[KansasTerri]

I have been gone for a bit, the reason does not matter at the moment.
We got jobs first. THEN we followed the main roads to a reasonable commute and started looking for a place.
See, starting a homestead is expensive. Since we both were working we could afford to buy the home on an acre, buy tools that we needed a little at a time, and some fruit trees, and such. On weekends there was the garden to tend, we keep a few hens, we tried bees, etc.
That was 30 years ago. Our kids are now grown, our place is paid off, there is a tractor we have not had time to repair and we are loosing the good weather so it might have to wait until spring, and we really ought to set the burn pile on fire. Life is good. We wanted to fish more often this summer but we just never quite found the time.

Now you will always need some money for gas, doctors bills, clothing, TAXES, etc. Some homesteaders are able to make a fair amount at the farmers market, but our farmers market only runs 4 months a year and I never made more than $30 for a day’s selling. Many people made more but I did not. I considered expanding but then I got a chronic illness and so we decided to just eat what I raised and be happy that my husbands job came with medical insurance as an option.
It has been a GOOD life, and I do not understand how so many people can be inside all day sitting down. Still many people ARE happy with that life, including my younger child.
There is work involved in homesteading but I have no regrets at all

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