tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922873875727546851.post7579878236323242485..comments2023-05-31T04:42:59.156-07:00Comments on Bedrock and Brambles: So...how do we get by?Andrew von Zubenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15029076202802686416noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922873875727546851.post-46346325727856527562012-02-04T18:23:06.384-08:002012-02-04T18:23:06.384-08:00Hi Martin,
Kira laughed when you mentioned the toy...Hi Martin,<br />Kira laughed when you mentioned the toy train.(Not at you!)<br />I spent a similar night trying to thaw a frozen sewer pipe.<br />That was because of the wrong rate of fall on the pipe, though.<br />I still fear the 'toy down the toilet' scenario.<br />I hope to flesh out the financial challenges that accompany homesteading life.<br />Doing so will encourage solutions.<br />Your insight and experience is most welcome.<br />AndrewAndrew von Zubenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029076202802686416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922873875727546851.post-50214685124227643352012-02-04T18:04:51.101-08:002012-02-04T18:04:51.101-08:00Hi Erin,
Sometimes I lose faith, especially when t...Hi Erin,<br />Sometimes I lose faith, especially when the facts are cold and hard.<br />Thanks for the love and support.<br />AndrewAndrew von Zubenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029076202802686416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922873875727546851.post-19317818788729095902012-02-04T12:29:31.459-08:002012-02-04T12:29:31.459-08:00I sympathize with your dilemma.
Years ago I moved...I sympathize with your dilemma. <br />Years ago I moved out in the woods to raise a family with no idea how I would provide a cash income. We decided to home school our children too so time available to make a living was diminished. <br />Before we moved to the country we had travelled extensively in the third world. <br />Despite many difficulties we had trying to make money over the years we never felt poor. There are no poor in most of Canada if you compare our standard of living to that of others globally. <br />So how can you get by...?<br />Well from the get go you need to mentally "have the right stuff", be prepared to live with less, be open to trying out various ways of making a living. I picked up the tool belt when there were houses to be built, and picked up the chainsaw when there were trees to be cut. At times when there is nothing I put time into the "Buddy Pool" helping friends for free. When you need to make a "withdrawal" from the buddy pool you can get help without using money. One winter my son flushed a small "Thomas the tank engine " toy down the toilet. I had to excavate from the house to the septic tank in weather -35 degrees with a pick axe and a spade shovel to extract this blockage in my plumbing. I didn't have the money for a plumber or to rent an excavator but I did have some hand tools and time. <br />Well what about the taxes....<br />Find out how long you can let them go...where we used to live you had 3 years before things got serious. Three years is a long time to find some income for taxes. <br />We used to say that we lived in the "cracks of society" just holding on. Its a choice one makes. Sure at times it's not easy but you don't have to be rich to live a rich life...you just need to be prepared. I read a lot of blogs about families with big incomes that one partner makes expounding about the simple life. Walden was written by someone who only lived in the bush on the weekends! Everyone will draw the line where they feel comfortable and where they can. I think though being flexable is important. I started out years and years and years ago a staunch vegetarian and now I hunt and trap. How did that ever happen? My family needed to eat and the reality of living in a place over the reality about reading books about living changes one....the bush will too if you are one who can find the patience to listen to it...<br />Financial coping strategies will develop for you but be prepared for this to happen slowly and try to stay open to the plan changing as things progress. Also realize that you are unique and what you read about someone else coping with country life might not work for you. <br />Get my phone number from Dave Potter we should talk about this some more....<br />Stay Positive.<br />MartinMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623062851556496817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922873875727546851.post-76496831545690884802012-02-03T19:00:21.070-08:002012-02-03T19:00:21.070-08:00I really hope this comes to fruition for you guys....I really hope this comes to fruition for you guys.<br />I am a huge believer that if you begin weaving, the Universe (God, Great Spirit, etc) provides the thread.<br />You've begun weaving. Now you trust.<br />Much Love,<br />e.erinhttp://www.erinellenbergermarch.comnoreply@blogger.com