I have always prided myself on being "sensible" so I like to think I prepare for anything, while not getting overly caught up in lingering on negatives and there are certain things I've WANTED to do for years!!!! I WANTED to put solar on the barn on the 5 acres when we built it, but it was way too expensive. I WANTED a hybrid (to help with fuel costs, not to save the planet) from the time they came out, I WANTED a glasshouse because I hate picking bugs out of my broccoli over summer, and I had ordered a glasshouse back in 2021, and when the decision was made to relocate I just got the company (shameless plug for Wintergardenz) to hold onto to it and not ship it til after we'd shifted, so that got put up January or Feb and planted out ready for winter growing! I priced up solar and we now have 20 solar panels and the appropriate other bits and bobs we need and while it would take careful planning over winter to be "off the grid" over summer it's not only easy but we're sellling so much back to the power company we have over $200 credit on our powerbill and that's only for 4 and a bit months. The hybrid was decided on when my little Honda Fit (most economical car EVER!) ticked over 250K kms and fuel was rising big time, so Marcus had just turned 16 and could go for his license any time (come on kid, when you're ready..... geez he only kept me waiting 6 mths before he did it!) and he said he'd buy the wee bomb off me.
So we're making our own power, growing our own food, making our own milk, have our own meat with beef, lamb and will be chickens (and eggs) less reliant on the whims of our absolutely useless government. It's a bloody good feeling, and again, if it hadn't been for my Scrooge McDuck of a mother, it would all be a dream really, so I know I'm VERY lucky (lucky? because she knew how to work her ass off and save but then never got to spend her own money? I don't think "lucky" is the right word...) very BLESSED to have what we have and be able to do what we're doing.
Oh and we have some beehives on our place too!!! Not our own, just letting a honey company park them here, but they pay us cash for that and give us $250 worth of product each year too (and the honey just arrived today!)
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