There is a simple solution to the problems of rampant consumerism, debt and a lifetime of servitude, writes Samuel Alexander – radical down-sizing to a truly tiny house. For a start, it's only big enough for the things you really need. And it's so cheap to build, that it's paid for from a month or two's salary. Just one question – what will you do with your freedom?With one's housing requirements so easily met, and having escaped the iron grip of indebtedness, one would then be faced with the exhilarating but terrifying question of what to do with a life of freedom.