Sunday, September 27, 2015

The planning phase

Hi, welcome to my new blog about our homesteading journey. My hubby and I have held this dream for years! Planning and doing research is one of the most time consuming parts of trying to make your off grid DREAM a reality. I hope you'll join us on our journey to freedom as we attempt to untangle ourselves from mainstream living.
We've watched a LOT of YouTube videos, read STACKS homesteading books and combed through countless online webpages, only to come up with the thought that we don't really have the common denominator running through most of these other homesteaders plans. What is that you might ask?? Why MONEY of course!! The hubs and I are by no means rich, we live pay check to pay check just to keep up with the costs of things we don't really want or need. Why?? A couple of reasons, 1. We moved from the home we were buying and left almost everything we owned behind to move to a new state and help out a family member. 2.We're just used to living this way.
You know what I mean right? You go to work every day to pay for essentials, car, rent, food, gas insurance, and you never seem to get any closer to finding independence. So finally the hubby and I have said ENOUGH! We are going to start living our dream now.