on the other side michael jansen is simplifying his lifestyle. he is building an even smaller house, using discarded wooden pallets. like schaefer, jansen publishes a blog called tiny house designs. while retaining their idealism, they each have found ways for their blogs to generate income. >> this year, we haven't sold a single house but more plans than ever. >> after last year's housing bust, schaefer and his partner, steve weiss man, don't build houses anymore. instead, they are building their website. >> we made this huge shift in our whole philosophy how we were going to survive as a business. we changed from selling houses to selling plans and workshops and books to the do it yourself market. >> they are not alone. >> i started the blog more as a hoppy than anything. >> ken grid wolde started blogging for profit when he was laid off last year. >> i took that opportunity to spend more time learning more about blogging. >> there are lots of ways to make money with a blog. often, they are not tied directly to the blog itself. >> through their

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helping me out is sarah jansen from the world almanac.thank you. >> across the street to kath. >> we have a great crowd here. you're from new jersey. which candidate had the highest electoral votes ever? >> i'm going to go with reagan. >> that's exactly right. >> she looks surprised but happy she got that one right. reagan, huh? >> it was actually a landslide. he won all but one state and it was coincidently the home of his opponent, walter mondale. this is the 1984 election. >> all right. back across the street to kath. >> lovely lady from the swing state of virginia. republican candidate governor romney was the governor of which state? oh, give this one and i. what was it? >> massachusetts. >> good girl. >> she's got it right. we've been hearing a lot about massachusetts lately. >> and a little bit about mitt romney, also. he's been around a little bit. he started his business in massachusetts, he went to grad school there and then served as governor. >> back across to kathy. >> i love this lady. she's from arkansas and she desperately

kathleen jansen is waiting for someone to rock her world tonight.t disappointed this evening. to all of our testers, good luck. we'll follow what you're seeing tonight. >> anxious to hear what they say after the debate as well. dan lothian outside the debate hall in boca raton at lynn university at a watch party. what's going on over there? >> that's right. we're about six miles away from the campus of lynn university. this is an outdoor rally, convert, neon trees, popular group, just finished performing here. this is sponsored by rock the vote. obviously the big push here is to get folks to register to vote. i'm joined by an undecided voter, lindsey. right? lindsey ackerman. what is it that you're waiting to hear before you will make up your mind. >> well, the race is very close right now. tonight the final debate is very crucial on how i will pick a candidate. i'm looking for everything all around. i'm a teacher so education is very important for me so i'm looking to see which candidate will best suit me. >> you have just -- you told me that when

helping me out is sarah jansen from the world almanac. >> we have a great crowd here.his opponent, walter mondale. this is the 1984 election. >> all right. >> lucky lady from the swing state of virginia. republican canned dwat governor romney was the governor of which state? oh, give this one and i. what was it? >> massachusetts. >> good girl. >> she's got it right. we've been hearing a lot about massachusetts lately. >> and a little bit about mitt romney, also. he started his business in massachusetts, he went to grad school there and then served as governor. >> i love this lady. she's from arkansas and she desperately wants to win a lullaby album so i'm hoping she's really stupid. i'm stupid one. how many electoral votes are needed to win the presidency some 200, 150, 200 or 270. >> 250? >> look are she's joyful that she lost. lucky her. the correct answer, 270.re she'e lost. lucky her. the correct answer, 270.e she's lost. lucky her. the correct answer, 270. she's lost. lucky her. the correct answer, 270.she's j lost. lucky her. the correct answer, 270. >> this is s