Mission Statement :

• Author: DigitalMind
• Filed under: Uncategorized
• Date: Nov 5,2007

Nature is my friend. When I was growing up, the forest was my backyard and I lived on a cul de sac. I spent soooo much time walking in the forests, making picnics, forts, playing games. All this to say I love the forest, I love nature, and I love animals. I’ve always wanted to live out far away with all these things I love. The issue for me, is that there are always bills to pay, and the best way to make money is here in the city. (I am in Montreal, Quebec, Canada)

I am sick of living and working just to pay my bills, and I’ve always wanted to get rid of all that. I am a strange combination of 2 things :

1) A Simple guy who just wants to live his life. I want food to eat and a place to call home.

2) A Techie. I need internet access. I spend sooo much time on the computer, and am not willing to give up my favorite “hobby”.
I’ve recently discovered that when you look hard enough and long enough, you can get nice sized chunks of land for pretty low costs. (My Sister did it!) I’ve been doing a lot of reading about Solar and Wind Power and feel confident that I can power-up any house I get myself , which is great, because that’s 1 less bill per month!

SO THIS IS MY MISSION : (A multiple year plan)

1) I will buy land, ANYWHERE that is cheap enough, within 1 year. (Oct. 31, 2008) If I didn’t buy it by then, I should altleast have the funds to buy it. I will NOT have it financed, I will save, then pay upfront for the land. I’m looking at spending around $10,000 for atleast 3-4 acres of land. (When you look far enough, it’s possible!)

2) I will prepare the land for a house, which means installing a septic tank, drilling for a well, and any other things needed.

3) Build a small house with just 1 bedroom

4) Install Solar and Wind Electricity

5) Pack-Up, MOVE, and enjoy semi-retirement !

This is obviously “just an idea” of how to go about this. The bottom line is I want my own house and land, and I want to cut my monthly costs to just about ZERO dollars without giving up the techielife I know and love.

I will buy land upfront, make my own electricity, have a nice sized vegetable garden, a small chicken coop (For eggs and occasional meat) etc, etc etc ….

I will keep everyone updated via this blog on my idea’s and progress of this project. I have started this week with 0$ towards this so i’m literally starting from scratch. The first year will just be working and looking at land.