” Ali figured she would take the sting out of the situation with a little small talk.“Oh Pilot is a big boy – a wedding present from my parents ...�� they bread Danes up in Yorkshire. But, you’re right Pilot has turned out to be an exceptionally big example of the breed.”“Why don’t you come up to the house and we’ll have a tea – settle you down a bit.”“Oh I couldn’t,” as she looked down at her short skirt.“That’s alright my husband is gone to work - it’s only us – and Pilot – bring him along.” With. I dropped the boys off at their dorms, kissed Chad on the cheek and steeled myself for the three hour trip back home, alone and in the dark. Billy was the last one to get out of the car and he said:"Wait up a minute Mrs. B (my name was Brenda Blankenship, but all of Chad's friends called me Mrs. B), I have to ask the guys something. I'll be right back" and he ran into the dorm. About five minutes later Billy and Chad came out to the car."I know you don't like driving at night" Chad said, "And. But they shouldn't be since unlike my friends I have no mortgage or car payment. The freedom to invest or travel or to do whatever I want to do with my income came about as a result of choosing to live below my means. Everyone in my subdivision has made the same lifestyle choice. Our entire subdivision lives in a tiny house - it is like a movement here. The houses in our area are like little jewel boxes. All the homeowners are mortgage free making the community atmosphere relaxed and laid. The three blocks from bus stop to apartment was particularly grueling with the advance of what was expected to be the worst winter storm in over a dozen years. The wind was definitely stronger than usual, and the sky darker than usual even for nighttime. Already one neighborhood the bus had passed through was lacking electricity, and he desperately hoped that his would not suffer the same fate. Without electricity, he could survive on his own, but given that his wife was still very much a.