here at our place<\/a>\u2026 but you CAN do it.<\/p>\nEileen<\/h3>\n
I made the move 10 years ago and am living on 1\/4 of what I made when I was working. I spent my savings to buy the property which is only one acre but my auto insurance was lower, and my homeowners insurance was lower until Katrina and such raised insurance premiums all over.<\/p>\n
My property tax bill is 1\/4 of what I was paying, I have a septic system and a garden and hope to have some chickens soon.<\/p>\n
I have a larger house, more land space, less restrictions, lots of trees. Wish I had been able to do this when I was much younger and more able to work a larger spread and perhaps have cattle and horses.<\/p>\n
The first most amazing thing I noticed when I moved here was how many stars are really in the sky when there are no street lights to glare away the darkness. Birds and wildlife to watch and enjoy. I used to have deer walk through the garden to get to the birdbath during the drought period.<\/p>\n
I think development have managed to drive them away. May I never have to go back to living in a congested city ever again.<\/p>\n
Tammy<\/h3>\n
My husband and I moved to our homestead nearly 2 years ago and have a deep desire to be able to make a living off of our land. We both have steady jobs with incomes so that helps, but we desperately want to be at home with our garden and animals. We are working on figuring out how to make money off our homestead to reach our goal.<\/p>\n
Kathy B.<\/h3>\n
We\u2019re sold! We\u2019ve been living in the country for awhile now and realize we are much better off in so many ways, ways innumerable.<\/p>\n
Lisa P.<\/h3>\n
Some families still live on one income. Many of the expenditures being made by the average American family are not for necessities. There are so many things we can do to improve our situations.<\/p>\n
Growing food, reducing spending, getting out of debt and not incurring any more debt just to name a few.<\/p>\n
Erin<\/h3>\n
We\u2019re still in an apartment dreaming of living a rural life. Our mini balcony garden<\/a> is overflowing with pots (most homemade) for growing food and I cook everything we eat from scratch. It’s amazing what you can grow with a little balcony garden space!<\/p>\nWe\u2019re stuck here due to a large student loan (a valuable degree, but unable to get employment that truly values it at the moment) and some consumer debt racked up during a few years of severe underemployment.<\/p>\n
The best tool I\u2019ve found to help us stay on track is the software \u201cYou Need A Budget.\u201d Unlike most budgeting I\u2019ve seen it\u2019s more of a spending plan and its different way of looking at money decisions has helped me get past the feelings of hopelessness.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m still working on cementing the habit but the mental shift has occurred and I feel much more in control than I used to.
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