💰10 Ways to Start Homesteading on a Low Income
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- čas přidán 17. 06. 2024
- You CAN start homesteading and become more self-sufficient without spending a ton of money. Here is how my family is making it work!
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Living 100% off grid,alone, old, on social security. 4 years now. Been trying to find others to join me. Cheap way to live. Most don't want to make an effort or let go of the grid. Their future is very dark. Do it now, before it's too late.
I've been trying to get others to do just anything better ,and its impossible,and its insane for myself to keep it up ,so I'm too on SSI and heading your way now . I think getting a sliver of what I really want is the best thing for me at this point I'm not old but being not working even short times destroys the human body. I've done all I can with what I had to for my 2 family members but it's all they want to do is toss me out of all my work I've done here without no help. I could stay and fight but I don't care to for myself nothing is worth giving what I've already have to then live mad at the world waking up as both they do.❤ Good luck God bless !
I subbed to you and seen your " for the sheriff's" video I'm so sorry your being targeted I have to 5 years only 5 hours sleep nightly that's what else I been trying to tell people.
It's land grabbing its agenda and most sheriff's are in this behavior they break in house with cut keys to unscrew light in freezer when u go to grocery store they poach deer all year feeding them while on drug pointing a high powered rif le in my back door kitchen 30 yards back 15 feet up in a tree we took photos of his wifi with address name etc the other one I uploaded video of attempted kidnapping and assault the sheriff acted it was my 80 year old mother fault 4 sheriff they put toxins in water well pump too much to list but will say he worked as a security guard under a buddy of mine uncle whom they are related to Edwin Edwards a old mayor in New Orleans Louisiana
Everyone Thinks I’m crazy for wanting this. I’m working towards it. Congratulations
That is where I'm trying to get. I've been somewhat off grid, I have electricity. Have the same situation as otherwise as you do. Been looking for people to come together, but they don't see what's happening. Just yesterday, my youngest brother had stated he wanted to be on his own off grid. He is good at a lot of things, and if we can make this happen, it would be wonderful. If you don't mind me asking, what state are you in?
On SS 5 yrs now. working on getting back to property, I hope before summers is over. Yes the future is dark with close to 50 million illegals'. Just think what they will do to keep their 2200 a month, their free laptop, their free rent, free medical and cell phone all disappear. What kind of evil will be set lose. At 3 trillion in interest every 3 months, it should crash soon.
WE see but no one is load. I am after my local county government commissioners, but only one listens. Still nothing happens. Can't get an appointment with the sheriff, but I keep trying. I want to give him the gospel. No Jesus in your life - Big mistake. Jesus said to believe/ trust in Him and commanded all men everywhere to repent, with a contrite heart. If you don't there will be Hell to pay in the here after as well as here. It is better when Jesus has paid your debt. So have that conversation with God in the name of His Son Jesus and ask for forgiveness in the breaking of His moral law the 10 commandments. You will know when he makes your spirit alive and gives you the Holy spirit. Eph. 2:8 and 9. You do nothing, He saves you. I am looking forward to seeing you ate the gates of Heaven one day. God bless You for reading this. You have just read the gospel. Gospel means good news.
My favorite saying is "If it's free, it's for me." Start building your materials hoard now for use later.
My cousin brings me scrap metal all the time he finds something that is decent, I'm always building with scrap metal 😂
Most people don't know how to set long term goals, the instant gratification Era is hard to escape. It took me 14 years to build my home, it was done without loans, it was super hard doing all the work pretty much alone, but I have no debt. I pretty much fabricate everything myself out of scrap, but you would never know because I make sure it looks like it was built by a high end company 😂
My 30-something "neighbor" here in western OR bought 5 raw acres (for 50g a couple of years ago), and he and his gf are making a great life. They truck in water and have solar for power for now, but they want to build some day. For now, they live in an RV.
What part of Oregon.
@@baileysalez4296 About 18 miles west of Eugene.....Coast Range.
How is the city not bothering them living in an rv?
@@calisingh7978Oregon is a blue state the people have more rights
@@calisingh7978 This is rural. Most are 5-acres places up in the hills.
People such as you will make it when times are so hard .
No they wont. Not even close. Even if they had to eat their horses they would have no freezer space to preserve it. Think this through. Most people have no idea what it will take to survive. I have a better chance than most people, but would still struggle to make it. I'm not convinced I could. With that being said, I lived like royalty through Covid. I am very prepared for bad times, just not catastrophic times.
exsactly
@@doityourselflivinggardenin7986salt, preserves meat. No refrigerator needed
Loved this quote: "if you dont know how to do something, learn how to do something!" great advice.
Once again, it’s so refreshing to see young families, people living an off grid or a homesteading life. People used to snicker when I said I live within my means, not understanding, I guess.
Making do, working towards goals, living a simple life is a wonderful way to live, not easy, however, rewarding.
Well said - earning a paycheck is not the only way to work - learning new skills is where it's at - you grow through it and become more useful to yourself and others ❤️
To do this people need to lower their expectations in the beginning. You can't do it all at once, even if you have a big nest egg.
With permits, other paperwork needed things take time. Live on the land if possible, and with temporary fencing for your animals. Find out where the wet spots are, where does the water run? Where is the best pasture? Or garden spot? Use the least valuable part of your land to build your home and other buildings. Put in your well first, then your septic later. Everything you do needs water, you can get by without a septic system for awhile or permanently.
And don't overwhelm yourselves. Take things 1 step at a time, in baby steps. Having to make a "do over" or "move something" is time consuming and EXPENSIVE.
After buying your land start with shelter, water, and food, then waste. All of these can be temporary. Now live there for awhile, especially if this is a new state or climate. And watch your land. It will tell you where things should go.
Making a very simple plan (and sticking to it) as regards retirement living has allowed me to live 100% debt free, pay cash for EVERYTHING, put back $500 / month and ALL on ONLY my monthly social security AND I retired early, taking an 8% early-retirement PENALTY per year for 5 years. That's a 40% penalty . . . and I am still able to LIVE LIKE A KING debt free.
Edit: Leaky toilet?
Easy fix -- I don't have a (traditional) toilet -- nothing to leak.
I use a composting toilet. 😂
Your family shows how it can be done without compromising health and happiness. Well done.
I absolutely love your channel ❤ it’s the little things like you said as a single mum I had to learn plumbing and do my own yard work to save money 💴
The part about new skills was really inspiring
Like with fishing 🐠😁
Water catchment system is my favorite, keep the basement dry and have a water supply.
My favorite tip always keep learning my tip don't pay any attention to the haters
I am in my late 50s and you inspire me. Being efficient a great tip! Love your channel!
Dave Ramsey is right. Delayed gratification and short term sacrifices are necessary to achieve long term goals. Not just financially but also in terms of health and other things. My wife and I lived way below our income in our 30s, saving 80%. We decided after 40 we would take it a bit easy , then retire at 50 and not have to live too frugally. We achieved that by working very hard in our 30s, we were high income so we still had a good quality of life in terms of comforts, travel etc . But still way below our means.
Loved what you eating out and cooking from scratch and childcare are forms of income. You were spot on !!
This!
Great video! I am attempting to build a she shed in my backyard and it's a little scary because it's new for me, but I am a DIYer. I just told a friend that the thing I would do differently is buy marked down wood at Home Depot and cut the damaged pieces off since I cut up my full price wood. Then you dropped this video. I wish I'd known ahead of time. I'm not only attempting my own build to save money, it's just a freeing feeling. I'm a divorced single mother and I work a full time job, but have a creative mind. I love your content.
Yes 🙌 You will be so proud of yourself for all the hard work and learning ❤️🔨 You can do it 💪
You have a lot of wisdom when it comes to finances. Very impressive. I’m sure you will be successful at achieving your dreams.
I love this video. We have definitely been programmed to think that earning money at a job is the only income, that the other parts arent important etc. I took a couple weeks off work a while ago and felt like being home was a fulltime job. I got to a point where i needed what I call an 'emergency holiday', I just needed a break for my sanity. Things at home weren't getting done like I wanted so I took vacation time so I could get some cleaning done at home. It was fall so I needed to bring wood home from my Dad's before winter as well. I can see being home, living the way I want to, being a full-time job. Im still working on how to get there lol. I stupidly got a vehicle loan when I should've used insurance money to buy something outright, delaying my goal. Lessons learned. I do own my home though, I do have a little bit of property, a garden, chickens. We are working on making it more efficient and teying to do the best we can with what we have. Im so glad I came across this video and look forward to watching more.
My mantra through tough skill building things in my life has been, "short-term sacrifice long-term benefit". This helped me persevere through many difficult challenges. There is no better feeling than when you have persevered and are able to reap the rewards of your learned skills.
Good for you!! We are in the process of doing the same thing but ours is a major fixer upper home on 9.9 acres in California. Total dump with a bus and huge RV on the property, have no idea how to get it off the hill but it's cheap. We can garden and raise chickens. So glad for you!!! Such great advice you have to offer everyone. I am subscribed but put it to ALL so hopefully they will notify me as you have a new video.
I don't know about California, but in other states, you can call a salvage yard or a scrap metal place, and they will come take it away. Especially if it's free. 😁
Hope this may help. 🧡
Where did you score a good find like that ??
We had a friend that turned a old rv into a chicken house and another friend turned a old trailor house into a chicken house.
Enjoyed your tips.
I have so many questions! I hope it’s ok to ask a few.
Do You and hubby ever get burned out? Do you ever second guess doing this homesteading? It’s so much work! I know your feelings about living in Florida and why you left there.
Do you have family like siblings, parents, or cousins that may come to help out as your homestead grows?
Living this lifestyle, do you feel like your kids need to be having more socialization with kids their age? Where do you go for socialization?
After working all day outside , how are you able to go inside to cook meals? Aren’t you exhausted? Lol
I can’t tell you how enjoyable it is to follow your journey. Thank you!
You can cook large batches of food on rainy days when you’d rather not be outside. I vacuum seal portioned servings and freeze them. They defrost in tap water in 30 minutes.
Saving money building it urself good way of living.
"Snuffy is our lawn mower." 😀
Regards to your being more observant, I saw a good idea where you make notes on a calendar regarding weather, crop planting and harvesting, germination times, when certain flowers bloom, rain totals, etc. Then the next year you have a good guide. You can't remember everything on your own.
I dont look at things for what they are, but for what they can be used for.
The 3 biggest mistakes I see people who homestead make are 1. Buying too much or too little property, They want to buy 50 acres, which is way too much in my opinion because you can't properly care of it and they just waste the land or they wanna buy 2 acres which is too small for a homestead, When I bought my property I bought 8 acres, Which was still too much BUT there was a reason I bought it, first off it's right on a large lake (Lake Conroe) in Texas, 2nd I took 3/4 of an acres and built a 2nd tiny cabin that I rent out as a income vacation/weekend getaway to earn extra money. 2. Lack of Socialization/Not socializing outside of their circle/ lack of entertainment. We as humans need to socialize and need entertainment for our mental health. I grow/raise about 60% of my food, I also live right on a large lake so I also fish and hunt plus I go to town once a week and buy some of meat like hamburger, pork and other stuff. That gives me a way to socialize outside of my circle of friends plus it gives me a chance to look into city/county social events that are free/cost just a couple bucks or I go to the local mall and just window shop, it helps to reduce stress and burn out and making you want to give up. 3. Thinking you have to "Build your own" and not thinking outside the box to find a cheaper way to get it done. When I bought my property one of first things I did was go to a mobile home dealer and bought a 12x60 "Junk" mobile home for $500 plus a $500 delivery fee, then I guttted it, sit it up on jacks, framed up the frame and the interior walls 3" apart in the middle on each side and cut it in half and then turned a 12x60 mobile home into 2 12x30 (360 sq ft) tiny houses one of which I moved to the other side of the property for the vacation/weekend rental. I saved ALOT of money doing that way because each half cost me $500 for the structure, your not building a 12x30 structure for $500 even if you harvest and mill the wood yourself because your still paying for gas and/or electricity for the chainsaw and miller. Then I got all of my wood from a local saw mill for dimes on the dollar to build them both out, inside and out and once I was done you'd never know they were mobile homes much less 1 mobile home cut in half.
Brilliant!!
@@deborahgrosh3664 Yep, I watched a guy who was a structual engineer do that in a video here on CZcams. He wanted a tiny house but he also wanted a place for his son and Daughter In Law to stay in when they came to visit.
@@TheREALOC1972 I'd like to see that video. Thinking "outside the box" can create options sometimes. Thanks for the reply.
@@deborahgrosh3664 It's still on here. and yes thinking outside the box creates options, Inside both the tiny houses the cabinets, sinks, and end tables/nightstands were all used, I just cleaned them up and painted them, you'd never know they were used.
@@TheREALOC1972 Nice 👍. I'll look for that video later today . Thanks
Awesome video. Agreevwith knowing how to do and repair things. My husband and i have done so many things around our house over the past 38 years. Very satisfying. Good luck with your homesteading.
Thanks for these videos. They are inspiring. We are about to begin our off-grid adventure - only a tiny parcel, but it's something I can afford and will own 2/3 of an acre within 2 years. It's not much, but it is cheaper than renting and allows us to begin what we need to do, while watching for a larger parcel.
Thanks for the reassurance about starting small land-wise.
I originally was going to eventually purchase 2 acres once I had enough money saved up, but then I found out that if you want to heat your place by wood and don’t want to keep buying firewood each year.
Getting about 7 acres of forest to be your woodlot would be advisable, something I had planned to do since I want to as off-grid as I can get for most things.
My mom is trying to convince me otherwise but I am pretty much decided that I want to heat my homestead with either firewood or solar power or maybe a combination of both.
So plan on eventually getting 10 acres, which will give me 3 acres to live on and the remaining 7 acres will be my woodlot to carefully manage and care for
Good advice for those who dont make much in terms of hourly wage or live in countries where labour is expensive or not easily available, to learn how to do some work themselves. For those who make a good income and are not very good at hands on stuff it may end up being cheaper to hire someone. But every homeowner can benefit from doing somethings ourselves , at least for convenience.
All your tips are valuable, planning and budgeting are key! I wish you the very best in this endeavor, facinated by your ability to move forward you have done so much in a short period of time! You give us lessons for life!
Doing everything yourself is a great tip. We are always learning new skills. That's why I'm watching you.
I was blessed with a huge promotion at my factory job (that I absolutely hate). My wife and I have been working so hard, made sacrifices, sold almost everything and bought land 200 miles away from our home in the city. My family think I’m absolutely nuts for leaving my $30+/hr job to live in the mountains and working as an independent contractor.
I’m sick of working 6 days a week on midnights at a job I hate. Now we’ll have zero utility bills, my wife doesn’t have to work, and I can work when I want.
You are living the dream!!!! Good for both of you. Your stress levels will go down. You will wake up in the mornings happier, and ultimately, you will be healthier!!! I am so happy for you both. I'm seriously thinking of getting rid of everything except what I need and getting out of the rat race. I work in retail and prices are outrageous and it's our fault. Even though we have nothing to do with it. I am tired of the pitiful raises yet work like a dog and come home fall asleep. Only to do it all over again the next day. There is no decency, dignity or delight in working a job that has no gratitude at review time. Always excuses as to why they can't give you a $2.00 an hour raise much less a 1.00 raise but .40 is all they can do in a good year. I try to be upbeat and positive, but "entitled" people just take it out of you. Where's my entitlement?? Gone. Nada. Nil. Nowhere!! Like I want to be now!!! Have a great life. Enjoy. Be grateful. Be alive!!
@@mkchris9154 Thank you! Corporate America is a greedy monster these days. Got us feeling like free range humans on a tax farm.
We have purchased almost everything on marketplace: land, camper, mower, tractor with attachments. Going to try do a shallow well next
my husband loves watching your videos
Live life as you want. Others don’t have to do anything with that!
I appreciate the story of your journey. I especially like the background in your film. Rolling hills. Seems your day to day is not a chore, rather a life style of joy within the tasks. Key is to do what is in rhythm with your joy. Cheers
Can you do a video about how to make a rainwater harvesting system, please?
Would love that too
You are doing such a great job. Your advice is what more people need to hear and embrace. I will put you all on my prayer list.
❤ you will be doing better in the long run then most people.
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I appreciate your comment about work/income contributions outside of corporate paychecks that are of financial value.
Change is painful. Embrace the pain!!❤
I've been out of the loop on your channel for a while. Congratulations on your land/homestead development!
I agree with you...learn skills, cut costs, diy, etc. That's how we've developed our homestead.
God bless!
Great recommendations! This is smart content and will go a long way in guiding the serious listener. Thanks.
I was always told to start one big thing once a year within reason, so last year was chickens and this year is bees
"Snuffy is our lawnmower" Love it! 💛
I’d love to see how your garden is doing. Thank you for your videos. It’s great to see your family not following the norm!
Looking forward to hear what you've spent so far it will give a person a idea what to expect
Yes, how much you have spent on the homestead
We became debt free in 2020. We bought our house three years later 1800 miles away sight unseen. The house was a livable fixer upper and cost us less than a new car. I work as a substitute teacher to pay the few bills that we have. We are still debt and mortgage free and we love this. I cook by scratch, we have a garden, we hang our clothes out to dry, we have chickens (free eggs and fertilizer for the future!) We will also sell the extra eggs to our friends for less than anyone as long as they supply an egg crate! lol That will pay for their food making them free to keep!
We want to implement a rain catchment system, get goats and rabbits and we still need to make a fire pit! My hubby is rebuilding an outbuilding into what he calls a she shed but I will be turning it into a just in case place. Our fixer upper did not have a heat source when we bought it. Insurance would not cover us if a wood stove was the only source for heat so we put in a natural gas furnace which works very well at a low cost. The she shed will have a woodstove so if we lose power we can stay in there as a back up!
Katie you are so right about being able to learn new things. I love CZcams and channels like yours that help us grow! Thank you for sharing! Stay Blessed!
You are a very wise woman to start like that I also started from 0 but it's doable remember working full-time job I got a city garden and I'm starting weekend to build my homestead dream with no mortgage I'm doing it all cash as I go no credits😂
I bought an off grid cabin in Washington county va. Has spring water fed house, 3 bedroom 2 bath. With 2 acres with a nice stream. 40, grand. Its now worth 200,000. We put it back on the electric grid. Its a wood cabin. I absolutely love living in the middle of the Appalachian mountains! Its beautiful and the people are awesome, so cheap here!! I do everything my self. However, to get this property we purchased a POS 3/4 acer trailer, with roof and floors caving in, and fixed it up, put a huge garden in, and in 2 years, we sold it for 55, and bought this free and clear, that 1st property we paid 14,000 for it. And fixed it in 2 years to get something bigger and nicer, still not our dream property, thats 10 acers at least, but to start, its paid off, taxes are 25 bucks a year. Cant beat it here. Love this area Washington county, va, people are moving in, prices are going up, but im in the county, i bought agricultural land, wouldn't buy anything but agricultural. Because were homesteading! I paid cash for this property, i was a single mom, for 10 years, but hard work, got me here. And a very very small loan to start, 20,000. That was the budget for our 1st home. And we didn't want a city home! Because they depreciate in value. So in the country is key! Even if its falling down, if foundation is good, buy, if it has water electricity sewer that works, and thats it. Those 4 things is all i needed to make a house a home. And we found it for under 20 grand, 14 to be exact, and 2 years later we bought our dream, almost, 2 acers of agricultural land. So have patience. I made my own company, for extra income. I do landscaping, cleaning and remodeling, all for 175 a day. And of course were a hire by day labor company, and its perfect for us. But i was trained, by building the ravens stadium and grocery stores when I was younger, but i turned my skills into a business. And i sell chickens, egg producing chickens, for $30 a bird. My inventory is currently at 35+ birds, for a grand total of 1700 in birds! But only if i sell them for a minimum of 35 each, but that doesn't include turkeys, ducks, geese, ect, that we have. Thats just chickens, so assets are extremely important! God bless. Have a fantastic day, if you wanna hang out, message me, im in Washington county va. Just moved here myself and don't know anyone yet. Looking to make some friends, if you're close. Peace out! Oh btw, i own Honest Mom's, find us on fb. And hit me up!
Raw land is I expensive but takes a lot of time to establish. I know it’s hard but it’s worth it . Great Video
Fantastic Video! Do everything yourself is by far my favorite tip. When you know the ins and outs of your build, set up, machinery, whatever it is. It will be so much easier to fix things, to make adjustments, and to care for. Projects big or small. Unless it's something that you absolutely need an expert for. Do it yourself. And even then, we have had plenty of of people come in for certain repairs and we always ask a ton of questions. Or ask them to show us what they are doing so next time the thing pops up we are familiar with it and can probably do ourselves.
Snuffy looks so healthy now. I hope you are feeling better.🌻
I am!
Love your videos ❤🎉
Thank you! I needed to hear this!
Love snuffy! He's so cute!
Your advice is spot on, as always.
I just moved to border of Western Kentucky and western Tennessee and fixing up a tinyhouse offgrid and learning as I go
Thoughtful and practical advice. Hope all is well little sis! ❤
Snuffy is so cute when he photobombs! Lots of good advice in this one.
Loving your channel! Very informative and touch on so many good points!
Snuffy has a lot of available food but also a lot of work cut out for him😂
Does he need companions/ co workers to help him?
Snuffy is looking really healthy! Good on you!
Thank you for this video. I really need to learn building skills and do not have what I need on my property because I have let this very thing hold me back rather than rise to the challenge.
Wow such good advice! Just staring out my homesteading journey. No land yet but started my first garden and making a lot of food from scratch! Want to learn a lot more and will continue to
When you were talking about buying land, one thought I had was make sure you buy enough land that you are taxed based on farm land not residential. For instance our rental home on the edge of the city costs a couple thousand a year in property tax, and it only has 1/3 acre. where as our homestead on several acres costs less than $40 a year in property tax.
Thank you for doing this video. More of us need to make beginner videos, or even tutorials on how to start
Great video! We're planning on starting a homestead in a few years and you shared some very valuable tips and insights.
Im so motivated by you!! new subbie and I love your realness
What a great video! Yes learn to do repairs yourself. Snuffy is your lawnmower hehe
New subscriber, I saw this video on my feed thought let's see what up with this channel. Good video, Thank you for sharing. Till next time God Bless.
My first time here at your channel and I must say those are excellent tips thank you.
I have land that was willed to me and recently I’ve been trying to figure out to mitigate my financial upkeep as much as possible. I’m grateful to have come across your channel. Thanks for imparting your wisdom on the world.
I think finding the right land to fit your needs and cost is a huge factor. Makes it hard.
I agree with everything that you said. We are learning new skills everyday and are not relying on anyone else. We only buy if we have the money. Hopefully by Sept we will be living a much simpler life and growing and preserving our own food. I'm sure we will make mistakes but we will learn as we go. Love your channel!
This video of yours really resonates with me. I like how you really break this down to people who might have this dream as well but it may seem impossible. I admire that you explain how you should be patient, take things a step at a time, and always push yourself to continually learn and improve on one's practical skills and working on becoming more of a generalist than a specialist. Being innovative and figuring out how to get things done without spending a lot of money. This is the key to becoming more independent. Enjoy the journey and all the small goals and accomplishments along the way. You can stop at the end of each day, look around you and see your progress and the beautiful place you're creating. It is what makes it all worth it. Anyone can do it if they want it bad enough and willing to put in the work. It is truly a lifestyle. I want to close by saying that I would love to meet a woman like you with your mindset and dedication.
We don't have a home depot, lowe's, anything like that near our off-grid property. The culled lumber is a great idea for saving money on outbuildings. I will have to check our nearest lumber yard for those deals. 😊
50 years ago I was in basically the same situation as you are now. Some things I learned: my siphon-jet type septic tank worked flawlessly when a neighbor's pump-out septic tank seemed to have constant trouble. I could have saved $10,000 if I had started with a drilled well with a 6-inch PVC well casing instead of my 2 previous wells and (and it was still going strong when we retired from country life 25 years later). A submersible well pump provided flawless service when a jet pump required constant service. We built our own house as a raised bungalow allowing large windows in the basement and an exterior door to the basement. If I was building now I would have a roof with a straight south slope for solar panels. Your preferences may vary, of course.
You guys are on point!!
Amazing advice! Wish you guys all the best! It’s amazing what you’re doing and I genuinely hope many more people will follow.
Also, I’d like to add that although it’s a fantastic way to be a “jack of all trades master of none…..” it’s fantastic being specialised in one thing first, and then diversifying into other things rather than just learn a bit about everything. No right or wrong way either way you perceive this.
If for example like me, you find you’re in the trades, and like me you’re a gas engineer (hvac), if you spend 10 - 12 years perfecting your particular job & skill set, you will inevitably work alongside many other trades and you simply can’t help but pick up on other skills too, whilst equally perfecting and mastering your own, just happens.
yup, i started in the 80's. purchased the property, tools, and learned through the years how to do everything myself. anytime you wonder if you should buy something, ask yourself this: will it give me new capability or save me resources in the future. it is stupid not to invest in something that will give you the ability to succeed. i have lived on less than $10k/yr for over 20yrs now. every year i consume less and produce more. stop wasting money. you would be amazed how much money you are wasting. excellent vid 🙂
New sub. You go! Rooting for you. Love your content and attitude.
Thats a great tip asking for a culled lumber discount.
Tha I you for sharing your journey and valuable insights!
Love your video 😊!
Liked and Subscribed. I really enjoyed the video. I grew up this way, learn more everyday.
Great video, I'm 62 and staring out on an acre we're limited with what we can have as far as live stock. We moved into central NC, annd this year we started with chickens, and a few raised beds, and one in ground bed. I'm mechanically inclined s I'm a master plumber, but I work from home now as an mechanical estimator. I have learned a great deal from a lot of CZcams videos, new follower and can't wait to learn more from you. My next move will be more on the 5 to 10 acres and live in a trailer and enjoy my new life. I'm looking on land watch, market place and CL for undeveloped land.
Love this well done
Sage advice! One other thing to look for while observing your land is what the water does when it rains. This is important when planning where structures and gates for fencing are located. You’ve done well for 3 months!
Brilliant Vid.. Very educational. Thanks. New to you . Liked, subscribed and will share. Keep it up.
Find a sawmill close to you and usually you can get a lot of rough lumber to make your animal pens ect..
Love your advice
Good afternoon Katie ♥
Great points :)
awesome video and inspiring. thank you
I just started living off.. the..grid... this year with my kids as a single Mom in lovely Nevada 🏜 ❤️🫶🏽 starting up are small farm and homestead. But this summer season in the high desert 🏜 has been record temps of 121 to 125🔥🥵😩🫠 in our area, so we're going to move up north Nevada looking for 1 acre in small town with all 4 seasons and normal 98 degree weather in the summer season lol 😂 trying to find are sweet spot🤞🤞🤞
I personally just ended up with a farmer friend with whom i have done business for a few years, and now I have 3 acres to work and also have 26 chickens and it is amazing.
Great wisdom!❤
Looks like a very nice piece of property in a beautiful area, tn, fl and nc as you say are out of reach for most people, great move and good luck.