When I was a teenager I knew an old man down the rd. He barked at me one day. "STOP GOING TO THE STORE EVERYTIME YOU NEED SOMETHING! LOOK AROUND AT WHAT YOU HAVE AN TRY TO MAKE IT WORK FOR YOU!". Couldn't see it in the moment but that old man loved me an was trying desperately to help me👍!
Single homesteading full time working Mama of 2 here! Since 2018 I've been building my inheritance of almost 6 acres of land. I keep expanding my gardens, animals, buildings etc as my budget allows. I've done it completely debt free. Yes, I've had help from my boss family and neighbors. Yes, I have failed at things. But next year, I hope to be growing all our food! It took a lot of time, patience, grace, and learning to make it. But it is worth it in the end if you don't overwhelm yourself. You can do it!!!!!!
My husband and I, daughter and her husband and 5 kids sold everything and went from Washington State to South Carolina. We didn’t know anyone. Have faith in God and humble yourselves.
I always say, i love in the best part of the state, and that's the eastern side. I have lived in the Puyallup area, but I'd never ever move back to that side.
We sold our house, rental and single wide mobile home at the beach in WA. Left for North Idaho. Raw land and Put in a well, power,road and big shop. Just had foundation put in. All paid for in cash. We are debt free!
Best advice ever!!! Listen up people! We thank God all the time for being out of debt. It took massive amount of work to build this place w/o debt. Well worth it all!! Husband is still working at 75. Economy is going down here, he's been cut down to 1/4 the work since company is losing big contracts for commercial buildings. We would be up a creek if we had debt. Y'all be blessed!! Sending you much love and many hugs P.!❤❤🙏🏼🙏🏼xxoo🎄🎄
God bless you and your husband 🙏 Have a wonderful Christmas Mrs. josette Tharp Montgomery County, Texas 🙏 Amen to everything you said 🙏 I'm 58 My husband is 60 We have no CC debit Our home is almost paid off as we / I was raised by my grandmother, who lived through the Depression and my father, a Vietnam veteran. I raised my children to not live above their means , We garden , shop at garage sales etc.... I save everything, even my butter wrappers, to butter my pans , bread pans, etc. I keep them in a freezer bag in my freezer , there is still butter on them if you leave it out to soften and didn't put it in my butter dish fast enough . We downsized our home back in 2016 after we tragically lost our youngest child & only Daughter at age 19 5 months after she graduated from high school Right here in Montgomery, Texas. We still have 3 beds and 2 baths And the plus down sizing into a smaller square foot home was we got more land to garden a lot more . And away from a city . Thank goodness we made that choice in 2016 after we lost our daughter on November 26, 2014, and I just couldn't be there anymore. Plus , I physically couldn't get out of bed , I don't even remember the 1st couple years after I saw her killed in front of me . But so many people we know are living in houses they can't afford because they like living up to the Jones. I'm blessed my older sons also didn't buy crazy priced homes , as we taught them not to be materialistic. Come this spring, we are getting chickens , God bless you 🙏 ❤️
We are also out of debt and it really is wonderful. Our homestead is only an acre, but with the debt paid off, the freezer full of produce, plenty of seeds stored, and 5 bearing fruit trees we are really not too worried about the antics of Washington
I appreciate the honest take with a sprinkling of humor. My husband and I are both working him full time, me part- time, so I can take care of the kiddos. We're doing things slowly on the property we have. The goal is to be debt free as soon as possible. We're fairly low income, so it's hard, but we're making it one baby step at a time.
Moving 3 times in 10 years after being widowed, kept me starting over in gardening. A little more each year. Had to have dump trucks of compost now make enough of my own to not have that expense. Every year add something being on a fixed income. Pretty much down to buying quail feed and firewood now and starting to save seed. Trying to figure out what more fruit like grapes to get and where to put it. Shed blocks sun and north side of house does too. Woodstove debt is now paying itself off now. Getting, splitting and stacking wood is exercise. Winter is my break time after all the canning and dehydrating is done unless a sale on meat comes up. Soon seed starting and firewood for next winter once it gets warm.
I am blessed. My property is paid for. My late husband and I bought this place in the fall of 2006. My old barn has just collapsed in on itself. I'm starting to salvage the wood siding, the uprights and the tin roof material. I'll be using a broken down flatbed trailer for a mobile chicken coop. That will be safer for my flock. I have possum, raccoon and coyote problems. I'll also be building a small outhouse. And I think I can use some of the roof material to make a windbreak on the south side on the horse's loafing shed. Have a blessed Christmas!
You send a message to so many. My husband and I always learn the other one's skill in the event one of us can't work on our homestead. We are teaching our daughter and granddaughter the skills as well. With God on our side, we persevere. Merry Christmas!
Decernments, decernments, I knew someone that lived in a reconditioned chicken coop, and loved it.nothin new for Americans ,we've been thru this before and were gonna go thru it again, everything is coming full circle, Love you alls.
We are debt free and loving it. Took us 10 years but we did it. We also did all our homesteading slow and easy without going into more debt too which means be patient and willing to wait on God to provide.
Thank you! Confirmation of several things I was seeing/thinking. Being Thankful for what I do have and not complaining for what I do not have (I may not actually need it 😃)
Having a small homestead is better than nothing. Small flock of duel purpose chickens and you have meat as well as eggs. A broody hen does the work. A garden using vertical space, a compost bin, with good dogs even a half acre is doable. Learn to make things you need from scratch, by hand and look for free things or barter. Remember you can even do it in some towns/cities. Keep learning and developing skills.
Some cities allow hens but not roosters so quail are an option. Very quiet hens and males sometimes make a wild bird sounds. Can incubate the eggs with males. Fast turnover too. Lay eggs as early as 8 weeks sometimes 12. Extra males tastes like dark meat chicken. Could raise rabbits too. Have gardens and fruits. Not a homestead to me but growing as much as I can cram and under an acre. Could do more if garage didn't shade a chunk and a few trees I can't afford to take down. Got the risky ones by the house down though.
We lived in a city on a small lot but we began learning the skills - rabbits, gardening, chickens, canning, cooking from scratch..... When we were ready to move to a homestead, we didn't have to start at 0...we had some skills.
Very good advice 👍🏻 I am careful what I post on social anymore. My husband is an engineer, and we have built up our herd over 17 years, owned multiple properties, made real estate investments, inherited equipment, etc. I don’t want some 20 something to think we go here in 5 years. I am doing some “bougie” stuff like putting HVAC in my milk room and a toilet in the barn. This is so I can age in place and continue my lifestyle. But I still started out milking a goat with one teat clipped to the fence sitting on a stump, and I was happy then as now.
I use tech as it was intended; to learn, laugh, find inspiration... I found you here and have gotten great tips that have helped us immensely over the years. Been paying off our debt, slowly introducing the changes need to our family (less waste, less excess, more sweat equity, tradition and frugality). This year we're working on our pond & barn improvements (long overdue), and re-establishing an orchard and some feed plots. You, some other grounded youtubers, and this last year combined, have helped me turn deaf ears into working hands. My husband is delaying retirement as necessary for our family. As my grandson wisely said, you eat a dinosaur, one bite at a time...
Merry Christmas 🎄🎄.. I hear you ..I recycle items that I can use in my 1925.., when we moved into this house left from my mother to us 23 years ago now this is the house that I grew up in so it had a lot of antiques, older furniture built in things wood doors. I’ve kept all that I’ve might’ve sanded things down and repainted them but I’ve kept them. This house has the original 1925 windows which I am finally starting to replace but a little at a time. Because we budget Life can be overwhelming..life My husband is ill with Cancer..father in-law has the beginning of Dementia..But We manage …✝️🙏🏽
I remember when I started my first garden. I bought fancy soil and compost and started my compost pile. I went and bought every plant. I over planted everything and it all lived. I had zero blight or bugs and everything took off!!! I thought wow this is easy and I love it. I canned tomatoes and jelly and made pickles and used my dehydrator all summer! I am now going on year 6! You would think I would have doubled or tripled that first harvest right? Nope my best year was my first year! Since then I started dealing with blight , heat issues ( Arizona) , animals , even my own dogs trying to lie in my garden beds :/ I still can my tomatoes but they haven’t ever been as abundant as that first year! I have learned a lot , I had a fall garden this year for the first time and now I am down to one broccoli plant and one lettuce due to miles or voles or somthin! Ugh! However I can now grow from seed! I have actually saved plants from blight and I eat fresh all summer. It’s also cost me 100,000 million dollars ! Ha ha keep on keep in on and next spring I am adding a couple chickens.
This is so true. We have turned our yard/home to a just less than an acre homestead....VERY EXPENSIVE...here in PA. We use all the scrapwood we have to build any new requirements for our birds. My husband has a full time job, I have two per diem jobs one being an RN and one as a helper to transfer a lady in the community. We are building our skills daily and would love for me to be able to not work in the hospital but I went to school for nursing later in life we are still paying my student loans and my husbands are already paid off. There are very long days with homesteading, homeschooling and working outside the home. We know that we need to be better off before we choose to transition anything so yep hold on for the ride! I love my husband who has worked the entire time through treatment of his pituitary tumor treatment. I pick up extra hours in my slower winter season to pay the medical bills and try to get ahead for the upcoming gardening season ....homesteading is also time expensive.
I just love you! There may be the death of common sense in the United States, but you make up for that shortcoming! Merry Christmas! Enjoy your family during this sacred time. Peace and blessings! This is the day the Lord has made! Let us rejoice and be glad! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Great advice! We live 100% debt free on our homestead. Property, vehicles, and everything we own is paid off by hard work and planning. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Patara, I got some great 99 cents (and under) pantry food deals at Sprouts grocery store today and I could hear you telling me, "Just put it in the buggy, Baby, put it in the buggy!" and "Just tuck it away, just tuck it away!" Thank you for all the encouragement and chats, Sister! 😘 Merry Christmas!
We started here with chickens in a coop that was already on the property, then we planted fruit trees and berry patches. The garden went in next. We already had eggs, veggies and berries before adding more expensive infrastructure. Then we started getting apples, peaches, pears. Then later we added goats as we had fencing already. So that added milk products and manure for the garden. With goats coming we built a goat building ourselves. We are not in debt.
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! I've said for years ," the more people I meet the more I like my dog!!! Building a homestead takes years & step by step. It's very easy to get overwhelmed with projects.
Not a homesteaders. We are older and started out with 3 6x3 ft raised gardens. We decided we could handle that and set up 8 more. Lots of work but not a lot of expense. That's all for the coming year for us. Not going to bite off more than we can chew!!😊
As you can plant berry bushes and trees. Ours give us so much we trade with another farm for vegetables we don’t grow and give some away. Bruised fruit goes to another farmer who feeds it to his hogs.
I'm one of the extremely blessed inheritance of land. I unfortunately don't have the family that cares. We live on beautiful land with mountains and springs. My husband and I moved here 23+ years ago the land will be in the family for 100 years in January. We didn't have children of our own (here on earth) so we became foster parents. The children we adopted are from the gen z generation and really don't care about the land. It saddens my heart that they don't (willingly) help out. It's so much work to have a small homestead and we are getting older and my husband has health problems. I love our land but recently we have considered selling most of it. I wish our boys loved it enough.
Wish myself or my daughter could afford it, both of us grateful we still have a roof and food so many blessings in that, so sad that those that have do not want, and those that want do not have.Many Blessings and luck your way.
You are so right because I've had my piece of property since 2008 and I am the only one here now my kids have grown up moved away and I have a full-time job. I work 40 hours in I come home and take care of a few animals I have and it is very expensive to feed for dogs two cats and a few chickens. And not to mention of a vehicle breaks down or the tractor breaks down the expense of having to fix that.
Wise words , in a timely fashion ! An older friend says that although it is frustrating to "warn " others and then not have them choose to act wisely , in the end , we can only advise , as we are not responsible for their decisions , after we have warned them . Words have power , and once spoken , the result is up to the hearer...and so is the burden . God love you and yours , Patara ! You are bold in service to God and to help and advise us ! Sending you huge hugs !!!
@@teresashoot999 I mention it a few times to my family-and then 🤐 Some have their head in ground. The old saying, “You can lead them to water…”. They seriously don’t want to hear it. So I say 🤷♀️ . Not going to argue about it. Sometimes they have to experience to learn.
I agree, and with that said, sometimes they don't listen right away, but the seed is planted and sometimes later it just clicks. Better late than never
We have 2 properties and, thank you God, they are both paid off. Next year I am putting in a bigger garden and will can what I grow. This year was for learning how to can 😂
TY, PATARA!! That’s the FIRST time that I’ve heard ANYONE layout the truth about “smelling bad” due to “working hard” on the farm. I go to town [Walmart/Dollar Tree] in my “work clothes” and stinky DRYSHOD boots [BEST barn boots made by former owner of MUCK boots]…I get snooty looks like I’m a “street walker” from the 70s…I have to snicker because it’s about the LAST honest work left that doesn’t steal your soul!! Keep talking/walking truth, Patara…WADO!! "May the warm winds of Heaven blow softly upon your house. May Great Spirit bless all who enter there. May your moccasins make happy tracks in many snows, and may the rainbow always touch your shoulder."
I wish I had a homestead! I’d never risk it of course, but not having something to call home is unsettling to say the least! It’s one of my biggest dreams. Merry Christmas all! ❤
Yes, me too. I Believe and Know - that is the Most Important Decision we humans make on Earth. Right now we are Celebrating His earthly birth... Blessings and Cheers... @@louisewelch5451
My goodness, best video ever!! I was born and raised in northeast TN. Johnson City! In the 50s and 60s we were very poor. I want to leave VA and go back home to TN but that probably not going to happen financially. People need to try to stY put for now and see what next year brings!! Merry Christmas Patara and James! Thanks for the great advice!!❤❤❤
That’s how we bought our tractor too. 0%. I’m 20 years older and that tractor made it so much easier for us to get the jobs done. We’ve had it a long time now and it’s the best investment we had made. 😘🙏🏻❤✨
6 years ago we had a chain link fence installed around our back yard , most of our back yard, for our 13 year old dog, he was our baby haha. Anyway they put it in added an opening set of section so we could open those to drive thru if needed and or take our rider thru, and 2 gates. It covered maybe .39 of a lot and we paid $6,000. No joke. We had the money but man fencing is big bucks. A 4 ft high chainlink fence. Ugh. Cha- Ching….2 years later our dog passed away, we put a garden in the next spring ,the deer jumped that 4 ft high chainlink fence and ate up a ton leaving their footprints behind, by the end of summer a storm came and laid a tree across that fence and they said $2,000. to repair the back section. Nope just rig it up best you can and my advice is you better have a non ending pile of cash flow or know how to fix and repair multi things yourself.
You are telling the truth! We lived off grid for 7 years. Worked full time and sunk a lot of money into the place. People at work said we must be saving a lot of money! Oh boy, they had no idea what needs there were. A large learning curve, but we did it. Have a great day and God bless 💞. Merry Christmas to you all.
You have EVERY RIGHT to be proud of your foresight in it all...I will never go into debt, dead set on staying out of debt! I am not a follower of the crowd!
I miss my previous home. We installed a beautiful fruit and veggie garden. It also had a beautiful flower garden that made the backyard gorgeous with a small yard where the kids could go run. Loved it. I'm not sure I could do the full homesteading. Seeing someone who is passionate about it is fascinating.
Patara speaking truth as always. I hope everyone has a blessed Christmas and New Year. Get ready to hit the ground running in 2024 doing the best you can.
I know you are correct many of us have seen the writing on the wall.I know that they just took an Amish homestead because they were selling eggs ,butchered meat at reasonable prices.They condemned their well. Destroyed crops then confiscated everything and shut them down.If they are doing it in foreign countries its already happening here,but people are unaware.This is happening here as well ,quietly.
Patara didn’t mention, is that someone has to have a full time job to have health insurance! Until we’re all eligible for Medicare we need proper health insurance, and maybe even beyond that to cover the 20% Medicare doesn’t cover. We owe a small amount of debt on our home, mostly because we need a “deduction”. But that’s the only money we owe anything on, and we owe nothing on credit cards or vehicles. We’ve saved money (good and silver), I have a huge garden, and I can and preserve everything I can get my hands on. Thanks Patara for sharing.
Debbie-Texas. We r older 68 72. On 10 acres. No debt. We had to save, wait used leftovers and this and that. Fencing can make you poor quick😊 slow n deliberate will get you there. Please don't put yourself in debt. We have used vehicles, used tractor. You can do it a little at a time. We started with 12 chickens from a old shed, then rabbits, garden then couple of cows one to milk, one to raise for meat. Ups n downs but don't jump toooo quick
I think many people are feeling the way I’ve been feeling for some time now, scared to death. I’m so overwhelmed that I’m not sure which way to go with all of this. My eyes were opened late and I feel like I’m so behind on what I need to do to take care of my family and be spiritually prepared that a lot of days I just cry. I do pray about it but I really am so overwhelmed that even that can be hard to do some days. Please pray for us Patara❤
A significant Blessing of Salvation - is Peace and Joy... it will Come. The stresses you / we experiencing (especially Now) are well outlined in God's Holy Word (Bible)... Blessings and Cheers
100% on! Keep it simple... learn to salvage lumber, fencing or anything else you might be able to repurpose. There are many ups & downs to this kind of life. Hard work is always part of the day.
So right, I have gotten all my fence from salvaging, lots of lumber, tools, hardware and many other needed useful things. If I need it, its free and or dirt cheap Id rather have that than spend more cash or rack up debt. My grandfather was a farmer and also worked, at Christmas, he'd wait till the very last moment to buy a tree, he could get a picked over tree cheap. He then took it home, cut the bottom off then cut the branches off that, drilled holes in the trunk of the tree where it was bare and stuck those branches in to make it a filled out tree.They were always nice looking trees when done. It was another lesson about how to make due, how to save money and how to make funny and cherished memories.
Great advice! Homesteading is not a cheap date. We have a 40 acre farm with chickens, ducks, rabbits and a herd of horses. Moved here 42 years ago when it was bare land. We built our barn with a lot of family help. We designed and built our house with help from over 50 friends, family, and church members. Borrowed money from family for the land. Paid it off before starting to build. Both of us worked full time jobs for 5 years but lived on less than one income so we could build our house as debt free as possible. You can learn the skills you need to do just about anything. I’m always on a new learning curve! And I try to drag as many friends as possible along with me! It makes the journey so much more fun! It’s the week before Christmas and my friend is canning her potatoes that need attention and I just finished canning venison Irish stew. You gotta do what you gotta do! Merry Christmas all and stay out of debt!
Never use credit. Never buy beyond your means. Save first and work towards it. Skip that lunch and use the $ towards savings. I ate ketchup sandwiches many years for lunch (among many others cuts) to save towards my goals.
Some folks - on a few other channels - do a NO SPEND JANUARY. I'm planning to do that this year, too. In November, I stocked up on supplies & tools I might need before spring. So a NO SPEND JANUARY. At least I'll try.
Wise advice. We are completely debt free. Took a lot of work. At my age I am cleaning house I don't need to add more stuff. I love repurposing wood. Someone gave me a barn to tear down and I saved it all. Rebuilt a barn. Thank you everyone have a BLESSED CHRISTMAS. Stay safe. PRAY ALWAYS PREP CONTINOUSLY AND TRUST JESUS.
Truer words were never spoken Patara. When I heard your words about people going to debt to milk a goat, I think of people who buy horses who know absolutely about them. I have observed this with may own eyes. Additionally, people who just "jump into situations" such as buying a homestead and have no idea how to garden or about animals. I grew up on what was left of a large farm, but I don 't feel knowledgeable enough to invest in a homestead. I can garden and I do not about horses and chickens. We had 500 white leghorn chickens to take care of as a child. When! That was quite an experience as a child. We did not have room for a horse, cow, goats, or pig. Thank you for hour wonderful video Patara.
Good advice! I wound up disabled and on ssdi. When that check for back payment came, I moved to a cheaper state and bought a small piece of land. I didn't want to be stuck in an apartment with ever increasing rental costs. At least here, if I have to there's wild food (lots of oyster mushrooms this year), I own the place so I don't fear being kicked out, and I raise what food that I can. It keeps me active.. no time for pity parties. I thank God, daily, that I'm here.
Merry Christmas all. Just remember the reason for the season and celebrate the greatest gift of all. God's love for us and the gift of his son. God bless you Patara.
Merry Christmas Patara and family! Currently have 1/4 acre, no animals but gardening, canning and getting as many skills as possible under our belts. Our only debt is our house payment. After going through a serious medical event it changed me, showed me how strong I was. Live below your means, it can be done!
My husband's job (and his insurance) was a Godsend when I got seriously ill. Fortunately he WANTED to work in town, which meant that he was not unhappy commuting to town. We chose our place right off of a major road so there were not stop lights and the snow plow cleared the big road first. And so I had the garden, the chickens, etc and, on occasion, I also worked in town
This video came at a perfect time. I want to someday have some land but right now the prices are double outta my budget. I live in the city and have a nice size garden and even added blueberry bushes last yr. And Im lucky to be able to have 6 hens for fresh eggs. I do sell some but otherwise they go to family as well. I also just started doing microgreens and have many people wanting to buy from me in the near future. As much as I want to move i am grateful for a affordable house payment and a short drive to work so I save alot on gas and my time. I always tell people " the grass is greener where you water it" ❤🌿💜
Hugs and love to you and your family !! ❤💚❤💚 Everyone stay prepared, Pray, stay steadfast put on the full armor of God and have a joyous and peaceful Christmas !! 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
God bless you. I am 51 years old, cleaning bathrooms, and trying to get out of debt and build my pantry. We lost everything when "C" hit. I am trying to save so I can build some raised beds for a garden. I got a canner recently to be able to do some canning in 2024. It's a horrible feeling to my age trying to start over again. But I have a "baby" emergency stash and a job. So, as long as I am able, I am going to be focusing on debt and food preservation ❤
I'm glad you made this video. I've lived in the country my whole life and never knew anyone who did this full time. There was always at least one family member working a regular job. I'm afraid there are a lot of people out there with unrealistic expectations.
Those sweet beautiful kitties and cute silly turkey boy and beautiful deer. They're all so innocent and sweet just makes me want to cry. I miss my sweet boy kitty so bad.
Best video ever!!! My little 12 acre farm with goat's, Kune Kune's, chicken's and a Jersey heifer eats my lunch. At 74 on SS only it's tuff. But I know what I'm eating and where it comes from. It's money going out and very little coming in. Definitely not enough to pay the feed bill. I don't even want to guess what one of my eggs cost...or what that goat roast costs...or what that pulled pork costs. But I know where it comes from. And that's with me processing it all myself here on the farm. It's definitely not for the faint of heart! I always say it's going to be the death of me... but I think it's actually what keeps me going! Merry Christmas everyone. From Northeast Texas.
❤❤Merry Wonderful Christmas 🤶...you have been such a blessing to me and what I'd like to call my homestead..😅 I am so happy and love this community and your from..hugs and prays to your family 😊❤😊❤
Farming and homesteading is a humble life. It is a lot of work and weather doesn’t stop the work. Rain, snow, winds or even tornados, a lot of planning and responsibility in taking care of the animals. They are not living in the wild and we do have to do our part! The best way to learn what it takes is best said by Paul Harvey, GOD made a farmer. There are good times and sad times that can devastate you. You keep going through the easy times and tough times! Not everyone can do everything. We have to work together and everyone do what they can. Whether it is giving your knowledge because you can’t do or doing for those who can’t and your own family. Learn in steps and build so you get a pattern down and it becomes a habit! It takes time and patience!!
Patara, I had to stop your video 3 minutes into it to go do an extra payment on 2 accounts. Your words are so true and I'm working so hard to pay them off. Thank you for the reminder. Now I have to go finish the video 😊😊
When I get my property, I’ll be realistic. I know I don’t want large animals; just chickens, barn cats, a dog, and a garden which I’ll increase as times goes by. Planning on Starlink to continue working from home in a rural area.
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When I was a teenager I knew an old man down the rd. He barked at me one day. "STOP GOING TO THE STORE EVERYTIME YOU NEED SOMETHING! LOOK AROUND AT WHAT YOU HAVE AN TRY TO MAKE IT WORK FOR YOU!". Couldn't see it in the moment but that old man loved me an was trying desperately to help me👍!
Single homesteading full time working Mama of 2 here! Since 2018 I've been building my inheritance of almost 6 acres of land. I keep expanding my gardens, animals, buildings etc as my budget allows. I've done it completely debt free. Yes, I've had help from my boss family and neighbors. Yes, I have failed at things. But next year, I hope to be growing all our food! It took a lot of time, patience, grace, and learning to make it. But it is worth it in the end if you don't overwhelm yourself.
You can do it!!!!!!
My husband and I, daughter and her husband and 5 kids sold everything and went from Washington State to South Carolina. We didn’t know anyone. Have faith in God and humble yourselves.
How did you do?
@@lorrainevart8827 it’s way nicer here. People are great. I left my business and everything. I took a leap of faith and it is all working out!
I always say, i love in the best part of the state, and that's the eastern side. I have lived in the Puyallup area, but I'd never ever move back to that side.
We sold our house, rental and single wide mobile home at the beach in WA. Left for North Idaho. Raw land and Put in a well, power,road and big shop. Just had foundation put in. All paid for in cash. We are debt free!
Best advice ever!!! Listen up people! We thank God all the time for being out of debt. It took massive amount of work to build this place w/o debt. Well worth it all!! Husband is still working at 75. Economy is going down here, he's been cut down to 1/4 the work since company is losing big contracts for commercial buildings. We would be up a creek if we had debt. Y'all be blessed!! Sending you much love and many hugs P.!❤❤🙏🏼🙏🏼xxoo🎄🎄
@normamccomas9272---GOD BLESS you and your husband, with PRAISE THE LORD he is still able to work and wants to do so!
God bless you and your husband 🙏
Have a wonderful Christmas
Mrs. josette Tharp Montgomery County, Texas 🙏
Amen to everything you said 🙏
I'm 58
My husband is 60
We have no CC debit
Our home is almost paid off as we / I was raised by my grandmother, who lived through the Depression and my father, a Vietnam veteran.
I raised my children to not live above their means ,
We garden , shop at garage sales etc....
I save everything, even my butter wrappers, to butter my pans , bread pans, etc.
I keep them in a freezer bag in my freezer , there is still butter on them if you leave it out to soften and didn't put it in my butter dish fast enough .
We downsized our home back in 2016 after we tragically lost our youngest child & only Daughter at age 19
5 months after she graduated from high school
Right here in
Montgomery, Texas.
We still have 3 beds and 2 baths
And the plus down sizing into a smaller square foot home was we got more land to garden a lot more .
And away from a city .
Thank goodness we made that choice in 2016 after we lost our daughter on
November 26, 2014, and I just couldn't be there anymore. Plus , I physically couldn't get out of bed ,
I don't even remember the 1st couple years after I saw her killed in front of me .
But so many people we know are living in houses they can't afford because they like living up to the Jones.
I'm blessed my older sons also didn't buy crazy priced homes , as we taught them not to be materialistic.
Come this spring, we are getting chickens ,
God bless you 🙏 ❤️
Yes, we need to hang on to what we got, be grateful
We are also out of debt and it really is wonderful. Our homestead is only an acre, but with the debt paid off, the freezer full of produce, plenty of seeds stored, and 5 bearing fruit trees we are really not too worried about the antics of Washington
God bless u all.yes I am in similar cercu.sta ces at age 76. And working my ass off to get my acreage built up
I appreciate the honest take with a sprinkling of humor. My husband and I are both working him full time, me part- time, so I can take care of the kiddos. We're doing things slowly on the property we have. The goal is to be debt free as soon as possible. We're fairly low income, so it's hard, but we're making it one baby step at a time.
Just starting a backyard garden takes some years before it pays for itself. The first year, I had $80 tomatoes and $35 strawberries. 😆🍅🍓
Moving 3 times in 10 years after being widowed, kept me starting over in gardening. A little more each year. Had to have dump trucks of compost now make enough of my own to not have that expense. Every year add something being on a fixed income. Pretty much down to buying quail feed and firewood now and starting to save seed. Trying to figure out what more fruit like grapes to get and where to put it. Shed blocks sun and north side of house does too. Woodstove debt is now paying itself off now. Getting, splitting and stacking wood is exercise. Winter is my break time after all the canning and dehydrating is done unless a sale on meat comes up. Soon seed starting and firewood for next winter once it gets warm.
I had 2 $90 watermelons 😂
I am blessed. My property is paid for. My late husband and I bought this place in the fall of 2006. My old barn has just collapsed in on itself. I'm starting to salvage the wood siding, the uprights and the tin roof material. I'll be using a broken down flatbed trailer for a mobile chicken coop. That will be safer for my flock. I have possum, raccoon and coyote problems. I'll also be building a small outhouse. And I think I can use some of the roof material to make a windbreak on the south side on the horse's loafing shed. Have a blessed Christmas!
You’re doing great by making the most of that barn. Great ideas.👍 Wishing you a very, Merry Christmas. 🎄
You are doing a good job. You go girl!
I admire your resourcefulness. Take care.
You send a message to so many. My husband and I always learn the other one's skill in the event one of us can't work on our homestead. We are teaching our daughter and granddaughter the skills as well. With God on our side, we persevere. Merry Christmas!
@@hilltophomeplace6802 TY! Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Decernments, decernments, I knew someone that lived in a reconditioned chicken coop, and loved it.nothin new for Americans ,we've been thru this before and were gonna go thru it again, everything is coming full circle, Love you alls.
We are debt free and loving it. Took us 10 years but we did it.
We also did all our homesteading slow and easy without going into more debt too which means be patient and willing to wait on God to provide.
People are "too" caught up in Social Media, the same way that many people are caught up in Mainstream Media.
Thank you!
Confirmation of several things I was seeing/thinking.
Being Thankful for what I do have and not complaining for what I do not have (I may not actually need it 😃)
Having a small homestead is better than nothing. Small flock of duel purpose chickens and you have meat as well as eggs. A broody hen does the work. A garden using vertical space, a compost bin, with good dogs even a half acre is doable. Learn to make things you need from scratch, by hand and look for free things or barter. Remember you can even do it in some towns/cities. Keep learning and developing skills.
Some cities allow hens but not roosters so quail are an option. Very quiet hens and males sometimes make a wild bird sounds. Can incubate the eggs with males. Fast turnover too. Lay eggs as early as 8 weeks sometimes 12. Extra males tastes like dark meat chicken. Could raise rabbits too. Have gardens and fruits. Not a homestead to me but growing as much as I can cram and under an acre. Could do more if garage didn't shade a chunk and a few trees I can't afford to take down. Got the risky ones by the house down though.
Add in a good milk goat and you're set!
We lived in a city on a small lot but we began learning the skills - rabbits, gardening, chickens, canning, cooking from scratch..... When we were ready to move to a homestead, we didn't have to start at 0...we had some skills.
@@utopicconfections5257❤learning in your waiting room💋
if you are limited in town, try rabbits and quail. stay strong -- never give up!!
Very good advice 👍🏻 I am careful what I post on social anymore. My husband is an engineer, and we have built up our herd over 17 years, owned multiple properties, made real estate investments, inherited equipment, etc. I don’t want some 20 something to think we go here in 5 years. I am doing some “bougie” stuff like putting HVAC in my milk room and a toilet in the barn. This is so I can age in place and continue my lifestyle. But I still started out milking a goat with one teat clipped to the fence sitting on a stump, and I was happy then as now.
So happy to have NEVER been part of the Insta/Face/Twit crowd!
Best way to be 👍
I also Love My Rescue Animals More than People too!
but love people anyway
@@terrycurtis9757 IDK about that Anymore after seeing How Ruthless and Hateful people have become!
I use tech as it was intended; to learn, laugh, find inspiration...
I found you here and have gotten great tips that have helped us immensely over the years. Been paying off our debt, slowly introducing the changes need to our family (less waste, less excess, more sweat equity, tradition and frugality). This year we're working on our pond & barn improvements (long overdue), and re-establishing an orchard and some feed plots.
You, some other grounded youtubers, and this last year combined, have helped me turn deaf ears into working hands. My husband is delaying retirement as necessary for our family. As my grandson wisely said, you eat a dinosaur, one bite at a time...
Great advice!
Social media is a lie!
We bought our homestead 3 yrs ago. Growing a little at a time. Growing at the pace we can afford.
Merry Christmas 🎄🎄..
I hear you ..I recycle items that I can use in my 1925.., when we moved into this house left from my mother to us 23 years ago now this is the house that I grew up in so it had a lot of antiques, older furniture built in things wood doors. I’ve kept all that I’ve might’ve sanded things down and repainted them but I’ve kept them. This house has the original 1925 windows which I am finally starting to replace but a little at a time. Because we budget
Life can be overwhelming..life
My husband is ill with Cancer..father in-law has the beginning of Dementia..But We manage …✝️🙏🏽
Prayers to you and your family.
Praying for you and all in your family
I remember when I started my first garden. I bought fancy soil and compost and started my compost pile. I went and bought every plant. I over planted everything and it all lived. I had zero blight or bugs and everything took off!!! I thought wow this is easy and I love it. I canned tomatoes and jelly and made pickles and used my dehydrator all summer!
I am now going on year 6! You would think I would have doubled or tripled that first harvest right? Nope my best year was my first year! Since then I started dealing with blight , heat issues ( Arizona) , animals , even my own dogs trying to lie in my garden beds :/ I still can my tomatoes but they haven’t ever been as abundant as that first year! I have learned a lot , I had a fall garden this year for the first time and now I am down to one broccoli plant and one lettuce due to miles or voles or somthin! Ugh! However I can now grow from seed! I have actually saved plants from blight and I eat fresh all summer. It’s also cost me 100,000 million dollars ! Ha ha keep on keep in on and next spring I am adding a couple chickens.
This is so true. We have turned our yard/home to a just less than an acre homestead....VERY EXPENSIVE...here in PA. We use all the scrapwood we have to build any new requirements for our birds. My husband has a full time job, I have two per diem jobs one being an RN and one as a helper to transfer a lady in the community. We are building our skills daily and would love for me to be able to not work in the hospital but I went to school for nursing later in life we are still paying my student loans and my husbands are already paid off. There are very long days with homesteading, homeschooling and working outside the home. We know that we need to be better off before we choose to transition anything so yep hold on for the ride! I love my husband who has worked the entire time through treatment of his pituitary tumor treatment. I pick up extra hours in my slower winter season to pay the medical bills and try to get ahead for the upcoming gardening season ....homesteading is also time expensive.
I just love you! There may be the death of common sense in the United States, but you make up for that shortcoming! Merry Christmas! Enjoy your family during this sacred time. Peace and blessings! This is the day the Lord has made! Let us rejoice and be glad! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Great advice! We live 100% debt free on our homestead. Property, vehicles, and everything we own is paid off by hard work and planning. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Patara, for keeping us in the reality of the cost and sacrifices for homesteading.
Hi Patara, I got some great 99 cents (and under) pantry food deals at Sprouts grocery store today and I could hear you telling me, "Just put it in the buggy, Baby, put it in the buggy!" and "Just tuck it away, just tuck it away!" Thank you for all the encouragement and chats, Sister! 😘 Merry Christmas!
My FAVORITE is when Sprouts puts bagged, organic produce on sale for $.99!! I buy a bunch, go straight home and can it!
We started here with chickens in a coop that was already on the property, then we planted fruit trees and berry patches. The garden went in next. We already had eggs, veggies and berries before adding more expensive infrastructure. Then we started getting apples, peaches, pears. Then later we added goats as we had fencing already. So that added milk products and manure for the garden. With goats coming we built a goat building ourselves. We are not in debt.
great story and achievements ... cheers
Thanks for sharing! Great plan for a newbie like me!
JESUS IS LORD!! 🙌🏼❤️🙌🏼
Lord of Lord's and King of Kings Jesus sets at the right hand of the father
🙏💖
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
Amen
Amen 🙏
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! I've said for years ," the more people I meet the more I like my dog!!! Building a homestead takes years & step by step. It's very easy to get overwhelmed with projects.
My son has six hens and rooster..built his coops from roadside lumber and pallets.. Would share pics if I could..
Not a homesteaders. We are older and started out with 3 6x3 ft raised gardens. We decided we could handle that and set up 8 more. Lots of work but not a lot of expense. That's all for the coming year for us. Not going to bite off more than we can chew!!😊
As you can plant berry bushes and trees. Ours give us so much we trade with another farm for vegetables we don’t grow and give some away. Bruised fruit goes to another farmer who feeds it to his hogs.
I'm one of the extremely blessed inheritance of land. I unfortunately don't have the family that cares. We live on beautiful land with mountains and springs. My husband and I moved here 23+ years ago the land will be in the family for 100 years in January. We didn't have children of our own (here on earth) so we became foster parents. The children we adopted are from the gen z generation and really don't care about the land. It saddens my heart that they don't (willingly) help out. It's so much work to have a small homestead and we are getting older and my husband has health problems. I love our land but recently we have considered selling most of it. I wish our boys loved it enough.
Those boys will regret it if they lose the land you will be leaving for them. What a shame.
Wish myself or my daughter could afford it, both of us grateful we still have a roof and food so many blessings in that, so sad that those that have do not want, and those that want do not have.Many Blessings and luck your way.
Always sad when kids dont realize what they have
I'm available to be adopted !!! : ). Yay!
Me too and I know how to homestead already, no need to teach me because I grew up doing it!🙏🏻🇺🇸💯🤙🏻
Amen you're speaking truth sister. All those that have ears to hear Let Them hear
Amen ✝️ 🙏
You are so right because I've had my piece of property since 2008 and I am the only one here now my kids have grown up moved away and I have a full-time job. I work 40 hours in I come home and take care of a few animals I have and it is very expensive to feed for dogs two cats and a few chickens. And not to mention of a vehicle breaks down or the tractor breaks down the expense of having to fix that.
Wise words , in a timely fashion !
An older friend says that although it is frustrating to "warn " others and then not have them choose to act wisely , in the end , we can only advise , as we are not responsible for their decisions , after we have warned them . Words have power , and once spoken , the result is up to the hearer...and so is the burden .
God love you and yours , Patara ! You are bold in service to God and to help and advise us ! Sending you huge hugs !!!
So true and very well said! 👍
Agree, but hard to do when it’s a loved one or family that’s not listening
@@teresashoot999 I mention it a few times to my family-and then 🤐 Some have their head in ground. The old saying, “You can lead them to water…”. They seriously don’t want to hear it. So I say 🤷♀️ . Not going to argue about it. Sometimes they have to experience to learn.
I agree, and with that said, sometimes they don't listen right away, but the seed is planted and sometimes later it just clicks. Better late than never
We have 2 properties and, thank you God, they are both paid off. Next year I am putting in a bigger garden and will can what I grow. This year was for learning how to can 😂
TY, PATARA!! That’s the FIRST time that I’ve heard ANYONE layout the truth about “smelling bad” due to “working hard” on the farm. I go to town [Walmart/Dollar Tree] in my “work clothes” and stinky DRYSHOD boots [BEST barn boots made by former owner of MUCK boots]…I get snooty looks like I’m a “street walker” from the 70s…I have to snicker because it’s about the LAST honest work left that doesn’t steal your soul!! Keep talking/walking truth, Patara…WADO!! "May the warm winds of Heaven blow softly upon your house. May Great Spirit bless all who enter there. May your moccasins make happy tracks in many snows, and may the rainbow always touch your shoulder."
Patera can I say every time I finish listening to you I feel more confident, grounded and at peace, thank you from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺😎🎄
I paid my, my kids and my late wife’s student loans off too. No forgiveness for us. It was our debt, no one else’s
I wish I had a homestead! I’d never risk it of course, but not having something to call home is unsettling to say the least! It’s one of my biggest dreams. Merry Christmas all! ❤
Same boat here. But, I have a heavenly home in Heaven...blessings to you.
I'm with ya, been looking for a long time but it's just so hard to leave my long time home.
Yes, me too. I Believe and Know - that is the Most Important Decision we humans make on Earth. Right now we are Celebrating His earthly birth... Blessings and Cheers... @@louisewelch5451
My goodness, best video ever!! I was born and raised in northeast TN. Johnson City! In the 50s and 60s we were very poor. I want to leave VA and go back home to TN but that probably not going to happen financially. People need to try to stY put for now and see what next year brings!! Merry Christmas Patara and James! Thanks for the great advice!!❤❤❤
❤ 2 GreenStalk planters, 3 apartment chickens, 16'x16' garden plot, jars+lids+pressure canner, ...old-ish, tiny fixed income... Working hard as I can. Love y'all. Keep Prepping, prep HARD.
WOW...wonderful story, approach and Spirit... Blessings and Cheers
I’m bare bones off grid. And it’s not easy or cheap. I try to be as frugal and resourceful as possible. But things sneak up on ya!
That’s how we bought our tractor too. 0%. I’m 20 years older and that tractor made it so much easier for us to get the jobs done. We’ve had it a long time now and it’s the best investment we had made. 😘🙏🏻❤✨
6 years ago we had a chain link fence installed around our back yard , most of our back yard, for our 13 year old dog, he was our baby haha. Anyway they put it in added an opening set of section so we could open those to drive thru if needed and or take our rider thru, and 2 gates. It covered maybe .39 of a lot and we paid $6,000. No joke. We had the money but man fencing is big bucks. A 4 ft high chainlink fence. Ugh. Cha- Ching….2 years later our dog passed away, we put a garden in the next spring ,the deer jumped that 4 ft high chainlink fence and ate up a ton leaving their footprints behind, by the end of summer a storm came and laid a tree across that fence and they said $2,000. to repair the back section. Nope just rig it up best you can and my advice is you better have a non ending pile of cash flow or know how to fix and repair multi things yourself.
IT IS A LOT OF WORK FOR SURE. WE DO IT FOR HEALTH AND BE ABLE TO CARE FOR KIDS GRANDKIDS IF NEEDED. TIMES ARE HARD NOW.
I hate debt! Learned to save ,to buy things needed or wanted. Watch for sales.
The love you have for your animals is evident in the love they show for you. I mean, face it, they light up for up!!!
You are telling the truth! We lived off grid for 7 years. Worked full time and sunk a lot of money into the place. People at work said we must be saving a lot of money! Oh boy, they had no idea what needs there were. A large learning curve, but we did it. Have a great day and God bless 💞. Merry Christmas to you all.
thank you for mentioning God and Learning Curve - Both are Critical...
Hallelujah Jesus is the light for us in this very present darkness ! Constantly work to get out of debt. But stay vigilant in all circumstances!
You are one amazing lady.. you are an inspiration to a lot of us. Thank you..❤
You have EVERY RIGHT to be proud of your foresight in it all...I will never go into debt, dead set on staying out of debt! I am not a follower of the crowd!
I miss my previous home. We installed a beautiful fruit and veggie garden. It also had a beautiful flower garden that made the backyard gorgeous with a small yard where the kids could go run. Loved it. I'm not sure I could do the full homesteading. Seeing someone who is passionate about it is fascinating.
Patara speaking truth as always. I hope everyone has a blessed Christmas and New Year. Get ready to hit the ground running in 2024 doing the best you can.
I'm about ready! Seeds...check. Fertilizer ..check. Landscape fabric...check. Soil Innoculant...check. Merry Christmas!
I know you are correct many of us have seen the writing on the wall.I know that they just took an Amish homestead because they were selling eggs ,butchered meat at reasonable prices.They condemned their well. Destroyed crops then confiscated everything and shut them down.If they are doing it in foreign countries its already happening here,but people are unaware.This is happening here as well ,quietly.
Patara didn’t mention, is that someone has to have a full time job to have health insurance! Until we’re all eligible for Medicare we need proper health insurance, and maybe even beyond that to cover the 20% Medicare doesn’t cover. We owe a small amount of debt on our home, mostly because we need a “deduction”. But that’s the only money we owe anything on, and we owe nothing on credit cards or vehicles. We’ve saved money (good and silver), I have a huge garden, and I can and preserve everything I can get my hands on. Thanks Patara for sharing.
Listen to this young lady. It takes grit and determination.
Debbie-Texas. We r older 68 72. On 10 acres. No debt. We had to save, wait used leftovers and this and that. Fencing can make you poor quick😊 slow n deliberate will get you there. Please don't put yourself in debt. We have used vehicles, used tractor. You can do it a little at a time. We started with 12 chickens from a old shed, then rabbits, garden then couple of cows one to milk, one to raise for meat. Ups n downs but don't jump toooo quick
I've always went with the saying Don't try to live beyond your means. Substance and covering are all we need
I think many people are feeling the way I’ve been feeling for some time now, scared to death. I’m so overwhelmed that I’m not sure which way to go with all of this. My eyes were opened late and I feel like I’m so behind on what I need to do to take care of my family and be spiritually prepared that a lot of days I just cry. I do pray about it but I really am so overwhelmed that even that can be hard to do some days. Please pray for us Patara❤
Totally understand. I'm there with you. Prayers for you. God is still on the throne. Hang tough. ❤❤
A significant Blessing of Salvation - is Peace and Joy... it will Come. The stresses you / we experiencing (especially Now) are well outlined in God's Holy Word (Bible)... Blessings and Cheers
100% on! Keep it simple... learn to salvage lumber, fencing or anything else you might be able to repurpose. There are many ups & downs to this kind of life. Hard work is always part of the day.
So right, I have gotten all my fence from salvaging, lots of lumber, tools, hardware and many other needed useful things. If I need it, its free and or dirt cheap Id rather have that than spend more cash or rack up debt. My grandfather was a farmer and also worked, at Christmas, he'd wait till the very last moment to buy a tree, he could get a picked over tree cheap. He then took it home, cut the bottom off then cut the branches off that, drilled holes in the trunk of the tree where it was bare and stuck those branches in to make it a filled out tree.They were always nice looking trees when done. It was another lesson about how to make due, how to save money and how to make funny and cherished memories.
One of the things that made me fall in love with this region was seeing the juniper stays on the wire fencing.
Great advice! Homesteading is not a cheap date. We have a 40 acre farm with chickens, ducks, rabbits and a herd of horses. Moved here 42 years ago when it was bare land. We built our barn with a lot of family help. We designed and built our house with help from over 50 friends, family, and church members. Borrowed money from family for the land. Paid it off before starting to build. Both of us worked full time jobs for 5 years but lived on less than one income so we could build our house as debt free as possible. You can learn the skills you need to do just about anything. I’m always on a new learning curve! And I try to drag as many friends as possible along with me! It makes the journey so much more fun! It’s the week before Christmas and my friend is canning her potatoes that need attention and I just finished canning venison Irish stew. You gotta do what you gotta do! Merry Christmas all and stay out of debt!
I say the same exact thing. I love animals more than people. Love it. Amen. God bless u and your family.
Thank you Patara for bringing this to light.❤️✝️🎄🌟
Never use credit. Never buy beyond your means. Save first and work towards it. Skip that lunch and use the $ towards savings. I ate ketchup sandwiches many years for lunch (among many others cuts) to save towards my goals.
After 15 years I paid off my 15 acres. Best relief ever. Struggle now because CA has made me take early retirement.
Some folks - on a few other channels - do a NO SPEND JANUARY. I'm planning to do that this year, too. In November, I stocked up on supplies & tools I might need before spring. So a NO SPEND JANUARY. At least I'll try.
THANK YOU PATARA GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND ALL WHO ARE WATCHING THIS HAVE A BLESSED CHRISTMAS ALL AND GOD SPEED ALL AMEN
Thank you so very much and back to you and yours! 🎄🎉🥳⛄❤
Thank you! May God bless you and everybody observing this video also!
Merry Christmas!
Wise advice. We are completely debt free. Took a lot of work. At my age I am cleaning house I don't need to add more stuff. I love repurposing wood. Someone gave me a barn to tear down and I saved it all. Rebuilt a barn. Thank you everyone have a BLESSED CHRISTMAS. Stay safe. PRAY ALWAYS PREP CONTINOUSLY AND TRUST JESUS.
After 15 years, we just built our barn. Money isn’t the only matter, experience and knowledge of your animals and gardens takes a lot of time!
Yes, it is All an Investment in Yourself - the most Important kind... ... Cheers
THANK YOU FOR LOVING US❤😊 GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
Yes . debt free IS insurance. And your Health is Wealth❤❤ God bless us ALL.
Truer words were never spoken Patara. When I heard your words about people going to debt to milk a goat, I think of people who buy horses who know absolutely about them. I have observed this with may own eyes. Additionally, people who just "jump into situations" such as buying a homestead and have no idea how to garden or about animals. I grew up on what was left of a large farm, but I don 't feel knowledgeable enough to invest in a homestead. I can garden and I do not about horses and chickens. We had 500 white leghorn chickens to take care of as a child. When! That was quite an experience as a child. We did not have room for a horse, cow, goats, or pig. Thank you for hour wonderful video Patara.
We bought a miniature donkey and she does a great job protecting the cows
Good advice! I wound up disabled and on ssdi. When that check for back payment came, I moved to a cheaper state and bought a small piece of land. I didn't want to be stuck in an apartment with ever increasing rental costs. At least here, if I have to there's wild food (lots of oyster mushrooms this year), I own the place so I don't fear being kicked out, and I raise what food that I can. It keeps me active.. no time for pity parties. I thank God, daily, that I'm here.
Merry Christmas all. Just remember the reason for the season and celebrate the greatest gift of all. God's love for us and the gift of his son. God bless you Patara.
Merry Christmas Patara and family! Currently have 1/4 acre, no animals but gardening, canning and getting as many skills as possible under our belts. Our only debt is our house payment. After going through a serious medical event it changed me, showed me how strong I was. Live below your means, it can be done!
Patara keeps it R-E-A-L. ❤
Amen
Merry Christmas from my family to your family. May you be highly blessed in 2024
My husband's job (and his insurance) was a Godsend when I got seriously ill. Fortunately he WANTED to work in town, which meant that he was not unhappy commuting to town. We chose our place right off of a major road so there were not stop lights and the snow plow cleared the big road first. And so I had the garden, the chickens, etc and, on occasion, I also worked in town
Great advice which can be applied to any lifestyle be it homestead or apartment living. Living within your means is for everyone.Merry Christmas!
The homestead looks very peaceful and content. Merry Christmas ♥️ 🎄 ♥️
This video came at a perfect time. I want to someday have some land but right now the prices are double outta my budget. I live in the city and have a nice size garden and even added blueberry bushes last yr. And Im lucky to be able to have 6 hens for fresh eggs. I do sell some but otherwise they go to family as well. I also just started doing microgreens and have many people wanting to buy from me in the near future. As much as I want to move i am grateful for a affordable house payment and a short drive to work so I save alot on gas and my time. I always tell people " the grass is greener where you water it" ❤🌿💜
Hugs and love to you and your family !! ❤💚❤💚 Everyone stay prepared, Pray, stay steadfast put on the full armor of God and have a joyous and peaceful Christmas !! 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
AMEN! God bless you all. ✝️💟☮️
Telling it like it is perfect. People now a days are not smartish. I see it everyday.
All I can say is, “Amen Sister!”
It is harder than most people realize. I love it and we are debt fee, that is the only way!
God bless you. I am 51 years old, cleaning bathrooms, and trying to get out of debt and build my pantry. We lost everything when "C" hit. I am trying to save so I can build some raised beds for a garden. I got a canner recently to be able to do some canning in 2024. It's a horrible feeling to my age trying to start over again. But I have a "baby" emergency stash and a job. So, as long as I am able, I am going to be focusing on debt and food preservation ❤
I'm glad you made this video. I've lived in the country my whole life and never knew anyone who did this full time. There was always at least one family member working a regular job. I'm afraid there are a lot of people out there with unrealistic expectations.
Rethinking retirement til a few updates to age out with no debt.😊70's
Love that kitty!!!
Those sweet beautiful kitties and cute silly turkey boy and beautiful deer. They're all so innocent and sweet just makes me want to cry. I miss my sweet boy kitty so bad.
I had to laugh at the $27.00 tomato. My 1st garden I got 2 small tomatoes off 4 plants. 😂😂
I love your interaction with your critters😃
actually - i think of myself as a Critter (a lost and found) sheep... cheers
That is the best advice I have heard. Times are different. Buy only what you can afford. Thank you Patara!
Best video ever!!! My little 12 acre farm with goat's, Kune Kune's, chicken's and a Jersey heifer eats my lunch. At 74 on SS only it's tuff. But I know what I'm eating and where it comes from. It's money going out and very little coming in. Definitely not enough to pay the feed bill. I don't even want to guess what one of my eggs cost...or what that goat roast costs...or what that pulled pork costs. But I know where it comes from. And that's with me processing it all myself here on the farm. It's definitely not for the faint of heart! I always say it's going to be the death of me... but I think it's actually what keeps me going!
Merry Christmas everyone. From Northeast Texas.
Oh that tabby baby is precious! ❤
All of them are so sweet!
God bless you Patara, I would be so proud of you as a daughter and a kindred Spirit
The wife and I are restoring our small homestead 60 percent done it's paid for looking to be debt free, great video thanks.
❤❤Merry Wonderful Christmas 🤶...you have been such a blessing to me and what I'd like to call my homestead..😅 I am so happy and love this community and your from..hugs and prays to your family 😊❤😊❤
MERRY CHRISTMAS!! 🎁🎄
Farming and homesteading is a humble life. It is a lot of work and weather doesn’t stop the work. Rain, snow, winds or even tornados, a lot of planning and responsibility in taking care of the animals. They are not living in the wild and we do have to do our part! The best way to learn what it takes is best said by Paul Harvey, GOD made a farmer. There are good times and sad times that can devastate you. You keep going through the easy times and tough times! Not everyone can do everything. We have to work together and everyone do what they can. Whether it is giving your knowledge because you can’t do or doing for those who can’t and your own family. Learn in steps and build so you get a pattern down and it becomes a habit! It takes time and patience!!
Very well said! 😊
Patara, I had to stop your video 3 minutes into it to go do an extra payment on 2 accounts. Your words are so true and I'm working so hard to pay them off. Thank you for the reminder. Now I have to go finish the video 😊😊
When I get my property, I’ll be realistic. I know I don’t want large animals; just chickens, barn cats, a dog, and a garden which I’ll increase as times goes by. Planning on Starlink to continue working from home in a rural area.