Homesteading Is Only For Rich People?

[@Anamericanhomestead]

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[@homesteadgamer1257]

Those books are amazing. Thank you again for sharing them with us all.

[@JefferySimmons-s2q]

You're right, if your rich, it is easier to start, BUT easier to quit as well. The reason our elders made it through the hard times is they had no other options. If your poor and you jump all in there is no turning back.

[@Mikkall]

Yep. My Grandpa always said when he was a kid, his family didn't have any money at all, but they had no idea they were poor.

[@popuphomesteadlivingoffgri8606]

Yep

[@FelonyVideos]

Same.

[@timothyjames2059]

My grandfather grew up in rural NE Texas during the Depression and said the same thing.

[@AgnesMariaL]

Homesteading, when you think about it, is actually for the POOR!!! All those people who can no longer afford groceries... but homesteading can eliminate that bill, or at least reduce it. Our supper last night, for example, cost us about $3 (50 cents in rabbit feed, the half-pack of bacon that was on sale for $5 - so, $2.50 - and the potatoes that we grew ourselves were free) and we have enough leftovers for tonight's supper! Glad to see someone else who started from scratch with raw land and very little money :) I finally put my foot down in 2020 and said, "that's IT!!! We are buying whatever we can with whatever money we can find, i don't care if it's only one acre an hour-and-a-half out of town and we have to live in a tent!" Then guess what happened... the money we needed found us! My phone started ringing from contacts in the film industry offering me jobs that i normally would turn down (locations PA is a really shitty job!), but i took them! Then my mom bought a house that needed massive renovations, so we worked for her on the weekends... Then i learned i could cash in my tiny rrsp tax-free as a first-time home buyer... Next thing you know, we had $14k saved up! While shopping for land, we came across an ad that some fellow had put up looking for others of like mind to build a small off-grid community. There wound up being five of us - all complete strangers from across the country - and the one fellow got creative and started calling logging companies. We found a 335-acre lot that we bought for $10k down each with seller-financing, so no banks, no credit checks (huge issue for us)! My husband and i were the first on the land, and the only spot we could get to to set up camp was 1.7kms up an overgown old logging road (lost basically all the trim off our truck, half the lights on the 13' camper and a window on the camper - thank got for the bush bar, or we would have lost our headlights, too!) We started with LITERALLY NOTHING: we captured rainwater off the awning and into a wheelbarrow, we had campfires every night to cook over, the toilet was the forest. A few months in, we came across a 42' park model RV for only $1900: the master bedroom was completely rotted out, and there was also some water damage in the front bedroom, which was why it was so cheap. We bought that and hauled it back into the woods (by then we had opened the road up quite a bit) and we're still living in it three years later :) The work has been insane, for sure - i had to quit going to work for other people (although I will on occasion by request, depending) in order to stay home and get our homestead built. But guess what? Without the power and internet bills, and with a tiny mortgage that is about a quarter of the average rent in town, WE COULD AFFORD FOR ME TO STAY HOME! We have also basically eliminated our grocery bill, and the sales of extra babies from the pigs and rabbits cover the feed costs. We're in a place now financially where my husband can afford to buy me a $500 oilskin (i don't do plastic), or buy $500 worth of parts for the ATV, or buy a new chainsaw for $800... No, homesteading won't make you rich, but it does lead to more prosperity IF you're willing to give up a lot of the luxuries that you're used to! Bottom line: if you truly want it, it WILL happen, regardless of how empty your piggy bank may be - and the sacrifices and hard work are all well worth the independence that comes with the lifestyle :)

[@brittanyfry3103]

You’re so on point and the struggle is real, but the satisfaction is priceless! 5 kids and we moved to our busted homestead 4 years ago, and our two youngest were born here and all the wish to do is work and build like daddy. They are 1 and 2 years old and if you try to do something for them, they have a fit! Work ethic continues to transform our busted up property into a beautiful mountain oasis. God is Good

[@joyceterra2265]

Nate I agree. Homesteading is not for the faint of heart. It takes time, blood, sweat and tears😢. We started out homesteading with a home that was destroyed by renters who did not care. We gutted and did all the work ourselves.. it took us 3 years to finish the house but at the same time, we built a garage/workshop, a chicken coop, a small barn, a green house and built up our garden. We then put in the generator room and electric systems. We put in a new well also. We lived in a travel trailer too. It was fun. We saw progress every day and it is the little things that have to bring you joy. The little successes that every day brings. We also had two young children. They were able to learn a lot of skills that are useful to them today as adults. If you are looking for instant gratification then you are going to be sorely discouraged, frustrated and call it quits. My husband and I worked outside the home for those 3 years as well. Once we got the garden in, my Husvand started selling produce and small fruits to the restaurants, selling fresh herbs and spices. We also raised beef and pigs for sale. Someone else did the butchering because we did not have the facility at the time to do it for other people. We did for ourselves though. I also learned to can during that time as well. My husband was a farm boy but I was a city girl. We combined both our knowledge and made an awesome team but we both had to want the same thing. Had to have the same goals. It is a joy to look back at all we have done. It is also something my children were proud of too. My grandkids love it here on the farm. It us there favorite place to be. Because of it, one granddaughter wants to be a vet for large animals. Cows, horses etc. Yes we have horses, hay burners, but they earn their keep. They work the land and a couple are for riding. Different breeds of course. I also live the animals. They, like people, all have different personalities which makes them enjoyable. Chickens that run up to me for love and affection. They want their cuddles. They also talk to me. Lol not really sure what they are saying but we hold conversations. Haha. Homesteading us what you make if it. How you perceive it.

[@hearthematter1813]

I bought 73 acres in 1989 when I was 20 for $22,000. It was the price of a new truck, so I drove an old truck. Still here, and putting a roof on my sawmill shed at 55 today. Chickens, turkeys, a large garden, canning, heat with wood cut from the property etc, while my wife and I both work full time jobs 40 minutes away in the closest city. Basically have to work all the time, but it is enjoyable to be on the land. And don’t forget the sabbath. We started resting on the sabbath 5 years ago and we have been able to increase our production!

[@mrspleasants8529]

Oh, how I look forward to the sabbath after a long hard week of backbreaking work. I don't get out of my PJs and I spend the entire day doing NOTHING. What a gift!

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Sounds rich to me

[@mrspleasants8529]

@@YeshuaKingMessiah rich in blessings...yes, very.

[@popuphomesteadlivingoffgri8606]

Spot on! We are on year 3, no running water, raw land and building structures and getting out of debt. Wish we started 10 yrs ago.

[@savagehunger3315]

I'm broke AF on disability and I homestead... Its mindset and action, not cashflow.

[@guitarnotator]

They took that away from me. Sorry homesteading is a rich mans game comparing to many people

[@thirdnut1]

I do believe you nailed it. Im at year 4. It took 3 years to build a 1 year project because of north idaho winters and money. No loans.

[@Anamericanhomestead]

Congratulations! Well earned success!

[@paulnandico2370]

I used to have a friend in Oklahoma (Ozarks) who was raised on a nearby farm (I believe in MO). She said they were so poor that they didn't know there was a depression. They always had food to eat. She had only 2 toys... both homemade(?). I believe those who have been raised in abundance... will feel it worst. Shalom.

[@MosaicHomestead]

The 2 magical words...Discipline and consistency ✨️

[@awkwardt]

Whoa. God absolutely sent me this. I'm the kid that grew up and left, never went back. But now I want the ark, the chance to pass on something real to my children. It has nagging at me for four years. Thanks man. This video pulled all the pieces together for me.

[@alittledrycreek]

We by all means aren't rich. We drove old vehicles that barely ran. We changed our life style. We moved to a trailer outside of town that was barely livable. Saved our pennies and eventually bought a few acres with a manufacturerd home during the housing crash. I looked for junk that others thru away and started building what we could for no cost and started raising chickens. Started doing everything on the property that either saves or makes money for the family. Now we do ok. Don't let the small things stop you from living the way you want. Great video

[@lancesmalley337]

I'm 3 1/2 years into my homestead and moving out of survival mode. I did this on $636.00 / month. I hauled water for over 2 years, installed solar power, septic, insulated the plywood box, etc. This year I fenced, brought in goats, built a barn, chicken coop and run. The animals are not pets, they feed me and my dog, who guards them from lions and wolves and bears. I'm transitioning to maintenance mode currently. One infrastructure item I regret not doing early is control of melt water. Don't forget to install French drains early. After buildings go up, this becomes more difficult.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

So u had knowledge and ability That’s being rich too

[@herbertwalton3103]

Back in the day I called it pioneering. I left the city in 88. Made several moves and increased my skills from building building pole barns to witching and drilling water wells. Iam raising chickens ducks quail. I am 78 and a walking quadriplegic The best part of the whole thing is I have chores everyday... food on the table. And hopefully my example will leed friends and family to a like life style

[@Wendy-ir6ww]

I agree with you, medical issues have definitely delayed my household's journey thus far but I'm slowly moving forward & I will be at the homesteading expo this Friday.

[@hollerlakehomestead3181]

Jamie..what a woman!!! Miss her, watched many of her videos. What an amazing woman.

[@SgtSnausages]

Dirt poor Rural Ohio here. 69th worst per capita income out of the 88 counties in the state. Virtually all living out here is Rural Homestead Living. It's not something to do - it' not something different, special, or out of the ordinary ... it's just simply the way life has been out here since the state was settled 200+ years ago. Ain't nobody rich out here ... although there *is* generational wealth in the form of productive, working agricultural/farm land. Most families out here have passed on the land legacy for 4, 5, 6 (or more) generations. Newest data I could find : "The median income for men in Brown County, Ohio in 2022 was $32,729, and the median income for women was $19,490." I live in a county of homesteaders. Not a one of us rich.

[@bonniebon7335]

What really breaks my heart is that many Americans that are “in between” the classes are getting knocked down to your and my position (in rural Oklahoma). I wasn’t born into poverty. It literally took about a decade for all my available resources to dwindle into the poverty today. And there are so many people who are going to feel the pain and anguish I had to go through before they realize how arrogant they really are, how dependent they are on their own rat races and how hard it is to mentally adjust to the fact that no matter what you do, there’s just no or little cash flow. I got angry and bitter. I cannot imagine what millions of bitter and angry come-downers are going to be like. Today? I could use a bit more cash flow, but I wouldn’t change a thing. Chicks coming in next Friday. My new pedigreed rabbits are getting ready to have their first kits. Food for us and the dogs. Can’t beat it!

[@SgtSnausages]

@@bonniebon7335 I've got 7 Turkey poults(Bourbon Red) ready to move out to pasture this week (8 weeks old) and Rabbits due next week - our 3rd (final) cycle for the year. We do Californians. 14 breeders. About 100 growouts a year (about 2 a week for the dinner table). We could do 200+ with the breeders we have but like to take it easy on the Mommas and don't need near that many We also do White Muscovy (target 25 growouts) Geese(American Buff) (target 12 growouts), Egg Layers (Black Australorp - 10 layers) and Meat Chicken (Delaware Broiler and Cornish Cross (aim for about 50 a year - one a week). I see folks online talk about thousand-dollar-a-month grocery bills and can't imagine how they're making it.

[@MyHomesteadEducation]

I would add that you're raising children who know hard work and can find value in things most people throw away. Example would be falling trees. If you can cut down a tree and understand the value of timber/lumber you can make money removing trees AND make money selling trees to a local mill. My in-laws lost 40+ massive live oak trees in Hurricane Rita. It was $75-100k worth of timber. They lost a single black walnut that a mill quoted $20k to deliver it to him. They gave it away to get rid of it. Most people have no idea what they have around them. My children have tried many different mini-businesses. They have learned that some things make decent money and other things do not add much to the bottom line or lose money. They will work harder than most adults today and that alone is high value. I am so grateful to have been given the opportunity to raise my children in this way.

[@homesteadgamer1257]

I really appreciate how your little list in the corner mentioned "build an Ark." That is, to the letter, how I always felt self-reliance was. It's literally having everything you need to survive the storms within reach. Noah never built the Ark to get/become rich, he built it to survive (because God instructed him to survive by building it). I really feel homesteading needs to be approached like that. It's not about being rich or getting rich, it's about not needing to worry about where you next meal comes from, or replacement clothes, or even just plain shelter from the elements.

[@alisabethjeffery1178]

This sounds like how it was when I was growing up. We started homesteading when I was 7, and it was an adventure for me! Now that I'm an adult with children of my own I want them to experience it too. Back then my dad worked as a carpenter/handyman, my mom and us kids baked bread and baked goods to sell once a week, we had huge gardens, large flock of chickens, lots of rabbits, and at times goats, pigs and a cow. By the time I was a teen we had all the pork, eggs, milk, and garden produce we could eat. Definitely hard work (hauling lots of water from the creek, cutting and stacking firewood, gardening, canning, etc) besides being homeschooled. My Mom literally held our lives together. Dad eventually quit and left, but the experience I had through it all was invaluable. And I definitely know what to avoid or do differently myself. 😊

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

That’s so sad he just quit What would u do differently

[@Idahooffgrid]

My wife and I and our four kids have been living in trailers in north Idaho for four years now as we save money to buy land to build on. Both our girls were born in a travel trailer up here. It’s not any easy life, but we wouldn’t have it any other way. We farm on 7 acres of rented land raising pastured poultry, pigs and dairy goats. I was a high end carpenter in the Seattle area for many years before we decided to move to Idaho and start our farm. I still work as a carpenter to pay the bills, but we are working towards a mostly self sufficient family farm.

[@pamdore9292]

We left that area also! And we are in north Idaho!

[@MynewTennesseeHome]

I started this lifestyle decades ago while I was still working a 40hr/wk job. During that time I raised some of my own food and animals and gained knowledge and skills. I jumped off the boat at 60 yrs old with a pittly 40,000 401k. I not only lived off that for two years but established a semi off grid homestead in a very rural area. It was tough, I am one of those who lived in a tent for three months, then 18 months packing water. I'm not where I want to be yet but do a little more every day. Been here 7 yrs and love 80% of every minute. 80% is better than the 20% from before.😊

[@idahohoosier8989]

Blessings Zach. Always live yalls content and y'all keepin it 💯%. All tge farms in Idaho are turning into subdivision as kids/grandkids don't want to physically work from a living. So, grandma and grandpa sell as they've gotten to old to farm. Out of state big developers are snatching it all up and the poor Idahoans can't afford to upgrade with the Immoralafornians moving in with all their big $. Very sad for Idaho.

[@55sargeshotrods]

Great video. The how to. I’m not off grid but i have been building my infrastructure for 34 years. The cabin for secondary heat and shelter. My raised bed garden. A half acre lake to water everything. I just built a thermal greenhouse that’s not finished yet. Next comes some pigs. We feed ourselves but It didn’t come overnight. We aren’t rich but it’s almost done. 34 years

[@metoo2254]

Me and my kids have slept with baked sweet potatoes wrapped in foil under the blankets all night to keep warm in a camper that lost power during winter in Colorado one night , we ate the sweet potatoes in the morning. Just keep moving forward and improvise . What you do with what you have will determine what you'll be.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

We slept all 3 (2 were teens) of us in a queen bed in a camper, wore hats & mittens - with no heat. Water line would freeze. It was not fun. No husband to help me so it was just me to figure everything out. Ran out of $ after all the very hard wk & sacrificing 😳

[@offgrid6789]

Special oatmeal change up based on Amish coffee soup, boil oatmeal until thick let cool in fridge or for possible 8 hours at room temp until gels and becomes pretty solid, scoop a few scoops in your bowl add coffee and cream or milk, 1/3 coffee 2/3 dairy add sugar to taste, I use powdered whole milk in the coffee until it taste how I want, I usually don't add sugar personally the oatmeal is less of a mush in this case, and more like a dumpling bread type consistency, the coffee makes this very rich

[@firefox7805]

Same, we got our spot and we want to be wealthy, not rich, btw, our bees are on fire this year, should have 30 hives next year, praise yah!

[@mrs8792]

Even growing up poor in a subdivision, we did a lot of homesteading. I raised rabbits, Dad had a beautiful garden on the south side of the house. We foraged berries, grapes, apples, plum and black walnuts on old lots in town. Dad hunted and fished and Mom canned all she could. We ate very well.

[@mrs8792]

We just bought 5 acres with a cabin on it for 50K. We are not rich, just happy.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

50K is rich

[@followerofyahushaoctaviadm]

Zach, you have a lot of wisdom to share and my husband and I are grateful that you continue to share it. You are living by example. We are so sorry still about the loss of your wife. May YHUH baruk (bless) you mightily!

[@67mysweet]

I enjoy and agree, but I do believe that homesteading is glamorized by many, the perks of homesteading are showcased while the ugly side is not shown. I can contest to starting a homestead almost 3 years ago and the money, time, tears, and hard physical labor that actually goes into it! I didn't even start from scratch. I was blessed to find a place with a house and some out buildings, but it still require some repairs. I think it is important and also rewarding learning skills, and is valuable to the time we are in to be more self sufficient. But if your going into it better have your eyes and pockets open! Just be aware and be sure you are ready to roll up your sleeves and get ready to breck a sweat! I don't regret it, NO, but think many don't prepare for when things don't go as planned... Thanks enjoy watching!

[@Cursedzeba]

I wish I could get land and homestead but I am trapped in the uk by my reliance on the nhs for medication. No way could I go to America and afford it. Never give up your freedoms, do not become like us. God bless the USA

[@rasbot2]

Grow herbs and vegetables in containers. If there's herbs that are equal to your prescription learn to grow it. Ginseng ginger poke weed garlic turmeric cayenne pepper can relieve inflammation pain infection. Give yourself some options if you're able. ❤

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Americans can’t afford it either lol Effective med care is out of reach, rent is insane, land is for RICH PPL unless u want 1 acre on the side of a hill

[@patriotsweetie]

You’re right on Zac! Love your t- shirt!

[@MountainMariner]

It’s good to be an off-grid Thousandaire.

[@solarstormgames]

You had a 1000?! So rich... What's money? All I have is this fiat stuff?

[@mariaconforti8264]

😂

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

To get offgrid u had alot more than $1000 lol

[@MountainMariner]

@@YeshuaKingMessiah Yes. I saved big for ten years to do it. Then another ten years getting it in order. It doesn’t happen overnight or for free.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

@@MountainMariner nope it doesn’t

[@63SpaceGirl]

Hubby & I moved to an old farm in June of 2020. We worked on building our tiny home, cutting wood for heat to make it thru a Northern Minnesota winter. With the lock downs everything cost three times as much as we had planned. We are now in our early sixties, it takes us a bit longer to get things done. But every day, we get up and do a bit more to prepare for our future. I don't know how people retire and golf or play all day. We get so much out of producing our own food and creating something out of nothing 😊 Gardening not only feeds us, it keeps us in shape and in touch with our wonderous creator. I'm hoping my grandbabies will find they love this life & want to continue the homesteading life when they grow up 🙏

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Yes it’s ridiculous how ppl just want to gallivant n go to eat n shop or be entertained etc WORK is fulfilling! Esp when u have a spouse to share ur life with

[@63SpaceGirl]

@@YeshuaKingMessiah Bless you 🙌

[@binelouidane]

Much love and respect from the atlas mountains in Morocco. I agree wth everything you said except one thing, getting rich living this lifestyle. It's been a year since I left the city life and I'm going through all the difficulties you described trying to establish myself in a very tuff terrain up here. However, getting rich has nothing to do with it, it's a matter of will. If one is about amassing fortune, they'll find a way whether they are homesteaders or city dwellers. If you come to think about it, how many city dwellers dream of getting rich, how many of them will get there? Getting rich has nothing to do with where you live. Again, much love from Bin El Ouidane, all the way from the other side of the atlantic. forgive my english please lol.

[@poodledaddles1091]

All good points, I would only add: you better stay healthy and able bodied .

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Yes but rich too Ya gotta eat lol At my old age, health & ability are HUGE but w/not good deal incoming cash, forget it

[@tamakoa-homestead]

I watched this after watching another video on the same topic, but focusing on the rich and it was SUPER depressing. Your video really resonated with me and the journey we are on. Thank you from South Africa 🌻

[@loriturner609]

I recently said this very thing - that homesteading takes so much money! The irony is that I was saying this to my friends while at a $30 canning class learning how to preserve, and discussing which pressure canner to buy. This was a good topic to discuss here - I appreciate it. For the average American, the transition from “normal” life to homesteading life is huge, and certainly looks expensive. I think this is because a) we forgot what true wealth actual is and b) we have been trained to expect everything fast & easy. I am ready to camp out and do what it takes - but my family is not. However, I feel that we don’t have much choice if we want to survive the coming years. Either we choose to move towards more self sufficiency now on our own terms, or one day it will be forced upon us and we won’t be mentally ready, or have a place to go, or have learned the skills. It seems better to me to take the plunge into the deep end NOW and learn to swim.

[@EssentialTam33]

My grandpa was a farmer. As a young person (in the 80s) when we visited, we took a bath in water from the stove on a tin wash tub. 3 kids per fill😂. I can do it. I choose not to. That ish is hard. Hats off❤!

[@gemigirl5521]

Such great points you make. I don’t live with much regret but the one thing I lament is leaving a small 7 acre property. I thought moving to town was better for my family and now moving to the country is nearly impossible in my area. There’s nothing for sale and if something does come available, it’s triple the price. The people I know who have been successful at homesteading are like Zach. Principles and very focused determination. You can’t be distracted by always trying to one up yourself. Stay put and build it up over time.

[@ohmyet2173]

We moved to our family land in 2005. It had nothing but an unlivable shack. We purchased our inheritance from our dad. We bought a repo mobile home and stuck it on it and ten years later we built a nice home. The value of our 10 acres over the past few years has went from 10K to 495k with our improvements to the property. We just purchased another 13 acres and a mobile home in the next county and will be improving it and renting out the mobile home to pay for the land. When it’s free and clear of the mortgage it will be an asset not a liability. I’m sure with your hard work and sacrifice your land value has tripled also!! People just don’t want to make the sacrifice they just want to keep up with the Jones!

[@terrysaintonge511]

Great discussion. Boy, I’d love Havens Rest. I love your suggestion that your neighbors home and yours is a family Ark. Beautiful visual…..

[@williamlemser7782]

I started homesteading 1976 when I got out of the army, never made a lot of money, rise my kid on the homestead, they both left and started there live, Mt wife and I live on our Social Security, an we border, now here the funny thing, my kids and grandchildren have left there city life and returned to the homestead, because times are hard, they waste water and time living in the city, now granny and I are retraining our kids and there spouse not to be wasteful, so for those who are just starting out, don't start a bunch of projects, start one and finish it, then start your next one with out wasting anything, and believe in our lord Jesus and heavenly father, because with them everything is possible

[@robertgulfshores4463]

Someday, I'll have a homestead. But for now, I have the CRAZIEST suburban garden ... people come from all over to see it, and soon I'm going to add chickens and rabbits. Ozarks would be nice, maybe NW corner of Arkansas ... or maybe even Northern Alabama .. they get a lot more rain than I thought.

[@vanessabassett5826]

Bless you Zack, very wise info, thanks for sharing. ❤

[@SageOfEchoes]

The problem I see is that even if you have a perfect credit score, if you don’t have capital for purchase or collateral, you can’t homestead. Full stop. And that in of itself is becoming increasingly difficult due to various factors or restrictions such as land value, location, and particularly surveillance capitalism. Yes, thanks to technology, the proverbial they can pull strings with the invisible hand such as cause inflation. Then there is all the things like building a road, drilling a well, etc.

[@solarstormgames]

If I was rich, things would be done way faster. Im not at the HS phase yet. The land I bought was 40 yrs no chainsaw or management, heavy timber, rolling hills with just as many thorns as it had trees... All people height(Thorns). It took me 1.5 years just observing to figure out how I was going to use it and what to develop first. I didnt even own a machete or chainsaw when I bought it... But I was determined to homestead. I bought a electric chainsaw, found out they were useless or a real tree, bought a gas one and wondered how I went all my life without one! I'm a little over 2 yrs in and Im almost at the point where my build site is cleared enough to start my foundation and build my cabin. I cut and processed my trees and moved them all by hand. Too poor for all the nice equipment to make everything done easy in hrs, but Im still moving forward. Even if my only time is weekends. Zac is right. How bad do you want it? I had to learn electric, solar, plumbing, building houses, building log cabins, land management, land clearing, skid steer with mulcher attachment(briefly rented due to price of hiring it out), failing trees, water management, Dealing with utility companies that dont want to work, dealing with dishonest Amish, etc. It's just me so I might be a year off of Zac's markers for homesteading. Once the cabin is built, I can move to property and focus on starting a garden. HS for rich = everything done quick by hired help or thru heavy equipment HS for Normies= Blood, sweat and man tears+ years to start her up, just need a strong will and imagination

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Dishonest Amish is sad Utility companies don’t want to work?

[@flyingcrocs8144]

People think you need to buy property in the middle of nowhere, that's 20 acres + off grid to homestead or raise and grow your own food. You can do a lot with 5 acres. And be somewhat close to a town to be able to work. Just know the risks and rewards living close to a big town or city so you can keep your job or have a job and homestead part-time. Just have a plan to be less dependent on the system each year.

[@JoseEstrada-hq2fo]

Addendum to my comment: your channel is the exception to what I just said. You tell it the way it is (will be) and I'm grateful for that.

[@lisapellerito365]

We too grow GREAT rocks here in the middle of the Missouri Ozarks!!!

[@miscellaneousme]

Someone commented on one of my videos that it must be nice to have a trust fund from mommy and daddy. Like sir, I don’t know what trust fund I supposedly received, but can you point me to it so I don’t have to live in an off grid camper anymore? 😂

[@Anamericanhomestead]

Exactly!

[@mrspleasants8529]

I get that a lot. Assumption are a dangerous thing...

[@valeriedavis-hamilton4182]

Ignorant is a stretch. When you're living paycheck to paycheck, with not enough to rub to pennies together. I rent and have nothing but the car I own to get me from point A to point B. So nothing use to sell to buy a tent/camper yet alone land money. Plus Im not even the one paying for cable or internet. I pay for rent, car insurance, bare minimum food and my medical insurance. The $ isn't there. If it was I would have been there yrs ago.

[@nelsoncanuelas7069]

Amen.. took me 3 years to have one and a half acre and a small house.and living in a shed for one year, me and my wife. Not easy but is possible.. a blessing from the Lord 🙏..

[@birgitelisabeth9661]

You guys were like the first pioneers who settled the land.

[@paulfontaine288]

Thanks for sharing , here in Canada we have an ocupancy inspection before you can move into your house, the government tells you if your house is to their satisfaction.

[@connieatkins7390]

I use to live in Ozone AR. Know there that is? Had 10 acres, log house , 1/4 acre blueberry patch we sold at farmers market, large garden n fruit trees. It was hard work but worth it. Family illness took us to California for 22 years. Now in Oregon on a small patch.

[@jshu7001]

It’s all about mindset. If you just have it given to you and don’t work for any part of it you’ll fail because you don’t have any skin in the game. It’s not wrong to get a leg up but do the work or you will fail. I also know of someone who is living on their parents land while their house is being built. Great all and good. But I haven’t heard someone complain more then them about “living a hard life” They live on family land, with grandma and grandpa at their whim. Full access to parents/in-laws home for anything they need. And all they do is complain about how hard it is. I just walk away because I just can’t. I don’t even have family near to lean on. That alone drives me crazy. Oh and the land was given to them. Point being it’s not for the lazy either.

[@nathannewell5512]

Shalom from Rogers, Arkansas.

[@twotonrhinottr2877]

Gotta say, the comments here n here are awesome. Good job everyone. 💪

[@rosaarias7128]

I will say it is for the physically able at the least.

[@onewhitestone]

I think the reason people say this is because they watch YT. Many people who have YT channels are well off. I have watched how many people started a YT channel and now have items that the average person cannot afford. 20K for a tractor, 35K for an excavator. New buildings and equipment that costs lots of money the guy just started cannot afford. They see people living off grid and their homestead costs thousands. To some its a pipe dream to others with the money its a reality.

[@onewhitestone]

PS: yes, I have watched many videos where people have lived in tents or small cabins with nothing in order to build what they wanted. It goes along with, how bad do you want it.

[@homesteadgamer1257]

Man, my ONLY "income" right now is the $1040 I get for my child's SSI; she has autism. I literally started raising chickens and rabbits for food to cut our costs. I can't afford to rely on the grocery stores; even back when I bought my chickens which was a week before eggs skyrocketed to $8/dozen. I don't have a proper homestead per se, just some backyard stuff. But most of my "homesteading" is wild foraging for wild fruit and edible greens. I am WAY below the poverty level, financially speaking. But here in California, it's more expensive for me to rely on the grocery stores than it is for me to buy chicken and bunny feed when I can't feed them from foraging.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

$1040 for SSI???? Whoa I’m in the wrong biz! I’m assuming Medicare n food stamps also - I’ve fed 5 ppl on 3 ppl’s foodstamps. It’s possible and I wasn’t home all the time to cook so had to rly wk hard at having meals ready.

[@homesteadgamer1257]

@@YeshuaKingMessiah no, that's for a child, and it's $1, 040 a month. Adults gets at least double that.

[@RoyHunter-r6q]

Money helps,but definitely not for the rich,the in ground pool and sports cars don't fit with the animal poop.

[@dianasweetpea2561]

I HOPE people appreciate your transparency!

[@paulnandico2370]

Had to laugh when you spoke of the rocks on your land. I still tell people about the rocks in the Oklahoma Ozarks. They think we have rocks up here in NH, but we have dirt.😮 One of my neighbors in Oklahoma farmed rocks. Really. Their land was a quarry for the local roads. No prep. I used to run our 49 Allis Chalmers into the hillside in our valley... to glean gravel for our driveway.

[@pamdore9292]

My husband & I sold everything in another state. Bought raw land and proceeded to work! Now we have well, power, huge shop with food processing kitchen with bathroom laundry. Plus a work shop area for hubby. Now building house. We are blessed to have space in out friends house to live. It’s so much work but soo worth it. We are over 65.5 +

[@travishodges5179]

Sadly only 37% of high school graduates can even read at 12th grade levels. That means 63% of the youth population are special needs that will be lucky to acquire 1 skill set to do one job, not the 100s of vocational skills required to have a successful homestead. Truman said “leaders are readers” Homesteaders were alway pioneers leading the way.

[@seaday123]

well balanced video explaining realities.

[@PsychicIsaacs]

I paid off my mortgage at the age of 32 and sold my suburban house to buy my off-grid 20-acre homestead. It had a house but was terribly run down after being neglected for 10 years. I paid $125 000 for it and paid cash. There was no running water, no electricity and 13 broken windows. I am a widow and had a 10-year-old son and a 12-year-old son. That was 11 years ago and my boys are now men. They rent their own house and have jobs, girlfriends etc. Almost all work here is done with hand tools and most crops are perennial. This is because I'm almost 50 and have no intention of working myself to death doing annual cropping. So, it's fruit and nut trees and perennial grains. Annual crops are on a garden scale, not a broadacre scale, pumpkins, beans, corn and peas, tree kale, lettuces, walking onions, silverbeet, etc My sons come out every few weeks to help me and absolutely understand that this place is being built for them, as a place to be in civilization collapse, which is, for sure, coming down the track! Yes, they can see it coming, in their work (food processing) they can see that things are not going well, for one thing, no one wants to do manual labour so they are perpetually short staffed! BTW, most of my time here, I have lived on government welfare or low paid telecommute type work. I sell farm produce sometimes, but no one around here has much money and unemployment is about 25%. So no, I'm not rich, but I will never starve either!

[@thevanhyfte]

My hubs is 52 and I'm 44. We have a 7 yr old and 17 yr old still at home. 2 kids out on their own. Do you think we could still do a homestead from scratch or should we just stay where we are and build up what we have here. We have fruit trees and fruit vines, chickens and a garden and greenhouse. Our house will be paid off in January. We live right now in SE Iowa. Hubs works in WI (but can work in any state. He does construction.), oldest child is in GA. The next child is moving to Arkansas in 2 months. Part of me wants to stay and enjoy what we have built here but the rest of me is screaming run

[@jamespuchaty6393]

Here in Virginia where I live I did the same in 2008, I bought land I lived in a tent for 2 weeks then I bought a trailer a camper that was 28 ft long I lived in that for two and a half years before I got my home

[@zhartheProprietor]

This is an awesome episode.

[@DAS509]

Great advice! Taking note here!

[@katesteeper7992]

its that saying Land Rich and Cash Poor every year it gets harder though to afford land , to afford taxes to live off the land . That is by design , they just want serfs

[@missourigirl4101]

Zack see you Friday. Great video%!

[@nicolecamp5963]

We lived in rv for three years with 4 kids. 100% you have to want it bad

[@Anamericanhomestead]

Rockstars!

[@lyndanaylor9480]

Love the t-shirt 😊

[@shoshanafox727]

I bought cheap raw land with a friend. I'm not rich. Moving out there next year. Planning to live in a travel trailer with a tiny wood heater. 😊

[@scanadaze]

I could be wrong. Most of what I see people want is a whole house now. I still have to build mine. The way I am looking at it. A room in a home is a shed, and many sheds make a home.

[@ohmyet2173]

My aunt lives in the ozarks and she sells rocks! 😂 she’s not rich but it keeps her in shape! 😊

[@juliebarnett9812]

I currently take showers outside, since 2020. I don't take a shower every day.

[@strictlyconservative8777]

Success and forward movement to reach your dreams is only is only made through sacrifice and must be goal oriented. I have a strict budget and maintain my monthly income goals that I live by. I have been traveling medical contract for 3 solid years, saving hardcore, just to make my homesteading dream come true. I am within one year of reaching this dream. Can't wait! Once you start this saving madness, it becomes habit. I don't think I will ever deviate from it. I can't!

[@brendah4773]

I always enjoy these episodes. Definitely something, I single parent is not able to do without some serious help. You, my Friend, are truly inspiring 😅

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Yeah single parents have no money n def noooooo help If u knew how to build all u need on some land, plus dig a well, dig up a garden, raise animals, u would be a unique momma! But u also need to have a job too to put oatmeal on the table n goodwill clothes on their butts. So good luck on that lol Ah well, we single moms will do what needs to get done even in town - we rock!

[@SugarCreekOffGrid]

Haven't heard you mention Self Reliance Festival.....looking forward to seeing you there.

[@Anamericanhomestead]

Yep, I will be promoting that soon. See you in Tennessee!

[@dimondDave100]

Very good points and it takes time to point and it depends on how many things you give up or work extra. My dad parents had a farm which is CRAB OCHARD Lake in Carbondale, Ill. they grew and raised everything on their large farm. Depression will not hurt one as bad if hey have a homestead AND PAST VIDEOS OF PERMA PASTORS Farm ON YOU TUBE HAS A SMALL BOOK ON HOW TO FIND LAND TO OTHER RELATED. The Amish they all have multiple streams of income. They are not afraid to work to make a dollar. We can learn so much from old times or others who have done it.

[@dw6090]

I still don't think u ever got into how much money u had as a buffer when YOU started , or if your property was completely paid for and u still needed money for taxes , which I think your state charges but I could b wrong.

[@Andrew-sanders]

You can end up with a very healthy bank account on 5 acres. I built everything here house green house fences. I gross around 2500 cash every week. Sell young hens veggies lumber oak and cedar and fire wood. The biggest problem with all homesteaders is simple they have no ability to build anything. I built my sawmill in about 3 weeks. Had a log house standing in another month. So basically this house maybe cost 2500. The cost to build the mill and plumbing and wires.

[@solarstormgames]

Building my own mill never even occurred to me... Then again, Im busy learning everything, so something slipping my mind isnt too shocking at the moment.

[@Andrew-sanders]

@@solarstormgames all I built was a big chainsaw mill nothing fancy. I do have a advantage over most. Have never had a job in town always working cowboy farm and logging.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

$10,000 every month?

[@Andrew-sanders]

@@YeshuaKingMessiah ya gross but the fuel bill isn't much and water is well on solar

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

@@Andrew-sanders wooooooooooow Nice chunka change lol

[@johngalt5504]

The difference between a dream and a goal is a task list and a schedule. If you want a homestead create a plan and do it. What one man can do, another can do.

[@StevenLyerlaJr]

Think outside the box, keep your head up and don’t give up. Appreciate your videos and time. The ignorance/ignorant comments they are not truly listening to what you are saying. Things like this take time.

[@happyhermit476]

The problem i see is that every time “homesteading” is promoted it claims that you need 10’s of acres. This turns people off. I have 9/10’s of an acre. Raise rabbits, off & on grid solar, woods for my wood stove, 500 gallons run harvesting system, 6 fruit trees and next year will be raising chickens. You don’t need tons of land to be self-sufficient. I’m not but getting there.

[@someoldguy109]

Now day's with the price of everything it would be harder.

[@brucebaty8212]

I paid my land/house off a couple years ago.

[@3boysbees]

Homesteading was historically about survival. Settle on a plot and survive. If you survive you get to do another season. Now days its got a new definition and rich or not apparently you can't do it without a channel. If a tomato grows and nobody videos it, would it still be eadible? I am enjoying your content. Stay blessed brother

[@iam317537]

I consider myself rich, even if only bc scripture says that if I have more than I need, I am rich. That said, not only do I not think that homesteading is only for the rich, but I think money can be a huge handicap. It can make things easy and keep you from building skills and doing the hard things. I think those who say “homesteading is for the rich” are actually saying “homesteading is too hard” bc as humans we lean into easy and comfortable. I have w working to ask myself whenever I’m tempted to throw money at the problem, “should I?” Maybe sometimes I could do it, but should I do it. Probably not.

[@ArmyStrong21Z]

You can do the homestead thing on a shoestring budget, but you're relying on Murphy's law not to punch you in the mouth. One emergency and your dreams are cooked. You can't barter a dozen eggs or canned veggies for a new transmission, knee surgery, root canal, or cancer treatment.

[@poodledaddles1091]

Or buy a tractor, fencing, tiller, log splitter, etc..,,,,,

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Yes Which is why the be rich thing comes into play

[@billclyde7805]

Rock and leaf farms are popular in Arkansaw.

[@GardenFreshHomestead]

There a handful of homesteaders getting rich by selling products, they got all-new raised garden beds or tractors etc