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PORTLAND, Maine - Americans have historically measured success in square feet. A big house was something to work for. But a growing number of Mainers are choosing to drastically cut their living space - on purpose.

They're part of what's known as the "tiny house" movement, and they're living in spaces of 500 to 600 square feet, or less. Why do they do it? We sent Sara Gatcomb to find out.

They say when you build a tiny house, you build it like a boat, using every inch of space. Louisa and Foy Brown did just that. "We actually built the whole house up on water, which was sort of challenging in itself."

Though building their home was a challenge, the lack of living space hasn't been a problem. "You know, I feel as though the space is big enough for two people. It might be a little harder for three, and be impossible for four."

The Browns spent 10 years building the $60,000 home and now they live here for six months of the year as a way to save money. And saving money is one reason the tiny house movement is continuing to grow.

Ben and Sarina Speed, of Franklin, say they found it was cheaper to build a tiny house from scratch than to buy and renovate an old home. "The mortgage we took out at that point was probably $75,000," Sarina Speed says, "and that included the land, all the ground work and the building."

For the Speeds, a lower mortgage meant that one parent could stay home with their growing family. But this sort of lifestyle is, obviously, not for everyone.

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