In all parts of the World individuals and families are making the move to smaller homes and living environments and they are all doing this for different reasons. Some of these reasons are obvious, while others you might not have thought of.

Lately I’ve been thinking about successful people in general. I define a successful person as a person who works hard, saves their money (or is financially savvy), and has made a contribution within their profession.

Well it can happen to anyone with school age children. It’s not the worst thing in life, but it sure feels like it is at the moment. Not only do you have to kill the lice and eggs from your child’s hair, but you also have to check everyone in the house and “clean” up your house and car.

Credit card debt is a nightmare of a problem for a vast majority of the American population. According to the Federal Reserve, in 2012 the average household carried just under $16,000 in credit card debt and approximately 56% of them had trouble making their monthly credit card payments.

Frustrated is how I’m feeling in regards to housing. I’m making a plan to purchase something – a townhouse or house – within the next 18 – 24 months and based on what’s available in my area, I’m utterly depressed.