A WOMAN has revealed she no longer pays a cent in rent after moving into a 6ft by 8ft greenhouse.
Gina Min bought the caravan for £150 from a furniture store and assembled it in under 10 hours.
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The greenhouse consists of three parts.
On the left is a small desk made of wooden planks, with storage space underneath where Gina keeps her clothes.
In the middle of the room is a yoga mat, which Gina practices on every day. On the right side of the room is a mattress, a sleeping mat and hooks to hang her towel and coats.
To light the greenhouse at night, Gina uses only a small flashlight that she attaches to the curtain. For electricity, she uses an extension cord that she plugs into the house on the plot of land where her greenhouse is located.
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There is also a shared kitchen outside, which Gina uses with other people living on the land.
When Gina needs to pee, she just does it outside in her greenhouse. And if she needs to pee again, there is a compost toilet outside.
There is also an outdoor shower on the property, which is attached to a tree, and an outdoor washing machine.
“I feel like I have everything I need and I’m grateful that my life path has led me to this point,” she said in a video posted to her blog. YouTube channel.
While living in the country, Gina gets paid to build a house and has learned a ton of new DIY skills.
“I find life here so full and vibrant,” she said.
She also saves money on food because she grows her own fruits and vegetables.
“I love living in a greenhouse and growing food,” she said.
The greenhouse is in California, so it’s warm enough for Gina to live there in the summer.
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But once winter comes, it gets too cold and she has to move somewhere else.
However, she seems to be enjoying herself in the greenhouse, even turning down the offer of a two-bedroom apartment in order to continue living there.
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