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“I got rid of my earthly stuff. I gave it away, sold it, whatever.”
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The tiny home’s high ceilings make it feel spacious. She has a shed on the property that contains her bike, fishing rods and hospitality industry books. Other than that, she’s pleased not to own much. “I helped shift a couple in their 70s. They had four sets of crockery. What on earth do you need that for?” Etherington moved from a three-bedroom house in Tahunanui, Nelson, which was sold after a relationship break-up in which she lost a lot of equity. She had put in the bulk of the deposit, but had to split the sale proceeds 50/50 when her five-year relationship ended.