I was going to say hipcamp but maybe also something for photo ops. Or charge like a fun farm day excursion for local day cares there's just so many possibilities. Pumpkin patch
Thank you SOO much for this video! I'm a single mama who was struggling to live traditionally. The more I lean into this lifestyle the better our lives become! I've been needing ideas on how to make a profit while staying home to keep my babies and household.
I finally got a tiller a few weeks ago. I am dropping blueberries in front of the house in a month or so, and i plan to grow corn, tomatoes, green leaf lettuce, and English cucumber next year. Every little bit i grow means a lower food bill.
I have to get a camper and pay off my debts before I can even think about quitting, but at least it's within sight instead of just always out of reach. These are some great ideas for when I get out there, so thank you for putting this out there!
Thanks for this! We did mortgage our off grid house and do work in the corporate world. We’re looking at ways to work for ourselves. This past year I built a lean two studio where I film home workouts.we have been cooking at home and scratch baking. We installed and wired our own solar set up and saved multiple thousands! Yea love the don’t have the Jone’s to compare to! Exactly when you live out in the middle of nowhere you don’t need materialistic things. Thanks for the tips
The only way to make money on chickens is to become NPIP certified (free and super simple) and breed and sell them. Becoming NPIP certified allows you to ship your birds throughout the United States. My husband and I did pretty well on it, until we burned out. Lol. If it's something you ever consider, I recommend purchasing a good large incubator. Quality does matter if you breed a lot.
We kept bees for 8 years. Loved every minute of it. We still get calls to consult newbees😂 just getting started. We did very well with them. Best of luck and love your channel.
Great information to help younger folks get a start. So much of the younger generation are getting into the tech industry I often wonder if the country is going to have a shortage of blue collar workers. I learned a lot of different trades when I was younger and I enjoyed doing things for myself. Not having to depend on someone else to come build or repair was comforting.
ROI is important but Cash flow is king, chickens may not make you money but the work they do on the land, the cash flowing eggs really can be an important part of the homestead especially for someone who doesn't have a 9-5
For myself and doing more all natural growing all our goods, i make goat milk beauty products, soaps, lotions, bath salts, bath bombs, shampoo bars. I can make all dairy products with our gosts milk. I do sell organic fresh chicken eegs. I sell strawberries starts in the spring. We live on a wooded lots that we sell wood from as we are making our property as our own. We have a massive compost pile. Horse, rabbit, goat, chicken 💩. We use alot of this as we have above ground garden beds. I also sell raw goat milk shares. Which is legel in Michigan. All your idels are great. Thank you for sharing. Till next time God Bless.
Also check with your state game and fish commission if you do have unused land. Sometimes you can work with state programs to provide natural habitats for wildlife conservation. Some state programs provide a financial incentive for doing this. Those horses are absolutely beautiful and the little one is so cute. ❤
I would love to do something like that with land but didn’t realize it could also be done in the manner you just described. I love wildlife and want to make a safe place for them when I can eventually have my own land. Thank you!
I wish I had property, your ideas are many. I love it! ❤❤❤If you ever do get into gathering waste for your compost, be very careful about horse poo. It can destroy your dirt for up to 10 years depending on what the horses are being fed or shot up with I guess. Look into it. Just something I thought I’d share just in case 😊 Cat was freakin funny
Realizing that 50 miles from a $25+ hr job (time lost for farm/homestead duties, car gas, car maintance & alternative heat if using just wood) sometimes isnt worth it.
The only thing I will add to the setting up a spot for camping, clamping or a small house, you still have to check your counties/local areas laws for that because you could actually be fined if you don’t have either permits or license plus insurance would really need to be a must because if someone gets injured and wants to sue (even with proper paperwork signed) you could lose everything you have. The same with boarding animals. Depending on where you do this, if authorities find out and there are laws against it without a license, you could get in trouble and be fined. Sadly I have heard of this happening. I am not meaning to be negative. Great ideas on here though.
@@raisingwildflowers I can have $1k in my pocket and I will STILL seek deals. Eggs just crossed the Rubicon $3.50 12 they had stacks of eggs. I dumpster diving and they toss so many when prices are high. They rather throw away the eggs than discount them.
Yes, you should definitely look into insurance for any type of business you start. It’s generally pretty affordable and just a small part of the business expenses. Insurance for my pet sitting business was around $500/year.
This was a very informative video even though I’m not a Florida homesteader. I have room to store campers or cars in my large back yard. Go be a cat sitter at the customer’s residence. Go to snowbird’s home to check like run water, flush toilet, ect. Tow campers for others. This is really cost production for me. I think I’m going in the opposite direction from your content. But this video I would say got my wheels turning upstairs. Thanks for sharing.
Unfortunately, the animal businesses were not allowed at our place. We have grassy fenced pasture with shelter, a kennel and a hipcamp site. Our insurance co. told us they would cancel us if we did any of it, even though hipcamp provides liability insurance. So check with your homeowner's ins. first. So for now the best we can do is raise our own meat, milk and eggs.
The great outdoors, pack it out, composting toilet, outhouse ... it really depends on your property, how many campers you allow, and local regulations. Definitely important to plan for, but there is also nothing wrong with peeing in the woods and packing out poo lol. They make pop-up camp bathroom tents and portable toilets campers can bring as part of their gear if they need something special ;)
Wood is abundant oost storm. We pile it up and burn it with proper mgt this can be better for the future. Filling container with wood pellets would be great. Load shipping containers and store them all points preferably in dry locations.
I've tried to make money with bees... Ended up being a money pit. There's not much money in honey or honey products unless you're large scale. Also you need to be in an area that can support bees. If you have large farms nearby with very little wild areas and forest the bees won't have much to feed off of. You can make money selling bees and hive boxes once you're established but it takes a long while. We are about to start a campground and selling firewood through a farm stand since we live in a recreational area with lots of other camp grounds.
You could rent your cat out as a stunt cat to Hollywood LOL! But seriously Yoga retreat or Meditation weekends work well if you have a very 'zen' homestead. Worm cast farming - sells for big bucks both the worms and small sacks of castings with little investment. The last one is herbal medicines- you need some knowledge but can grow specialist plants and also run courses on how to prep the plants to make teas / tinctures etc.
sounds great, my question is do you buy your own medical insurance? I've had to buy it on my own before and family coverage is very expensive. we have a homestead that we grow veggies and have egg layers and meat birds but we haven't gone into anything else yet and we both work out, but have summers off. we use all that we produce also
Good ideas! Have you thought about putting in a sand point well with hand pump. I watched a video the other day about how to install could be a backup for your rainwater barrels.
This is an awesome video! It definitely resonates with our family. We started a small farmstead and have many of the skills and opportunities that you've mentioned. We've been able to become debt-free and are now on a single 9 to 5 income. That being said, our biggest hold back from doing anything different and focusing solely on farmstead enterprises is the health care issue and insurance. Any advice? Thank you in advance!
Please don’t suggest animal breeding for dogs and cats, there are so many in shelters right now. Shelters are overloaded, rescues are at or over capacity, and I have seen what problems animals coming from “backyard breeders” have. That would be the only thing I would disagree with you on.
@@MamaPajama-yp5od agreed. I just see so many in the shelters where I have volunteered or been employed and then seen some of the issues when they come into a vet hospital where I used to work.
@@erink3105 and sometimes you see those dogs in a shelter. I know because I adopted one, an Australian cattle dog or heeler as they are sometimes called. I know there are multiple views on the idea of breeding. For me, shelter dogs are the way to go.
@@raisingwildflowersNot family payments but several thousand dollars back on tax returns for the earned income amd child tax credit. 2 children should be about 8 thousand back on someone's tax return even if they paid 0 in income tax during the year as long as they file a tax return and make under a certain amount a year. For example of you have 2 children and file a tax return showing you only earned two thousand all year you would still get back around 8 thousand dollars for your tax return.
@@raisingwildflowerson top of the earned income and child tax credit didn't they start giving an additional tax credit of 360 a month per child? I know a lot of people got checks last month. But it might be different from state to state for the additional 360 a month per child that only started a couple years ago.
@matthewmcmahon6727 The federal monthly child payment bill didn’t even come close to passing … and it won’t. So if people are getting a child stimulus check, it must be state issued 🤷♀️ IDK, but I am definitely not getting anything 😆
They use the chickens for eggs and if they needed to they could get milk from the goats or use the livestock for food if they had to. The animals are still going to exist whether they have them on their property or someone else buys them.
@@EmbracethechaosPortugal what do they need they can't grow themselves? They have a video om different ways they earn income. They are boarding 3 horses for people, they get money for you tube amd several other things
What are your ideas for making money on a homestead?
I was going to say hipcamp but maybe also something for photo ops. Or charge like a fun farm day excursion for local day cares there's just so many possibilities. Pumpkin patch
You covered pretty much all my ideas. Additionally I want to be a writer, I am very slowly working on a fantasy fictional series.
@@HomesteadImaginations Writing is one of my goals too :)
Evaluating/testing products at home that companies either send you in the mail or show you online.
TH-cam 😊
A 20 year old at my church goes to rural areas changing horse shoes and makes good money.
Oh, i didn't even think of horse boarding!
Your proving a point you don't have to have a 9 to 5 job to make money.
It is all about what lifestyle suits an individual or family
She is an inspiration for many!
Not only a 9-5 job but not having a college degree.
Thank you SOO much for this video! I'm a single mama who was struggling to live traditionally. The more I lean into this lifestyle the better our lives become! I've been needing ideas on how to make a profit while staying home to keep my babies and household.
I've been asked to start a "you pick berry farm" & offering sweet corn & pumpkin patch.
Rural life is the best!
Call some place paradise then the out of state people change the "rural way" of life
I finally got a tiller a few weeks ago. I am dropping blueberries in front of the house in a month or so, and i plan to grow corn, tomatoes, green leaf lettuce, and English cucumber next year. Every little bit i grow means a lower food bill.
I have to get a camper and pay off my debts before I can even think about quitting, but at least it's within sight instead of just always out of reach. These are some great ideas for when I get out there, so thank you for putting this out there!
Thanks for this! We did mortgage our off grid house and do work in the corporate world. We’re looking at ways to work for ourselves. This past year I built a lean two studio where I film home workouts.we have been cooking at home and scratch baking. We installed and wired our own solar set up and saved multiple thousands! Yea love the don’t have the Jone’s to compare to! Exactly when you live out in the middle of nowhere you don’t need materialistic things. Thanks for the tips
The only way to make money on chickens is to become NPIP certified (free and super simple) and breed and sell them. Becoming NPIP certified allows you to ship your birds throughout the United States. My husband and I did pretty well on it, until we burned out. Lol. If it's something you ever consider, I recommend purchasing a good large incubator. Quality does matter if you breed a lot.
The certification is $100 annually
We kept bees for 8 years. Loved every minute of it. We still get calls to consult newbees😂 just getting started. We did very well with them. Best of luck and love your channel.
Great list. As a homeschool mom I would bring my kids to your homestead for lessons on certain things. Love my kids exposed to anything nature related
Attacked by cat love at the end... LMAO that was awesome. Thank you for the videos you have been doing... so down to earth and straight to the point.
Great information to help younger folks get a start. So much of the younger generation are getting into the tech industry I often wonder if the country is going to have a shortage of blue collar workers. I learned a lot of different trades when I was younger and I enjoyed doing things for myself. Not having to depend on someone else to come build or repair was comforting.
I really enjoy watching your videos. I learn alot and get a lot of motivation from your videos
ROI is important but Cash flow is king, chickens may not make you money but the work they do on the land, the cash flowing eggs really can be an important part of the homestead especially for someone who doesn't have a 9-5
For myself and doing more all natural growing all our goods, i make goat milk beauty products, soaps, lotions, bath salts, bath bombs, shampoo bars. I can make all dairy products with our gosts milk. I do sell organic fresh chicken eegs. I sell strawberries starts in the spring. We live on a wooded lots that we sell wood from as we are making our property as our own. We have a massive compost pile. Horse, rabbit, goat, chicken 💩. We use alot of this as we have above ground garden beds. I also sell raw goat milk shares. Which is legel in Michigan. All your idels are great. Thank you for sharing. Till next time God Bless.
Also check with your state game and fish commission if you do have unused land. Sometimes you can work with state programs to provide natural habitats for wildlife conservation. Some state programs provide a financial incentive for doing this. Those horses are absolutely beautiful and the little one is so cute. ❤
I would love to do something like that with land but didn’t realize it could also be done in the manner you just described. I love wildlife and want to make a safe place for them when I can eventually have my own land. Thank you!
@@chasingsimpledreams you're welcome!
Some cut flowers are easy to grow, e.g. daisies. Some unemployed people in my city sell sunflowers that grow in the riverbeds.
You are such an intelligent and innovative young lady. I predict that you will be extremely successful, based on your “Can-do” attitude.
I wish I had property, your ideas are many. I love it! ❤❤❤If you ever do get into gathering waste for your compost, be very careful about horse poo. It can destroy your dirt for up to 10 years depending on what the horses are being fed or shot up with I guess. Look into it. Just something I thought I’d share just in case 😊
Cat was freakin funny
Realizing that 50 miles from a $25+ hr job (time lost for farm/homestead duties, car gas, car maintance & alternative heat if using just wood) sometimes isnt worth it.
Love the beautiful landscape, you have a beautiful place to live ♥️
Love these super specific examples! Great info; saved to watch again
The only thing I will add to the setting up a spot for camping, clamping or a small house, you still have to check your counties/local areas laws for that because you could actually be fined if you don’t have either permits or license plus insurance would really need to be a must because if someone gets injured and wants to sue (even with proper paperwork signed) you could lose everything you have.
The same with boarding animals. Depending on where you do this, if authorities find out and there are laws against it without a license, you could get in trouble and be fined.
Sadly I have heard of this happening. I am not meaning to be negative. Great ideas on here though.
Great Video! Really filled me with hope and ideas!
Your cat is hilarious I see why its name is glitch lol !
I have a airbnb house and I pasture neighbors cows for 1/2 tax savings and give away eggs as gifts. I
I barter hay (cut, bale & remove) for meat. Also considering weekly rental for hunters or local apple fest guests.
Very interesting Katie! Your channel is GROWING! Congrats!
Very good information.
Corn or Sunflower Maze
Camp site is a great idea!! Start with only 5
What an extremely helpful and informative videp+ Thank you+
$40 a night for a dog! I sleep in my car just so I don't need to pay for hotel.
Oh, I know! Some people will pay $100+ a night for premium care 💰
@@raisingwildflowers I can have $1k in my pocket and I will STILL seek deals. Eggs just crossed the Rubicon $3.50 12 they had stacks of eggs. I dumpster diving and they toss so many when prices are high. They rather throw away the eggs than discount them.
😮😢@@GEAUXFRUGAL
Your little boy is so cute😊 , enjoy ❤ watching him grow ! Such a smart lady, keep up the great work teaching Americans to survive 💯
Love the cat
We sell rabbit manure.
Thank you so much. These are absolutely great ideas
You need liability insurance for any kind of business you have that allows people or animals on your property.
Yes, so how much is that going to cost?
Yes, you should definitely look into insurance for any type of business you start.
It’s generally pretty affordable and just a small part of the business expenses. Insurance for my pet sitting business was around $500/year.
She mentions that at ~ 11:57
Country financial can include it on their home insurance.
This was a very informative video even though I’m not a Florida homesteader. I have room to store campers or cars in my large back yard. Go be a cat sitter at the customer’s residence. Go to snowbird’s home to check like run water, flush toilet, ect. Tow campers for others. This is really cost production for me. I think I’m going in the opposite direction from your content. But this video I would say got my wheels turning upstairs. Thanks for sharing.
I love your suggestions
Unfortunately, the animal businesses were not allowed at our place. We have grassy fenced pasture with shelter, a kennel and a hipcamp site. Our insurance co. told us they would cancel us if we did any of it, even though hipcamp provides liability insurance. So check with your homeowner's ins. first. So for now the best we can do is raise our own meat, milk and eggs.
Great ideas! I subscibed! I can totally relate with the cat jumping on you! We have many cats, and some like to surprise us like that! 😄
I think Glitch really wanted to be in this video😊
She did! She doesn’t usually do that so it must have been the camera 😆
I had no idea people paid that much for pasture boarding. What a great idea!
You have the horses, your own food growing, and TH-cam. What would be your next step?
Thanks Katy, you information is very informative. Lots of food for thoughts.
Very smart! Love your channel!
Useful video!
Forest preschool and kindergarten
If you make campsites where would your customers go to the bathroom if they are camping in in a tent?
Right?! I don't even really have trees for them to hide behind. 😂
The great outdoors, pack it out, composting toilet, outhouse ... it really depends on your property, how many campers you allow, and local regulations. Definitely important to plan for, but there is also nothing wrong with peeing in the woods and packing out poo lol. They make pop-up camp bathroom tents and portable toilets campers can bring as part of their gear if they need something special ;)
Wood is abundant oost storm. We pile it up and burn it with proper mgt this can be better for the future. Filling container with wood pellets would be great. Load shipping containers and store them all points preferably in dry locations.
I've tried to make money with bees... Ended up being a money pit. There's not much money in honey or honey products unless you're large scale. Also you need to be in an area that can support bees. If you have large farms nearby with very little wild areas and forest the bees won't have much to feed off of. You can make money selling bees and hive boxes once you're established but it takes a long while. We are about to start a campground and selling firewood through a farm stand since we live in a recreational area with lots of other camp grounds.
What kind of insurance do you have for the pets you are boarding?
You could rent your cat out as a stunt cat to Hollywood LOL! But seriously Yoga retreat or Meditation weekends work well if you have a very 'zen' homestead. Worm cast farming - sells for big bucks both the worms and small sacks of castings with little investment. The last one is herbal medicines- you need some knowledge but can grow specialist plants and also run courses on how to prep the plants to make teas / tinctures etc.
I have a diabetic dog. I would pay probably around $150 a night if he was well taken care of.
Your cat’s adorable😘😂 she’s making you her cat tree😂😂
sounds great, my question is do you buy your own medical insurance? I've had to buy it on my own before and family coverage is very expensive. we have a homestead that we grow veggies and have egg layers and meat birds but we haven't gone into anything else yet and we both work out, but have summers off. we use all that we produce also
Cool! I dont even think i dare myself tbh. Well done!
This is so beautiful and honest living
Selling chicks a buck or so cheaper than what you can find locally has made me some decent money
Good ideas! Have you thought about putting in a sand point well with hand pump. I watched a video the other day about how to install could be a backup for your rainwater barrels.
This is an awesome video! It definitely resonates with our family. We started a small farmstead and have many of the skills and opportunities that you've mentioned. We've been able to become debt-free and are now on a single 9 to 5 income. That being said, our biggest hold back from doing anything different and focusing solely on farmstead enterprises is the health care issue and insurance. Any advice? Thank you in advance!
Great to earnings in a Better Ways .
people can make some real good income from a cottage food law compliant farm stand and farmers market days...
Good job.
Hello, fellow Virginian! Or is that fella 😂
I'd say it's gotta be fella! lol
You would havw to have insurance if you had camp sites ?
Most of the rental platform (Airbnb, etc) include insurance in their fees.
Thank you for the video. Are you able to this while having a mortgage?
Thanks!
Horse rental sweet.
lmao @ your cat
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Thank you for sharing. In what state are you located? Thank you:)
Virginia 😊
With these various ways to make money, will you able to collect the a US government pension like you would with regular employment?
Yes, we claim all our earnings as self-employment income and pay into Social Security and Medicare.
Those funds are all but gone. Younger folks need to make other plans.
Great idea’s but what about insurance? What kind do you have to cover all these great ideas? Boarding horses? Been there done it! Never again 😂
Good stuff 👍
What do you do for health insurance?
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Which Part of the America ?.
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Please don’t suggest animal breeding for dogs and cats, there are so many in shelters right now. Shelters are overloaded, rescues are at or over capacity, and I have seen what problems animals coming from “backyard breeders” have. That would be the only thing I would disagree with you on.
Breeders get started somewhere. Some do well and some don’t as with anything else.
certain animals like herding, hunting and guardian dogs- need to be specifically bred.
@@MamaPajama-yp5od agreed. I just see so many in the shelters where I have volunteered or been employed and then seen some of the issues when they come into a vet hospital where I used to work.
@@erink3105 and sometimes you see those dogs in a shelter. I know because I adopted one, an Australian cattle dog or heeler as they are sometimes called. I know there are multiple views on the idea of breeding. For me, shelter dogs are the way to go.
@@chasingsimpledreams and sometimes those dogs once being in a shelter or of a certain age cannot be turned into safe working dogs and you know it.
Please don't forget the majority of these jobs/side hustles will require insurance.
What family payments do Americans get per month per child? Canada and Australia have high payments for children.
In America? Not a thing ... $0.
@@raisingwildflowersNot family payments but several thousand dollars back on tax returns for the earned income amd child tax credit. 2 children should be about 8 thousand back on someone's tax return even if they paid 0 in income tax during the year as long as they file a tax return and make under a certain amount a year. For example of you have 2 children and file a tax return showing you only earned two thousand all year you would still get back around 8 thousand dollars for your tax return.
How much do Canadians and Australians get per month per child? And is it everyone or do you have to make under a certain income?
@@raisingwildflowerson top of the earned income and child tax credit didn't they start giving an additional tax credit of 360 a month per child? I know a lot of people got checks last month. But it might be different from state to state for the additional 360 a month per child that only started a couple years ago.
@matthewmcmahon6727 The federal monthly child payment bill didn’t even come close to passing … and it won’t. So if people are getting a child stimulus check, it must be state issued 🤷♀️ IDK, but I am definitely not getting anything 😆
the world doesn't need more domestic animals. I'd much rather see my acreage as an oasis for trees and wildlife.
They use the chickens for eggs and if they needed to they could get milk from the goats or use the livestock for food if they had to. The animals are still going to exist whether they have them on their property or someone else buys them.
So how are you going to fund your nature reserve? Or get funds for things you can't grow yourself?
@@EmbracethechaosPortugal what do they need they can't grow themselves? They have a video om different ways they earn income. They are boarding 3 horses for people, they get money for you tube amd several other things
I gain nothing from watching your videos....bye
lol @ the cat
Appreciative mirth. Glitch!:)
Camp site is a great idea!! Start with only 5