SOME dream of visiting the Caribbean, but one 22-year-old has taken things up a notch.
He decided to build a house in sunny Tobago for just £3,000 – saving big on a house here in rainy Britain.
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Alex Cassidy shared how he did it clip on TikTok that gained 70.8 thousand likes.
The 22-year-old was given land by his stepfather and used his savings of £3,000 to build a house from scratch.
Showcasing his Caribbean home on TikTok, Alex highlights exactly what he built from scratch.
The stunning one-bedroom home is spacious and includes an open-plan kitchen, bathroom and balcony offering stunning views of the mountainous lands and tropics for which the island is best known.
The house that the young Brit built is located in Tobago, which is the smaller of the two Caribbean islands that make up the republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
Alex describes his one-bedroom house as “a glorified warehouse, but it’s a house and I own every bit of it.
The £3,000 got me the plumbing, the labor, the bricks. But I did a lot of the work myself, but most of it came from meeting people who could give me good deals
Alex Cassidy, 22
Alex did all this without taking out loans and is relieved he doesn’t have to pay council tax like he would in the UK.
His new home in the Caribbean took just four months to build, and Alex boasts that not only did his house cost less to build than in the UK, but the cost of living is ridiculously cheaper.
“Every three months I pay around £50 for electricity. I pay a little more for water and wifi costs around £30-40 every quarter. I know people in the UK who pay more than £200 a month just for electricity,” he says proudly.
Appalled by the difference in utility prices compared to the UK, which is currently facing a cost of living crisis, Alex feels he has escaped by moving to Tobago, where he says he could leave the lights on all day, and it won’t would make sense. quite a difference on your £50 note.
Viewers were shocked by the low cost of public services and quickly responded to Alex TikTok.
One commented saying: “I pay £268 for electricity and £140 for petrol,” **crying emojis**
While another left feeling completely inspired, he said: “I’m already packing my bags.”
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