How many here would love to stay at home full time to look after their garden, house

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and family? Let's pretend again.

You have a unearned income which means you don't have to go to work. You are not rich, but it is enough to cover the bills and have a bit left over for fun.

Would you prefer to be self sufficient or not?

Would you love to stay at home full time to look after your garden, house and family?
Asked same question here
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgPbdrosAyjLhbfkaJ8sccPsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20080120071711AArn7Nv
 
Did that. Liked it. Am ready to go back to work.
Never expected that to be the case. But after enough doing for myself, I am anxious to do for others again.

Being alone gets lonely after a while.

Am very blessed to have had this opportunity.
 
I have similar dreams to what bohemian is talking about. I just started learning about self sufficiency this year. We currently live in town and have the two full time jobs, two cars, etc. My dream is, within 5 years I'd like to buy some property and build a cob house. Meanwhile, I'd like to learn about canning and other preserving methods, gardening, etc. I learned a lot of this as a child, but I never considered following through as an adult...until now. Now it just seems crazy to me that I've lived THIS way for so long, and we're so far in debt with keeping up with the Jonses that the 5 year goal is even a bit lofty. *sigh* We'll get there!
 
Well, my fiance is going to be making enough to support a family, so our plan is for me to stay at home so I can take care of all the house, garden, and family.
 
What bohemian said rang so true for me! My husband and I have been working and planning for this dream for 10 years, and it is now finally starting to come to fruition.

After years of saving, we bought land way out in the country, then lucked in to an adjoining property with a TINY house (less than 600 square feet) that was cheaper to buy than our original plan of setting up a trailer and living in that til we had saved enough to build. So now he and I and our 4 year old are living in this little space. It is a sacrifice, but we are managing just fine.

We own a house in the city, and right now we are renting it to friends whose payments pay the mortgage, taxes and upkeep. Once we are ready to build, we will sell the city house and use the capital to build our strawbale house. We have taken courses on timberframing etc, and have 40 acres of mature trees that we hope to use to build.

We grow most of our own vegetables and can/freeze/dry for the winter. Eventually, we will grow more. We are working and commuting an hour to the city everyday for the next while until we get our debts paid, then we can look for jobs closer to home that pay less, but allow us to be on the land more so we can have chickens and maybe goats and alpacas.

I can't wait til I can afford to leave my job and stay home to look after the garden, my son and the house. It is hard to leave a good, well-paying job. But for us, self-sufficiency is our dream. We don't want to be beholden to anyone. We want to live a healthy, real life.... enjoying the simple pleasures, safe in the knowledge that nothing or no-one can take them away from us, and hopefully leaving a legacy for the future.
 
I would, this has become one of my most treasured dreams of life. Sustainable living/Permaculture has been mentioned in the previous answers, and done so eloquently that I couldn't say anything of any additional value. I have traveled and seen a great many things because of work, I think if I could still travel at will, then certainly. My idea is to find other like minded individuals and form a small co-operative. That way I wouldn't be lonely...
 
If I had a proper job and then didn't have to go to work I wouldn't! I'd rather use that time to make my house gorgeous with interior design. DIY and gardening and cook lavish meals and spend more time looking after my pets. But to be honest I am kind of in this situation already!

I work nearly full time as a jewellery and pet collar designer from home. So this way, I spend a lot more time looking after the pets, studying, drawing, painting, interior designing and playing music etc.
 
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