tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30711036.post115462514967761418..comments2023-10-12T01:58:49.433-07:00Comments on Free Range Living: Homestead DreamsCherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034794313638177847noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30711036.post-1154800388436534592006-08-05T10:53:00.000-07:002006-08-05T10:53:00.000-07:00Yes, it would definitely be worth having less mone...Yes, it would definitely be worth having less money to be happy and fulfilled, although I'm not sure we could go too much smaller in the house department (we're already only in 770 sq.ft.)! <BR/>I'm glad everything worked out so well for the two of you. I think if it's the right thing, everything will kind of fall in place.<BR/>Thanks for the reassurance - it's good to hear from other people who have done it successfully!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034794313638177847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30711036.post-1154724185403032462006-08-04T13:43:00.000-07:002006-08-04T13:43:00.000-07:00Ah, well, not really. I just talk big.Wolf and I c...Ah, well, not really. I just talk big.<BR/><BR/>Wolf and I came to a point a couple years back where we had to admit we couldn't afford our house. It was so painful to put it up for sale. But we did, moved further way than before, and are happier than we've ever been. It was a total leap of faith we took and I'm wicked glad we did. <BR/><BR/>At the same time as selling and buying a new place to live (which, btw, where we live now is 1/2 the size of the house we were in) he found a new job. It meant him taking an almost $10/hr pay cut but he's more content at this job and a lot easier to live with. <BR/><BR/>So all in all we're pleased with the decisions we made. But it wasn't easy to make them. There were a lot of tears and feelings of shame (because we couldn't afford what we were living in). We felt like failures. Now we don't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30711036.post-1154711480329704842006-08-04T10:11:00.000-07:002006-08-04T10:11:00.000-07:00You're a braver person than I am, Nio!You're a braver person than I am, Nio!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034794313638177847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30711036.post-1154703629054188342006-08-04T08:00:00.000-07:002006-08-04T08:00:00.000-07:00I would put the house on the market and take it fr...I would put the house on the market and take it from there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30711036.post-1154650079328147202006-08-03T17:07:00.000-07:002006-08-03T17:07:00.000-07:00Thanks, Phelan! And yes, I can't wait to be in a p...Thanks, Phelan! <BR/>And yes, I can't wait to be in a place where bartering is an acceptable form of commerce. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and if you've got lots of frozen strawberries, you should definitely try the ricotta!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034794313638177847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30711036.post-1154631335898446972006-08-03T11:55:00.000-07:002006-08-03T11:55:00.000-07:00Good luck with all of that! I do hope you are able...Good luck with all of that! I do hope you are able to get your dream place. And remember, you can always barter with others.Phelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250080326099834661noreply@blogger.com