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
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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!
It’s not about you
I know I have mentioned this before, but I get frustrated at people very easily. It's a huge flaw, a giant flaw, a flaw that I really try to work on. As I try and work through this flaw of mine I have come to realize that I get frustrated at the selfishness of other … Continue reading It’s not about you
Christmas Miracles
This time of year has always been really tough on me. It's a combination of winding everything down, paying for gifts and all the other Christmas who-ha, my birthday (which is really more of a hassle than anything else, especially since the lovely state of Kentucky likes to make your car taxes and tags due … Continue reading Christmas Miracles
Change the world?
My sister-in-law posed a very interesting question today. She asked if it was easier, "to change myself to better fit into the world or to change the world to fit me?". Which started a really interesting conversation. My response was "The easiest way to change the world is to change yourself first. To be an … Continue reading Change the world?
Budgeting
I'm gonna get down and dirty here. One thing that I have been very guilty of is being overly optimistic about money. To be completely truthful, we have none. However, when we DO have some we tend to be a little less strict on our spending than we typically are. I think that's fairly typical … Continue reading Budgeting
Christmas
Christmas is such a stressful time of year for me. Not just because you somehow have to scrounge together enough money to have a decent christmas (which for us means a tree, and two gifts for each child, one from us and one from santa), but also because it is the slow season at C's … Continue reading Christmas
Important lessons we should be teaching our children
We hear this time and time again, "I want to give my kids the things that I didn't have". It's a great sentiment, especially for those who didn't grow up with much. I have been in both places. I have wanted for nothing and have had extra to spare and I have struggled to pay … Continue reading Important lessons we should be teaching our children
The official end of Month 1!
We have made it to the official end of Month 1!! How did we do? WE HIT OUR GOAL!!!! It was really touch and go for a while. It took me selling a ton of product for black friday and I had a party on the last day of the month which finished up our … Continue reading The official end of Month 1!