This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jason Remillard, 49, and his wife Jennifer Remillard, 55, who left the Chicago suburbs to retire on a Maine homestead. They built their dream ...

They turned two $12,000 Amish sheds into their home, connecting them with a custom-built hallway. My wife Jen and I lived in a small town called Wauconda just outside of Chicago. Jen was a ...

The couple purchased a $50,000, 58-acre property in Maine in 2019 near the Canadian border. They turned two $12,000 Amish sheds into their home, connecting them with a custom-built hallway. My wife ...