When this Georgia couple fell on hard times, they came up with the perfect solution. It was unconventional but they made it work.
They once lived in a 2,000-square-foot home but once they were forced to downsize, they moved into an 860-square-foot shed. Nick Lucido and his wife, Meghan, were living in the town of Cumming when the hardship arrived.
Once they had to sell their home, they came up with the unique plan to get out of debt and back onto their feet. “We never missed a mortgage payment,” said Nick, according to the New York Post. “We were both just really young — young professionals. And we had two brand new cars, brand new house, and we were just over our head in debt.” They made their initial purchase during the onset of the pandemic.
The couple found 8.46 acres of land that set them back $40,000. “We saw a two-story shed in the Home Depot parking lot, and said, ‘I think we could make that work,” Nick continued. From there, they set about the task of turning the house into a home. Until the shed was ready for usage, the family decided that they would live in a camper van.
It’s not the most common route to take but modern problems require modern solutions. The move may have been unusual but it allowed the family to pay off all of their debt.
Can you believe that they successfully wiped out over $80,000 worth of debt within a nine-month period? They share their success in an Instagram post and we can hardly believe it. The shed house worked out better than they could have possibly imagined.
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“If you go to any Home Depot, at least in the southeast, you go inside of their parking lot, you’ll typically see sheds … this right here is actually a tiny home, Tuff shed from Home Depot, two stories, 860 square feet, one-bedroom, full kitchen, full living room, the porch, then of course we got a chicken coop back there … a deck with our above-ground pool and a trampoline for the little one, of course,” Nick explained in the TikTok video below.
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Their son had a bedroom with a nice place to sleep, in case anyone is curious. This family has truly thought of everything.
All’s well that ends well, as they have since moved into their new home. Nick shared the moment with TikTok. “A lot has changed. Good thing for a crazy market and people’s love for tiny homes! We just completed this build,” he said, according to the New York Post.
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We are happy to see it, friend.