Well, I like being social and having things like grocery relatively close. I could deal with those things being 10s of minutes away, not hours.
For me, my simple living goals aren’t so much related to being independent of the government or state. More so being independent for mandatory work. I’d still work, but only something I really enjoy in an ideal situation.
I’ve thought about South America or maybe something like the Philippines. It is likely that I could be free from mandatory work (in like a work for someone else context) by moving there (based upon some research).
I guess I am willing to have a bit less material things if that afforded me the freedom to not be tied down to a job. I actually like my job now, so IDK if it is a huge concern. At my last place, I was looking at all options I could that would allow me to be free.
What line of work are you in?
- How many hours would you be willing / needing to work?
- How would you like to set your hours (regularly vs. dynamically; working straight hours in regular fashion vs. working in bursts followed by long periods of not working etc.)?
- Could you do your work remotely? If not, would you be willing to travel for your work?
Being self-employed isn’t for everyone, but I’d definitely look into it as an option to generate income in a very flexible way. Of course, I don’t know your situation (family; budget; health situation; saved money; temperament; other factors that might play a role in sourcing contract work / projects etc.), but I can offer to hear you out and give you a no-strings-attached high-level preliminary assessment. I’ve helped many people become self-employed, but I’m not here in a professional capacity. Feel free to ask away in this thread.
Oh I wouldn’t know about property listings. I’m years away from being able to afford property so I never look.
There’s just some things that are pretty easy here that a person such as yourself could possibly appreciate. It’s quite rural (less than a million people in the state, and probably almost half are in like 4 or 5 towns), hunting and fishing are accessible, easy, and part of the culture. (So are guns, haha.) I’m a “city kid” (my town’s population is only in the 10s of thousands) but even without being super connected to the “country folk” I can still think of several people off the top of my head who have hens, dairy cows, goats, horses, large gardens, etc. It’s just really not that uncommon for at least portions of the state’s population to provide at least one food item for themselves. Lots of farmers and ranchers I suppose. They, and country people in general, tend to be a little more self-reliant I guess.
I’m not saying to move from New England to the Dakotas, I just think it’s probably a good region for what you might be looking for. I’ve personally always thought I’d like to be as far away from earthquakes and hurricanes as I can, haha, so South Dakota works well for me. I can handle a few blizzards.
I actually used to live in Germany. If you’re ever in my area, let me know and I’ll practice my ten-year-old German on you.
Thanks for sharing that. Sounds very appealing, will keep the info in mind. The geographical diversity the US, Canada and Mexico have to offer are fascinating to Western European such as my wife and I. There are so many climate zones in the US alone. I’ll pick you up on your offer to polish your German should I ever be in your neck of the woods.
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