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Intersection: Downsizing To A Floating Bungalow

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Home sweet barge. Cynthia and Warren Billings built this floating bungalow in Sanford. Photo: Matthew Peddie, WMFE.

Home sweet barge. Cynthia and Warren Billings built this floating bungalow in Sanford. Photo: Matthew Peddie, WMFE.

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Some people downsize when they retire. Cynthia and Warren Billings went really small- from a 5000 square foot house in New Hampshire, to a 500 square foot home. It’s not just any home though- this house is on a barge, tied up at a marina on Lake Monroe in Sanford. 


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Matthew Peddie

About Matthew Peddie

Host of WMFE's Intersection & Assistant News Director

A recent transplant to the Sunshine State, Matthew Peddie grew up in New Zealand and studied journalism at the University of Western Ontario. After graduating with an MA in Journalism he returned to Christchurch, working as a reporter for Radio Live and Radio New Zealand. He’s reported live from the scene of ... Read Full Bio »

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