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start practicing how to live the life whereever you live now. gardening, canning, freezing, dehydrating, fermenting. Grow things, fruit trees in big pots. herbs in little pots, carrots in a deep bin. chickens / bunnies can be raised in suburbia.Learn how to care for them, research what breeds are best for what you want. Build a small chicken tractor for 6 hens, pull it around your yard. Learn to harvest those meats. find recipes, try them. Find out what you like & don't like. Harvest eggs, ways to store your surplus. recipes?lemon curd, custard, besides fried, and boiled. Try making whipped cream, yogurt, butter, sour cream, ice cream, cheeses with milk/cream. Read figure out what breed of large livestock, if any, that you can support on your new homestead. One thing I'm seeing is people are putting too many or too large of animals on too small of properties. And becoming overwhelmed. GO SLOW, START WITH 2 ANIMALS, THEN BUILD UP SLOWLY TO WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD AND WHAT THE LAND WILL SUPPORT, AND HOW MUCH IT WILL COST TO RAISE FROM BABIES TO HARVEST AGE. Here are some things people can do BEFORE getting a homestead. Hope it helps someone.
Denise! This is AWESOME! You win the comments for the day. LOVE your response. You just added so much here. We did a lot of this in our suburban home before this move to the homestead on acreage. . Thanks for this great comment!
This is such a helpful channel! Thanks so much. We are older, have a very nice home, and make a good living, but we see the need for this type of living. God bless you.
If homesteading desert areas, consider desert vegetation and animals to grow and raise. Prickly pear cactus, the pads and fruit, are both edible and don't require extra watering. Mesquite can be used for firewood and the beans can be ground into flour for cooking. Honey bees love mesquite flowers. Ocatillos can be for building fences after they have died. Quail is also a desert animal and does very well. Make sure to check with Fish and Wildlife Division. Some quail breeds require a permit. Like you said...research your area. Knowing what to eat from what easily grows in a certain area is a very good idea.
My husband and I want to do this with our 3 kids, but we are working to get out of debt first. We are getting a late start, but hopefully we can succeed anyway.
We just moved to central Texas from metro Detroit! We bought a home that should go up in value quickly (now with covid stuff, I don’t know). My husband and I can’t wait to homestead!!! We already homeschool and have started our own business - we are on the road to our dream! That’s why I’m searching all this out now. Glad to have come by your channel
I have been hearing so much about homesteading lately and been getting excited. My husband and I can’t imagine a better life with our kids than this. I feel like finding your video was a sign. Any advice would be SO helpful. We’re both in our mid 20s and the typical 9-5 is killing us.
I bought an acre to farm earlier this year, cash, in New Mexico. I’m saving to build a tiny home it’ll probably a garage, considering a pole barn home, but the garage is more likely. I’m a third of the way to saving for it. I’ve been working on my garden to make the big switch to farming full time.
Started a 5 year plan! Continue to watch all the videos that will help and act like a sponge for information! Love your content ! Appreciate you not sugar coating it !
You can do it!!!!! So when you say, “ONE DAY SOON”. Do you know what I think...... put that DAY on a calendar however many years from now and start making that dream COME TRUE!!!
Are most of your subs living in the burbs? Edit: did you really just explain to people why you wore sunglasses in a video? Damn if people are gonna criticize you for wearing sunglasses then screw them. Wear whatever you want and you don’t need to tell people anything about it. Do you bro. Don’t worry about what people say. Just keep putting out good/informative videos.
I think the most important thing on the property is water. Alot of property is available cheap, but, just make sure you have access to water. Like you said, do your research. Glad to see you back👍😉❤
Oh Katherine you are 1000% correct, and when I do the video about purchasing land (it’ll be within these next 30 videos in 30 days) WATER will always be the most important...... Hmmm, well maybe unrestricted and unincorporated land would be our #1. But yes, with out water there can be no life.
My land has no standing water but when it rains potential for alot of water to be stored in basins. And hopefully I can build the water table back up as it's only down 60feet around the draw on my land in the near future.
I just came across your channel because me and my wife are looking to do this within 5 years. We are entrepreneurs and want to have everything set up by then. I think it’s destiny cuz we had a podcast called “better together” so I’m glad I found you. Looking forward to watching your channel
Thank you sooo much . It’s so inspiring. It’s been a dream for 25 years. Now we are seniors in our sixties with 4 adopted children all under the age of 9 to 3 years (all raised from newborns). We’ve come very close to buying land but would get out bidded. It feels God is driving this dream so we trust he has it under control. I think the Lord wants us to Homeschool… alittle concern about my ability to do so . But you can see the world changing and doing what the Bible said the end times would be like. Would you pray for us please? Direction and the money to afford. We have equity , my husband been video production for years , we are both on Soc Sec. The potential is there to homestead. We need Gods power to lead us. Thank you so much!
Oh well thank YOU Lolita for sharing your story. And WOW! Thank you adopting children!!! We someday would love to adopt. Just need to build a bigger home first. 🤣🤣 Keep going at it. It will someday happen….and very possibly it could happen during this next recession if you plan correctly!
YEEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!! Wowzers I can not believe I forgot to say that! I guess for us it is just so common now to be debt free that I didn’t even think of it. Yes yes Jean, you couldn’t be more right!!
Yeah I am almost out of the debt phase. Truck payments end April, credit card debt[lawyer expenses] hopefully July that's done and progressing faster. I just happen to be smart in the military to use my bonus to pay off 30 acres and a 2100 feet building turned to one bedroom place.
I've been hooked on your videos. Such great info for aspiring homesteaders. We are in the land search phase and hoping in 3 to 6 months we are hoping to be on our own property.
Good for you guys! I'm packing up my family as we speak...heading to Missouri to the Ozarks to build a homestead. I Plan on Vlogging the move so we'll be up on YT soon. 🍻
The new logo looks great- very motown retro! 30 videos: I’m stoaked for this and always look forward to your perspectives Beau. You’re welcome for the mower, I hope it serves y’all for years to come! I’d love a video about social life- one thing the “hells of suburbia” have going for them is access to people and many convenient social activities- talk to us how it has changed for your family. Much love Beau!
Thank you buddy!!!! Yup! Tomorrow’s video will have a lot of that in it..... “10 Truths About Living In the Country vs Suburbia” The social part of it takes almost have of the 10! 🤣🤣🤣
Oh and YEEEESSSSSSS!!!!!! The tractor serves us sooooooo much!!!!!!! And the trailer!!! We have so much fun with it and our place looks way better now that we can mow! 🤣🤣
1. Money. 2. Buy -or- get mortgage on raw land. 2. Make sure it's zoned so you can build/farm/keep animals on it. 3. if not immediate source of water you'll need to invest $$$ in well for water. Yes, MONEY is key to moving onto your own land.
Trust me. I have family that have full time jobs and they do this. So don’t be discouraged at all! That time is mostly used to setting up the land how they want. You still have off days holidays and when you get off work. They make it a family thing so taking care of the land won’t take you away from the family when you get home from work. If you have the drive and work ethic you can make it work. So then when you retire you have everything all set. You may not I’d restan having a full time job doesn’t mean it can’t be done and done well
Thank you for an amazing video. I am searching for a piece of land for me and my daughter. I am much older than you but still dreaming of being away from city life. Renting a home now until I can find our future home and a lot of learning to do to decide on a future home. Thanks for the inspiration.
Oh yea that is so awesome to hear.....I PROMISE you can do this!!!!! Have you checked out our FREE 50 Homestead Money Makers book? It might give you a few more ideas to help you get motivated!! www.bettertogetherhomestead.com/50-Homestead-Money-Makers
Thanks for recommending the book and I want to get that and try to find the podcasts you mentioned in the video. Thanks again. We are on a limited budget, and my daughter is special but can't wait to change our lives even more.
Wow! This was the video I needed!!! I will go now and start watching all your videos. I just bought 160 acres in SW Colorado. It has a very old house on it that needs soooo much work. I am told it has 3 wells... 2 have not been used in 30+ years. I have a 16 yr. Old Daughter and I want to get this farm up and running for her to inheritance so she will always be able to have a small income and a home of her own. Right now, most of the farmable land is tied up in a government conservation program called C.R.P. (Conservation Resource Program) where the government pays me about $30 per acre NOT to farm it. I think there are about 120 acres contracted for 2 more years then I will be free to do whatever I want with all of my land. I paid cash for the property and I have no debt whatsoever. No credit card debt, no car payments, no school loans. Those are the good parts, but the bad parts are (1.) I do have an old tractor but no harvesting equipment and no implements to speak of. (2.) I have no real experience in agricultural production or where to sale my product which will be wheat or pinto beans. (3.) My land has not been actively farmed in about 20 years. (4.) 2 sides of my property are not fenced. I have lived on a farm here in SW Colorado that belongs to my boyfriend's family. I have lived here for about 5 years now, but they lease their farmable land to another farmer who does the farming so I know nothing about farming. I have raised chickens, ducks and pigs and 1 turkey. lol I thought there would be classes and information available from the local agriculture extension office that would help me to know what to do next, but there really isn't much available in the way of educational help. I thought I would be able to learn about farming programs or funding programs from them as well, but I have hit a dead end. I'm not big on government programs but I would think there would be lots of how-to info from them. I guess RUclips is it huh?😁 I will rewatch this video and follow the links you mentioned. Thanks for all your help. I'll subscribe!
The information you give in your videos give my inspiration as I try to start my homestead and work from home. My dirt is only 1/4 acre but I am building my shed to house now with a small budget and I have started my first eggs on incubator. I'll be moving from Myrtle Beach to Timmonsville S.C in a rural area once my cabin is livable.
Oh those Hollars!!!! Haha. Thank you sooooooo much Kristy!! So how did you find us?? And also I gotta ask..... why is this your “wildest dream” and what keeps you from chasing the dream down and making it happen? I apologize for asking, but this is sort of my personality. You tell me you dream of something, and I will have to make sure you know that you CAN ACHIEVE ALL OF YOUR DREAMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@BetterTogetherLife I found ya'll by chance (RUclips recommendations). I watch a lot of homesteading channels so I guess YT thought I might enjoy yours. They were right! Right now finances and circumstances are the biggest road blocks but I'm not giving up- one day I WILL make this dream become a reality. Thanks for asking 😊
I am planning on getting my homestead in 1 1/2 yrs in N. Idaho. I have 3 short term goals before I move to N. Idaho. 1 buy a strong 4x4 truck that will be useful and functional on the homestead and the cold snowy winters. Buy a 5th wheel to take to the homestead. Have the truck and 5th wheel paid for and last.. Save save save all the money I can before I move.Since 2016 I live and work on Co. Property. I bought a small travel trailer and do not pay rent or utilities. I paid off the trailer and will sell it after I get my 5th wheel. My 5th wheel I will pay cash for. I just bought a Ford F350 4x4 LariatI paid cash for more than half of my truck and will have it paid off by early March or sooner. In May I will have cash to buy my 5th wheel outright then sell my travel trailer and my car. So then all the money I make will be saved for my homestead . I work hard 118 a week 7 days a week to achieve my 3 short term goals. My dream of my homestead is very real now as I have achieved my first goal and my 2nd goal is not too far away.
Ha ha!! Love this and the attitude, cool vibes. We are here for your wisdom brother, we are independent contractors flipping homes in Florida and just purchased our 1st acreage here. We are eager to start building our shed to home too, My parents just finished theirs also in Florida ✊💚💙🤎
We are finally debt free (well except our mortgage debt).....my daughter is going to purchase land with the profit from her rental being sold, then when we finally make the move out of suburbia, the profit from our home being sold will pay off the remainder of her mortgage. This is our plan....to live all together self sufficiently, off of the land. My side hustle I showcase on my RUclips channel and have an Etsy shop......all online business. Hey I disagree about stop watching RUclips, lol..........RUclips has been my everything for months now, researching, researching, researching, I've learnt so so much.....I do not watch TV anymore.
Patricia you can do it!!!!! Please never hesitate to let us know if you ever have any questions. I promise, if we can do this crazy adventure I know that anyone can!
I've just recently come across your channel after listening to your podcast on how to quit the rat race on the abundance+ platform. Perfect timing to find your content. We are making serious plans on how to leave the suburbs and but land. I am soaking up all the content it's excellent 💕
Thank you for this video and others of yours that I’ve watched. This was mine and my fiancés (of 11 1/2 years) dream, was to live more self sufficient, with less city restrictions and be able to teach our young kids (7 and 5) how to live a better lifestyle. We talked about it forever and watched videos on how to build your own cabins, and learning about permaculture and how to make a food forest, etc. We had plans and lists and all sorts of ideas…I was a stay at home mom while he was on the road and we were living with my parents to try to save money to get out on our own again. Wether that was buying raw land, or buying a property with some good acreage and a house already there…we were going to invest in alternative energy where ever we ended up…. But unfortunately he was just recently killed in a semi-truck accident and I’m lost and now I don’t know what to do or how to do it without him. It all just seems so impossible now.
Thought 5 tips are good. Thank you sir. Number 6. Friends and Family helping landscape, building moving, cleaning. If someone comes to my place 9 times 10 of 10 I will put them to work doing something.
Is severe weather a concern? With a small home? Did you do anything extra to secure your tiny home? In case of tornadoes? Your kids are living a great life with all that space around for adventure
Well Carol here is our main thought, YES of course we do think about severe weather and it is certainly a negative about small home living. We plan on getting a storm shelter hopefully in the next couple of years. Now....we also aren’t too concerned. Because IF a tornado is in your backyard then you are in trouble no matter what home you’re in. Of course that is over exaggerating a little. But if a tornado hits your home it is going to do serious damage no matter what. And for shed to house or mobile home or RV living..... that structure will be dust in the wind if a 🌪 hits you directly. Certainly something to think about, but we try not to live by fear. I hope this makes sense, I’ll be glad to put this in a video in the next 30 days. 😁👍🏻
9:25 speaking purely from my personal experiences i wouldn't recommend purchasing an rv with the sole purpose of this due to how fast and massively they depreciate. I saw the other day a 6 year old rv that listed for 130k new listed for 33k and it was in perfect condition.
Currently in a neighborhood on the Texas Gulf Coast. I need to start preparing for this kind of life. It has something that I've been interested in and I love being able to grow my own food. now with the looming mandates potentially ending my career, I am looking at creating multiple flows and becoming independent from the 9-5 dependent grind.
For homesteaders, please remember to teach your children why you decided to be a homesteader. Your values to reflect in politics, faith, food, etc. When they go out into the world, they will be bombarded by the world/cities values and you need to arm them to think for themselves founded on values.
just found your channel.. my wife and I had been talking about moving out into the country and learning to homestead.. funny you mention doTERRA in this video as we have been with them for 2 years now
We just had our paperwork brought to the title company today for selling our too expensive city house! My husband and I are planning on living in a travel trailer (will buy after house closes) and maybe living in my moms front yard in it or in my mother in law’s spare room. I’m pregnant with our fourth child and due in December. We are working on replacing my husband’s normal job with multiple incomes now. We hope to save a down payment by spring time to buy raw land in Idaho. Our family of six would be so blessed to be your homestead funding guinea pigs! Lord willing we will be as off grid and self sufficient as possible.
We are really trying to figure our income out before we make this move. Our lawn care business doesn’t really translate to rural Utah. I will bring my heavy equipment such as tractors and bobcats with me though…
I know this video is from last year but I just want to say that I am so grateful for your channel! I'm about to be a single mom of three and have been researching for months ways to own a home that isn't cookie cutter and also not be in the suburbs(I really love dandelions...turns out that neighbors don't hah). I am moving home to Florida for the first time in 10 years next year and finding your channel has really given me hope that we can have what we need and where we need it. I love your tip on incomes. I will unfortunately have to have a 9-5(7-3?) which was really feeling like a big blockade on my ability to do the work myself(which is the big thing that would make it affordable, what a catch, eh?) but now I have some ideas budding on how to get multiple streams in a one adult home. Thanks for being you! I have only watched five of your videos so far but I can already feel the wheels turning. Can't wait to watch the rest!
Amber, you are doing the hard stuff in life and that is never wasted. The rush to homestead is usually just bc we really want it. But the time in the waiting is what sets us up for success. We started with that same desire to want to make a huge shift. Trust the process is producing everything you need for this to become your reality. We are cheering for you. (I love dandelions too!)
Hey! I missed you my Texas young friend! Love your crazy but direct video, Beau. You might want to stress the fact that you need good communication with your spouse before embarking in such a venture. It takes time, love and commitment to have a common vision and attain such a goal. Love you guys for sticking together through thick and thin. You mak'em, I'll watch'em here in the Canadian deep freeze. :)
Oh thank you so much Mr Cleo!!!! Very sorry, after we got back from the Homesteaders of America Conference and our house flooded (I’ll share that in a video here soon)..... I fell off the wagon. But then I quickly realized that I needed a reset and BAM!!! The 30/30 challenge was a no brainer and Kelly is super supportive of it so we are doing it!!!!!!! Thank you always for watching and for commenting Mr Cleo! You are certainly “our people”!!!! 😁😁
hi there, looking forward to the 30 days of 30 videos :) would like to know more about how to test the quality of the soil, as in how do you know if it is good or not in the matter of growing your garden? Also, how do you make your own compost/manure and what to keep in mind in the matter of what animal poop you are using for the purpose - you talked a bit about rabbit poop being cold manure, maybe a video about hot manure as well :) Furthermore it could be very interesting to learn more about how you get electricity as well as water/drinking water on your property - do you use solarpanels, generator, well, rain water catchment? And in case, your property didn't already had a well etc, which solution did you go for and why? Lastly, do you plan on expanding your range of animals, perhaps even a video on what farm animals you recommend and why (like the video on your rabbits, which was really educational) :)
Thank you soooooo much Natasha!!! These are all amazing questions and future topics for videos! I love it!!!!! I just put them all in my 30/30 Evernote for vlog titles!!!!! 😁😁😁👍🏻
@@BetterTogetherLife oh!! maybe also a video about the storage of your meat after butchering your rabbits - as in how old do they have to be, how do you ripen your meat and for how long? and don't forget - how long do you use your doe for breeding and do you butcher them as well at some point? :)
@@BetterTogetherLife I agree haha. Just stumbled across your channel yesterday. I subscribed already. Thanks for all the great imformation. My family and I are also looking to do a similar arrangement in TX or TN.
I have a cooking channel Joveta's Kitchen and have a 501c3 garden to help feed people on a friend's land. Community kitchens and Gardens. I want to move to a farm of my own. I am also looking for land grants. I need other ways to find land. We live in a food desert. No going to tell my age lol but I'm supposed to be retired but I think I do more work now than when I was working. I also live in Texas.
I think, if you're early enough in life and you make small income 9-5, and adhere to these principles, you can make it happen. But having the ability to be self employed, and then just saying "get multiple income streams", is a bit like saying "just be rich!" Finding legitimate income stream sources, is hard enough. But even once you find the legitimate ones, it takes investing considerable amounts of money over years, and possibly a decade, before it's (a) viable "income stream", let alone "multiple". This has been a dream of mine, since I was a teenager. I'm many decades past that time, now, and still in a 9-5. I just don't know how I can make this happen, at my age.
Great comment!!!! This is easier said than done, BUT….I’m going to say it…. Instead of using your language of, “I just don’t know how I can make this happen at my age.” Say…. “I still have enough years ahead of me, HOW can I make this happen?” There is a mental hump there that you have to get over. You CAN DO IT!!! But you have to find a way to unlock the most powerful computer in the universe….the computer in between your ears. When you say, “I can’t do this.” Then your 🧠 computer shuts down. It thinks, “oh good, my person already solved the equation for me. I can go to sleep.” But, when you write down on pen and paper and hang it up where you brush your teeth every morning…. “How can I homestead, make more money, etc?” Then, you 🧠 computer has to go to work and solve the equation. You’ll begin to get ideas when you are: driving, showering, doing dishes or laundry, at dinner, or basically everywhere you will get ideas. Your job is to merely WRITE EVERY IDEA DOWN, there are no bad ideas!!!! Then….you pick the best idea and you go for it! Hope that helps a tiny bit.
I have money saved for the land, I have lots of equity in my current home, I have multiple passive streams of income, and I’m still trapped in suburbia. There is very little land available in my area. I’ve been looking for 4 years. It’s been so frustrating.
hate when people diss 9-5s I love my job and love my guys, I'm looking at a new home (not the acreage i want but it is right next to the pool river and baseballfield so life will be beautiful while we gain some equity! But at the same time its over 40 minutes from my job and that just means I wanna buy some good CDs to get me to and from, and maybe a more gas efficent car! I would have passive income if my music went mainstream lol, or if I had the time away from the 9-5 to work on my books/comics microhomesteading would just add happiness to life, thats all I want, because I need time for art, Once I draw up enough to fill up some shelves I can get hustling on the marketing end! Spend too much time thinking about it instead of getting it done but art takes time and i'm in no rush, it wont be valueable until the message clicks, till you hear it and want it all, or till i'm gone and you wonder why
Hey if you dig your 9-5 that’s AWESOME! It’s just a lot of people that want to homestead want more time on their land. But awesome you found something you love! That’s great!!
@@BetterTogetherLife It's just that people always say (people meaning my dad) don't quit your day job, maybe turning the hours into part time could work for some people. Idk what you do for passive or self employment, but youtube videos doesn't seem like a feel like a real option to me, and passive income makes me think stocks and investments which I need the money for bills and to invest in myself/land, maybe in the future when I have a stockpile (tax returns with kids is AWESOMEEEEE :P) i'm not knocking your hustle and I agree that iffff I could find a way to work at home all day I would (Maybe one day a week cooking at the bar becauseeee those are my guys) but to put my faith and expect peoples generousity just for happiness is too much, growing food would be cool but selling it seems soooo confusing and restricted/permitted. I do know that with the industry I'm in, I would be able to find customers, sooooo if I go with the flow and prove my worth I think that one day other income will be on the table other then an hourly wage. but step one is committing and working your ass off instead of just doing the job and looking for alternatives.
I love your guys channel and the reason why is the straight forward talking like you did in this video.. thank you! When I am ready, I plan on being in Texas as well homesteading somewhere between Amarillo and Lubbock because I still like the change of seasons.. I am from Nebraska and just cannot take the cold we get here anymore but still like the change of seasons and being able to have a yard so no desert areas for me. Here in a little over 3 years, I should be ready to roll.. working on paying down debt and building some more equity in my house before I sell.My plan is to find a piece of property that is ideal for me and live in my converted shuttle bus while I do the build on the property using a shed or something similar like you guys did. Hopefully get something close to rural water so I don't run a well or carry it.. I also plan on a propane tank that would sit in the yard, grew up on a farm using them and that worked great only having to fill once or twice a year, and running solar for electric with generator back-up.
@@BetterTogetherLife I no joke was just thinking about you all yesterday and how I hadn't seen a video in awhile! I was no joke about to email you to make sure ya all were still alive, but I already used my "send you socks" and "what about tornadoes" excuse for emails so couldn't think of another good side reason to email you lol. Glad you all are doing well and yay for 30 days of videos!
We ARE doing great! Yea, unfortunately that is just how I am. I sort of disappear from online from time to time. (Ok, I can disappear often). 🤣🤣🤣 But I always come back and PLEASE, never hesitate to send us an email for ZERO reason. Email us just to email us! Lol!!!!
First off, I love the videos! My name is tyler sousa. Owning my own homestead is my dream!! I have a wife and daughter and all I want to do is truly provide for them! Covid has thrown us in the mud! Any advice would really mean the world!
Hey Tyler! Glad you’re here. You seem resourceful. So lean into that. If you’re broke, any job is a good job to do while you’re working your way into the next one. Kelly and I have had all kinds of jobs before we took this big leap. Planning to homestead is so much of the work before you actually get on it. Do take your time to find the place/area that fits your plan and then work toward that. Covid sucks. And it’s hitting everyone in different ways. What you do from this time will determine whether or not you get that dream.
My husband and I have an ache on our heart to homestead in the next 3-5 years. We’re signed up for a home in suburbia right now. But we’re hopeful and planning to use that time to study up and pay off our mortgage. We’re going to try what we can while living in Suburbia. No chickens but maybe some worms or bees and definitely garden pots. Help! Any advice would be appreciated!
Hey man that was a good marketing video even though u pretended like it wasn’t at the end🤣 Seriously, I’m interested in starting a side business to become self-employed. Do you have an email so we can talk more?
In a few years I’m moving to Texas, the plan is to get a shit apartment and any job there and I have stocks etc saved for a down payment and I’m just gunna put the price of a house in my town and count in how much materials to build a cabin and just buy as much land with my leftover money, it averaged out to between 300-350 acres of land in hill country
Learning skills...canning, carpentry, fishing,hunting,dehydrating food, freezing food, raising or taking care of animals, and growing food...just some skills to work on.
Thank you so much for sharing the truth and with that we can make wiser decisions going forward just awesome thank you so much for that truly a blessing- be blessed 0:)
Oh hi Nosh, yea the comments on older videos kind of fall away here in our Creator Studio app. Sorry about that. Let me know here and I’ll be glad to help!
Hey been watching you guys and I love everything your doing and how your doing it. I live in town and have gotten chickens and quail and trees, and want to move out into the country and also do my own vids
Im a single mom of 3. Im starting my planning journey to be on a piece of land by Aug of 2023. Please i would love some help. Im leaving Texas to Florida.
Get out of debt before you buy your property,, pay off those credit cards and put them away. Why pay them off then buy, because if you do not have any bills to pay you can pay off the land so fast by making larger payments. I have done homesteading before, currently have a flock of 35 chickens, and garden in our back yard but cant wait to get back to it, I miss the larger animals. We will be buying our (I live with my daughter, I am 62 she is 37) property in the spring and moving into a home the next summer. We will still have a mortgage to pay for the home, but the property will be paid in full before we put a house on it, which should double the value of the mortgage once completed.
Yes it is the way we want to live. But money is an issue. I'm able to do alot of things already. Like kill and process my own animals for food. I know how to grow food. But I can't find any acres that we can afford. But I'm still trying very hard and not giving up let. Thanks
Thanks Annamay! Yea sorry, i tend to go “off grid” in terms of “off the ONLINE grid” often. But I will always come back and please never hesitate to email us at bettertogetherlife@gmail.com if you ever need anything during those times. I am pretty sure that after these 30 days I’ll take another break for Christmas. 🤣🤣
Looking at buying 8.5 acres. We’re hoping to move on it fast but have to get the house sold first. The house is a real fixer upper but I’m okay with that because the price is right for the land.
There is a “side hustle podcast”. But as for youtubers I’m not sure..... I’d assume there are tons! Just RUclips “side hustle”. Also....get my FREE ebook “Homestead Money Makers”: www.bettertogetherlife.com/ebooks/
That’s a shed? It looks like a cross between a barn and a mansion to me: just a really big and nice house. Maybe I’m used to things that are too small?
Start with a checklist of your non-negotiables in a property. Find an area that offers that and see if it’s possible. If not, change what you’re willing to give up in order to make this whole thing happen-Kelly
Hi Bo and Kelly my name is Cody me and my family of 7 live in South Georgia we are already kind of in a property in somewhat of the country we are on 1 acre trying to start homesteading but it is hard as I have a 9 to 5 and no other sources of income could you give me any suggestions of how a family of 7 can make a sustainable income so I can also be here to Homestead
Hi Wells Family!!!! Send us an email and we’d love to setup a time to do a video conference with you and share how we are able to be a full time work from home family. 😁😁 Bettertogetherlife@gmail.com
1) move out of California 2) find a job that you can work from home until you can start a “work from home business.” 3) save as much money as you can 4) find a good piece of property in Texas that has the freedom that you want
Hey, I'm in the "research" stage of finding my homestead, as well as looking for streams of income... I have a small peice of land, I would like to use it to purchase something else (it's not in a good area for what I want to do) ANY ADVICE ON HOW I CAN DO THAT?
Super cool!!! Yes I would love to help, this sounds fun to figure out how to help..... Ok can you give us more details? How many acres do you own? Is there a house on it? Where is it located? How many acres do you want? Where do you want to purchase? Do you plan on living full time there? What type of work do you do now?
@@BetterTogetherLife thank you so much. The land I own is only .86 acre it's basically raw land, I believe there is a wale on the property, I need to get it surveyed to know for sure. It is located in Monticello FL.. I would like to get at least 1-2 acres of land with a fixer upper, tiny house, or something like that to START with. Im currently "trying" to do resells on poshmark, let go, etc. I also plan to try and sell plant starts, soaps, lotions, etc at flea markets, farmer markets, etc. My husband is in the concrete business (he's not on board with the whole "homesteading thing" animals, gardening, etc) he is on board with a fixer upper etc...One thing you mentioned in your video was "owner financing loan" is that through a bank? How does that work
@@jdpsmith yes I know all too well about that, I'm def doing research on that, thank you for the advice though I really appreciate it, got anymore?? Haha
I am trying to learn how to trade stock on in the NASDAQ but I said that is a form of income that you can do on your Facebook group but because I said that you are blocked me now I cannot get on to the Facebook group🤬😡
Doterra essential oils, it's a pyramid scheme. ( Before the doterra and YL people come in and flame me, Yes it is, you know it is, look at the business model and accept the truth.)
This is awesome, thank you!! Have you checked out our 50 Homestead Money Makers ebook? It is FREE of course. www.bettertogetherhomestead.com/50-Homestead-Money-Makers
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start practicing how to live the life whereever you live now.
gardening, canning, freezing, dehydrating, fermenting.
Grow things, fruit trees in big pots. herbs in little pots, carrots in a deep bin.
chickens / bunnies can be raised in suburbia.Learn how to care for them, research what breeds are best for what you want. Build a small chicken tractor for 6 hens, pull it around your yard.
Learn to harvest those meats. find recipes, try them. Find out what you like & don't like.
Harvest eggs, ways to store your surplus. recipes?lemon curd, custard, besides fried, and boiled.
Try making whipped cream, yogurt, butter, sour cream, ice cream, cheeses with milk/cream.
Read figure out what breed of large livestock, if any, that you can support on your new homestead.
One thing I'm seeing is people are putting too many or too large of animals on too small of properties. And becoming overwhelmed.
GO SLOW, START WITH 2 ANIMALS, THEN BUILD UP SLOWLY TO WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD AND WHAT THE LAND WILL SUPPORT, AND HOW MUCH IT WILL COST TO RAISE FROM BABIES TO HARVEST AGE.
Here are some things people can do BEFORE getting a homestead. Hope it helps someone.
Denise! This is AWESOME! You win the comments for the day. LOVE your response. You just added so much here. We did a lot of this in our suburban home before this move to the homestead on acreage.
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Thanks for this great comment!
YASSSSS Denise you are soooooo correct!! Love this so much!
Thank you!!!!
Better Together Life maybe you need to do another video- 5 more things we did to get on the homestead. Debt free, learn skills (Denise’s ideas).
Yay bunnies!!!!!!!!
Love this!!!! Adding it to the Evernote!!! 🤣🤣
This is such a helpful channel! Thanks so much. We are older, have a very nice home, and make a good living, but we see the need for this type of living. God bless you.
If homesteading desert areas, consider desert vegetation and animals to grow and raise.
Prickly pear cactus, the pads and fruit, are both edible and don't require extra watering.
Mesquite can be used for firewood and the beans can be ground into flour for cooking. Honey bees love mesquite flowers.
Ocatillos can be for building fences after they have died.
Quail is also a desert animal and does very well. Make sure to check with Fish and Wildlife Division. Some quail breeds require a permit.
Like you said...research your area. Knowing what to eat from what easily grows in a certain area is a very good idea.
My husband and I want to do this with our 3 kids, but we are working to get out of debt first. We are getting a late start, but hopefully we can succeed anyway.
Just think about it this way. If you can accomplish a simple 1% a day or even half that .5% a day. Within 1 year you can accomplish any goal!!!
We just moved to central Texas from metro Detroit! We bought a home that should go up in value quickly (now with covid stuff, I don’t know). My husband and I can’t wait to homestead!!! We already homeschool and have started our own business - we are on the road to our dream! That’s why I’m searching all this out now. Glad to have come by your channel
I have been hearing so much about homesteading lately and been getting excited. My husband and I can’t imagine a better life with our kids than this. I feel like finding your video was a sign. Any advice would be SO helpful. We’re both in our mid 20s and the typical 9-5 is killing us.
Hey Cristina! We can chat more via email or Instagram! Excited for y’all! BetterTogetherLife@gmail.com or @bettertogetherwife on IG.
I bought an acre to farm earlier this year, cash, in New Mexico. I’m saving to build a tiny home it’ll probably a garage, considering a pole barn home, but the garage is more likely. I’m a third of the way to saving for it. I’ve been working on my garden to make the big switch to farming full time.
I love everything about this! Cash, saving! Yes! That is the right way to do this!-Kelly
Love it!!!! Yes, barndominiums are amazing!!!
If you're in Lea Co you're close to me.
Started a 5 year plan! Continue to watch all the videos that will help and act like a sponge for information! Love your content ! Appreciate you not sugar coating it !
Thank you bro!!!
Still in the dreaming stage and loved all this advice. Hopefully one day soon
You can do it!!!!!
So when you say, “ONE DAY SOON”.
Do you know what I think...... put that DAY on a calendar however many years from now and start making that dream COME TRUE!!!
I’m totally going to do that! Thank you so much for the encouragement.
Are most of your subs living in the burbs?
Edit: did you really just explain to people why you wore sunglasses in a video? Damn if people are gonna criticize you for wearing sunglasses then screw them. Wear whatever you want and you don’t need to tell people anything about it. Do you bro. Don’t worry about what people say. Just keep putting out good/informative videos.
I think the most important thing on the property is water. Alot of property is available cheap, but, just make sure you have access to water. Like you said, do your research. Glad to see you back👍😉❤
Oh Katherine you are 1000% correct, and when I do the video about purchasing land (it’ll be within these next 30 videos in 30 days) WATER will always be the most important......
Hmmm, well maybe unrestricted and unincorporated land would be our #1. But yes, with out water there can be no life.
My land has no standing water but when it rains potential for alot of water to be stored in basins. And hopefully I can build the water table back up as it's only down 60feet around the draw on my land in the near future.
I just came across your channel because me and my wife are looking to do this within 5 years. We are entrepreneurs and want to have everything set up by then. I think it’s destiny cuz we had a podcast called “better together” so I’m glad I found you. Looking forward to watching your channel
Thank you sooo much . It’s so inspiring. It’s been a dream for 25 years. Now we are seniors in our sixties with 4 adopted children all under the age of 9 to 3 years (all raised from newborns).
We’ve come very close to buying land but would get out bidded. It feels God is driving this dream so we trust he has it under control. I think the Lord wants us to Homeschool… alittle concern about my ability to do so . But you can see the world changing and doing what the Bible said the end times would be like.
Would you pray for us please? Direction and the money to afford. We have equity , my husband been video production for years , we are both on Soc Sec. The potential is there to homestead. We need Gods power to lead us. Thank you so much!
Oh well thank YOU Lolita for sharing your story. And WOW! Thank you adopting children!!!
We someday would love to adopt. Just need to build a bigger home first. 🤣🤣
Keep going at it. It will someday happen….and very possibly it could happen during this next recession if you plan correctly!
Build a life you don’t need a vacation from. My only goal.
Awesome!!!!!
I'm from Ontario Canada...just bought 41 acres. 2000 ft waterfront...can't wait to move there
GeT OUT OF DEBT FIRST! Enjoyed this video, Beau.
YEEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!! Wowzers I can not believe I forgot to say that!
I guess for us it is just so common now to be debt free that I didn’t even think of it.
Yes yes Jean, you couldn’t be more right!!
Yeah I am almost out of the debt phase. Truck payments end April, credit card debt[lawyer expenses] hopefully July that's done and progressing faster. I just happen to be smart in the military to use my bonus to pay off 30 acres and a 2100 feet building turned to one bedroom place.
I've been hooked on your videos. Such great info for aspiring homesteaders. We are in the land search phase and hoping in 3 to 6 months we are hoping to be on our own property.
Awesome!!!!!!!
Good for you guys! I'm packing up my family as we speak...heading to Missouri to the Ozarks to build a homestead. I Plan on Vlogging the move so we'll be up on YT soon. 🍻
That is sooooo awesome!!! Please share the channel when you have videos up!
Ps, love the channel name!!
The new logo looks great- very motown retro!
30 videos: I’m stoaked for this and always look forward to your perspectives Beau.
You’re welcome for the mower, I hope it serves y’all for years to come!
I’d love a video about social life- one thing the “hells of suburbia” have going for them is access to people and many convenient social activities- talk to us how it has changed for your family.
Much love Beau!
Thank you buddy!!!! Yup! Tomorrow’s video will have a lot of that in it.....
“10 Truths About Living In the Country vs Suburbia”
The social part of it takes almost have of the 10! 🤣🤣🤣
Oh and YEEEESSSSSSS!!!!!! The tractor serves us sooooooo much!!!!!!! And the trailer!!!
We have so much fun with it and our place looks way better now that we can mow!
🤣🤣
1. Money. 2. Buy -or- get mortgage on raw land. 2. Make sure it's zoned so you can build/farm/keep animals on it. 3. if not immediate source of water you'll need to invest $$$ in well for water. Yes, MONEY is key to moving onto your own land.
I love it, you are correct…..buying any asset that has value takes something else that has value. Like money. 😁👍🏻
We are in full on Johnny 5 mode here. 😊 Thanks for the valuable content
Trust me. I have family that have full time jobs and they do this. So don’t be discouraged at all! That time is mostly used to setting up the land how they want. You still have off days holidays and when you get off work. They make it a family thing so taking care of the land won’t take you away from the family when you get home from work. If you have the drive and work ethic you can make it work. So then when you retire you have everything all set. You may not I’d restan having a full time job doesn’t mean it can’t be done and done well
This is what I want for my family, researching now that's how I found this video.
Awesome!!!!!!! 😁😁😁
Thank you for an amazing video. I am searching for a piece of land for me and my daughter. I am much older than you but still dreaming of being away from city life. Renting a home now until I can find our future home and a lot of learning to do to decide on a future home. Thanks for the inspiration.
Oh yea that is so awesome to hear.....I PROMISE you can do this!!!!! Have you checked out our FREE 50 Homestead Money Makers book? It might give you a few more ideas to help you get motivated!!
www.bettertogetherhomestead.com/50-Homestead-Money-Makers
Thanks for recommending the book and I want to get that and try to find the podcasts you mentioned in the video. Thanks again. We are on a limited budget, and my daughter is special but can't wait to change our lives even more.
Thank you for sharing your ideas! It has greatly helped us and we are selling in suburbia! So excited for this adventure!
Awesome, congrats!!!!!
Man I love y'alls videos my wife and I just bought 10 acres over in Wichita county just trying to move out there
Oh that’s so awesome Atlas, THANK YOU!!!!! Congrats!
Wow! This was the video I needed!!! I will go now and start watching all your videos. I just bought 160 acres in SW Colorado. It has a very old house on it that needs soooo much work. I am told it has 3 wells... 2 have not been used in 30+ years. I have a 16 yr. Old Daughter and I want to get this farm up and running for her to inheritance so she will always be able to have a small income and a home of her own. Right now, most of the farmable land is tied up in a government conservation program called C.R.P. (Conservation Resource Program) where the government pays me about $30 per acre NOT to farm it. I think there are about 120 acres contracted for 2 more years then I will be free to do whatever I want with all of my land. I paid cash for the property and I have no debt whatsoever. No credit card debt, no car payments, no school loans. Those are the good parts, but the bad parts are (1.) I do have an old tractor but no harvesting equipment and no implements to speak of. (2.) I have no real experience in agricultural production or where to sale my product which will be wheat or pinto beans. (3.) My land has not been actively farmed in about 20 years. (4.) 2 sides of my property are not fenced.
I have lived on a farm here in SW Colorado that belongs to my boyfriend's family. I have lived here for about 5 years now, but they lease their farmable land to another farmer who does the farming so I know nothing about farming.
I have raised chickens, ducks and pigs and 1 turkey. lol
I thought there would be classes and information available from the local agriculture extension office that would help me to know what to do next, but there really isn't much available in the way of educational help. I thought I would be able to learn about farming programs or funding programs from them as well, but I have hit a dead end. I'm not big on government programs but I would think there would be lots of how-to info from them. I guess RUclips is it huh?😁 I will rewatch this video and follow the links you mentioned. Thanks for all your help. I'll subscribe!
Looking forward to the 30 days. Good information about getting started.
Thank you so much Daryl!!!!!!
The information you give in your videos give my inspiration as I try to start my homestead and work from home. My dirt is only 1/4 acre but I am building my shed to house now with a small budget and I have started my first eggs on incubator. I'll be moving from Myrtle Beach to Timmonsville S.C in a rural area once my cabin is livable.
New subscriber here! Love the video. Great information. You guys are living my wildest dream. P.S Love the Hollars!
Oh those Hollars!!!! Haha.
Thank you sooooooo much Kristy!! So how did you find us??
And also I gotta ask..... why is this your “wildest dream” and what keeps you from chasing the dream down and making it happen?
I apologize for asking, but this is sort of my personality. You tell me you dream of something, and I will have to make sure you know that you CAN ACHIEVE ALL OF YOUR DREAMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@BetterTogetherLife I found ya'll by chance (RUclips recommendations). I watch a lot of homesteading channels so I guess YT thought I might enjoy yours. They were right! Right now finances and circumstances are the biggest road blocks but I'm not giving up- one day I WILL make this dream become a reality. Thanks for asking 😊
I am planning on getting my homestead in 1 1/2 yrs in N. Idaho. I have 3 short term goals before I move to N. Idaho.
1 buy a strong 4x4 truck that will be useful and functional on the homestead and the cold snowy winters. Buy a 5th wheel to take to the homestead. Have the truck and 5th wheel paid for and last.. Save save save all the money I can before I move.Since 2016 I live and work on Co. Property. I bought a small travel trailer and do not pay rent or utilities. I paid off the trailer and will sell it after I get my 5th wheel. My 5th wheel I will pay cash for. I just bought a Ford F350 4x4 LariatI paid cash for more than half of my truck and will have it paid off by early March or sooner. In May I will have cash to buy my 5th wheel outright then sell my travel trailer and my car. So then all the money I make will be saved for my homestead . I work hard 118 a week 7 days a week to achieve my 3 short term goals. My dream of my homestead is very real now as I have achieved my first goal and my 2nd goal is not too far away.
This is AMAZING Annamay!!!!!!!! Wahooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ha ha!! Love this and the attitude, cool vibes. We are here for your wisdom brother, we are independent contractors flipping homes in Florida and just purchased our 1st acreage here. We are eager to start building our shed to home too, My parents just finished theirs also in Florida ✊💚💙🤎
Oh really?!??? Wow that is so awesome!
I thought that Florida didn’t like small homes like Shed to Houses? That’s so great, congrats!!!!
We are finally debt free (well except our mortgage debt).....my daughter is going to purchase land with the profit from her rental being sold, then when we finally make the move out of suburbia, the profit from our home being sold will pay off the remainder of her mortgage.
This is our plan....to live all together self sufficiently, off of the land.
My side hustle I showcase on my RUclips channel and have an Etsy shop......all online business.
Hey I disagree about stop watching RUclips, lol..........RUclips has been my everything for months now, researching, researching, researching, I've learnt so so much.....I do not watch TV anymore.
Looking forward to your videos. We are dreaming of starting our homestead. Looking for a awesome side hustle
Patricia you can do it!!!!! Please never hesitate to let us know if you ever have any questions.
I promise, if we can do this crazy adventure I know that anyone can!
Definitely check out Nick Lopers side hustle show podcast for ideas: www.sidehustlenation.com/side-hustle-show/
I've just recently come across your channel after listening to your podcast on how to quit the rat race on the abundance+ platform. Perfect timing to find your content. We are making serious plans on how to leave the suburbs and but land. I am soaking up all the content it's excellent 💕
Thank you for this video and others of yours that I’ve watched. This was mine and my fiancés (of 11 1/2 years) dream, was to live more self sufficient, with less city restrictions and be able to teach our young kids (7 and 5) how to live a better lifestyle. We talked about it forever and watched videos on how to build your own cabins, and learning about permaculture and how to make a food forest, etc. We had plans and lists and all sorts of ideas…I was a stay at home mom while he was on the road and we were living with my parents to try to save money to get out on our own again. Wether that was buying raw land, or buying a property with some good acreage and a house already there…we were going to invest in alternative energy where ever we ended up…. But unfortunately he was just recently killed in a semi-truck accident and I’m lost and now I don’t know what to do or how to do it without him. It all just seems so impossible now.
Thought 5 tips are good. Thank you sir.
Number 6. Friends and Family helping landscape, building moving, cleaning. If someone comes to my place 9 times 10 of 10 I will put them to work doing something.
Haha, you are so right Mr Turner!!! 👍🏻👍🏻
Is severe weather a concern? With a small home? Did you do anything extra to secure your tiny home? In case of tornadoes? Your kids are living a great life with all that space around for adventure
Well Carol here is our main thought, YES of course we do think about severe weather and it is certainly a negative about small home living.
We plan on getting a storm shelter hopefully in the next couple of years.
Now....we also aren’t too concerned. Because IF a tornado is in your backyard then you are in trouble no matter what home you’re in. Of course that is over exaggerating a little. But if a tornado hits your home it is going to do serious damage no matter what.
And for shed to house or mobile home or RV living..... that structure will be dust in the wind if a 🌪 hits you directly.
Certainly something to think about, but we try not to live by fear.
I hope this makes sense, I’ll be glad to put this in a video in the next 30 days. 😁👍🏻
9:25 speaking purely from my personal experiences i wouldn't recommend purchasing an rv with the sole purpose of this due to how fast and massively they depreciate. I saw the other day a 6 year old rv that listed for 130k new listed for 33k and it was in perfect condition.
Currently in a neighborhood on the Texas Gulf Coast. I need to start preparing for this kind of life. It has something that I've been interested in and I love being able to grow my own food. now with the looming mandates potentially ending my career, I am looking at creating multiple flows and becoming independent from the 9-5 dependent grind.
For homesteaders, please remember to teach your children why you decided to be a homesteader. Your values to reflect in politics, faith, food, etc. When they go out into the world, they will be bombarded by the world/cities values and you need to arm them to think for themselves founded on values.
just found your channel.. my wife and I had been talking about moving out into the country and learning to homestead.. funny you mention doTERRA in this video as we have been with them for 2 years now
Awesome!
We just had our paperwork brought to the title company today for selling our too expensive city house! My husband and I are planning on living in a travel trailer (will buy after house closes) and maybe living in my moms front yard in it or in my mother in law’s spare room. I’m pregnant with our fourth child and due in December. We are working on replacing my husband’s normal job with multiple incomes now. We hope to save a down payment by spring time to buy raw land in Idaho. Our family of six would be so blessed to be your homestead funding guinea pigs! Lord willing we will be as off grid and self sufficient as possible.
Maybe it’s too weird to put us out there like that, but it’s worth a shot!
Awesome!!! Shoot us an email over at bettertogetherlife@gmail.com
We would love to help you out with the “multiple streams of income”.
We are really trying to figure our income out before we make this move. Our lawn care business doesn’t really translate to rural Utah. I will bring my heavy equipment such as tractors and bobcats with me though…
Oh man, you absolutely can do this!!!! Bobcats are in HUGE demand in rural areas!
I know this video is from last year but I just want to say that I am so grateful for your channel! I'm about to be a single mom of three and have been researching for months ways to own a home that isn't cookie cutter and also not be in the suburbs(I really love dandelions...turns out that neighbors don't hah). I am moving home to Florida for the first time in 10 years next year and finding your channel has really given me hope that we can have what we need and where we need it. I love your tip on incomes. I will unfortunately have to have a 9-5(7-3?) which was really feeling like a big blockade on my ability to do the work myself(which is the big thing that would make it affordable, what a catch, eh?) but now I have some ideas budding on how to get multiple streams in a one adult home. Thanks for being you! I have only watched five of your videos so far but I can already feel the wheels turning. Can't wait to watch the rest!
Amber, you are doing the hard stuff in life and that is never wasted. The rush to homestead is usually just bc we really want it. But the time in the waiting is what sets us up for success. We started with that same desire to want to make a huge shift. Trust the process is producing everything you need for this to become your reality. We are cheering for you. (I love dandelions too!)
@@BetterTogetherLife I appreciate that so much, "trust the process." thank you!
Hey! I missed you my Texas young friend! Love your crazy but direct video, Beau. You might want to stress the fact that you need good communication with your spouse before embarking in such a venture. It takes time, love and commitment to have a common vision and attain such a goal. Love you guys for sticking together through thick and thin. You mak'em, I'll watch'em here in the Canadian deep freeze. :)
Ain’t that the truth! You are super wise, Cleo!-Kelly
Oh thank you so much Mr Cleo!!!! Very sorry, after we got back from the Homesteaders of America Conference and our house flooded (I’ll share that in a video here soon)..... I fell off the wagon.
But then I quickly realized that I needed a reset and BAM!!! The 30/30 challenge was a no brainer and Kelly is super supportive of it so we are doing it!!!!!!!
Thank you always for watching and for commenting Mr Cleo! You are certainly “our people”!!!! 😁😁
hi there, looking forward to the 30 days of 30 videos :) would like to know more about how to test the quality of the soil, as in how do you know if it is good or not in the matter of growing your garden? Also, how do you make your own compost/manure and what to keep in mind in the matter of what animal poop you are using for the purpose - you talked a bit about rabbit poop being cold manure, maybe a video about hot manure as well :) Furthermore it could be very interesting to learn more about how you get electricity as well as water/drinking water on your property - do you use solarpanels, generator, well, rain water catchment? And in case, your property didn't already had a well etc, which solution did you go for and why? Lastly, do you plan on expanding your range of animals, perhaps even a video on what farm animals you recommend and why (like the video on your rabbits, which was really educational) :)
Thank you soooooo much Natasha!!! These are all amazing questions and future topics for videos! I love it!!!!!
I just put them all in my 30/30 Evernote for vlog titles!!!!! 😁😁😁👍🏻
@@BetterTogetherLife oh!! maybe also a video about the storage of your meat after butchering your rabbits - as in how old do they have to be, how do you ripen your meat and for how long? and don't forget - how long do you use your doe for breeding and do you butcher them as well at some point? :)
Dude I am wearing the same old navy fleece (same color) you have in this video. Ive had it since like the early 2000s haha
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Heck yea!!!! This thing is one of the best made clothing I’ve ever owned. That is hilarious!
@@BetterTogetherLife I agree haha. Just stumbled across your channel yesterday. I subscribed already. Thanks for all the great imformation. My family and I are also looking to do a similar arrangement in TX or TN.
Looking forward to the following videos! Awesome!
Thank you Diane!!! New video was posted today!
I have a cooking channel Joveta's Kitchen and have a 501c3 garden to help feed people on a friend's land. Community kitchens and Gardens. I want to move to a farm of my own. I am also looking for land grants. I need other ways to find land. We live in a food desert. No going to tell my age lol but I'm supposed to be retired but I think I do more work now than when I was working. I also live in Texas.
I think, if you're early enough in life and you make small income 9-5, and adhere to these principles, you can make it happen.
But having the ability to be self employed, and then just saying "get multiple income streams", is a bit like saying "just be rich!"
Finding legitimate income stream sources, is hard enough. But even once you find the legitimate ones, it takes investing considerable amounts of money over years, and possibly a decade, before it's (a) viable "income stream", let alone "multiple".
This has been a dream of mine, since I was a teenager. I'm many decades past that time, now, and still in a 9-5. I just don't know how I can make this happen, at my age.
Great comment!!!!
This is easier said than done, BUT….I’m going to say it….
Instead of using your language of, “I just don’t know how I can make this happen at my age.”
Say….
“I still have enough years ahead of me, HOW can I make this happen?”
There is a mental hump there that you have to get over. You CAN DO IT!!! But you have to find a way to unlock the most powerful computer in the universe….the computer in between your ears.
When you say, “I can’t do this.” Then your 🧠 computer shuts down. It thinks, “oh good, my person already solved the equation for me. I can go to sleep.”
But, when you write down on pen and paper and hang it up where you brush your teeth every morning…. “How can I homestead, make more money, etc?”
Then, you 🧠 computer has to go to work and solve the equation. You’ll begin to get ideas when you are: driving, showering, doing dishes or laundry, at dinner, or basically everywhere you will get ideas. Your job is to merely WRITE EVERY IDEA DOWN, there are no bad ideas!!!!
Then….you pick the best idea and you go for it!
Hope that helps a tiny bit.
I have money saved for the land, I have lots of equity in my current home, I have multiple passive streams of income, and I’m still trapped in suburbia. There is very little land available in my area. I’ve been looking for 4 years. It’s been so frustrating.
hate when people diss 9-5s I love my job and love my guys, I'm looking at a new home (not the acreage i want but it is right next to the pool river and baseballfield so life will be beautiful while we gain some equity!
But at the same time its over 40 minutes from my job and that just means I wanna buy some good CDs to get me to and from, and maybe a more gas efficent car!
I would have passive income if my music went mainstream lol, or if I had the time away from the 9-5 to work on my books/comics
microhomesteading would just add happiness to life, thats all I want, because I need time for art, Once I draw up enough to fill up some shelves I can get hustling on the marketing end! Spend too much time thinking about it instead of getting it done but art takes time and i'm in no rush, it wont be valueable until the message clicks, till you hear it and want it all, or till i'm gone and you wonder why
Hey if you dig your 9-5 that’s AWESOME! It’s just a lot of people that want to homestead want more time on their land.
But awesome you found something you love! That’s great!!
@@BetterTogetherLife It's just that people always say (people meaning my dad) don't quit your day job, maybe turning the hours into part time could work for some people. Idk what you do for passive or self employment, but youtube videos doesn't seem like a feel like a real option to me, and passive income makes me think stocks and investments which I need the money for bills and to invest in myself/land, maybe in the future when I have a stockpile (tax returns with kids is AWESOMEEEEE :P)
i'm not knocking your hustle and I agree that iffff I could find a way to work at home all day I would (Maybe one day a week cooking at the bar becauseeee those are my guys) but to put my faith and expect peoples generousity just for happiness is too much, growing food would be cool but selling it seems soooo confusing and restricted/permitted. I do know that with the industry I'm in, I would be able to find customers, sooooo if I go with the flow and prove my worth I think that one day other income will be on the table other then an hourly wage. but step one is committing and working your ass off instead of just doing the job and looking for alternatives.
I love your guys channel and the reason why is the straight forward talking like you did in this video.. thank you! When I am ready, I plan on being in Texas as well homesteading somewhere between Amarillo and Lubbock because I still like the change of seasons.. I am from Nebraska and just cannot take the cold we get here anymore but still like the change of seasons and being able to have a yard so no desert areas for me. Here in a little over 3 years, I should be ready to roll.. working on paying down debt and building some more equity in my house before I sell.My plan is to find a piece of property that is ideal for me and live in my converted shuttle bus while I do the build on the property using a shed or something similar like you guys did. Hopefully get something close to rural water so I don't run a well or carry it.. I also plan on a propane tank that would sit in the yard, grew up on a farm using them and that worked great only having to fill once or twice a year, and running solar for electric with generator back-up.
Yay! I've missed you!
And I said that even before you did in the video! :)
THANK YOU for saying that!!!
Well you will be getting a whole lot of us through the end of the year!!!
Thank you thank you!!!!
@@BetterTogetherLife I no joke was just thinking about you all yesterday and how I hadn't seen a video in awhile! I was no joke about to email you to make sure ya all were still alive, but I already used my "send you socks" and "what about tornadoes" excuse for emails so couldn't think of another good side reason to email you lol. Glad you all are doing well and yay for 30 days of videos!
We ARE doing great! Yea, unfortunately that is just how I am. I sort of disappear from online from time to time. (Ok, I can disappear often). 🤣🤣🤣
But I always come back and PLEASE, never hesitate to send us an email for ZERO reason. Email us just to email us! Lol!!!!
I missed them too!
First off, I love the videos! My name is tyler sousa. Owning my own homestead is my dream!! I have a wife and daughter and all I want to do is truly provide for them! Covid has thrown us in the mud! Any advice would really mean the world!
Hey Tyler! Glad you’re here. You seem resourceful. So lean into that. If you’re broke, any job is a good job to do while you’re working your way into the next one. Kelly and I have had all kinds of jobs before we took this big leap. Planning to homestead is so much of the work before you actually get on it. Do take your time to find the place/area that fits your plan and then work toward that. Covid sucks. And it’s hitting everyone in different ways. What you do from this time will determine whether or not you get that dream.
Hi..... 🎥👍👍👍
I'm not a family, I'm single....This is my dream, but it seems so undrealist....I'll have to grow multiple streams of income for this to become real
My husband and I have an ache on our heart to homestead in the next 3-5 years. We’re signed up for a home in suburbia right now. But we’re hopeful and planning to use that time to study up and pay off our mortgage. We’re going to try what we can while living in Suburbia. No chickens but maybe some worms or bees and definitely garden pots. Help! Any advice would be appreciated!
Watching all the homestead videos while on quarantine. Looking for ways to be like y'all sooner rather than later!
Hey man that was a good marketing video even though u pretended like it wasn’t at the end🤣
Seriously, I’m interested in starting a side business to become self-employed. Do you have an email so we can talk more?
In a few years I’m moving to Texas, the plan is to get a shit apartment and any job there and I have stocks etc saved for a down payment and I’m just gunna put the price of a house in my town and count in how much materials to build a cabin and just buy as much land with my leftover money, it averaged out to between 300-350 acres of land in hill country
Thanx for the video 👍
Learning skills...canning, carpentry, fishing,hunting,dehydrating food, freezing food, raising or taking care of animals, and growing food...just some skills to work on.
Thank you so much for sharing the truth and with that we can make wiser decisions going forward just awesome thank you so much for that truly a blessing- be blessed 0:)
Oh wow thank you Jackie!!!! 😁😁
With buying raw land in Canada you need at least a 50% downpayment, compared to 20% for a house.
Ok
Great advice Beau!
Thank you Jan!!!!!!!
We want to homestead here near Waco Tx. Land is so expensive
Hey buddy, love your videos. I asked you questions about the floor job video, I'm looking forward to your answer.
Oh hi Nosh, yea the comments on older videos kind of fall away here in our Creator Studio app. Sorry about that.
Let me know here and I’ll be glad to help!
Hey been watching you guys and I love everything your doing and how your doing it. I live in town and have gotten chickens and quail and trees, and want to move out into the country and also do my own vids
Im a single mom of 3. Im starting my planning journey to be on a piece of land by Aug of 2023. Please i would love some help. Im leaving Texas to Florida.
Get out of debt before you buy your property,, pay off those credit cards and put them away. Why pay them off then buy, because if you do not have any bills to pay you can pay off the land so fast by making larger payments. I have done homesteading before, currently have a flock of 35 chickens, and garden in our back yard but cant wait to get back to it, I miss the larger animals. We will be buying our (I live with my daughter, I am 62 she is 37) property in the spring and moving into a home the next summer. We will still have a mortgage to pay for the home, but the property will be paid in full before we put a house on it, which should double the value of the mortgage once completed.
Yes it is the way we want to live. But money is an issue. I'm able to do alot of things already. Like kill and process my own animals for food. I know how to grow food. But I can't find any acres that we can afford. But I'm still trying very hard and not giving up let. Thanks
great list
Thank you Sharon!!!!
good vid ty!!!
Missed you Beau
Thanks Annamay! Yea sorry, i tend to go “off grid” in terms of “off the ONLINE grid” often.
But I will always come back and please never hesitate to email us at bettertogetherlife@gmail.com if you ever need anything during those times.
I am pretty sure that after these 30 days I’ll take another break for Christmas. 🤣🤣
Roughly how much did you have or wish you had starting out your homestead process?
Looking at buying 8.5 acres. We’re hoping to move on it fast but have to get the house sold first. The house is a real fixer upper but I’m okay with that because the price is right for the land.
That’s awesome!!!! Congrats!
@@BetterTogetherLife any videos on how to contend with predators effectively? We're in Ohio.
Only one tip SE Kentucky or Tennessee
Who are the side hustle RUclipsrs that you said to watch?
There is a “side hustle podcast”. But as for youtubers I’m not sure..... I’d assume there are tons!
Just RUclips “side hustle”.
Also....get my FREE ebook “Homestead Money Makers”:
www.bettertogetherlife.com/ebooks/
How much the 7 acres cost yiu in total
Good stuff thx 🙏
That’s a shed? It looks like a cross between a barn and a mansion to me: just a really big and nice house. Maybe I’m used to things that are too small?
Definition of Mortgage- Death Pledge. Just food for thought
How to find vacant land? Did you use an agent? Where’s the best location to live?
Start with a checklist of your non-negotiables in a property. Find an area that offers that and see if it’s possible. If not, change what you’re willing to give up in order to make this whole thing happen-Kelly
Hi Bo and Kelly my name is Cody me and my family of 7 live in South Georgia we are already kind of in a property in somewhat of the country we are on 1 acre trying to start homesteading but it is hard as I have a 9 to 5 and no other sources of income could you give me any suggestions of how a family of 7 can make a sustainable income so I can also be here to Homestead
Hi Wells Family!!!!
Send us an email and we’d love to setup a time to do a video conference with you and share how we are able to be a full time work from home family. 😁😁
Bettertogetherlife@gmail.com
what about refinancing your home rent it out and use the money to buy a homestead
Sorry Russell, but that sounds like a very risky choice.
I don’t like risk.
lost my limo business here in LA, want to homestead, family of 7, any advice? thank you
1) move out of California
2) find a job that you can work from home until you can start a “work from home business.”
3) save as much money as you can
4) find a good piece of property in Texas that has the freedom that you want
Hey, I'm in the "research" stage of finding my homestead, as well as looking for streams of income... I have a small peice of land, I would like to use it to purchase something else (it's not in a good area for what I want to do) ANY ADVICE ON HOW I CAN DO THAT?
Super cool!!! Yes I would love to help, this sounds fun to figure out how to help.....
Ok can you give us more details?
How many acres do you own? Is there a house on it? Where is it located?
How many acres do you want? Where do you want to purchase? Do you plan on living full time there?
What type of work do you do now?
@@BetterTogetherLife thank you so much.
The land I own is only .86 acre it's basically raw land, I believe there is a wale on the property, I need to get it surveyed to know for sure.
It is located in Monticello FL..
I would like to get at least 1-2 acres of land with a fixer upper, tiny house, or something like that to START with. Im currently "trying" to do resells on poshmark, let go, etc. I also plan to try and sell plant starts, soaps, lotions, etc at flea markets, farmer markets, etc. My husband is in the concrete business (he's not on board with the whole "homesteading thing" animals, gardening, etc) he is on board with a fixer upper etc...One thing you mentioned in your video was "owner financing loan" is that through a bank? How does that work
Be sure to do a flood research. At least a 10 year background.
@@jdpsmith yes I know all too well about that, I'm def doing research on that, thank you for the advice though I really appreciate it, got anymore?? Haha
Honestly can use ALL the "positive" advice anyone can give me, thanks in advance...
Ooow ooow pick my family...
I am trying to learn how to trade stock on in the NASDAQ but I said that is a form of income that you can do on your Facebook group but because I said that you are blocked me now I cannot get on to the Facebook group🤬😡
👍👍👍!
You started a WHAT business? You said it so fast and garbled I could not make it out.....?
Doterra essential oils, it's a pyramid scheme. ( Before the doterra and YL people come in and flame me, Yes it is, you know it is, look at the business model and accept the truth.)
I have a 9-5 tho :c
Raising Meat Rabbits Series
Helloo, I need help plz lol
I want to bad
How can I not lose my lnvestment,little that it is,by fees for this n that.and &&&&coming out of the blue that ur were,nt told.
You talk too much , get to the point be short.
I'm 3 years late to the comment section, but any and all information on having any sort of secondary income would be amazing
This is awesome, thank you!! Have you checked out our 50 Homestead Money Makers ebook? It is FREE of course.
www.bettertogetherhomestead.com/50-Homestead-Money-Makers