Investing as a homesteader

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Yesterday I had a great chat with a fellow homesteader about money. It really hit me that money effects people differently. As I watch people on Steemit talk about money and investing, buying and selling, and of course life changes I can't help but think about what I would do if I had enough to invest.

Investing

I would define investing as putting yourself into something that may have a future positive return. This may be investing in family, investing in people, investing in gold, or investing in your situation. There is no limit really on how to invest your time, effort and energy.

When to invest

When you are investing yourself...anytime is good. Sewing into others is always going to have a great return. When to invest your money in things is really up to you. I would hope that this post is read by people that have a positive financial situatuon.

Debt

Most of my life I was up to my neck in debt. At one point we were juggling two mortgages because we had to move for work. We came from a place of big salary and big bills. The biggest thing I noticed is that I wasn't really investing in anything. I was owned by my job and my debt. I had no time to give to my family and certainly no time for friends.

How things have changed

Now days we have a very different perspective. We are starting to put a lot of thought into our situation. Being a homesteader has lined things up for us. Hard work and planning has lead to us being debt free. This is sort of bitter sweet. Since we don't owe money to anyone, we only make as much money as we want....sometimes we just enjoy another cup of coffee. This has also come with some restrictions. We aren't able to buy anything with out planning for it. That is ok...I suppose it helps us save money we don't have.

The future

We had a great idea about the future. First off we trust God and know that we are always going to be ok. Second, if we ever have money what would we do. Steemit has certainly given us a nudge in the right direction and I have no plans of slowing down.

Well, I think that we are starting to see more clearly the idea of sustainable survival. As investments begin to pay back, what do we buy or reinvest in.

Infrastructure

This is pretty important and often over looked. Infrastructure is pretty much any ground work that keeps your life moving forward. We can all get alittle money and immediately think of things we want to buy...socks, undies, tv, new phone, laptop. While some of these might make us more comfortable they aren't really things that keep us going.
As Steem continues to hold, we all have a chance to make things happen. My advise is to live as though the entire internet will be gone tomorrow. As a homesteader what are somethings that if you had, you could carry on like nothing happened?

Hoop house/green house
Canning supplies
Equipment, tactor/skid steer
trailer
Truck
Good tires
Chainsaw
Splitter
Fencing

I think you get the idea.
For us we aren't much for online investing, so when our money comes out what would we do...

Our plan

If money holds, we have some goals. We are working to finish our house inside, and planning to move.
If i had enough to invest it would be into a new house.
Solar power
Solar heaters
Hoop house/green house
Canning supplies
Cellar

When we all talk about homesteading in the sense of being more sustainable, not just how/where we currently are, but why not make things easier and more efficient.

If we invest wisely now, it may help when we are older. I don't know about you, but I know that some chores are hard and we are only getting older! 🙃