Ascholten
Free Ranging
Oh I know that feeling, I 'volunteer' at the farm, so I can learn, bla bla. I end up spending more money on plant stuff than I save / earn Getting a 'discount' is NOT helpful either hmm?? But enjoy it, and stop saving for your dream property, you'll die .. almost there !! just a little more !!! Get the property and live your dream. Your part time job WILL go away though, . you'll be putting that extra time into keeping your 'dream' property to being your dream property and not turning into a nightmare property.I took on a second job at a garden center and this is one of the many reasons . Theres no way id get this amount and variety of exercise going to a gym. And, I get paid to do it. Now, if i Could just save this money (the whole point) and buy my "dream" property i would be all set. More animals, more garden, more expenses (bleh!), but more fun AND more rewarding.
All this gardening we want to do when we 'retire' takes a lot of time, .. Retiring and then having to work what essentially is an 80 hour a week job, to pay for it, keep it up, second job, ooftie booftie.. neither is retiring OR fun.
I honestly don't know what to say about property prices. Right now they are stupidly high, and I have a feeling in a year or two, that world bubble is going to pop and it's going to all come crashing down spectacularly. If it does you could very well not only be getting your dream property, but getting it at a dream price too !! Or, depending on where you planned on getting it AT, find that the prices just keep steadily going up.
Personally, I'd say F it, Im getting it, Id buy it, bite the bullet, and no matter what happens, it's MINE, I OWN IT. and I actually HAVE it now. Now matter how badly they destroy the prices or the cost of things, you still own the LAND. You don't care what someone says it's worth, YOUR value is the physical LAND to plant your garden in. The GARDEN is your money pot, the eggs, the chickens, etc.
Aaron <-- the person who is seeking a full time maid, an overtime cockatoo babysitter, and part time chicken rustler! with the occasional OT picking taters, maters, and bagers