Comments on: Self Sufficient Living in 10 Easy Steps

By: MISTY morning Farm

MISTY morning Farm — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 16:19:09 +0000

Dear Tracy; Love your inspiration! I have a proposal from our farm to yours. Will you please contact me.

By: Ruby

Ruby — Sat, 27 Feb 2016 04:34:20 +0000

Love this post! I Am a homesteader at heart and find that to be content the best kind of wealth! Thanks for sharing!

By: Nikki

Nikki — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 20:00:17 +0000

Loved the article! I can hardly wait to get started! 🙂

By: Smithk257

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By: Tracy Fredrychowski

Tracy Fredrychowski — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 15:55:50 +0000

In reply to Faye. Faye I love your story! Thanks so much for sharing it with us.

By: Faye

Faye — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 14:40:10 +0000

Dear Tracy. Wow love your post. My husband and I lived our first 44 years in the city. But our hearts and simple living was always in the country. While in city we did raise any garden we could fit in. We had fruit trees. And for awhile raised rabbits for meat. We always froze and canned any thing we could. Both worked and raised family. But was as frugal as we could be. Always using coupons and cooking by the weekly bargins. Bought second hand alot. Yard sales and thrifty stores. Big fan of dollar stores. Made do with what we had. Wore things out, did not chase style. Then almost 3 years ago we retired and moved near our kids and in the country. We are living our dream. We have 5 acres. Where we have a large garden, also a large berry garden. We have 12 chickens (which my husband gave me instead of flowers on valentine day) we have dogs and 2 ponies also given to us. We have one mature plum tree which we took care of and it is producing again. We have planted 8 new fruit trees. Bees not in our future I am allergic to them. We make less and less trips to town. With a motto use what you have. We cook all our meals. Big big savings. We repair clothes. Love to fish. We have wood stove and propane as heat sorts. We are living our dream. But it is truly hard work. We keep our place picture perfect at all times. Alot of mowing. But we love it and would not trade country living. God has truly blessed us in allowing us to live here. We are Christians and believe in giving both to God and others. That to is a blessing to be able too. Love your blog.

By: Tracy Fredrychowski

Tracy Fredrychowski — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 18:59:27 +0000

In reply to Donna. Donna not everyone, including some husbands or wives have the same dreams and that is ok. Don't let it get you down! Do things for yourself that are on the simpler side of things. Read a book instead of watching TV, learn to sew or make bread (I bet your hubby would even enjoy a loaf of homemade bread,) plant a small garden, but overall just find some things that help you feel like you are learning how to slow down and take care of yourself without relying on electronics and fancy appliances. Living simple is a state of mind and it is perfectly alright if your husband doesn't share your desire.

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 15:00:53 +0000

i want to live a self sufficient life, but my husband doesn’t. He wants all of the high tech stuff, buy everything new and name brand things. What do I do?

By: Anna @ Feminine Adventures

Anna @ Feminine Adventures — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 19:43:07 +0000

We’re no where near self-sufficient (and don’t have any plans to be fully self-sufficient) but we have made some fun baby steps in our small city backyard: we grow a vegetable garden, have several types of berries, keep six laying hens, and I’m hoping to get rain barrels installed this year. 🙂

By: Janelle@The Peaceful Haven

Janelle@The Peaceful Haven — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 17:53:28 +0000

What a great post and I am almost there…need a back up energy source and some honey bees 🙂 Thanks for your incredibly helpful blog!