Couple Escapes Traffic Hell, Builds Island Paradise Budget Van Gogh Would Admire
Matthew Straight and April Pasilang bailed on the nonstop honking of Cebu City for a quiet life on Bohol island, where their new off-grid home cost about $85,000 and includes a pond and veggie garden. Straight noted, 'We don’t want to be at the whim of global supply chain issues,' which, judging by city traffic noise, sounded like a valid plot twist. Pasilang beams, 'We just decide what to do based on what needs to be done in the garden,' trading rush-hour madness for eggplants and okra. Basically, they swapped the urban nightmare for a sleep-in, grow-your-own paradise.
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So let me get this straight: They quit the city, built an off-grid paradise for $85K, and now their biggest traffic jam is between the henhouse and the tilapia pond? Meanwhile, all we get is the honk symphony and a rising rent bill. Smells like freedom to me.
Oh, I'm sorry, did I miss the part where $85,000 buys you zero traffic, real neighbors, AND a banana bread hookup? Meanwhile, my city's best offer is a coffee shop with a WiFi outage and shouting matches over parking spots.
This couple’s off-grid home is the Teslas of tranquility – solar panels instead of sirens, veggie gardens as the new rooftop bars, and actual fresh air instead of Amazon packages. Meanwhile, city dwellers are rocking what, fire hydrant meetups?
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 7/28/2025 | Author: Amanda Goh
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