Alright enough of that. So, today I have had one of THOSE days at work. My interest in living simply has stemmed from the desire to have my husband and I work much less.
We are healthy, relativity young, and childless (at the moment) so we both work ALL the time. The last 5 years of life have flown by. I only make it to visit with my family for maybe a few hours every 2 or 3 weeks, and we only visit his family for holidays or when they stop by. It seems like there is always more work to be done and people telling me new ways I "must" spend my money. Which, as we all know then leads to either working more, or bill collectors calling. I knew there had to be a way out of this. I want more time to enjoy life and have fun with the people I love.
So first came couponing. I saw that extreme show, like so many others in America, and said "Gee! I can do that! I'll save so much money!" And I have. Not to the extreme, but in moderation. I have cut down on my grocery budget some. However once I started researching this, all of the sudden I found simple living blogs! Let me tell you, I have learned more about economics then I ever learned in school (highschool or the 2 years of college I just paid off).
Now I have this grand picture of Handsome Hubby and I living out in the country, with several (or several hundred, depending on the day dream) acres and an old house living off our land. In this dream I buy very little, sell a little of what we produce, and live richly and happily with the animals and our future family. *Ahh.... *
Beautiful!
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| My pear trees on a weirdly warm winter day |
Now back to reality. We live on a side of town I do not much care for, have a small house and a large yard. I am a beginner gardener (who knew cucumbers would spread and kill my other plants via strangulation? I don't even really like cucumbers...) and a beginner knitter and sewer (I have knitted 3 scarfs! Oh yeah..). I work in a profession I do not much care for (sometimes people are mean) and am striving to get to that lovely place in my head.
My goal: Pay off ALL debt
Save money to buy the dream place
Find the dream place (luckily that's what I do!)
Live there debt free with a modest income coming from the sale of our produce and the goods I make
That's not too much to hope for, is it?
I love this post!! I hope you reach ALL of your goals quickly.
ReplyDeleteI wish you luck in your quest for an easier life, my family and I started down the road of living a more simple life, growing our own veg and such like and we love it, it's not always plain sailing but it wouldn't be as much fun if it was.
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