The new excavator arrived yesterday. They hauled the old one away to fix and now we have a new one that works like a charm. C went out to the property on his way home from work and spent 2 hours digging. it looks amazing. Although we still have about 2 more hours of digging … Continue reading More digging
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Fundraising
I set up a GoFundMe account yesterday. This should be the only time we need one, but this will prevent us from having to stall the project for 5 -6 months. I realize that it's a long shot in getting anyone to help us with our project, but I figure even if nobody donates anything … Continue reading Fundraising
The silver lining of biodiesel
No matter what happens, no matter how bad things get, there really is one thing I can rely on. The God works in mysterious ways. As much as I wanted to get a car first, as much as I really wanted us to have 2 cars as soon as possible, things are working out the … Continue reading The silver lining of biodiesel
the excitement is building
Things are starting to wrap up as we get closer to the signing date. We are starting to work on some rough blue prints of the house. it looks like we have settled on a 50 foot circle 20 feet deep. When you factor in the tires, walls, etc, the house will be approximately 1500 … Continue reading the excitement is building
It’s Februrary!!
Last Sunday I had just gotten home from church when C looked at me and says "it's February, we should start thinking about planting". I turned to him and said "ok, we've got $30 to play with, lets head to lowes!". So we did. We had some 72 well starter greenhouses left over from last … Continue reading It’s Februrary!!
The Challenge!!
I did a lot of thinking after writing my post yesterday. I had a very interesting conversation with a friend of mine after publishing my post about cost of living vs budget, and how my $100 a week food budget was unrealistic in places where the cost of living is much higher. At first I … Continue reading The Challenge!!
How to raise children on a budget- my version
I have been coming across a lot of articles lately titled something like "raising a child on a budget" or something along those lines. So apparently this is a fairly hot topic right now. I do have to say that too many of the articles are written more from the perspective of someone who really … Continue reading How to raise children on a budget- my version
Living in fear
There is something that people don't realize about being on the edge of poverty. You live in constant fear of your bank account. You check it when you wake up, you check it throughout the day, you check it before you go to bed, just in case. Every text message, every email, could be an … Continue reading Living in fear
What life means to me
It seems that as we get closer and closer to our goal I realize more and more about what we are doing and why we are doing it. At first it started out as us wanting to finally be self sufficient. We are at a place in our lives where we can't be living like … Continue reading What life means to me
The race has officially begun!
WE WILL BE LAND OWNERS SOON!! The owner accepted our offer! No counter offer, no having to figure out new numbers, he accepted our offer right off the bat! For those of you who are planning on becoming self sufficient yet have limited immediate resources or bad credit or both here is my advice to … Continue reading The race has officially begun!