A 55-year-old traded in his corporate job and 3,500-square-foot house for a tiny home in a village at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Despite a post-move cancer diagnosis, he says he's never felt freer.

Dec 8 2022 by Business Insider

 
Blue Wells' tiny home in South Carolina.

Courtesy of Blue Wells

Blue Wells and his wife sold their Atlanta home and moved to a tiny-home village in South Carolina.Shortly after the lifestyle change, he was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.Despite his diagnosis, he says he's freer and happier than ever before.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ronald Wells, who goes by Blue, about moving into a tiny-home village in Travelers Rest, South Carolina, and his life there now. The...

Continue Reading A 55-year-old traded in his corporate job and 3,500-square-foot house for a tiny home in a village at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Despite a post-move cancer diagnosis, he says he's never felt freer.