting my whole life

[@gavine3977]

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[@TheNY97]

Gavin E yes please

[@gavine3977]

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[@LucyRiverr]

This reminds me of how I grew up! Currently renovating the cottage back to life that my parents and I lived in when I was a baby!

[@bugbumble3]

It’s the love not the size of the living space.

[@KomalJhaOnline]

I'm gonna do this, ONEDAY 🤗

[@happenfilms]

Best of luck with it!

[@kevinjoseph5646]

Komal Jha all the best. Live a stress free n happy life..

[@iceberg789]

but where will you find a distant place like this without the stress of running into some thugs or robbers ? i guess you wont probably be able to do this. 🙁

[@nox6948]

me too.

[@kencabinson9720]

Komal Jha likewise me too... Let's do it together.

[@Bentonendflowerfarm]

What a beautiful family, we are also about to go off-grid. It really is probably life's blueprint for health and happiness in the long run.

[@SasquatchBobby]

Living off grid is the way to go! But imho, this Arrangement has Questionable Security! Owner dies? Heirs say Bye Bye or Maybe Not! For me, buy some cheap land and be the Owner and Master of my own Reality! No Socialism for me! As long as yall are Really Happy! Be Safe and Good Luck to yall! In the USA LIBERALISM IS A MENTAL DISORDER!

[@LadyNicoMura]

Wild Geese You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine. Meanwhile the world goes on. Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain are moving across the landscapes, over the prairies and the deep trees, the mountains and the rivers. Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air, are heading home again. Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination, calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting over and over announcing your place in the family of things. from Dream Work by Mary Oliver

[@priscillakhapai3623]

Thank you

[@Thelawsonboy]

ive been walking to work.. lately.. and instantly feel more connected and grounded with in a truth of who i am in this big world and i its ok.... i am also getting out of debt.. and i spend very little money .. i pick up more trash on the road on my walk to work than i do make in a week and i dont even venture off the sidewalk

[@iqmalfathi4618]

thts great. really happy fr you !

[@shafeequekottakkal5273]

Simplicity is the key to brilliance

[@renjithdevassy9013]

മലയാളി 🧐🧐🧐

[@shafeequekottakkal5273]

@@renjithdevassy9013 yessss

[@illuminatiCorgi]

I recently had a similar realisation, in terms of the whole, 'Most of my money goes to rent/bills." So I started looking into house sitting as I'm a student in the city and there's actually quite a lot of people who want their pets to be looked after when they're away.

[@SandraLovesSun]

My favorite book of all time is Little House in the Big Woods.

[@caterinas6863]

It's all about him. I would have liked to hear more about her experience as well

[@inru6253]

Exactly. He also only ever says "me, I", whereas she always uses "us, we".

[@caterinas6863]

@Priscilla Williams nothing natural about it... it's social conditioning.

[@adjiesoeroso]

Naturally live. Family, farm, kid, books, guitar, fruits. Amazing.

[@vlogmylifetobyrobinson9050]

we have 2 babies and 4 kids we move off grid in 5 weeks! we are building our own cabin :)

[@happenfilms]

+The Offgrid Aussie Family Good luck with the move!

[@vlogmylifetobyrobinson9050]

Thanks guys :)

[@o-i-c-udisolve8352]

WOW! you're going to live off grid and built your own cabin. I'm kind of envious. I wish you guys all the best.

[@vlogmylifetobyrobinson9050]

+O-I-C-U disolve thanks :) we have alot of work and challenges ahead of us, but it will be worth it.

[@saturninc3786]

fabulous!! best of luck guys!

[@dudanunesbleff]

Working for rent was what in Europe was called "servidão"(from wich "servant" derived); people lived in shacks and huts in another man's land (generaly, a noble man) and had to work to have the right to live there. The only difference I see here is that this couple may leave if they wish, and the "servos" couldn't leave. Strange how the world gets around and someone in fact prefers to live as a servant, free from the responsabilities of owning something.

[@abrown9252]

Maria Nunes Seems like so much less stress!!

[@summeromaley4298]

What you describe is called feudalism. The difference here is that these people are not working on the land producing capital for the land owner, they are feeding themselves.

[@louismartin9514]

They are free to stay or to go. They work to feed themselves; not to pay for unnecessary items. They create positive profit from low turnover. Pretty good set up for someone suffering from a debilitating illness like social or general anxiety disorder. Extra emotional capital is preserved every month when bills are way less than income. For me the biggest obstacle is family support to transition from living inside of the machine to living freely and more abundantly outside of the machine. I am not sure I want to give them up. I shared this video with them. Let’s see if it nudges farther along my line of thinking-living can be better with less attachment to ‘things’.

[@CasianaCarmazan]

Maria Nunes wow so silly you’d compare them to slaves when they live so freely and they’re not caught up in a 9 to 5. They work to feed themselves and they have what they need, they enjoy life and read Mary Oliver poetry and probably other poets as well.

[@robford3211]

This only thing is called freedom and no amount of billion dollars can replace it. Hence so many mentally ill billionaires...

[@db-333]

love this! key thing here is the demeanor , attitude and most of all full bodied spirit of these people. That is what works, and where the true joy is.

[@evangelineisacsson1049]

Happen to stumble this video while searching on how its like living off the grid...Are you still living like this today ? Im 61 yrs works fulltime in health care too but not a GP. My co workers laughed at me heir when I downsized my living space to a tiny condo. Then soon by the end of January my son will moving in...to go back University. He has already given up job and a condo which most normal people never do these days but I supporting him... Greetings from Sweden.

[@evangelineisacsson1049]

These people are smart , the reasons to avoid stresses ,depressions, high bloodpressure ,burn out and other complications. I wish have the courage and strong enough to live like this...maybe, hope when retired.

[@Bindi_Marc]

The thought of sacrificing materials things seems reasonable. Sacrificing proximity to others is what I dont think I could do.

[@moonkissed3033]

Your BABY IS BEAUTIFUL! I would love 💕 ❤️ love to live PURELY SIMPLE LIKE the way you both live. Much LOVE to you and your ADORABLE OHANA!!!!👌👌🙏🏼🙏🏼😘😘

[@dewert2]

Very inspiring, nice video. How do you find people like them?

[@happenfilms]

+dewert2 We meet so many amazing people making these films. Most of the time we get introduced to new people from other people we've met and sometimes through research online I find people doing cool things. We met Tom and Sarah through Andrew from 'From Finance to Farmer', he introduced us to them :)

[@silverfoxy3527]

lovely film! I'm looking forward to exploring your channel more

[@happenfilms]

I hope you enjoy my other films too :)

[@7thecheryl]

refreshing for you too, eh? You should see some comments on another happen Film....I loved the maturity with a nit wit that was there! I just am at that breaking point. Even though I'm in no New York or San Fran...it likely is the pace of what San Fran was 15 years ago...where I am now...and that is TOO JAM packed for this small town gal...so yes, strongly considering off the grid opportunities on a budget.... research is likely key with some amazing imagination. More important than intelligence, or, well...both helpful.

[@spiritualnoob8237]

Wisdom: There are many ways to live, there is no best way everyone have to follow. But how much bliss and joy does your way of life actually give you and those around you from moment to moment? Sometimes that way may be very simple

[@elle5031]

This is the way people lived back in the day...off the land...

[@sahir313]

This very little moment in is called" living"

[@maryyiamarelos6179]

I like what this lovely couple are doing. I totally get it, we slowly become slaves to the 'stuff' we accumulate. Our purpose in life becomes maintaining and paying to keep our 'stuff'. This couple jus t decided to get off that train and live more meaningfully. More power to them. God speed.x

[@rawforyou5514]

Dear all, what a wonderful wonderful choice. Wish many more people to be able to live in this same peaceful, happy way of being as this lovely family does. Bless you all and thanks again for sharing. It makes my day!

[@ianmedium]

I would love it if documentary makers could find people who are from working class backgrounds with very little money or the education living like this or is this way of life exclusive to well educated middle class people like this with all the advantages that class brings, these people start with a huge advantage in life as there is a motivation that comes from their upbringing that gives them an advantage of being better educated and having the confidence of it being easier to take the risks to change things that middle class educated background brings. What about those folks from less educated, less well off backgrounds who are not instilled from a young age with that confidence who want to live this way but have always lived on the knife edge of vulnerability that these types have never experienced just perceived? The commonality to all these types of documentaries is that the people in them all seem to have started life financially and socially several rungs up the ladder, it does come across as slightly smug and typical middle class to be honest

[@GypsyGirl317]

I am really impressed with the thoughtful and insightful nature of your post, and I have often thought about this one as well when I have watched these documentaries. I am educated and intelligent, and love having my own garden, but having always been a single person, and raised a son on my own, I have never been well enough off to do something like this, even though I would dearly love to.

[@letinhsong8024]

I was thinking a similar thing, that they had already experienced the other side of the coin, so they could compare when reaching their decision, rather than coming from scraping by.

[@earthangel8730]

@Mr. X no need to be snarky. Nobody in their right mind would choose to live in a dictatorship. North Korea is the worst country in the world!

[@daniellecoffey6836]

Glad to see someone address this. Privilege seems to be a big taboo topic in the permaculture community. I've spent some time in a permaculture hub in Australia and everyone I met was white, had an academic or arts background and earned enough money to buy land, trees, build infrastructure. Nobody ever addressed the fact that huge amounts of privilege and money got them where they are. The guy in this video is a GP so surely they have to have some savings as a backup for when the work for rent agreement ends.

[@gete434]

This kind of life can make you healthy and young forever instead of living in the city with plastic surgery😁

[@justaddvanilla370]

It's really nice to see an actual family live this way, I hope they have more kids.

[@earthangel8730]

The Earth needs less humans. 1 is plenty.

[@GregCantori]

Nicely done. Imagine those with property sharing it with families like them!

[@AnythingWithAbeat]

I want to do this.

[@btsdoesntknowiexist9581]

take me with u.😂

[@TheTylerizbeast]

same lmao i plan on doing this

[@AnythingWithAbeat]

I have just handed my resignation in. I'll be leaving my job (teaching) in July 2017. I don't know what I'm doing next or where I'm going, but I've taken the first step towards my pursuit to happiness. I miss inner peace and satisfaction. It's great being able to have money, but at what cost? I'm depressed and hate what me and my life have become. It's very easy to stay and become trapped then think it's too late to change.

[@FS-do3bi]

Muslimah I don't know where you live but you can search on internet net for a piece of land, what you can buy with out inter sessions of the bank (mortgage free). And don't leave you job without a competition or something (google what you rights are. You have paid for it).

[@MsJuliaCrystal]

Muslimah Allah SWT knows the best. May Allah show you the right path to happiness

[@The_Gallowglass]

I don't know what is so controversial or so odd about this. People live in smaller apartments than 20 square meters and don't even have a garden. This is great.

[@sineadmoylan1065]

This is literally my favourite video ever. I keep coming back to it over and over. Would love to see an update

[@phatcurvypinay]

this is how majority of people live in the Philippines.

[@hpd633]

I am sure the philippeanos LOVE IT. O wait that is why they want to come to a first world country...so they don't have to shit in a hole in the ground anymore.

[@slimshady68]

@@hpd633 where do you think your shit goes?

[@user-wt5if6rx8m]

@@slimshady68 they're too busy bragging bout how superior and civilised their nations are to know that

[@shi-t]

@@hpd633 lol

[@hpd633]

@@slimshady68 In a waste water treatment center,,,where b/c of 1st world technology we don't have to shit directly in a hole in the ground and throw the t/p on the ground and YES I like to BRAG about MY country USA BITCCCCCHHH, @Lesbo Rodrigues

[@marymn11]

this is lovely -- but as he vaguely referenced, someone has to own the land.

[@Merikanova]

His last remarks at about 5:30 and onward hit me hard. I believe he is right about that way of living being the blueprint for all of us.

[@yolandalujan9726]

Beautiful!! Happy for you both. God bless you ! 🙏

[@ankitk5530]

Blessed are they who see beauty in humble places where other people see nothing.

[@candyclews4047]

Wish my GP was as chilled and in tune with nature as this chap!

[@T.T.LovesAmbience]

Beautiful family. Happiness shows in their smiles.

[@portlandbells99]

I lived like this for many years and what you wife says about a small home and a baby is totally true, when your home is cosy and womblike with nothing unnecessary things start to become joyful and genuine and stress free, lovely, how kind of you to inspire other people to take this wonderful path through life :)

[@Xaforn]

I really loved this. I’m working toward this with my partner, we’re saving money and we actually already have land which is a miracle. My son is so excited and we have a friend who knows all the rules/regulations in the area because they’ve already done the same thing. It’s exciting, and I’m so happy for this family. He’s absolutely right, it is the blueprint, we need simpler lives and the more “primitive” we go back the happier we are I’ve noticed in other people as well as myself.

[@lindaachege7541]

Come To my country I'll show you hows its done😌🙂🤔🤔🤗

[@rocsirreal5392]

Does anyone regret tiny home living? Can’t all be amazing stories !?! I’d like to hear both sides. This looks amazing, but what are the down sides

[@fitdesigner8233]

Good question. I think the most concerning issue for me might be whether there is a doctor or a hospital nearby or not.

[@jesmmifs]

This is what life should be like. I never feel sorry for people who are stressed out of their mind because of their loans, mortgage, huge bills, and just working every moment of their life to make ends meet. It's insane, and they chose to live like that. There's no security when the life you're living is making you sick and miserable.

[@clivejames5058]

beautiful people; beautiful lifestyle. We're about to downsize to an off grid 7m Yurt and live the simple dream here in New Zealand too - can't wait!

[@christinepreston8267]

Wonderful video.....if only all children. had such lovely parents, & a super way of life......money doesn't always bring you happiness.....good luck to them xxx

[@chrissymarie8754]

I believe with everything going on in this world that living as simply as this could possibly change the world for the better

[@bewusstsein3527]

I believe people will one day split .. the other connect with nature and the other will embrace the machine world.. we were living the same earth but different in how we see.it..

[@insert.a.witty.username]

This family looks like art.