Just finished a new shower-sauna and trying to get a new woodshed built before winter sets in. Nights are already into the 30’s and it has snowed in a few places nearby. Summers go by quickly, never enough time to get everything done before the snow arrives. I’m 12 years into living in remote Alaska, solo. Feel free to ask me questions and I’ll try to answer them all. Love this lifestyle more and more as the time passes.

So I have just about had it with society

Hello everyone, this is my first post here. I currently am paying my mortage on a home that I purchased in 2014 in St. Paul, Minnesota and like clockwork my taxes just keep going up and everything else is just getting more and more expensive. I have always sorta had a pretty self sufficient mindset and despite having a pretty small space I have numerous vegetable gardens and a greenhouse. I have previously built two tiny cabins on my parents land in northern MN and being a homeowner and being just consistently low-income I feel generally pretty confident that I can fix most things when they break if I can figure out the parts or tools I need.

I am seriously considering selling my home and just getting out to something simpler (and cheaper). I work 100% remotely in customer service and I am pretty secure having worked for the same company for more 12 years at this point. I have two daughter 50% custody and we have been homeschooling since the pandemic.

My question to the community is has anyone here been where I am?

I am not wealthy, I make like 40k a year and feel just completely broke all the time, I am working a lot to make ends meet and even then I am always seeming to fall behind when things don't go right for a variety of reasons. I have like 126k left on my mortgage and the current taxable value is like 255k, I refinanced before interest rates when crazy and I was put on leave due to the pandemic so while my payments are lower than most people the city just raised my taxes and I am paying like 1200 a month .... on top of everything else it's just becoming too much.

I have no idea how to sell my house or how much I might get for it or if I should take my savings (it's not much) and try to buy a property first and then sell my house or what ... I have been watching youtube videos of people that seem to be just scamming for clicks and not providing the info I really need.

Can anyone here just give me some solid advice on how you've managed to do what you've done and what steps to take here?

any info is appreciated.

I don’t mean finding some horrible problem after you bought it. I mean something you genuinely loved when you first saw the property. The creek. Huge trees. A long private driveway. Being way back in the woods. A pond. A steep hillside. Miles from the nearest neighbor. Something that made you think “this is exactly why I want this place” and then after actually living there you realized it created way more work, expense, or headaches than you ever expected. What was yours? And knowing what you know now, would it actually stop you from buying the property again?

Hiiii guys!!! For those already living off‑grid, what was the single most practical step that made the transition easier? Was it learning to grow food, setting up solar, water collection, or something else? I’m curious what you’d recommend as the first focus for someone just starting out.

Hello wonderful peoples!!! Talk to me about your experience moving kids off the grid. I grew up outside, farming, climbing trees, being in the creek. Outhouse, outdoor shower, no tv, no internet. I am very comfortable being off grid and prefer it, so we are moving to an off grid community! I have a 10 year old son who homeschools and spends a lot of his time on screens. We have visited the community for a few days and even a week long visit so he knows where we are going and what to expect already. I know there will be an adjustment period where he hates everything and everyone and that we will get through it eventually and be better for it. Just wanting to hear from those that are on the other side already!