I like to make this point using housing data from the census bureau. A typical 1930s person, or even early 1970s person, lived in a 1500 square foot or smaller

I like to make this point using housing data from the census bureau. A typical 1930s person, or even early 1970s person, lived in a 1500 square foot or smaller house. Houses built in the last decade or so average 2200 square feet. Many people could work a lot less just by moving into a smaller place and having the subsequent reduction in rent/mortgage and utilities. http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/housing/housing_patterns/pdf/Housing%20by%20Year%20Built.pdf http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/housing/housing_patterns/pdf/...