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Scrutinize every purchase; spend time on your land.

Countryside & Small Stock Journal

| March 01, 2005 | Nixon, Faith | COPYRIGHT 2005 Countryside Publications Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Start small: open a savings account, pick a percentage of your available money to save 20-30%, etc. Look at every thing you own--house, cars, stereo and decide what to keep and what to sell, bank the money.

Every weekend take a ride and look for land. See what it will cost to buy the amount of land that you need. Save more money.

Capitalization of a homestead is very expensive. Corporate America can give you a big head start if you set a short-term goal for saving money. Save the pennies and the dollars. Buy some land as soon as you have enough money to pay cash (or a real short-term mortgage). Ten acres free and clear is better then being 40 K in debt to start.

Spend every moment possible on your land; start a garden, dig a pond, plant trees, these are all low budget things to do to start living the "country life." Save more money.

Finally, look at every purchase you make and ask yourself, "Twenty years from now will I be glad I spent my money on this ...

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