If you are an artist, or know one personally, then you're probably aware that sometimes living out one's dreams might cause financial instability. When paychecks are few and far between — whether you're a musician, a painter, an actor, or a singer — there's often a need to cut back on expenses.
That's what musician Malinda Crighton was trying to accomplish when she started building her tiny house in the driveway of her current home.
Crighton spent the better part of the past three years building the 33-feet-long, over 13-feet-tall structure. At first, she anticipated a low cost for the construction, around $15,000. But so far, she has put in $40,000, and it's nearly complete.
She knows that the cost is merely an investment. She will be able to live in this house soon, and for a very long time. It will end up reducing her cost of living in the long run.
But one day, she walked out of her house shortly before 7 a.m., only to find that the home she poured her heart, soul, and money into had completely vanished.
In the middle of the night, thieves hauled the 6,000-pound house out of her driveway.
She went on camera with CBS Sacramento for an interview about the ordeal, hoping that maybe someone had seen her tiny house. Then, in the middle of the interview, she got good news: A neighbor spotted it in the parking lot of a nearby shopping center!
Ecstatic, Crighton ran straight to the scene: Her tiny home was safe, and intact.
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