Trade-offs of Living Small
I believe there are compromises with anywhere you choose to live. While some may think we are crazy for living in a 600 sqft, 1 bedroom apartment in the city with a toddler, for us it is about priorities and compromises we are happy to make. For example here are a few things we live without:
a 2nd bedroom
another car
a second bathroom
a playroom
a bedroom closet
I could go on, but instead we focus on the things we DO have which are more about doing than having things:
A mortgage that is within our means and doesn’t stretch us
A reasonable mortgage means we still have a little extra to travel regularly
Close proximity to parks, community centres, and more events and activities than we could possibly consider attending
COFFEE, some of the best coffee shops blocks away
Many of our great friends live minutes away and are a constant source of support for us and Theo (it really does take a village!)
Walking to work on tree-lined streets
Walking to the grocery store, bank etc. basically all our chores are walkable
The seawall is a 10 min walk away and the mountains a 15 min drive
Bicycle route is right outside our front door
In the end we rarely feel like we are missing something by living small.