Living small and saving big: The actual cost of alternative housing

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17. Leaves or TP?

School bus conversions also allow for full bathrooms! You can have an actual shower and a toilet and a sink in there if you want to. This adds on a little more in costs than just using the woods as a bathroom, but you can still do that, too. The sky is the limit.

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One of the smarter moves when it comes to tiny house living is the compostable toilet, and those can cost about $1,000. These toilets don’t require connection to a sewer line or septic tank, and they convert human waste into compost. Plus, they are worth it because sometimes you don’t feel like doing your business in the woods.