The past two articles in this series have talked a great deal about being frugal. Part of being frugal and a big part of living the self-sufficient lifestyle is thinking about long range goals and staying put long enough to see those goals realized.
After I was severely injured in a freak fishing accident in 2005, I wasn’t able to do much for the next three years. I had developed a severe case of cabin fever to say the least and once I was able to get back to some form of a normal life, I was ready to travel. Ranae and I spent several months full time in our fifth-wheel trailer traveling and volunteering across much of the western United States. After that, we moved to Guatemala and served as full time missionaries at an orphanage there. Continue reading
Last week I started this series of articles to hopefully give you a road map for deciding if this self sufficient lifestyle is really for you or not. As I addressed in that first article in this series, I think frugality is very important. In fact, it was the single most important point for both Ranae and I as we embarked on this lifestyle many years ago.