Posted in Homestead or Bust

I have to admit, I’m getting a bit frustrated on the road to Our Little Slice of Heaven.  I was looking through some homesteading magazines this week and it just almost makes me depressed.  I so desperately crave that lifestyle back again.  I miss the simple life.  I am fed up with being in the city.

So I have to keep telling myself that October will come.  October is the date we have set to have our goals met.  October will be the date that we will be debt free.  If we can just hold out a little bit longer.

But then we have to stay in the city until we can get a down payment saved up.  So how long will that take?  How much longer must I continue to work full time, knowing that I’ve been called to stay home with my crew?   My oldest son will be 13 this year.  I don’t have much time left to mold him and shape him into the man God wants him to be.  I don’t want to waste what little time I have by selling 40 hours of my week to someone else.

A word of advice for those of you just starting out…avoid debt.  Just avoid it.  Make wise financial decisions a priority.  We are struggling now because of poor decisions.  We simply didn’t take the time to learn and follow good financial principles.  I am currently working full time outside my home to help pay for our mistakes.  We are finally taking responsibility and suffering the consequences for our past.  But at what price?  Please, do your very best to avoid the pitfalls of debt.

On a happier note, we will be debt free in October.  That is a mere 7 ½ months away.  We are 7 ½ months from freedom.  There is a light at the end of the tunnel.  (And no, it isn’t a train….)

Kristina Duckett