tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post9067006492323296704..comments2023-11-05T05:27:55.905-06:00Comments on A Homesteading Neophyte: My Time is WorthlessPhelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08250080326099834661noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-39584175923394960752006-09-19T23:39:00.000-05:002006-09-19T23:39:00.000-05:00The tone of the article was not meant to be anythi...The tone of the article was not meant to be anything more than my enthusiasm for what I do.Phelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250080326099834661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-49633025947252451912006-09-19T22:40:00.000-05:002006-09-19T22:40:00.000-05:00I think that the tone of the GRS article seemed to...I think that the tone of the GRS article seemed to be that one could save lots of money by living that way. I don't think it's a bad way to live, not at all--I'd love to have the option of staying home with my kids someday, but alas I don't. But from a pure dollars-and-sense point of view, if you're comparing your canned green beans to the ones a person could buy at Aldi, obviously that doesn't work. But yours probably taste a lot better... at least, that's how I am with my whole-Sunday-afternoon tamales versus the kind that come in a can!<br /><br />But if all you're looking to do is pinch more pennies, it's probably not going to help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-49474657943542293672006-09-19T07:37:00.000-05:002006-09-19T07:37:00.000-05:00bec, welcome to my blog. Now worries about not res...bec, welcome to my blog. Now worries about not responding on Get Rich slowly. You flatter me, "knowledge". I am still in the learning phases, so many things will pop up about my mistakes.<br /><br />Teripittman, I do realize he wasn't really talking about homesteading, just wasting your precious money making time. I dreaded canning at first, and now I find it very enjoyable. I am happy to meet another homesteader {?} Though I am jealous that you have trees!<br /><br />Julie, you are right.Phelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250080326099834661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-35670621715279400602006-09-18T19:43:00.000-05:002006-09-18T19:43:00.000-05:00You quoted, "If I have to explain it, you wouldn't...You quoted, "If I have to explain it, you wouldn't understand." <br /><br />I was thinking the same thing when I read that poster's comment on the finance blog. To me, what you do is a lifestyle. Sure, people can try to save money by canning foods, etc., but the reason why it works so much for you is because of the feelings behind the homesteading...am I right? It's "worth it" to you to homestead not just because of the money you save, but the feeling of accomplishment that comes along with creating your own livelihood.Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558132244688635245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-91001304945734344802006-09-18T18:18:00.000-05:002006-09-18T18:18:00.000-05:00I don't think they meant that homesteading was not...I don't think they meant that homesteading was not worth the time. They were talking about the other activities like canning or making your own yogurt. I'm sure that someone who's never done those things would have problems understanding that they can be pleasureable (yes, even canning is when you look at all those jars full of good things to eat.)<br /><br />We moved up to the woods this summer, because I spent all my time working to make enough money to pay other people. Yes, it was easier to flip a switch and turn on the light versus running the generator every few days to charge a battery. But my time truly is worth something and I do not want to spend it chasing money for someone else.Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13382050215676302342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-45920618914422852222006-09-18T15:30:00.000-05:002006-09-18T15:30:00.000-05:00I just thought I'd mention that I found your blog ...I just thought I'd mention that I found your blog through Get Rich Slowly and have added it to my feed list. I didn't comment in your post over there because it was such an overwhelming amount of information that I wanted some time to digest it - but now I rather wish that I had, just to temper that one comment with something a bit more appriciative!<br /><br />Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge with all of us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-8518868957443135662006-09-18T06:57:00.000-05:002006-09-18T06:57:00.000-05:00Jason, if the comment had been made here on my blo...Jason, if the comment had been made here on my blog, then yes I would agree it was a heartless comment. As it is posted to an article written on a finance site, I can see his side, even as uncouth as the statement was. There are people out there that prefer to do things much easier and money is their primary objective, or at least it ranks very high in their lives. <br /><br />I am trying to think of an analogy that would be fitting here, maybe I need more coffee, because all I can think of is the Harley saying "If I have to explain it, you wouldn't understand." That of course means that if I have to explain the feeling of riding a bike that there are not enough words, nor the right descriptive use of words to allow my listener/reader to know the true feeling of riding. You would actually have to get on the bike to know. And that is similar for homesteading. My last few months have been recorded here on this blog for the world to read, the good and the bad, yet I do not expect everyone to understand why I am working so hard at this {sometimes I don't understand} nor do I expect everyone to run out and become homesteaders. {If that happened, there wouldn't be anymore country side!} <br /><br />I can completely understand why some one would think that homesteading is a complete waste of time, as I have stated before, with all the modern conveniences, it is unnecessary, so I guess it does indeed come back to your statement;"We all extract joy and meaning from life in our own way." Obviously the commenter’s joy and meaning do not come from self sufficiency as mine does. And that is not unnecessarily a bad thing. <br /><br />Off to get more coffee, maybe then I won't ramble so.Phelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250080326099834661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-89337497483539029212006-09-18T03:17:00.000-05:002006-09-18T03:17:00.000-05:00What a heartless comment by whoever would possibly...What a heartless comment by whoever would possibly insinuate that your time is worthless! We all extract joy and meaning from life in our own way. Our experiences in finding joy are not to be criticized.<br /><br />I say you give that person a good swift kick, and I bet you can tell where I think it should be placed.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09336030508916063820noreply@blogger.com