A WOMAN has revealed she no longer pays a penny in rent after moving into a 6ft by 8ft conservatory.
Gina Min bought the caravan for £150 from a furniture store and built it in less than 10 hours.
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The greenhouse is made up of three parts.
To the left is a small desk made of wooden planks, with storage space underneath where Gina keeps her clothes.
In the middle of the room is a yoga mat, which Gina uses to practice every day, and on the right side of the room is a mattress, a sleeping pad, and hooks for hanging towels and jackets.
To light the greenhouse at night, Gina uses only a small torch that is attached to the curtain and to obtain electricity, she uses an extension cord that is connected to the house on the land where her greenhouse is located.
There is also a shared kitchen outside, which Gina uses together with other people who live on the property.
If Gina needs a pee, she simply does it outside her greenhouse, and if she needs a number two, there’s a composting toilet outside.
The site also has an outdoor shower attached to a tree and an outdoor washing machine.
“I feel like I have everything I need and I’m grateful that my path in life has led me here,” she said, via a video posted for her YouTube channel.
While Gina lives on the land, she gets paid to build a house and has learned lots of new DIY skills.
“I feel like life here has been so full and vibrant,” she said.
She also saves money on food by growing her own fruits and vegetables.
“I love living in a greenhouse and I love growing food,” she said.
The greenhouse is located in California, so it’s warm enough for Gina to live in in the summer.
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However, when winter arrives, it will be very cold, so she will have to find another place to live.
She appears to be extremely happy in the greenhouse and even turned down the offer of a two-bedroom apartment to continue living there.
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