Please allow me to introduce myself. I'm a middle-aged guy who has spent most of my adult life chasing brass rings and trying to build a comfortable life myself and my family. In the past several years (after our 2 kids graduated high school), my wife and I decided it was time for change. Not just a change of neighbourhood, but a change in living!
Several years ago we sold our house in a larger community (120,000+ people) and moved to a rural community with 245 mailboxes, 1 store/gas station/post office and proceeded to build a small hobby farm on an old offgrid homestead of 135 acres of mostly woodlot on the shores of a small lake. It's been harder and more rewarding than we ever could have imagined.
We don't have TV and we don't have cell service, we don't have a house (yet), and we don't have a mortgage. We live in a 24' x 32' garage with our 3 dogs, 1 cat and our nearest neighbour is about 1 km away. We have internet access via satellite, a good well, a large outdoor wood furnace for heat, lots of firewood, a great garden, fresh eggs everyday, and lots of fresh clean air (when there's no forest fires)...
The reason I joined Steemit was to see if I could find an online community of like-minded people for an exchange of experience and ideas, to learn more about cryptocurrencies and because it appears to be more than just another social media hangout.
Looking forward to the journey.
Hello @kelster welcome!!
I'm @andyluy and I've been here for almost 2 months, and I can tell you that steemit is the most amazing thing I've ever seen at the internet so far. I'm happy seeing it grows every day!
I had some hard time on the firsts week, so I spent some time searching information to improve my experience with it, latter I've decided to make posts about those and others helpful information in order to help the new ones to have a shortcut to get deeper knowledge of steemit and its potencial.
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SteemBnB(this post is not mine, it is fruit of an amazing Idea from @chicosonico, but I've made a traslate to portuguese, you can find it at the comments section)
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It is great to have someone like you here @kelster to the steemit family. Here, you shall be meeting with good people like meself to encourage you and putting you through some stages. In main time, I shall be following you to resteem and upvoting your posts with love to give you a reward for passion
With Love From @fingalenz
Wishing you a very success now and forever!
Welcome to Steem @kelster I have upvoted and sent you a tip
Welcome fellow off-gridders. I too made that leap. Folks will never understand the peace and freedom such a move allows for. I'm looking forward to your posts and meeting the wife and critters.
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STOPWelcome to Steemit! I think you'll find it very rewarding here. Many of us have moved from "civilization" to homesteading. It can be challenging but oh so rewarding. I wouldn't go back for anything...
Welcome to steemit. Here is my three cents worth. Hope you like it here. There is a robust homesteader community here.
Hi from an Aussie and welcome.
Welcome to Steemit! There are a lot of nice people around here. I am an artist who also has interest in self sufficiency so I will follow you.
yours is the kind of journey we enjoy reading about (vids and photos too pls)
Thanks greyman,
I'm not a great writer and I'm not super tech'y so it takes me a lot of forethought and after the required amount procrastination, I'll do as you suggest.
Welcome to steemit!
What an awesome introduction.
So far everyone here has been so helpful and full of advice. You're gonna love it here.
Wellcome, It is great to have you here!. If your here to make money then its hard work....but don´t give up!
Welcome to Steemit! I wish you a good days and inspiration to create in our community! Please follow me :)
Hi @kelster, Welcome to steemit!
Hey there! Welcome to the fastest growing monetized platform for bloggers and writers. You may find it easy to quit and not persist because it is tough here at times.
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Wow!! You're very welcome to this awesome community @Kelster
Welcome friend. U will do great here. Aloha!
Welcome to Steemit!
I think you will find all that here and more fellow homesteader
welcome to steemit if your living in the garage where does the car/truck bed down for the night ? :D thank you @wholesomeroots for resteeming it's how I found the blog :)
Hey freakygeak - we have an old barn/shop where the tractor and the side x side reside in Winter and the other four-wheeled vehicles have to fend for themselves.
Hey there @kelster! Welcome to STEEM :]