why I chose to live rural - my financial struggle

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  • @Joe900-px3nt
    @Joe900-px3nt 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1293

    Its been three years since I retired, and while inflation has made it challenging to maintain my lifestyle and even worse when I lived in the city, relocating to the countryside has helped to manage better, its lonely, as most of my friends and family are still in their routines but It's been easier to stretch my savings and hopefully, I won't outlive it.

    • @DaliTaliani-wz4ti
      @DaliTaliani-wz4ti 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I’m nearing retirement myself, and I had similar concerns. I started investing much later than most, and just relying on ETF compounding wasn’t cutting it for me. After working with a financial advisor, I managed to restructure my investments and am now on track to retire with around $4 million. If I hadn’t sought advice, I doubt I’d be as confident in my plan right now.

    • @Joe900-px3nt
      @Joe900-px3nt 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I’m trying to figure out the best approach for my portfolio. How did you find your advisor? I feel like I need that kind of guidance

    • @DaliTaliani-wz4ti
      @DaliTaliani-wz4ti 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I usually steer clear of recommending specific people because financial needs are so personal. But I can say that working with Emily Ava Milligan has made a world of difference for me. I noticed her strategies are tailored to fit personal goals and make sense for different needs. It might be worth exploring to see if her approach resonates with you.

    • @Joe900-px3nt
      @Joe900-px3nt 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thanks for that. I did a quick search and found her page. I was able to email so I sent over a few questions to get more info. Appreciate you sharing

  • @fillemorte
    @fillemorte ปีที่แล้ว +3161

    Perhaps this is the life humans were intended to live. A small, quiet, humble, hardworking yet peaceful life far from the complexities, and violence of our modern world.

    • @Asaad-Khan
      @Asaad-Khan ปีที่แล้ว +99

      Absolutely agreed! Exactly my thoughts. I really hope to escape this fast paced relentless life

    • @hiufgterde
      @hiufgterde ปีที่แล้ว +14

      that's just another way of saying you gave up. You'll never be positive when you only focus on the negative stuff.

    • @Asaad-Khan
      @Asaad-Khan ปีที่แล้ว +152

      @@hiufgterde I think you missed the point. This is not about giving up at all. It's about what's compatible with human spirit and nature and what's not

    • @veesancez
      @veesancez ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I'm beginning to think so. I like to live outside the city. I've been living in the same area for 9 yrs now and some how .tho my pay has more than doubled I can no longer afford to live in my area 😒. I don't want to live were I'm from it's not a good area nor can I move to far from work or family. It just a pain

    • @thirtythreeeyes8624
      @thirtythreeeyes8624 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      The big problem seems to be the governments and financial elites control and exploitation. Things could be a lot simpler while still maintaining a lot of the comforts and conveniences of our modern world if the majority of people were not spending their whole life chasing a penny to make someone else a dollar while those who have the dollars are exploiting everything they can to get more. Essentially we need a more egalitarian naturalist society.

  • @marshabrubaker185
    @marshabrubaker185 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6219

    I think I found your channel for a reason. I am broke, literally, having only $5 in my bank account, but I'm broke emotionally & spiritually too. I'm being forced out of my apartment and out of the state I've lived in for over 30 years due to the high cost of living. My sister, who lives in another state, has opened her home to me. I'm hopeful that the change is what I need,a fresh start.

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +901

      Marsha, whatever the amount of despair you feel right now, I can tell you for sure: You will rise again. This new start is the key to take back control of your life. I'm sending you so much love and light onto your journey, I truly believe you are soon to experienced a more meaningful and peaceful life. Be patient and take great care of your kind soul. ♡

    • @marshabrubaker185
      @marshabrubaker185 2 ปีที่แล้ว +235

      @@VerdantVanille Thank you so much for your kind words and encouragement. I'm deeply touched.

    • @doreengreen8973
      @doreengreen8973 2 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      Sending healing and good wishes 💛 🙏

    • @doreengreen8973
      @doreengreen8973 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      I just found you your adorable merci xxx

    • @GwenArlene8181
      @GwenArlene8181 2 ปีที่แล้ว +128

      Sometimes, when a door closes, a window opens, I hope this is just the change you need, Marsha! Look for it, okay?

  • @Aviccena-mu1mh
    @Aviccena-mu1mh ปีที่แล้ว +986

    it's interesting that many people from different parts of the world have this same feeling of being trapped and miserable from modern life.

    • @godsprophecy222
      @godsprophecy222 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Yes. I too strive to have my own property/land and welcome a more natural way of life.

    • @DennisBonich
      @DennisBonich ปีที่แล้ว +12

      ​@@godsprophecy222Amen bro me too. I longed for this since i was a kid.

    • @godsprophecy222
      @godsprophecy222 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@DennisBonich I pray you're able to make your dreams a reality! 🙏🏼

    • @wholesomeliving284
      @wholesomeliving284 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      HMMMM

    • @FrenchViking466
      @FrenchViking466 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Me too, happy to see there are many others like me.

  • @rnt45t1
    @rnt45t1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3669

    I am 33 years old, and finally paid off all my debt. Debt from over a decade of trying as hard as I could to be "normal" and be a part of this insatiable consumer world. I gave up last year. I finally got sober, I relocated, I downsized. I own nothing of value now. I am saving money to buy the least expensive house possible in the country and I will re-align my working life to better fit a life of societal rejection. I will no longer live the rat race. Over half my life spent trying to please others, making choices and decision to appease others. All vanity. I will not live like this anymore. 8 months sober, debt free, and saving for a better, more simple, life. I applaud your efforts. I will be watching.

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +203

      Reading your story is inspiring me to a point you cannot even imagine. Thank you for being authentic. And thank you for your support, I'll be there. ♡

    • @308dad8
      @308dad8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      @benjamin ollis Not sure I follow you. Debt is real. We don’t go to jail anymore for unpaid bills but if we owe the government they will jail you until they get their money. Bankruptcy is an option and sometimes you have to use it not because you can’t pay your bills anymore but because you can’t settle all accounts at once.

    • @308dad8
      @308dad8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      @@MrPatrickrawls It makes borrower slave to the lender

    • @ajstudios9210
      @ajstudios9210 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I dream of living the same life. That's great that you've been able to do it.

    • @vivibuffy3352
      @vivibuffy3352 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @benjamin ollis What illusion 😯? The banks & creditors calling everyday demanding repayments are not voices in our heads, you know.

  • @ichanishka
    @ichanishka 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1704

    " I won't go and find a job I hate, just so I can afford to live." this is me right now! it's really, really hard to keep going. But hopefully both of us will find a way! Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us.

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      You will find a way Anishka, I am sure ♡

    • @slimturnpike
      @slimturnpike 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Find a job that you like. You don't have to work at a job you hate. What a ridiculous statement

    • @NkNaturalkiller
      @NkNaturalkiller 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good wishes! Are you from india ?

    • @vikashsharma9837
      @vikashsharma9837 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@NkNaturalkiller No, she is from New Jersey

    • @chevychelios4672
      @chevychelios4672 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Follow Me.
      - Jesus

  • @dorstinnmykelsmed5406
    @dorstinnmykelsmed5406 ปีที่แล้ว +1366

    This is my goal. I want to live off grid, no sirens, nobody shooting each other, no traffic noise, just calm, peace. Me, my gf and my 2 daughters stayed out in the woods in a tent for almost 5 months, living off the land, and honestly, being out there and relying on only ourselves, I've never felt more at home. My kids were happy, they learned how to entertain themselves without a tv and Xbox or a phone. I can't wait to buy some land and do it permanently

    • @sabaansari2033
      @sabaansari2033 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @dorstaeinn you are lucky. I also want to live in mountains in a small cottage.. I believe one day I'll achieve this dream..

    • @Ngwaaaron
      @Ngwaaaron ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Don't be selfish. Your kids need more than a homestead farm.

    • @GoldKingsMan
      @GoldKingsMan ปีที่แล้ว +85

      @@Ngwaaaron They don’t need cellphones or tablets , that will kill their imagination.

    • @autumn5852
      @autumn5852 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@Ngwaaaron how do you know? What do you know about his kids? - because if you don’t know his kids, what you said is absolute bo110cKs, unless you think kids are just kids, all the same and therefore they all need the same things and all need to be treated the same way

    • @dl7423
      @dl7423 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      do it - sooner than later

  • @R.Specktre
    @R.Specktre ปีที่แล้ว +181

    You aren't missing anything. Your lifestyle is what people crave, in reality. The fast pace of New York, Paris and other cities is exhaustive and annoying. The simple life is healthy and wholesome.

  • @katia4558
    @katia4558 2 ปีที่แล้ว +539

    This is so refreshing to see. Someone who is honest about where they’re at and about the reality of trying to find direction. It’s been so hard for so many people rn. This video makes me feel not alone. Thank you.

  • @anowarulazamrony4373
    @anowarulazamrony4373 ปีที่แล้ว +325

    The rural life straggle is more better then the fake status, fame, financial security, power, politics... The ultimate peace here. Love your story.

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  ปีที่แล้ว +11

      That resonates. Thank you so much!

    • @anowarulazamrony4373
      @anowarulazamrony4373 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@VerdantVanille You are welcome.

    • @addict4165
      @addict4165 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@VerdantVanille just saw your channel videos u look so sad and unhappy with your life

    • @johnnywriight
      @johnnywriight ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Have you lived that life? Not easy. You better make sure your living a bare bones lifestyle

    • @Designer_TopG
      @Designer_TopG 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@johnnywriight @johnnywriight what about driving into a town, and working then returning to rural spot after work?

  • @dollbrey
    @dollbrey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +706

    Thank you for sharing your feelings about this broken financial system which saps creativity from us and diminishes the true meaning of life. These feelings resonate with me. I want to do something tangible... Chop firewood, grow my vegetables, have space and time to think in the beauty of nature and harshness of winter. I don't want to think about money. Money is the most uninteresting part of life.

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      I totally hear you Aubrey, I'm also facing this daily challenge of money - simple life duality. Money, as everything in life, is two sides of the same coin: the yin and yang. The good and bad. And to me, it is the balance in between that is so hard to find...
      Thank you so much for your inspiring words Aubrey!

    • @renevdfvries2148
      @renevdfvries2148 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi Aubrey.. Hi "Verdant Vanilla". I just felt I wanted to point out to you both that the financial system is not broken, in any way. It is purposely designed to do what it does, and it does it very effectively.. The entire "financial" system is a 100% fraud and crime. It is a debt based system of counterfeiting "money", which is no money. Only silver and gold are money, and they have been the only money for many thousands of years. The "money" that all people are made to slave their lives away for, is counterfeit fiat currency. Fiat currency is no money, but so long as the global populace continues to believe it is money, so long will the global populace continue to sacrifice their time, their energy, and their freedom, their and each other's entire lives, for it. As I said, all fiat currencies are counterfeited by the globalist cabal central banking mafia, and their "governments". This the slight of hand through which the privately owned central banking mafia, creates "National debts". The privately owned Rothschild & cronies central banking syndicate counterfeits the numbers, which are then swapped with the "governments", that they fund and control, and through this method of slight of hand all the counterfeit fiat currency becomes national debt. Now the "governments" can tax all peoples for repayment of the "national" debts, but obviously these debts can never be repaid, without creating more "national" debts in the process, for, after all, ALL fiat currency is counterfeit out of thin air, for free and out of nothing, as debts to the people. The only way for this swindle and crime to end, is for all people around the world to recognize the fraud that they themselves commit on themselves and on each other, and to stop doing it any further. There's a lot more to tell, but I must stop myself from writing a book here..

    • @dollbrey
      @dollbrey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@renevdfvries2148 Thanks for sharing Rene. I watched Zeitgeist earlier this year and it blew my mind. You're absolutely right.

    • @alethea.handmade
      @alethea.handmade 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I so agree with you, I feel the same exact way

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@Gp863 I’m from France. Merci beaucoup, that’s very kind from you ♥️

  • @tomkite1572
    @tomkite1572 ปีที่แล้ว +487

    I appreciate your courage and strength to do this. We share similar personalities and I find it impossible to find souls like you in my world. The world would be so much better with more of you. Keep doing what you do. Peace and love to you.

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  ปีที่แล้ว +111

      Wow! Wow! TOM!
      This. Your deep kindness. Oh it touches me so much.
      I feel so much of what you say. I too, wish it would be easy to find those connections. But see, you keep you heart wide open to the world despite that void. And I admire you for doing so.
      Please keep shining your light Tom. It made such a difference in my world today.
      Sending you my sincere Love ♡

    • @DennisBonich
      @DennisBonich ปีที่แล้ว +36

      ​@@VerdantVanillethat void you are missing can only be filled by Jesus Christ, forget about religion and what you have heard or know, most people dont follow Jesus and they dont know him, you need to have a relationship with him.
      He is the only one who can fill your void and give you everlasting joy inside your soul, seek him and you shall find him, call upon him and he will answer, read his word in the Bible.
      Btw your lifestyle is nice, its peaceful and how people lived not long time ago.
      Love from Denmark ♥️

    • @veronacooper4249
      @veronacooper4249 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      That is so true only our Beloved Lord and Saviour can fill that void. He said worry ....Matthew 6: 25-34. To be InTouch with nature is what God requires of us, so doing we are able to see how good He really is to us. The just shall live by only faith, as we cast all our cares upon Him. 1st Peter 5:7. Learn how to depend only upon God and trust Him. He never fails!

    • @thelmaperez5328
      @thelmaperez5328 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      ​@@DennisBonichthis is so true JESUS IS THE ANSWER

    • @DennisBonich
      @DennisBonich 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@veronacooper4249 Amen God bless you 🙏

  • @BERXJoe
    @BERXJoe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +324

    Isn't it something how we are born into this world with nothing and leave this world with nothing, yet spend our entire lives trying to gather up material things we didn't bring and cannot take with us when we leave? This makes no sense.
    I love love love love your channel. It provides deep nourishment to my soul. It lets me know I am not alone.

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      You are not alone Joe ♥️
      Thank you for being here, you are a beautiful person, I mean this.

    • @michellepatterson3573
      @michellepatterson3573 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Like the comment above. Society is spinning Satan's wheel in this matrix.

    • @abundance2616
      @abundance2616 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      U r so true...but i wanna put a quote of Gandhi in which he says..."it may not be of much importance whatever you do, but it's really important that you do it."

    • @childrenofsoweto4051
      @childrenofsoweto4051 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too 😊

    • @johnberry2877
      @johnberry2877 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes. I say to the materialists, Do you ever see a Uhaul following the hearse to the cemetery ?

  • @GoddesssofMind
    @GoddesssofMind 2 ปีที่แล้ว +257

    Glad I found this. I’m 33 flatbroke no job, living with my mom who is threatening to put me out everyday. No friends, no support system. It’s so hard. Thanks for sharing.

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      You are not alone. You are not alone. We are connected. What you live may feel terrible rigth now, and that's fair enough. But trust me dear friend, you will rise again. The power is within your hands. Believe in yourself, that's all you got to do. Is to move on, and never give up. Never look back. ♡ I'm sending so much LOVE to your heart.

    • @GoddesssofMind
      @GoddesssofMind 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@VerdantVanille thank you so much ❤️🙏🏾

    • @rubygalacticsoul16
      @rubygalacticsoul16 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Same! I know how hard it is. 🙏 But you are strong! Believe in yourself.

    • @polishherowitoldpilecki5521
      @polishherowitoldpilecki5521 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I’m going through something. I’m positive will both find are way out of this labyrinth.

    • @ayoobdulla8173
      @ayoobdulla8173 ปีที่แล้ว

      Living of the Grid is the best decision 1 can make .The current system has spoilt us and forced us into slavery

  • @77HealingArtsStudios77
    @77HealingArtsStudios77 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1012

    Now this is living, No sirens 24/7, no horns, no road raging people, no news, no conformity!! this is the life!! you are truly blessed, a lot of people are dreaming of just this!!and she runs off into the sunset, it's like a movie!! God Bless💜💯

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      You're right. You remind me to be grateful for living among such beautiful nature. As I am grateful to you, for your kind words. Take good care ♡

    • @shivakoliar4846
      @shivakoliar4846 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      How To Live In Harmony With Nature And Reduce Pollution
      1. Many Production Which We Do Not Need Actually For Human Beings Has To Be Stopped
      We manufacture so many products and it is creating pollution. So if we minimise our products, pollution would be less.
      We produce so many things which we do not need, like cold drinks, leather products, potato wafers, chips, fruit juices, chocolates, biscuits, pickles, ice creams, etc.
      Cold drinks, fruit juices, pickles, ice creams, etc. Should be cooked at home only.
      If we stopped producing this things which are not required for humans, so much pollution could be reduced.
      If we colour the clothes pollution occurs. So if we don't colour our clothes, the pollution resulting from colouring the clothes can be stopped. Let everything remain in white natural colour.
      2. We Should Cook Foods In Its Natural Form
      We can cook rice and wheat in our homes and eat it. Rice and Wheat is produced in farms. Then it is packed and transported to big warehouses, then wholesalers buy from them and supply to retail shops.
      But if a manufacturing company makes bread from rice and wheat, then to make bread a manufacturing company has to be set up, machines and working staffs are needed. When a company is built many other things are also needed. Then at last a plastic pack is required to pack the breads.
      So if we start cooking eatable things in its natural form then we do not need many companies like bread manufacturing company, tomato ketchup, noodles, fruit jam, pizza, burger, etc., the things required for the company and the plastic pack, paper box pack and glass bottles. If done like this, so many companies will not be required and hence less pollution for the world.
      Also we could save our money like this. If you buy a packet of bread, it would cost you more money than if you cook wheat and rice in home.
      Previously before industrial revolution, we didn't have technology, but our foods were rich with nutrients. Now we have technology, but technology is polluting our foods and our foods are not rich with nutrients, and because of that also we have health problems.
      If this is done, then many jobs would be lost. For that many peoples should do farming and they should be given loans if they do not have enough money to start farming on their own.
      Food, Medicines, Surgeries and Education's should be made free to the world till the world settles down with farming. After that food, medicines, surgeries and education's should be stopped free to the world.
      Many people should study botany subject so that they have knowledge of plants and they should do farming.
      Is their any another solution, that humans won't lose jobs and also pollution would decrease. Humans have to take this step certainly instead of going on polluting the earth, making wildlife extinct and also mass extinctions of humans in future.
      3. Electricity Pollution
      We create electricity from many types of sources like coal, water, etc., but it creates pollution. If electricity created from windmill and solar energy then no pollution occurs in the creation process. But still to manufacture windmill and solar machines pollution would occur.
      As I previously said that if we shut down many manufacturing companies which are producing things which are not needed for humans, then the world would not require so much electricity. If less electricity required, then less pollution generated.
      4. Could We Stop Drinking Cow's and Buffalo's Milk
      Whatever vitamins and nutrients we get from milk, if we can get it from other eatable things, then we can stop drinking cow's and buffalo's milk. As milk has to be packed in glass bottles and plastic packs and then transported to places. All of this can be stopped.
      For infants whose mother's have died or mother's who cannot breast feed their infants, only for them cow's and buffalo's milk should be given. We use milk in tea and coffee. Instead of milk we must use lime with tea and coffee or just plain tea and coffee. A lime should be cut into a few pieces and cooked with tea and coffee or something else can be used instead of lime.
      5. How Much Should Be The World's Population
      Every place should have a single house. No buildings, everything ground floor. If we do this and the whole lands of our planet earth would be occupied one day with homes, farms, forests, schools, hospitals, etc., then we would come to know how much our planet earth can have maximum population.
      Once the population is determined, then we have to maintain that population. For example if our earth can have a population of 10 billion peoples, then when the population reaches 10 billion, then everyone should have only one child till the population reaches 9 billion peoples. As if we have only one child then the population decreases. When population is 9 billion peoples, then everyone should have 2 children's till the population reaches 10 billion peoples. After that again we should have only one child. In this way population can be maintained.

    • @OmniAtlantic
      @OmniAtlantic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      One woman's heaven ,is one woman's nightmare, Then you find the thing you think you are looking for, only to find out it's not necessarily what you what , at different times of your life you have different requirements. What we all need in our lives is balance, a time to party like a wild beast, a time to a solitude Nun , a time to laugh and a time to cry. , If we choose these things at different time of our life We Will achieve Balance.

    • @Anomalyy666
      @Anomalyy666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@VerdantVanille do you work at a call center?

    • @greensorrel6860
      @greensorrel6860 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@shivakoliar4846 overpopulation is much ignored in these discussions

  • @Paarthurnaxdova
    @Paarthurnaxdova ปีที่แล้ว +73

    I’m a purposely single female in central texas. I sold everything and bought three acres and a used mobile home far from my small town. Everything is paid off and I work two days a week from home. It’s an introvert’s dream and an extroverts hell

    • @munirahmed2630
      @munirahmed2630 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Very good I heapy to read ur coments

    • @POV18
      @POV18 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      1 year later, I hope you are doing well 🖤🙏🏼

    • @abdullahbashir6652
      @abdullahbashir6652 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nd I wish if I could able to do the same
      ...

    • @zawarkhan7390
      @zawarkhan7390 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Your Instagram id?

    • @BigTroubleD
      @BigTroubleD หลายเดือนก่อน

      This sounds amazing.
      I’d love to build a small home in Texas

  • @chrischurch6187
    @chrischurch6187 2 ปีที่แล้ว +689

    This is how life was meant to be. Trying to escape this satanic matrix we were born into since birth. Going to a job we hate just so we can barely make it in life. This is not living, more like dying to live. Thanks for your video.

    • @AG-nn8lp
      @AG-nn8lp ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So you find your purpose and never work a day in your life. We need money regardless.

    • @bradley7454
      @bradley7454 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@AG-nn8lp not unless you get gold out of the river.

    • @johnnywriight
      @johnnywriight ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I’m with you. We also live in the time of the most opportunity. You have to play the game but you can still be true. If you play both you’re better off than 90% at least of sheep

    • @withxio
      @withxio ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Speak for yourself. I love life and I love my job and what I do. Good luck 💙👋

    • @grayjudge9260
      @grayjudge9260 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      my job almost killed me due to the stress.....and so as my children grew i explained to them that if they get a job they hate, leave it for another and keep on looking for that job that you will at least not hate ....a miserable job will consume your health....america is sucking our essence, our life force so that the evil that has manifested itself here can grow....

  • @freedompanda9438
    @freedompanda9438 2 ปีที่แล้ว +660

    This last year I did it. I moved from city life to Montana. Bought my own off grid property. Had refurbished a schoolbus into a tiny home & drove it up the mountain, cleared a spot for it. It’s not all roses and sunshine, though. I was snowed in for 4 months. It’s almost May and we had more snow today. 1:40am, and relaxing in front of the fire with my cat on my lap...but I’m about to go out in freezing weather to chop some more firewood. 😂 It’s amazing though. No more rent checks. I’ll mill my own wood from my property for a cabin. And the winters are amazing, if not downright cold (-40). But I chose a place that’s cold. You all choose a place that speaks to you. Do it. Just. Do. It.

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Reading your story brings a huge smile on my face! Keep shining and enjoy the beauty of a simple life my friend!

    • @Dumb-ok1tb
      @Dumb-ok1tb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Montana is a beautiful place to live .. but in the same instance it can be tough to live here too ..I’ve lived here for 50 years kudos to u 👍😁

    • @wakeup6910
      @wakeup6910 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      What you gonna do when you're old and can't chop wood and such?

    • @queens6583
      @queens6583 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@wakeup6910 True. Easy to be idealistic in your 20's. In the long ago past people grew their own vegetables, raised stock to est and sell for money am bartered for goods or services. This is the 21 st century and you need money to buy land, stock, supplies. Then you can't even earn a living as a You Tuber without paying for internet, cameras, lighting etc... What about healthcare when your ill or have an accident? You can live a simpler life for sure but this notion of being "free" is a hoax.

    • @savannahsmiles1797
      @savannahsmiles1797 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@wakeup6910 I watched folks retire to mt property. They worked hard to build up the retirement property. But the reality of living on a mt, where a lot of the time the access was only 4WD. Town was miles away, medical care FARTHER. Gathering wood to make it thru a rocky mt winter was seriously hard work. They fought the wildlife for their meager crops, growing season was short. Wildfires in the West are now a season, not just a few scattered instances. Most HAD to sell out as they aged out cuz it was a grueling existence, and their bodies needed care. It was a wake up call for us, the youngest ones of the community. It was their dream but unsustainable in most scenarios. Then came the CA crowd, who thot of the mts as suburbia and wanted HOA's on rural WILD mt property. They brought $$$ and wrong thinking, and basically KILLED off a fragile environment. Wretched types that can't live in harmony with anyone or anything!!!

  • @ryanwilliamson9689
    @ryanwilliamson9689 2 ปีที่แล้ว +456

    "I always feel like I'm not good enough. Like everything I do needs to be absolutely perfect, before I can put it out there in the world." That describes my anxieties perfectly. I'm glad I found this, thank you.

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      To start being someone or doing something does not mean to have it perfect and beautiful, it just means to do it and become better over time, with experience :) ♡

    • @skrewd86
      @skrewd86 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ur not alone

    • @michellea4948
      @michellea4948 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I just heard this quote yesterday and it really resonated- “Perfection is the enemy of the good”.

    • @chevychelios4672
      @chevychelios4672 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Follow Me.
      - Jesus

    • @sandraalegria3439
      @sandraalegria3439 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Perfect I now find boring. Who defines beauty and perfection? You are perfectly imperfect. 🥰

  • @floatpoint1050
    @floatpoint1050 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    This is an exceptionally honest video. Not in anyway selling dreams alike alot of those other youtubers, but showing the harsh reality of of trying to abandon a system you have been a part of all your life. As she says, its a work in progress. Its not just something you can jump into without a plan

  • @eljefe8149
    @eljefe8149 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1039

    this is how life was meant to be. we should've never become dependent on cities to meet our needs.

    • @jameswatson5807
      @jameswatson5807 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      clean drinking water and electricity, and gas all these come from cities.

    • @eljefe8149
      @eljefe8149 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @@jameswatson5807 all great things, but what happens if society collapses? What if trucks can't get food to the citizens?

    • @jameswatson5807
      @jameswatson5807 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@eljefe8149 We have knowledge on our side just like ant we bounce back, Germany had to reset 2 times because of intense war, they bounce back.
      I mean look at them they have a very healthy economy. Look at the future at some point everything will be automated to meet our needs.
      There is no need to live like Amish people like it is the 19th centaury.

    • @eljefe8149
      @eljefe8149 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@jameswatson5807 if we don't find a way to transport food to large populations before oil runs out it'll be game over. or if inflation gets so high no one can aford food.

    • @jameswatson5807
      @jameswatson5807 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@eljefe8149 Oil running out 😂, I believed that in the mid 2000s, we have alternatives Water-fuelled tech that is being held back because the huge money in oil and politics.
      Back in 1999 I was worried about the year 2000 bug, nothing happen so don't worry. You know what I did thought that, corona was going to break civilization, because it may have taken 10 year's or so to get a vaccine.
      I

  • @notyourmom850
    @notyourmom850 2 ปีที่แล้ว +340

    I worked my life for others, literally breaking my neck and other parts of my body in my career, trying to justify my willingness to be a wage slave by saying what I do was critical to keeping people fed and alive. The truth is I was chewed up, lied to, broken in mind and body, and finally discarded when I was no longer able to be productive due to the injuries I received while working. I am nothing more than garbage to this sham now, and they wonder why I don't want to participate in this disgusting system any longer.

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      We live in a chaotic world. But I truly believe you have the power to make things change. Yes, you. Nothing lasts forever, and this too, shall pass. Stay strong and hopeful, light is on the way. ♡

    • @emmagoldman6616
      @emmagoldman6616 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Amen....yup.....

    • @jeupelissa751
      @jeupelissa751 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SpaceTimeMimic America has become a Neoliberal hellhole,which started in the Nixon era. Reagan made it official in 1980. This is why we don't have healthcare here.

    • @EnglishMaestro
      @EnglishMaestro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know what you mean. I've been there

    • @ragazzi25
      @ragazzi25 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      you are NOT garbage...learn from your past mistakes and move forward, things will get better!

  • @SusanJohnsonsuzvj
    @SusanJohnsonsuzvj ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Your story is so inspiring. It looks like, from reading the comments, many of us are searching for a better way to live. I moved recently, further from the city and friends. I have felt so isolated and alone because my mother passed away last year and I lost my job
    To be honest, I don't want to go back to working at a disappointing miserable job like before, with no meaning. I look, I tell friends I'm looking, but honestly, I don't want that anymore. Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful life you have created for yourself! It can't be easy. I will keep following your journey. One thing I'm learning is that I am not alone. We are all connected, all of us here, who write and share. I feel that now, more than ever before❤️

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I am you
      You are me
      All is well.
      Thank you for your light sweet Susan ♥️

  • @jackass315
    @jackass315 2 ปีที่แล้ว +312

    im setting out on a similar path , im 30 , very little savings , i could never force myself to conform to a job or a standard modern consumer lifestyle , and in a way now im glad , there is another way , a way where perhaps i can find peace , thank you for sharing your story , i think as the system breaks down more and more people will realise that , things dont matter , relationship's matter , people matter , and there is so much more to life than being confined to a factory , or a cubicle

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I so agree with you! I can't wait to see where these life adventures take you ♡

    • @Iera_Thaumaturgy
      @Iera_Thaumaturgy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes I agree!

    • @marcosleal4951
      @marcosleal4951 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I feel you. 30 years, no savings just lots of debt..

    • @jackass315
      @jackass315 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@marcosleal4951 if you can try to ammed that , even if you have to chip away at it , if you can get debt free its all the better for your future

    • @Bayoubebe
      @Bayoubebe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It’s like we see how the world is built for profit and competition a d not the way humans were intended to “just live” and love and have harmony in life. I hate it and look forward to Heaven most days. This world is just ughhh...but I will keep finding the beauty in it❤️

  • @cathyphegley7414
    @cathyphegley7414 2 ปีที่แล้ว +234

    I think that if we all sat down and searched our souls we would chose to be free and self-sufficient in our livelihood and our homes. I think the motivating factor as to why we cling to the status quo is fear. It takes courage and hard work and being uncomfortable a lot of the time in order to go against the grain. I fully support your huge endeavor and will pray for your journey 💕

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I think you stated a lot truths Cathy. It is regretful that such a minority of people control us, and do it thanks to the fear they force into our minds. But you're right, it all really is about the will to grow and accepting to walk in the shadow. I thank you, with all my heart. For your support and for being such a kind woman, take great care. ♡

    • @shivakoliar4846
      @shivakoliar4846 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      How To Live In Harmony With Nature And Reduce Pollution
      1. Many Production Which We Do Not Need Actually For Human Beings Has To Be Stopped
      We manufacture so many products and it is creating pollution. So if we minimise our products, pollution would be less.
      We produce so many things which we do not need, like cold drinks, leather products, potato wafers, chips, fruit juices, chocolates, biscuits, pickles, ice creams, etc.
      Cold drinks, fruit juices, pickles, ice creams, etc. Should be cooked at home only.
      If we stopped producing this things which are not required for humans, so much pollution could be reduced.
      If we colour the clothes pollution occurs. So if we don't colour our clothes, the pollution resulting from colouring the clothes can be stopped. Let everything remain in white natural colour.
      2. We Should Cook Foods In Its Natural Form
      We can cook rice and wheat in our homes and eat it. Rice and Wheat is produced in farms. Then it is packed and transported to big warehouses, then wholesalers buy from them and supply to retail shops.
      But if a manufacturing company makes bread from rice and wheat, then to make bread a manufacturing company has to be set up, machines and working staffs are needed. When a company is built many other things are also needed. Then at last a plastic pack is required to pack the breads.
      So if we start cooking eatable things in its natural form then we do not need many companies like bread manufacturing company, tomato ketchup, noodles, fruit jam, pizza, burger, etc., the things required for the company and the plastic pack, paper box pack and glass bottles. If done like this, so many companies will not be required and hence less pollution for the world.
      Also we could save our money like this. If you buy a packet of bread, it would cost you more money than if you cook wheat and rice in home.
      Previously before industrial revolution, we didn't have technology, but our foods were rich with nutrients. Now we have technology, but technology is polluting our foods and our foods are not rich with nutrients, and because of that also we have health problems.
      If this is done, then many jobs would be lost. For that many peoples should do farming and they should be given loans if they do not have enough money to start farming on their own.
      Food, Medicines, Surgeries and Education's should be made free to the world till the world settles down with farming. After that food, medicines, surgeries and education's should be stopped free to the world.
      Many people should study botany subject so that they have knowledge of plants and they should do farming.
      Is their any another solution, that humans won't lose jobs and also pollution would decrease. Humans have to take this step certainly instead of going on polluting the earth, making wildlife extinct and also mass extinctions of humans in future.
      3. Electricity Pollution
      We create electricity from many types of sources like coal, water, etc., but it creates pollution. If electricity created from windmill and solar energy then no pollution occurs in the creation process. But still to manufacture windmill and solar machines pollution would occur.
      As I previously said that if we shut down many manufacturing companies which are producing things which are not needed for humans, then the world would not require so much electricity. If less electricity required, then less pollution generated.
      4. Could We Stop Drinking Cow's and Buffalo's Milk
      Whatever vitamins and nutrients we get from milk, if we can get it from other eatable things, then we can stop drinking cow's and buffalo's milk. As milk has to be packed in glass bottles and plastic packs and then transported to places. All of this can be stopped.
      For infants whose mother's have died or mother's who cannot breast feed their infants, only for them cow's and buffalo's milk should be given. We use milk in tea and coffee. Instead of milk we must use lime with tea and coffee or just plain tea and coffee. A lime should be cut into a few pieces and cooked with tea and coffee or something else can be used instead of lime.
      5. How Much Should Be The World's Population
      Every place should have a single house. No buildings, everything ground floor. If we do this and the whole lands of our planet earth would be occupied one day with homes, farms, forests, schools, hospitals, etc., then we would come to know how much our planet earth can have maximum population.
      Once the population is determined, then we have to maintain that population. For example if our earth can have a population of 10 billion peoples, then when the population reaches 10 billion, then everyone should have only one child till the population reaches 9 billion peoples. As if we have only one child then the population decreases. When population is 9 billion peoples, then everyone should have 2 children's till the population reaches 10 billion peoples. After that again we should have only one child. In this way population can be maintained.

    • @Anomalyy666
      @Anomalyy666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@VerdantVanille welcome to hell of the universe!

    • @MsOrionsmom
      @MsOrionsmom 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Uncomfortable that's the word right there,people don't want to be because theyre conditioned.

    • @Edelwiess1066
      @Edelwiess1066 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@shivakoliar4846 Funny how you lay this at the feet of the consumers and companies and not the military industrial complex. As. Per. Usual. Ignoring the most significant destroyer of the earth

  • @odetotheoldsouls9835
    @odetotheoldsouls9835 2 ปีที่แล้ว +332

    I feel you so much when you said you are disgusted by the financial system. As an artist with not enough incomes, a boyfriend that struggles to find a fair job, I feel money are taking away from me all the beauty in this world.

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Oh how much I feel you. I’ve been given a very powerful tool a few days back, it sounds simple and silly but it truly is magical. I tried it. Visualize an empty bowl in your hands and see it being filled with money. If you need a lot of money, just see a bigger bowl. Do this visualization each day and feel deep gratitude, as if the money was already there. The law of attraction, is a very powerful tool to manifest anything. It all is about what you believe. Believe in yourself and in your ability to create money, I’ve seen your work and art and it is magnificent. You will succeed. I hope this can help you beautiful ♥️

    • @odetotheoldsouls9835
      @odetotheoldsouls9835 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@VerdantVanille Thank you so much for sharing this. I’ll definitely try and to believe in myself! ❤️❤️ I wish you the best.

    • @Anomalyy666
      @Anomalyy666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@VerdantVanille has the law worked for you?

    • @bbb_888
      @bbb_888 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You can be a victim of the financial system or you can be the Victor. There are many people getting rich in today's economy, you just need to learn from them.

    • @rutatutut
      @rutatutut 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Trade labor for money. Easy peasy.

  • @barkburton1
    @barkburton1 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    You are 26 years young and with your mindset you are already way ahead of the game. Thanks for letting us follow your journey. I wish you all the best

  • @tammv2306
    @tammv2306 2 ปีที่แล้ว +193

    I honestly believe what we're all looking for is balance.
    And that is a forever changing scale for all of us.
    I saw the titles of your other videos, about loneliness, cold, endometriosis, surrendering, and financial struggles. That, what you're experiencing in my opinion isn't freedom.
    Those who live the rat race have similar feelings, thoughts, scares and experiences.
    We're human.
    We're not free in this world, only, and sometimes, in the mind.
    It's all about balance.
    Work parttime, do what you love in the other hours, passion projects.
    Work 6 months on & off & travel.
    Work full-time and go somewhere every other weekend.
    We can always change things up. It's our lives, nothing is permanent.
    We all have to put in some type of effort to sustain a living, for ourselves, our family, for society- our neighbours. It's up to you to balance it out.

    • @ylicruvinel
      @ylicruvinel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Exactly!

    • @katherinekier
      @katherinekier 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I agree with this wholeheartedly.

    • @CelesteWhoknows
      @CelesteWhoknows ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Best comment…

    • @raghuvirgupta3174
      @raghuvirgupta3174 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The most logical solution.
      Life is all about keeping balance.

    • @andykumar4103
      @andykumar4103 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This is pure wisdom from experience. I am going to take a picture of this comment and refer it. That's what I believe in.

  • @SANDYMN2011
    @SANDYMN2011 2 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    Darling I am 60 years old and still lost. Today I would kill to be able to live in a remote area free from the horrible life humans have created for us. You are so young. You have so much to live for. Don't feel pressure to know what may come, what you will do... just enjoy the now moment. You have beautiful solitude and peace. That is much, much more than most have. Enjoy life as is because when you are my age you will realize it goes by in a flash and all the worrying leads nowhere. God bless you darling.

    • @healingnaturegirl333
      @healingnaturegirl333 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I’m 60 as well love 💕 wanting to live this way my entire life, but was caught in the political world. Would love to find like minded souls ( almost sounds like an oxymoron ) but I’m ready to do this now. Living in the US but open to moving wherever the light leads me. And others ✨💖✨

    • @munirahmed2630
      @munirahmed2630 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You say I am 6o but you are loking 40.your health and feace so beautiful I inspired to u

    • @SANDYMN2011
      @SANDYMN2011 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@munirahmed2630 thank you. You are very kind.

    • @jeromesevillo9190
      @jeromesevillo9190 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I am 36 and even though I am with my profession I really feel lost . The only thing I know is I love nature and I like to draw 😢

  • @fionafenix
    @fionafenix 2 ปีที่แล้ว +270

    “Independence and freedom were calling my name.” That resonated. Thank you for sharing your journey.

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I’m happy you could find a bit of yourself in my words ♥️

  • @Kirrie_Sushicat
    @Kirrie_Sushicat ปีที่แล้ว +24

    "You're allowed to be a masterpiece and a work in progress at the same time" - this is the most selfcompassionate thing I've ever heard! I love it and I'm in tears!
    Bless you, young but wise soul!

    • @bdv8638
      @bdv8638 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This is a quote from actress and activist Sophia Bush 🫶🏻

  • @jillw892
    @jillw892 2 ปีที่แล้ว +413

    You described me to the T.
    I've worked since I was 13 I'm 50 now. I'm tired.
    I've spent the last 7 years trying to find peace.
    You're 26? I want you to succeed my dear ❣️

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I'm beyond happy you could identify to my words Jill.
      Thank you, deeply, for your kindness. I'm sending you a tone of love and light onto your path.
      Rest your body, recharge, take care of your heart. ♡

    • @moparone7962
      @moparone7962 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      I'm 50 also. Worked 50-60hrs a week in steel mills and machine shops the last 26 years. I'm over it. Really close to sell 90% of my "stuff" that I thought made me happy and go off grid on a small piece of land. - Can't buy time back, no matter how much overtime you work.

    • @Dumb-ok1tb
      @Dumb-ok1tb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I totally agree with u Jill 👍

    • @joannal7700
      @joannal7700 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I was always looking for peace, meaning, fulfillment as well- and then someone told me about Jesus. Jesus is the prince of peace- if you are looking for peace honey- look for Jesus- He will give you peace for your soul the world cannot offer you. And read the gospels while you seek to know and understand Him- He will change your life! And He's the truth!
      God bless! 💗💗💗

    • @katella
      @katella 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@moparone7962 I will be 69 this year and have been living off grid for the last twelve years. If you are going to do this,do it soon so that when you get older and your strength and stamina decrease that you will have things the way you want them. I am happier than I've ever been having stepped out of the rat race. Buy a few solar panels, a good inverter and some large batteries. It isn't as expensive as people think. If possible dig a well. I wish you the best

  • @melanieholstra4397
    @melanieholstra4397 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I am so with you! Why has it gotten absolutely impossible to live in our world unless one is very rich?!? 90% of the population is almost broke or one paycheck away if they have a paycheck! I am disgusted by it all!

  • @jamespowers8826
    @jamespowers8826 2 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    It's hard to make it in life. We were promised nothing, and the reality is that there is no calvary coming to save us. I'm 71, have lived what I consider an amazing life, but have still had to work very hard every day since I was 13. If there were no evil government monetary system, we would still have to work hard every day to survive, having to do things we do not enjoy or believe fulfilling, to simply stay alive each day. I understand where you are coming from. I'm a creative as well. But that creativity needs to result in tangible things that have value to others, as well as being fulfilling to us. Everything else is an illusion. "Finding yourself" is a lifelong journey.

    • @rebekahsquires2073
      @rebekahsquires2073 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I completely agree

    • @latelywithlynn
      @latelywithlynn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      your comment is super motivating

    • @robertray6021
      @robertray6021 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I just turned 60..I'm fortunate enough to have 40 acres to build a small house on. Can't afford help (nor do I want it), so I'm building it myself. It's a 600 sq ft cabin in the woods. It's my financial plan to be able to live inexpensively. We all do what we gotta do, but the rewards are worth the struggle. Hang in there. Keep moving forward. ❤️

  • @AnneliedeWet
    @AnneliedeWet 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    There's a lot of gaga escapist fantasies here about rural life. Rural life is extremely hard to maintain. Not for snowflakes who, in a typical western way, view nature as some bucolic experience seperate from life, much like a leisure breakaway pamflet.
    Nature is the hardest taskmaster ever, it is practical and exacting, not for dreamers about nature.

  • @mmaries9052
    @mmaries9052 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    I’m starting over at 50.. I refuse to go back to the rat race. It kills our spirit. Simple, minimalist lifestyle is calling my name. I let a lot of things go and now I’m in transition. I’ve raised two beautiful boys and now I have my 10 year old son. I’m sacrificing so much just to be able to have this time with him. It’s been financially difficult but it’s amazing how little we can do without in the physical world when you have peace of mind and your needs met ❤ God is blessing all of us and we all deserve love. I can relate to the not good enough syndrome.. it’s a lie. Perseverance and grit go a long way. Life should be simple.. we are making things too damn complicated.

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You will succeed. Never doubt your power Marie.

    • @mmaries9052
      @mmaries9052 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@VerdantVanille thank you for the kind words 😊👍

    • @kevinfehlinger6191
      @kevinfehlinger6191 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I am also 50 and wanting to start over i seen your comments after the video and you saying u r starting over give me hope and the want to THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS KEEP ME UPDATED IF U CAN OR WANT TO

    • @mmaries9052
      @mmaries9052 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@kevinfehlinger6191 I have been doing well thank you 😊 I realize it’s starting over but not starting from the beginning… just with a new perspective and wiser. We are still young! God bless us all ❤️🙏

    • @FriendshipDrive
      @FriendshipDrive ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hello, I started over at your age with my 13 yr. old son. I bought an old 1969 mobile home that had been empty for 3 years. I paid 20,000 cash. Basically all I had. We did what we could and now 12 years later I have my tiny dream home. I have a cute little yard and a deck. I grow veggies in the summer. I do live in a town but close to the center so not in woods BUT my yard is my oasis and my cost of living is super low. I can live on 1000.00 a month. My son is now grown and bought a home 2 mobiles down from me along with 2 more of my children (I have 7 all grown) So now we have 4 homes in this park and I am now President of the park! Never give up. I didn't and I am so happy my hard work paid off. I sell paintings, restore dolls and worked as a nanny in the Indian community for 25 years. Now I am retired. Best of luck to you :)

  • @syljm515
    @syljm515 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Hi! Wow I have so much in common. 12 years ago I moved (not off grid) but to a tiny beach town in a third world country. As opposed to also have been a massage therapist at a 5 star spa. I spent 12 amazing years living at the foot of mountains right on the beach. I wasn't completely isolated... there was a tiny community. But life was peace and nature.
    Finally after 12 years I decided to rejoin society because I have 2 small children who just needed a little more in life than I could offer in that town.
    Anyways your videos are so peaceful to watch. Wishing you so much peace and synchronicity. Bonne chance!

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What an inspiring story Syl!! Your message gives me peace ♡

  • @rachelmaloney3180
    @rachelmaloney3180 2 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Hi, thank you so much for this video. i'm 21, living at home still and working a job that makes me stare out the window and try not to cry. I've been trying to gather the courage to actually change the course of my life but I am terrified. I don't know if I'm more scared of the change itself or If nothing will ever change. It's a horrifyingly lonely thing to feel but your words have made me cry in relief and feel much less alone. Thank you, I hope you are doing well.

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You are not alone Rachel, and you have a very big heart ♡

    • @91hiace
      @91hiace ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I will give you this little bit of 😢advice. Terrified at applying/starting a new job ? Ask yourself what’s the worst that can happen…… get fired or fail. Either way it will bbe a learning experience.
      Likewise if you start a business. Mistakes are there to learn
      Makes you think things through.
      I am 88, wish i was your age. There is so much going on, grab a piece of it. Cheers

    • @isshin725
      @isshin725 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@91hiace this is a nice piece of advice

    • @couchmashedpotato
      @couchmashedpotato ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm with you, some of us are still figuring out what we can do to earn a living from real passions, real pride in the things we work on. Let's get there slowly but surely.

    • @trainingthebeasts
      @trainingthebeasts ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi!
      In your 20s you are just a child, so don't be terrified or cry- you make as much mistakes as you can and get your experience for the adult life. You will make your conclusions in your 30s and you will know what is yours. Just live as your soul calls you to live.
      And in my 30s I have learned that in any bad situation I will survive, I trust my inner self, It never gave me up! Ever. I always had food if I was starving and asked myself what can I do... I always had place to sleep when I needed... And I always had a friend in me))))
      Good luck and be brave! Life is great and always will be.

  • @jimboswell4818
    @jimboswell4818 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I believe this life was designed for hardship in order to teach us the values of what really matters. One thing is for certain and that is that there is not one human being on this planet that lives a life without struggling. It is those very struggles that make us stronger and more capable of dealing with life. We can teach others what we have learned if we are not self focused. There is much peace in not focusing on ourselves only. God bless you child.

  • @michaeldunigan1067
    @michaeldunigan1067 2 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    I left the world in 1979. Just walked away from everything and everyone I knew. It nearly killed me but I survived. I learned that wisdom is simple but elegant. That freedom is serving the poor and living by faith. Now I have great Joy and no wants. Blessings to you.

    • @babigrl9502
      @babigrl9502 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Very cool

    • @PleiadianFlowerchild
      @PleiadianFlowerchild ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Amazing, where did you go?

    • @michaeldunigan1067
      @michaeldunigan1067 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@PleiadianFlowerchild I went into the bosom of God.

    • @synthoelectro
      @synthoelectro ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@michaeldunigan1067 I knew you were going to say that. Bless you sir, one day soon, one day.

    • @fivelions6854
      @fivelions6854 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@michaeldunigan1067wow

  • @rabmcleod3508
    @rabmcleod3508 2 ปีที่แล้ว +209

    I was like this when I was 26, the same thoughts and insecurities and self doubts. Jump forward 30 years and Ive not changed one bit, just older and still as poor, and yes life has thrown challenges and experiences at me which I wouldnt change for the world but I sometimes wonder if life could have been different. Do your best that suits you and live honestly.

    • @ragdollpreppers2648
      @ragdollpreppers2648 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Life keep teaching me to stay close to nature and loved ones…all of the rest is just noise ❤️

    • @Hughleik
      @Hughleik ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You are still breathing and waking up every morning mate.
      It is never to late

    • @GodiscomingBhappy
      @GodiscomingBhappy ปีที่แล้ว +1

      this young woman found the path at 26. many of us reach that point on our 40's and 50's.

    • @ronaldmitchell3665
      @ronaldmitchell3665 ปีที่แล้ว

      … yes, live honest…

  • @bodybalancer
    @bodybalancer ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Thanks for being so open. Its comforting to know we’re not alone in these kinds of issues.

  • @montebegaye1033
    @montebegaye1033 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Number 1. Stay strong. Keep busy. I am a 53 year old Navajo. I have moved back to the Navajo Nation Reservation. I live in a shack with dirt floor. Listen to people who bring up your spirits. Get the city life out of your head. You will make it. We will all make it. Let money money be the tenth thing on your mind. May what ever Creator you pray to BLESS you.

    • @LilyGazou
      @LilyGazou 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ahe’hee.
      This is good advice. You are fortunate to have land to return to.

  • @ir2841
    @ir2841 ปีที่แล้ว +224

    In a nutshell: living on your terms is what freedom is all about.

  • @williamcooper2415
    @williamcooper2415 2 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    You are a great inspiration and I'm proud to subscribe to your channel. Millions of people all over the world are struggling and living on the streets with nothing. So, you are far ahead of many. The world is heading towards a serious economic meltdown, so try to prepare for hyperinflation. Take care.

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Thank you for your wise words dear William. You take big care of your kind self ♡

    • @ayoobdulla8173
      @ayoobdulla8173 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@VerdantVanille i live in South Africa,I dont mind sharing a piece of Land with you ,@ no charge .

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ayoobdulla8173 that’s really kind of you ♥️

  • @Rhenadhis
    @Rhenadhis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +285

    This is exactly what i needed; a perfectionist, broke, depressed and anxious woman tyring to rebuild my life. Thank you for sharing. I cannot wait to see you grow like Jonna Jinton and Kalle Floddin have. Check out their youtube channels if you haven't already

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Your comment cracked me up! haha!
      I'm really glad my video could inspire you, and hopefully I will grow a little more yes :D
      Thank you so much for sharing ♡

    • @michaelmcdermott6054
      @michaelmcdermott6054 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I follow Jinton ...real inspiration

    • @livingmy2.0
      @livingmy2.0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sending you so much positive vibes 💛

    • @zonderbaar
      @zonderbaar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jonna has tons of family support, is a gifted photographer and works a lot

    • @henrietteenge
      @henrietteenge 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@zonderbaar Also scandinavian, we are very priveliged.

  • @julioexposito1217
    @julioexposito1217 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I loved it 👌, that life style resonates a lot with me, I’m bored of the modern society only centered in consumption and material stuff, by the way I lived in France for 6 years, I speak French fluently but I’m bad at writing it, know I live in US, I recommend also following Dr Hannah Straight

  • @renyalune3293
    @renyalune3293 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I wish I had the opportunity to be where you are, Im so depressed here in the states in the city life. I do my best to ground myself through nature but I can feel the weight still on me, it saddens me how the financial system is definitely takes a toll on many of us

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I hear your struggles my dear. Keep grounding yourself and breathe deeply each day. Things will get better, they always do. ♥️

    • @Selkie7
      @Selkie7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I hear that ❤️ change is possible!

    • @CapucineNighly
      @CapucineNighly 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ya, I feel like living far away from the big cities and living a simpler life will be less stressing. Not 100% stress free. But a healthier option for overall mental and emotional well being.

  • @normanquednau
    @normanquednau 2 ปีที่แล้ว +173

    The thing is... If we were more people, we could create an alternative society, so we wouldnt have to fight alone. And why not do it? I know many like minded people. Keep strong!

    • @Holuunderbeere
      @Holuunderbeere 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Literally millions but this will be Not tolerated by the powers of this world

    • @josephgodslayer9961
      @josephgodslayer9961 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      They won't allow it. We have to fight for it.

    • @maeybee4354
      @maeybee4354 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You mean a cult

    • @normanquednau
      @normanquednau 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@maeybee4354 a cult? I dont understand

    • @toomanymarys7355
      @toomanymarys7355 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Then you'd have to do a lot of stuff you don't want to do for the group.

  • @weneedUBI
    @weneedUBI 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    I wish the whole world would initiate a basic income to people. Let people pursue passions and live the life they want. No longer being tied to a job just to survive. Jobs should be a means to earn more if you want, it should be a choice. Too many jobs care about the bottom line, they treat workers badly, exploit many, and pay as little as possible where people can barely afford the basics.
    I want to live in a world where people are happier and able to work on things they love and don't have to worry about how they will survive month to month.

    • @melindagallegan5093
      @melindagallegan5093 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Knowing those greedy cooperations, they would just raise prices if everyone got universal basic income and force people into slave labour anyway.

    • @mariawelling4194
      @mariawelling4194 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      MAKE THE CHANGE, MANY ARE!

    • @ElinasAlchemy
      @ElinasAlchemy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @bina nocht I agree so much and I get frustrated when people don’t see this and go “oh wow yes we want universal basic income” and I’m like “at what price and how do we see it’s not one and the same with the old stuff?” Then I take a big breath and remember we are the timeline we choose to feed. Feeding consciously the timeline where I’m able to go 100% off the grid and meet with other likeminded people and we share and live in harmony while staying individually full filled and self-expressed (cause also the tribe thing can be very imbalanced and make people lose individual identity into the group for the sake of resources so we gotta be mindful of that, too) 🍀✨

    • @flowerpower9541
      @flowerpower9541 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You want to be owned? Because that is what your "dream" is. You want to pursue your passion, go do it. You have a choice, you want to be taken care of, go screw yourself up,be disabled, lose your self respect. Then you'll be taken care of

    • @angelmartin7310
      @angelmartin7310 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You don't understand a thing about this world if you think that would be the solution. Who is generating that income you feel entitled to?

  • @angelopeiris
    @angelopeiris ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Hi Verdant, hope you’re doing well. I was just looking for village life videos on TH-cam and randomly came across yours and I’m glad I found your channel. I will be binge watching all your videos now haha. My dream is to one day move out to country side and live off grid in the nature and with animals just like this✨

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh wooww!! Thank you SO MUCH for this gift Angelo! I really hope you will soon find your hidden place, just believe it's possible and never give up ♡

  • @gogr2409
    @gogr2409 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    When I was in my late 30s, I started from scratch and got an education as a nurse (RN). I had 2 little girls and they were my motivation. I took out student loans and worked my butt off. It was very hard but it gave me a career with a living wage. I’m now in my 60s. Still working but with a little house in the country. It has an in-law apartment which covers my mortgage. I would have loved to have had an off-grid life but it wouldn’t have worked for me. Life rarely turns out as we had wished. Yet I’m thankful for my wonderful daughters and grandchildren. I am blessed and wish you a blessed and fulfilling life.

    • @franlooving4203
      @franlooving4203 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree Go Gr. As a young person I knew my career wants, I volunteered in a zillion places to get more experience leading into that area, managed a horse farm on the side and moved out west to see new places with the career. I think doing all that when you are young helps you be more content if the marriage fails and you have kids to raise on your own. You do what you have to do and I wouldn't change the experience. I try to find a balance in my older years of job and urban homestead type living. Just do the best you can! Make your memories. So many young people have great ideas to make it all possible, but I love my era too. They are both great. Thanks! Take care!

    • @Radianty_Ella
      @Radianty_Ella ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You sacrificed in many ways so that maybe your daughters won’t have to. I’m sure they are grateful. 💚

  • @C.Chabot
    @C.Chabot 2 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    You can do it! I've been struggling a lot with being strapped to a job that dictates a huge part of my day and life. Last year my husband and I decided that instead of working to be FIRE for the next 7 years, that we're going to work through summer 2023, save as much as we can, and move to an acreage. We're going to start a hard cider orchard and fruit nursery / market garden ☺️

    • @eleven903
      @eleven903 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you can find a way; you should do it now!!! Don't wait. Don't wait.

    • @FreedomofSpeech865
      @FreedomofSpeech865 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I hope you are very successful

    • @Press1for
      @Press1for 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Wish you the best in that venture. Work for yourself screw the system.

    • @renanklein6876
      @renanklein6876 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Good luck

  • @gauritherapy
    @gauritherapy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Needed to hear this. No amount of learning seems good enough. And then I see those who confidently market themselves and do what I can do and I wonder what stops me. My value is not defined by my achievements and perfection. I am now choosing to offer what I can to the world. And I hope I will leave it a teeny bit better just by breathing into my fears and stepping one step forward.

    • @chasinglife43
      @chasinglife43 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you. 🥰 😭 🥰

    • @deyhyin9706
      @deyhyin9706 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Inspiring 🌻

  • @Veronmories
    @Veronmories ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You are very brave to choose this path. May the universe support your dreams. 🌼

  • @trulyhuman6227
    @trulyhuman6227 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    The video and the comments only verify that it's all spiraling down. I'm with you. I just hope you don't spend too much time alone. I broke away for 6 years and loneliness wasn't a problem until one day it was, and it broke me, I almost didn't come back to the living. Love you and anyone who reads this.

    • @hannalove6048
      @hannalove6048 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I experienced the same; I was feel so free and careless for 3years living on grid by my own - and one day I figured out that I don't feel the freedom anymore but loneliness; it start to suffocating me... Humans need closeness of another human for our mental and emotional health.

  • @phunkeehone
    @phunkeehone 2 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    Videos like this one really put things into perspective. Simple life, even though not always easy, is definitely the most healthy in the long run. Best of luck to you and stay safe.

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You're very right my dear! Thank you very much for your support, it really means a lot to me. ♡

    • @jeupelissa751
      @jeupelissa751 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm going off grid soon,leaving a corrupt and violent California. Away to the mountains I will go.

    • @PaNowak
      @PaNowak 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Like pioneers.

  • @jasonsmith1234
    @jasonsmith1234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    I am going on my off grid adventure soon myself .. i am over the rat race. i close on a property soon in the mountains of Tennessee .. i hope you the best on your journey !

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Wow! That’s gonna be such a beautiful adventure, lots of learning and enjoyment along the way 🙂
      Thank you so much for your words, I wish you the very best on your off grid journey 🤍

    • @Cons2911
      @Cons2911 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I don’t know you sir, but I wish you good luck. May it turn out well

    • @shivakoliar4846
      @shivakoliar4846 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How To Live In Harmony With Nature And Reduce Pollution
      1. Many Production Which We Do Not Need Actually For Human Beings Has To Be Stopped
      We manufacture so many products and it is creating pollution. So if we minimise our products, pollution would be less.
      We produce so many things which we do not need, like cold drinks, leather products, potato wafers, chips, fruit juices, chocolates, biscuits, pickles, ice creams, etc.
      Cold drinks, fruit juices, pickles, ice creams, etc. Should be cooked at home only.
      If we stopped producing this things which are not required for humans, so much pollution could be reduced.
      If we colour the clothes pollution occurs. So if we don't colour our clothes, the pollution resulting from colouring the clothes can be stopped. Let everything remain in white natural colour.
      2. We Should Cook Foods In Its Natural Form
      We can cook rice and wheat in our homes and eat it. Rice and Wheat is produced in farms. Then it is packed and transported to big warehouses, then wholesalers buy from them and supply to retail shops.
      But if a manufacturing company makes bread from rice and wheat, then to make bread a manufacturing company has to be set up, machines and working staffs are needed. When a company is built many other things are also needed. Then at last a plastic pack is required to pack the breads.
      So if we start cooking eatable things in its natural form then we do not need many companies like bread manufacturing company, tomato ketchup, noodles, fruit jam, pizza, burger, etc., the things required for the company and the plastic pack, paper box pack and glass bottles. If done like this, so many companies will not be required and hence less pollution for the world.
      Also we could save our money like this. If you buy a packet of bread, it would cost you more money than if you cook wheat and rice in home.
      Previously before industrial revolution, we didn't have technology, but our foods were rich with nutrients. Now we have technology, but technology is polluting our foods and our foods are not rich with nutrients, and because of that also we have health problems.
      If this is done, then many jobs would be lost. For that many peoples should do farming and they should be given loans if they do not have enough money to start farming on their own.
      Food, Medicines, Surgeries and Education's should be made free to the world till the world settles down with farming. After that food, medicines, surgeries and education's should be stopped free to the world.
      Many people should study botany subject so that they have knowledge of plants and they should do farming.
      Is their any another solution, that humans won't lose jobs and also pollution would decrease. Humans have to take this step certainly instead of going on polluting the earth, making wildlife extinct and also mass extinctions of humans in future.
      3. Electricity Pollution
      We create electricity from many types of sources like coal, water, etc., but it creates pollution. If electricity created from windmill and solar energy then no pollution occurs in the creation process. But still to manufacture windmill and solar machines pollution would occur.
      As I previously said that if we shut down many manufacturing companies which are producing things which are not needed for humans, then the world would not require so much electricity. If less electricity required, then less pollution generated.
      4. Could We Stop Drinking Cow's and Buffalo's Milk
      Whatever vitamins and nutrients we get from milk, if we can get it from other eatable things, then we can stop drinking cow's and buffalo's milk. As milk has to be packed in glass bottles and plastic packs and then transported to places. All of this can be stopped.
      For infants whose mother's have died or mother's who cannot breast feed their infants, only for them cow's and buffalo's milk should be given. We use milk in tea and coffee. Instead of milk we must use lime with tea and coffee or just plain tea and coffee. A lime should be cut into a few pieces and cooked with tea and coffee or something else can be used instead of lime.
      5. How Much Should Be The World's Population
      Every place should have a single house. No buildings, everything ground floor. If we do this and the whole lands of our planet earth would be occupied one day with homes, farms, forests, schools, hospitals, etc., then we would come to know how much our planet earth can have maximum population.
      Once the population is determined, then we have to maintain that population. For example if our earth can have a population of 10 billion peoples, then when the population reaches 10 billion, then everyone should have only one child till the population reaches 9 billion peoples. As if we have only one child then the population decreases. When population is 9 billion peoples, then everyone should have 2 children's till the population reaches 10 billion peoples. After that again we should have only one child. In this way population can be maintained.

    • @Arcturus218
      @Arcturus218 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Congrats man, it’s sad that in America we have to constantly play the game for years just for the ability to save up for the chance to detach from society

  • @alainadacosta1222
    @alainadacosta1222 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    So many parts of this video spoke to me. I have been feeling a desire to live in nature and peace. I thought it's funny you mentioned the nun part as I don't think the religious life is for me but I've felt a desire to be away from the world and my heart be centered on God. I've been experiencing imposter syndrome too, especially as I near graduation and prepare to go into my field. What you said about a positive outcome meant a lot. Thank you for this video, I think I was meant to watch this ❤

  • @mikesaboe4590
    @mikesaboe4590 ปีที่แล้ว +228

    I tried moving out west in the United States to try to see if I could living off the grid for a while. I did a lot of hiking and forestry and I realized just how difficult it can be to survive in environments that are not developed. I think what’s important is that you embrace the learning experiences you have when you’re young so you can appreciate the quality of life you have when you’re older. The modern world world is many things, but it isn’t all bad. I think the more I denied myself modern amenities the more I understood the concept of gratitude on a deeper level. To come home from 9 days in the wilderness and flick on a light switch and sleep in a bed was a blessing.

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  ปีที่แล้ว +13

      So inspiring Mike.

    • @cameronf3343
      @cameronf3343 ปีที่แล้ว

      Off the grid doesn’t mean without amenities. Off the grid means without utility-supplied amenities. Electricity from batteries and on-site renewables. Heat from firewood. Water from a well and rainwater harvester. Sewage from a septic system or even a composting/incinerating toilet. And now, thanks to LEO constellations, quality internet from a satellite is feasible to be the only utility-supplied amenity and keep yourself fully connected.
      None of these are impossible, and none of them are too much to ask for. My grandparents have been doing all of that, minus the electricity which is provided by the utility service, for decades. My family’s been the same way for 8 years now. We have well water on a very good vein, and it’s so purely filtered from all the crud I can’t drink City water anymore. We have septic that gets drained as needed just fine. We have a TV, we have entertainment and plenty of stuff to do.
      These lifestyles are often even more enjoyable than typical “modern” life. Wake up, get ready, go to work, go home, do either nothing or errands for 6 hours from M-F, and then do stuff on the weekend. That’s it.
      Off grid, you may do the same, but, if you’re savvy enough you can afford it just fine on a part time job and then maybe have a side income or a few. You have game nights with family regularly, you eat together at the table, you have engaging chores that you reap the rewards of and can hold in your hand.
      I promise it’s better. I’m working on moving to a city, but solely for the economy opportunities. I just want to save a bunch of money to put a great down payment on a great piece of mountain acreage. But believe that I’ll always be a forest man, and I love that.

    • @sanjayshorey4225
      @sanjayshorey4225 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      It's difficult to live in woods. We always see more butter in others' plate. Life can be whole lot easy in cities too if we had a good start early with good financial education. Although the peace of mind depends upon your mentality and thought process too. You may live in woods and not happy at all. You may live in city and you can be the most happiest person. It's combination of perspective, knowledge, education, thought process, experiences, bank balance, life goals, career goals, support system (family+society) etc.
      Sometimes loneliness force you to overthink and take incompetent decisions while the situation would have completely different if you get a life partner to trust upon and work together, share problems, happiness, pains etc.
      Life in woods is as difficult as in cities.

  • @KatieML
    @KatieML 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Just turned 26 and Introverted I'm ready to live off grid,the city is just too much for me now,Its overwhelming I feel suffocated so what I'm trying to say is you are living my dream life

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Anything is possible Katie, one step at a time. ♡

  • @TheDevonblacksmith
    @TheDevonblacksmith 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I too started my journey into the self supporting self reliant life I now live at about your age but it took me 20 more years of constantly striving for perfection to realise what you already know. I had nothing but a desire I had lost everything I owned and started again with just a hammer a broken welder and a dream. I have lived that dream for the past 30 years as a blacksmith and artist a builder of things a lover of nature. I own my land and buildings all my tools I have made or rebuilt built my buildings from the earth and planted my garden. I few years ago I fell ill and have not been able to do the work I once did. And again I am now facing that task of finding a way savings are dwindling fast. This lovely video and your message has given me the hope and drive to start again to find a way to make it work. I thank you and wish you great success in all you do.

    • @ragdollpreppers2648
      @ragdollpreppers2648 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Just subscribed to your channel…will be catching up on your life. Hope you are finding your way 🙏

    • @jeanniebenfaida9370
      @jeanniebenfaida9370 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Best wishes to you as you journey forward.

  • @merveyildiz4661
    @merveyildiz4661 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Actually, there have been immense amount of similar channels. However, I have really enjoyed the way you're telling the story and the words you choose elegantly. Thank you for the peaceful moments and please wish for all of us have the serenity and the life we seek for. All the best. 😇

  • @guardemdog
    @guardemdog 2 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    I usually kind of roll my eyes at people who talk about their wanting to help the world, but I feel you are very earnest. It doesn't feel ego-driven, but honest. You may actually be a real old soul and healer. Thank you, my dear, I send you loads of beautiful sparkling energy. May the goddess within keep filling your world with beauty and safety.

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Your words brought tears into my eyes.
      I am working hard to open my heart to the world and show my raw deeper self. I feel beyond grateful you could grasp that.
      I thank YOU, for all the love you send me, it’s giving me a lot of fulfillment right now. I’ll just soak in there for the rest of the day. 🤍
      All my light goes to your benevolent soul, take big care of your self.

    • @shivakoliar4846
      @shivakoliar4846 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How To Live In Harmony With Nature And Reduce Pollution
      1. Many Production Which We Do Not Need Actually For Human Beings Has To Be Stopped
      We manufacture so many products and it is creating pollution. So if we minimise our products, pollution would be less.
      We produce so many things which we do not need, like cold drinks, leather products, potato wafers, chips, fruit juices, chocolates, biscuits, pickles, ice creams, etc.
      Cold drinks, fruit juices, pickles, ice creams, etc. Should be cooked at home only.
      If we stopped producing this things which are not required for humans, so much pollution could be reduced.
      If we colour the clothes pollution occurs. So if we don't colour our clothes, the pollution resulting from colouring the clothes can be stopped. Let everything remain in white natural colour.
      2. We Should Cook Foods In Its Natural Form
      We can cook rice and wheat in our homes and eat it. Rice and Wheat is produced in farms. Then it is packed and transported to big warehouses, then wholesalers buy from them and supply to retail shops.
      But if a manufacturing company makes bread from rice and wheat, then to make bread a manufacturing company has to be set up, machines and working staffs are needed. When a company is built many other things are also needed. Then at last a plastic pack is required to pack the breads.
      So if we start cooking eatable things in its natural form then we do not need many companies like bread manufacturing company, tomato ketchup, noodles, fruit jam, pizza, burger, etc., the things required for the company and the plastic pack, paper box pack and glass bottles. If done like this, so many companies will not be required and hence less pollution for the world.
      Also we could save our money like this. If you buy a packet of bread, it would cost you more money than if you cook wheat and rice in home.
      Previously before industrial revolution, we didn't have technology, but our foods were rich with nutrients. Now we have technology, but technology is polluting our foods and our foods are not rich with nutrients, and because of that also we have health problems.
      If this is done, then many jobs would be lost. For that many peoples should do farming and they should be given loans if they do not have enough money to start farming on their own.
      Food, Medicines, Surgeries and Education's should be made free to the world till the world settles down with farming. After that food, medicines, surgeries and education's should be stopped free to the world.
      Many people should study botany subject so that they have knowledge of plants and they should do farming.
      Is their any another solution, that humans won't lose jobs and also pollution would decrease. Humans have to take this step certainly instead of going on polluting the earth, making wildlife extinct and also mass extinctions of humans in future.
      3. Electricity Pollution
      We create electricity from many types of sources like coal, water, etc., but it creates pollution. If electricity created from windmill and solar energy then no pollution occurs in the creation process. But still to manufacture windmill and solar machines pollution would occur.
      As I previously said that if we shut down many manufacturing companies which are producing things which are not needed for humans, then the world would not require so much electricity. If less electricity required, then less pollution generated.
      4. Could We Stop Drinking Cow's and Buffalo's Milk
      Whatever vitamins and nutrients we get from milk, if we can get it from other eatable things, then we can stop drinking cow's and buffalo's milk. As milk has to be packed in glass bottles and plastic packs and then transported to places. All of this can be stopped.
      For infants whose mother's have died or mother's who cannot breast feed their infants, only for them cow's and buffalo's milk should be given. We use milk in tea and coffee. Instead of milk we must use lime with tea and coffee or just plain tea and coffee. A lime should be cut into a few pieces and cooked with tea and coffee or something else can be used instead of lime.
      5. How Much Should Be The World's Population
      Every place should have a single house. No buildings, everything ground floor. If we do this and the whole lands of our planet earth would be occupied one day with homes, farms, forests, schools, hospitals, etc., then we would come to know how much our planet earth can have maximum population.
      Once the population is determined, then we have to maintain that population. For example if our earth can have a population of 10 billion peoples, then when the population reaches 10 billion, then everyone should have only one child till the population reaches 9 billion peoples. As if we have only one child then the population decreases. When population is 9 billion peoples, then everyone should have 2 children's till the population reaches 10 billion peoples. After that again we should have only one child. In this way population can be maintained.

    • @dreaming_butterfly1970
      @dreaming_butterfly1970 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      people wanting to help the world
      me: moi non plus

    • @shawnhampshirehick101
      @shawnhampshirehick101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is a good SHOW . it tugged at my heart for a few moments until I visited a website & her other videos & comments. A beautiful woman is Not destitute & certainly not alone.😆 people are conned every day.😲

    • @intuitlife
      @intuitlife 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I am Lightworker healer and have many gifts
      Just don't use it to sustain my bank account
      It is given freely
      Money returns to me in gifts

  • @voicesinthewoods
    @voicesinthewoods 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I’m starting over from zero at 43.
    Was in a 12 year relationship and with the ending of that, the career I was doing went with it. As well as the place I was living.
    I totally understand the things you are saying and your feelings in this video.
    You are beautiful and magical and such a blessing 💖💖💖
    You bring so much love into this world by being you and with your healing that you bring that flows out of you.
    May you always be blessed 💛💛💛

  • @NoRiceToEat
    @NoRiceToEat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    I turned 20 in November last year and I had wasted 2 years of my life because of my deteriorating mental health and now I am halfway through the third and I always thought of myself as a failure and a family disappointment while my friends are going to college and making a career, I was feeling particularly down today because I was contemplating how alone and miserable I am but after watching this I know I'll do something with my life...thank you so much for making this video :)

    • @ragdollpreppers2648
      @ragdollpreppers2648 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      You are so young and just beginning in life ~ ZERO percent of you is a failure ~ it’s all a learning scale…all wisdom you are gaining even in the difficult times where you feel you are failing…you are GAINING strength, perspective and wisdom …you have SO MUCH BEAUTY ahead of you…try not to let your mind compare yourself to others…your journey is YOURS and the empathy & understanding you gain along the way are treasures… keep going…you ARE a survivor…you WILL blaze your own path ❤️

    • @NoRiceToEat
      @NoRiceToEat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ragdollpreppers2648 thank you so much, I am just going to follow my heart and do everything that I wanted to do and put in the effort needed to live such a life.
      💖

    • @rulaj1
      @rulaj1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes your path is different and college doesn’t necessarily lead to education or financial wealth…. What do you do that makes you truly happy? Do that and if you are not sure yet, just explore by taking extracurricular classes… 💙

    • @conniethompson2033
      @conniethompson2033 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've had times like yours in my lifetime but hung in there, one never knows what is around the corner. I Truely hope you find better times ahead!.

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You are so brave Tatakae, and you are on the right path! Keep walking honey, one step at a time ♡

  • @sharonlima8913
    @sharonlima8913 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I so so want a life like this. The modern world filled with consumerism is killing me. Superficiality is killing me. Perfectionism and FOMO are reducing me to ashes.

  • @southbridgefarm8795
    @southbridgefarm8795 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Im 57, and have been living rural on my own for 10 years. I purchased a larger property 5 years ago and share the same ideas/dreams as you. Due to suffering from chronic migraines for over 40 yrs, i cannot really hold a steady job, so I make a living from home. Its challenging but will persevere. I would not change it for anything else. I love the freedom of rural life. Stay positive, and dont despair. You will find your way. I believe these videos are a great start. Décourage toi pas ma fille. Tu es pas seul. 🤗👩🏻‍🌾

    • @LyndaWalker-u9g
      @LyndaWalker-u9g 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Can I ask how did you pay for your land

    • @southbridgefarm8795
      @southbridgefarm8795 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@LyndaWalker-u9g i had to get a loan to purchase it at first, and when i sold my home/property that i lived at prior to buying my farm, i was able to pay off my loan.

  • @alexiscrunk4674
    @alexiscrunk4674 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    This video made me cry, in a good way 🥰. Technology, money and working to live and living to work is not the way we are supposed to live, getting in touch with our roots is the truth. I'm struggling more than anything right now, and it's extremely scary. This gave me positivety, thank you so much. Your beautiful inside and out.

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm happy it could resonate within your heart Alexis, thank you so much ♡

  • @kimberleythorsen8384
    @kimberleythorsen8384 2 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    I feel everything you said, even down to your goals. I've always been told I'm a healer, but I haven't found the opportunity to heal myself or at least find security, and I won't unless things change fast. It's not fair the elite exploit us so badly. Taxation is THEFT. It's our birthright to be able to live on this planet in harmony with nature. Humans are blamed for destroying the planet but it's the corporations and industrialization, driving on non-human archonic forces. I just want to find a hollow tree to live in near water and forage food, lol. But I'm afraid that's not an option right now, it would be giving up on everyone else. I hope we can all find the peace and freedom we deserve 💗

    • @Freespiritedqueen
      @Freespiritedqueen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I can relate sister, wish you lived close.

    • @ypey1
      @ypey1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      All the things you mention that destroy the world are human inventions. So it is humans destroying the world in this logic. Also the ideal world you describe is not possible with a population of 8 billion (or maybe only for a few privileged people). You need intense industrialization and specialization to support this large population.

    • @tantricthread4351
      @tantricthread4351 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I'm a healer too. It's difficult to heal yourself because most of us are highly empathetic to others more than ourselves. Heal others and that is how you also heal. Blessed.

    • @SamuelGriffin
      @SamuelGriffin 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      even if you pay off a house here or own land, you will always owe this corrupt government Taxes. You never truly own anything. Progressives/Liberals always want to strengthen the Federal Government and increase taxes. They are the reason nobody can live free. They always make everyone else pay for others through high taxes.

    • @DAVID.PRINCIPE.DURAN.
      @DAVID.PRINCIPE.DURAN. 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Endika drame is an spanish healear that share some knowlegde, but he also do curses, if you have the money, that is no too much, im sure you will learn

  • @Specialworldofmine
    @Specialworldofmine ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Living such a beautiful life needs lots of courage especially while you are in a very strict social environment 😢

  • @AnskiMcLovin
    @AnskiMcLovin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    A fellow off-grid sister! So happy to see you set an example. I'm having the same struggles myself financially and yes, it can be very difficult to make ends meet when you're working for yourself and building the dream. I encourage you to keep going. To reach out more and more for support. To see if there's a sponsor for your videos, something to get you a regular income while doing what you love. Yes, you deserve to be free.

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Your words are comforting my heart and mind Annie, thank you so much fur being a kind being ♡

    • @CARambolagen
      @CARambolagen ปีที่แล้ว

      She's not "off-grid"! She posts videos on YT!

  • @homemurso1484
    @homemurso1484 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I often imagine groups of 10, 20, 50 people coming together buying land and living on self sufficient little communities all around the world.
    People struggle alone. Not only to physically survive, but most of all also mentally and emotionally, with all the stress and anxiety that a big change comes with. Becoming totally self-conscious, self-aware, self-reliant and self-sufficient is a really hard and challenging thing to do. Specially if you do it all alone.
    People are not alone in their struggles. There are millions of people around the world going through the same pain, the same heartache, feeling as lost and broken as anybody can be.
    People should come together and help build each other up, support each other, care for one another. This is what life is all about!

    • @homemurso1484
      @homemurso1484 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That said, from the bottom of my heart, I hope you're well and healthy, living a good life, growing and prospering always, accomplishing all your goals and needs, one step at a time.
      You seem to be a kind and brave soul. I wish you all that is good and loving. Be safe and live prosperous. 🙏❤

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This is what life is about Homem! As « into the wild » movie teaches us, happiness is only real when shared. And we have so much to learn from each other. You are a great and wise spirit, you deserve to soar in abundance ♥️ Your words touch me greatly, thank you, deeply.

    • @carissalebaron3028
      @carissalebaron3028 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I so long to do what you mention. My dream is to buy property together and build on it together.

    • @Designer_TopG
      @Designer_TopG 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@VerdantVanille
      I heard what you said in video. That you don't feel you're good enough. This is b c you worked as employee, and were always told keep doing better you're being watched abd judged .
      Thats not all that life has.

    • @عبداللطيفمزوز
      @عبداللطيفمزوز 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's not safe to gather with foreigner ,of course community is strong than individual ,but sometimes foreigners bring chaos

  • @wildkatfrog
    @wildkatfrog 2 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    THIS !!!! this is what me and my family are dreaming of. a off grid life. a small homestead in the middle of the woods.

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      That’s for sure, the best way to live I reckon. As long the house is well thought, isolated and equipped! If that’s your dream, I send you all my power to make it come true ♥️

    • @shivakoliar4846
      @shivakoliar4846 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      How To Live In Harmony With Nature And Reduce Pollution
      1. Many Production Which We Do Not Need Actually For Human Beings Has To Be Stopped
      We manufacture so many products and it is creating pollution. So if we minimise our products, pollution would be less.
      We produce so many things which we do not need, like cold drinks, leather products, potato wafers, chips, fruit juices, chocolates, biscuits, pickles, ice creams, etc.
      Cold drinks, fruit juices, pickles, ice creams, etc. Should be cooked at home only.
      If we stopped producing this things which are not required for humans, so much pollution could be reduced.
      If we colour the clothes pollution occurs. So if we don't colour our clothes, the pollution resulting from colouring the clothes can be stopped. Let everything remain in white natural colour.
      2. We Should Cook Foods In Its Natural Form
      We can cook rice and wheat in our homes and eat it. Rice and Wheat is produced in farms. Then it is packed and transported to big warehouses, then wholesalers buy from them and supply to retail shops.
      But if a manufacturing company makes bread from rice and wheat, then to make bread a manufacturing company has to be set up, machines and working staffs are needed. When a company is built many other things are also needed. Then at last a plastic pack is required to pack the breads.
      So if we start cooking eatable things in its natural form then we do not need many companies like bread manufacturing company, tomato ketchup, noodles, fruit jam, pizza, burger, etc., the things required for the company and the plastic pack, paper box pack and glass bottles. If done like this, so many companies will not be required and hence less pollution for the world.
      Also we could save our money like this. If you buy a packet of bread, it would cost you more money than if you cook wheat and rice in home.
      Previously before industrial revolution, we didn't have technology, but our foods were rich with nutrients. Now we have technology, but technology is polluting our foods and our foods are not rich with nutrients, and because of that also we have health problems.
      If this is done, then many jobs would be lost. For that many peoples should do farming and they should be given loans if they do not have enough money to start farming on their own.
      Food, Medicines, Surgeries and Education's should be made free to the world till the world settles down with farming. After that food, medicines, surgeries and education's should be stopped free to the world.
      Many people should study botany subject so that they have knowledge of plants and they should do farming.
      Is their any another solution, that humans won't lose jobs and also pollution would decrease. Humans have to take this step certainly instead of going on polluting the earth, making wildlife extinct and also mass extinctions of humans in future.
      3. Electricity Pollution
      We create electricity from many types of sources like coal, water, etc., but it creates pollution. If electricity created from windmill and solar energy then no pollution occurs in the creation process. But still to manufacture windmill and solar machines pollution would occur.
      As I previously said that if we shut down many manufacturing companies which are producing things which are not needed for humans, then the world would not require so much electricity. If less electricity required, then less pollution generated.
      4. Could We Stop Drinking Cow's and Buffalo's Milk
      Whatever vitamins and nutrients we get from milk, if we can get it from other eatable things, then we can stop drinking cow's and buffalo's milk. As milk has to be packed in glass bottles and plastic packs and then transported to places. All of this can be stopped.
      For infants whose mother's have died or mother's who cannot breast feed their infants, only for them cow's and buffalo's milk should be given. We use milk in tea and coffee. Instead of milk we must use lime with tea and coffee or just plain tea and coffee. A lime should be cut into a few pieces and cooked with tea and coffee or something else can be used instead of lime.
      5. How Much Should Be The World's Population
      Every place should have a single house. No buildings, everything ground floor. If we do this and the whole lands of our planet earth would be occupied one day with homes, farms, forests, schools, hospitals, etc., then we would come to know how much our planet earth can have maximum population.
      Once the population is determined, then we have to maintain that population. For example if our earth can have a population of 10 billion peoples, then when the population reaches 10 billion, then everyone should have only one child till the population reaches 9 billion peoples. As if we have only one child then the population decreases. When population is 9 billion peoples, then everyone should have 2 children's till the population reaches 10 billion peoples. After that again we should have only one child. In this way population can be maintained.

    • @joseperes777
      @joseperes777 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is not easy but with time you get use to it and will never go back

    • @ernie7065
      @ernie7065 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Possibly possible at your age.... but foolish --- also common at your age. Even massaging your bare legs to your thighs won't get you 50k subscriptions. Some use Vimeo to sell subscriptions to show themselves nude. Me: 83. Get an education in a field that pays high above average; work extra hours; invest in real estate and the American stock market.... get married to whomever as 2 can live cheaper together; retire at 55 if you start early. Me: retired at 58. Been on 20 cruises, been to France from the USA at least 6 times; China, USSR, Russia, Egypt and 30 more. Work hard & retire early.

    • @shaibumohammedlanyo4733
      @shaibumohammedlanyo4733 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes I'm too. I'll love to live close to a river where I can fish and do organic farming.

  • @aemiliadelroba4022
    @aemiliadelroba4022 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    ❤❤❤
    I admire your dedication.
    To live free and b free .
    Life doesn’t have to b complicated!
    Simple life ❤.

  • @Floydeye9
    @Floydeye9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Moved out of the apartment and into the van and I’ve been in it for about 15 days now things going great and I found this video because I’ve started making my plan for off grid living thank you so much this video was great

    • @Uwase8898
      @Uwase8898 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I am 22 years old and I have realized this is the life I want (off grid) I feel like living in the countryside will bring me more joy than i have now .. but for me to be able to do so , i need to save money first and have courage too

  • @siddhantmogaveera
    @siddhantmogaveera 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I haven't felt such a connection with another person in a long time! I'm so glad to have found your channel! I'm also in a similar boat as you where I'm trying to figure out a way to be self-employed so I can move away from the city and into nature! I hope things are working out for you now!

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm so joyous to read you could identify to my story Siddhant! I'm sending you all my light to make your self-employed business dream come true ♡

  • @patrickmccormick8689
    @patrickmccormick8689 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Thank you for sharing your story!!! I'm struggling with the same feelings, making the leap from the 9-5 life and chasing a dream to be more free. I'm inspired to go forward!

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Freedom, the oxygen of the soul. I’m sending lots of light to you Patrick.

    • @annamarieliaz6456
      @annamarieliaz6456 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me as well, in here

    • @piamadison5539
      @piamadison5539 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good luck. You can do it.

  • @abdullahbashir6652
    @abdullahbashir6652 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Living a life apart from bizi citys... Actually an ELITE LIFE... that we can't afford..
    Loaded with all luxury equipments... it's not a village life.. Real village life is literally tough... ...u made a Just good content for vacations... Although I liked the whole video nd watched thorough...watching u running between trees recalls me the movie "where the crawdad sings"... Thanks for sharing..

  • @vickigunnpermaculture1976
    @vickigunnpermaculture1976 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I agree with Aubrey. Even though I own my home, the system is such that I can always lose it. If I get sick and can't pay, I have to sell my home, or if I can't pay my property taxes, I have to sell. This broken economic system makes everything become ever more ugly, and what we need is the opposite. I hope you can gain some more financial security in a way that is meaningful to you. It's always a struggle.

    • @sparrowflying864
      @sparrowflying864 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It's too bad that the psychopaths that run this world won't ever let that happen. The only freedom you will ever have is in God's Son Jesus Christ. Go to the river confessing your sins and take John's baptism of repentance according to Acts2:38. Repent and believe the Gospel. Jesus said those who believe in him even though they die they will yet live 😀

    • @bbb_888
      @bbb_888 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I ask Jesus Christ for money so I can pay my property taxes, but I know Jesus doesn't work like that. Instead, check with your local government. You might be able to defer your property taxes and invest that money instead. Make sure your investment profits are more than the interest rate fee.

    • @katella
      @katella 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Everyone needs to pressure the government to guarantee healthcare for all. It makes such a difference in quality of life even if you don't have any illness. The peace of mind to know that you won't be saddled with unpayable debt if you or a member of your family gets sick. The US is way behind other nations in the world in this respect. Don't believe the propaganda. Universal healthcare is a humane solution. You don't need insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies and medical organizations fleecing you of money and cause you to live in fear. The US can well afford to do this.

  • @SuperBotanica
    @SuperBotanica 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    before you start such a dream life, you have to work hard and save money for a few years. you also need a side income, even if you want to live independently off grid. health insurance, car, maintenance costs, etc. must be paid. now you've seen how quickly savings vanish

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They do vanish in a split second. Here are some true statements Barbara!

  • @nicolarollinson4381
    @nicolarollinson4381 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Its comforting to know that I'm not alone. Everything she says resonates with me. Finding "a well thoughout and working plan" is incredibly difficult when you don't know where to go to use one's power or gift

  • @moritzkrohn6908
    @moritzkrohn6908 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Wow, that hit really close to my heart. I also quit my job a year ago to renovate an old rural house and to figure out how to authentically contribute to the world without working a job. But boy did I underestimate the existential dread!
    And to make matters worse, I also vastly underestimated the time, money and effort I‘d need to put into renovating. It’s been a year, and I didn’t even start on doing anything but renovating.
    That said, I‘m closer to my dream home than ever, and I can’t wait to finally come to creating and contributing.
    It’s been really heart-warming to see another gentle, independent soul going through similar struggles and who’s not giving up but prevailing.

  • @gabrielleg.1347
    @gabrielleg.1347 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    So glad youtube recommended your video to me! I can resonate with absolutely everything you are saying. Will be reaching out for a healing session soon! I spent 6 years traveling on very little money and became really skilled at manifestation from it. My biggest tip is when you notice yourself starting to stress about money, take that as the Universe tapping your leg and reminding you to come back to an energy of ease, gratitude and surrender, the exact way you would feel if you had financial freedom. By dropping into that felt sense of ease, money has flowed to me over and over from unexpected places. I do not bother much with thinking about the when, where or how, just the feeling of knowing all is well and everything will be provided for.

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Gabrielle, I have been reading your comment with close attention and I thank you for it. I use gratitude and visualization each day and it does start to show some effects where I need it most! It's such a powerful tool. I thank you with all my heart for your support, and am sending you love. Take care Gabrielle.

    • @solmind8589
      @solmind8589 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Brilliant!!

  • @LittleSpanishFarmstead
    @LittleSpanishFarmstead 2 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    This is the first video of yours that I've seen and I'm so glad youtube recommended it to me! This is such a beautifully crafted and thoughtful video and I am looking forward to watching all your others. Thank you for sharing your journey! 💚

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ohh you send me to the moon tonight! I’m so happy to read your words, thank you, kind soul ♥️ With all my heart.

    • @m118lr
      @m118lr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ..EXACTLY what I was thinking WHILE I watched and certainly after. Here is a truly GIFTED woman who deserves more..she in mind, body and soul deserves MORE.

  • @garystorm6251
    @garystorm6251 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Please share the Love of the Son of God, He spoke Truth Forever. Please write His Words in your Heart, and share them. Please Forgive, and Pray for everyone... Immanuel, God with us.....

  • @trinaesteban6008
    @trinaesteban6008 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    What a beautiful journey you are on, thank you for sharing this with us so transparently! ❤️…having personally experienced a longing for simplicity and peace from within sent me on many roads seeking for truth and for life’s meaning only to end up always busy, lonely, and seeking the acceptance of others totally intoxicated trying to numb the lonely and empty reality of life….but then Jesus!!! If people could just get past what they experience from “religious people” and truly understand how much God loves them and what He did for them through Jesus Christ, then we would experience a true joy and peace that would surpass the need to get away, or try and create peace. My only advice is to acknowledge the signs of the times showing us that time is running out!! Repent, read God’s Word for yourself, call upon him to reveal himself to you personally, and give your lives to the Only peace, the Only truth, the Only Way to everlasting life; Jesus Christ!

  • @cheyanne919
    @cheyanne919 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Doing the same in August.💖🌱🌱🌱🌱 Greed goes down in the end. You are very blessed. Be happy amd greatful that you are free. You inspire me and other. Thank ypu for sharing. 😊👋🌻 The Native Americans said that it wouldn't work. They didn't place a $ on people heads, they had so they could give, and lived in nature. Tribes work as societies don't. Materialism, consumerism, and massive egos don't work. They make up a sick society. I am happy to see more and more people waking up!💖💞

  • @Hi125.
    @Hi125. ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Actually it is known as inner peace....My mom and dad also moved to their village 6 years back and they are living peacefully and healthy...Green everywhere and on the bank of the river.... Love from India ...

  • @althealthworks
    @althealthworks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Wow you are so beautiful and inspiring. Thanks for sharing this video. I've had so many financial struggles myself in the past 3 plus years because my natural health business was censored on Facebook. Lost all my closest friends except one. All in a short span. This is when God is aligning us with our true destiny. Be strong, chin up, great things are coming. Faith over Fear, you got this

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I hope things are turning out well for you now Nick, you really deserve it. Your words give me hope, thank you. ♡

    • @fivelions6854
      @fivelions6854 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I hope youre still going 🙏🏽

  • @allieclairemiel4425
    @allieclairemiel4425 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This sums up how I feel and where I am at too girl. 28 years old and working three jobs. I like my work because the pay is good and the people I work for are local and sincere. Also, we provide the community with a positive space. Still, I yearn for this freedom you have. What a good thing to remember: always believe in yourself. Beautiful video and honest message. I am about ready to start seriously saving for a country style home and creating my own healing experience for people...somehow 🌻🙌😊

  • @Woolgatherer_R
    @Woolgatherer_R 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Hi! It rang so true when you said, "You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress, simultaneously. " And it is true for you as well. Yes, the path is difficult - any and every path. But it is so that we may value the masterpiece we uncover. Isn't it?
    My best wishes to you on your new journey, my friend. I am certain that you will find whatever you need as you go on. There's a lot of power in the first step towards change!
    PS: What you "live" every moment is different from what you "think about it" every moment :) Hope that helps!

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you very much for your support, it means a lot to me. ♡

  • @expandingknowledge8269
    @expandingknowledge8269 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    You have to do what ever it takes to continue to live, even if it means doing what you don't want to do, this is reality. Life is ever evolving, and what might seem terrible now, will with your own persistence eventually change. I am sixty five and gone through many downfalls, but have always, rebounded. Struggle is a part of life, and will strengthen your inner core and make you stronger physically as well as mentally. Lifes downfalls, are not Pitfalls. Always believe in yourself, and always push forward..Always! Expanding Knowledge.

  • @sardiniangirl1866
    @sardiniangirl1866 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The system today is not designed for single women on there own living on a basic income.. Australia has become so expensive for everyone especially single women.. Homelessness is huge here for women 50 years and older.. we have a broken system..
    .

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The whole financial system is about to collapse, things will change. It will get worse before it gets better. ♡

  • @wildrootorganics9060
    @wildrootorganics9060 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Don't give up. My first year in the bush was the hardest. Made some promises to myself that first winter. The money stress will pass as you find the joy and happiness that money doesn't buy. Good luck.

  • @williamclark1244
    @williamclark1244 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    The timing of this video was perfect. It resonated with how I've been feeling lately. Thank you for sharing this. I wish you much success.

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm beyond glad you could identify to my journey William. You will rise, and you will succeed, I know it. I'm sending plenty of light on your way ♡

  • @rouyerbenoit8153
    @rouyerbenoit8153 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Holly s****, i am living exactly the same financial situation and don't want go back find a job i hate, but prefer to face of my fears about it. Such perfect coincidence and i like it bc it tell me that im making the good choice.
    Hope you the best

    • @VerdantVanille
      @VerdantVanille  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sounds like it was the perfect timing! ☺️
      You’re so brave to face your fears and deal with it. If you don’t do it now, the perfect moment to do it will never come! Success is on your way, you’re gonna make your dreams come true I know it.
      Sending you tones of light and support 🤍

  • @denity2006
    @denity2006 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I think it's important to find a group of like-minded hard working people who are willing to help make this type of life work.
    There are lots of people who think they want to live this way till they find out its all physically hard work. You have to cook,garden,chop wood,hunt and build.

    • @GhostSamaritan
      @GhostSamaritan 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Are you saying I won't have to spend an hour a day at an overcrowded gym and I get to fully reap the rewards of my hard work instead of having middlemen take cuts? Sounds awesome!

  • @MsLouisVee
    @MsLouisVee 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Girl, you better get a plan or get a job what are you doing? You’re going to end up as a crazy old lady that lives in the woods. There’s nothing remotely romantic about living like this by yourself in an uncomfortable cabin in the woods