Fren we are in similar predicaments, the main difference being our age.
I can't give many insights as I myself haven't found a way out of said predicament (trying really hard every day though) but I can say what I'd do if I was in your place.
Obviously, as many have already said, the key here is income, which can be often solved by employment.
Now you already have what I would give a my right arm for, you are an American citizen, plus you're young.
I've heard from some that farmers up there in the US often have difficulty finding good farmhands, and it's a job, I'd imagine, many of said farmers wouldn't require prior experience for consideration.
From your description I can't help but infer you live in a big city, if I was you, I'd sell whatever it was I had to sell, car included, in order to garner funds to make a big change.
Then I'd try and find information about farmhand jobs on whatever state has that in spades, which would, most likely, be a "red" state, pick your favorite one.
Then I'd spend every waking minute contacting as many potential employers as I possibly could, until I got a hit.
With a job secured, or even just potentially secured, I'd take the plunge and just effen go there, the funds attained by the sale of my things would surely cover the travel expenses, perhaps even a few nights on an "air bnb" if necessary.
I'd imagine that in the start your paycheck wouldn't be that great, but here are 2 considerations:
Rural areas often have far lower living costs than these god forsaken big cities we were, most unfortunately, raised in...
Farming is about one of the most pure and amazing jobs there is
Heck I'd do it just for the chance of working with my hands with the land and animals before I die.
Nice post but rural living is very expensive. Have you lived in the county? You have higher traveling costs, your own well to maintain, more expensive equipment. If you have more than one acre an affordable push mower won’t do the job. Snow removal on a long driveway to consider. Sure there’s a single wide in uncle rico’s back 40….
Expensive? Not necessarily. Higher travel costs yes. Food and other supplies require good planning or they could get expensive. Wells typically go decades without any issues. Mowing? There is no city ordinances or HOA. Why mow more than a small lawn? Let the rest go natural. Snow doesn't exist where I'm at. The main advantage to rural life is the things you aren't required to do. My lawn is presently out of control because I have better things to do. I'll get to it later, and nobody will care. My home improvement projects can drag out as long as necessary with nobody but the wife to complain about the crap on the front porch.
You make some good points of course, but having to maintain a well and mow the grass do not figure as grievous problems to me, I myself would put up with it gladly if it rid me of this city...
I was thinking more about rent and groceries for living costs.
Take this example I just researched now, found a job posting for a ranch in Ronan, MT (Montana is like dream level for me..), around 15 bucks an hour, not bad.
Said ranch is a mere 3.5 miles from town, heck I'd walk that, or just get a bike, no fuel/car expenses ,in said town I found an lil apartment for rent at around 180 bucks a week.
So you see, this situation above would be a DREAM for me, and it actually exists, there is such a job, and you can rent an affordable place in town, took me 5 minutes to find this, there are sure to be hundreds if not thousands more examples like this that the OP could take advantage of.
Fren we are in similar predicaments, the main difference being our age.
I can't give many insights as I myself haven't found a way out of said predicament (trying really hard every day though) but I can say what I'd do if I was in your place.
Obviously, as many have already said, the key here is income, which can be often solved by employment.
Now you already have what I would give a my right arm for, you are an American citizen, plus you're young.
I've heard from some that farmers up there in the US often have difficulty finding good farmhands, and it's a job, I'd imagine, many of said farmers wouldn't require prior experience for consideration.
From your description I can't help but infer you live in a big city, if I was you, I'd sell whatever it was I had to sell, car included, in order to garner funds to make a big change.
Then I'd try and find information about farmhand jobs on whatever state has that in spades, which would, most likely, be a "red" state, pick your favorite one.
Then I'd spend every waking minute contacting as many potential employers as I possibly could, until I got a hit.
With a job secured, or even just potentially secured, I'd take the plunge and just effen go there, the funds attained by the sale of my things would surely cover the travel expenses, perhaps even a few nights on an "air bnb" if necessary.
I'd imagine that in the start your paycheck wouldn't be that great, but here are 2 considerations:
Heck I'd do it just for the chance of working with my hands with the land and animals before I die.
Anyway, I wish you the best brother, God bless.
Nice post but rural living is very expensive. Have you lived in the county? You have higher traveling costs, your own well to maintain, more expensive equipment. If you have more than one acre an affordable push mower won’t do the job. Snow removal on a long driveway to consider. Sure there’s a single wide in uncle rico’s back 40….
Expensive? Not necessarily. Higher travel costs yes. Food and other supplies require good planning or they could get expensive. Wells typically go decades without any issues. Mowing? There is no city ordinances or HOA. Why mow more than a small lawn? Let the rest go natural. Snow doesn't exist where I'm at. The main advantage to rural life is the things you aren't required to do. My lawn is presently out of control because I have better things to do. I'll get to it later, and nobody will care. My home improvement projects can drag out as long as necessary with nobody but the wife to complain about the crap on the front porch.
This. Cheap it ain't. Need a tractor with PTO for maintaining more than 5 acres, those start at $12k used. Well pump blows, $3k.
Alas no...
You make some good points of course, but having to maintain a well and mow the grass do not figure as grievous problems to me, I myself would put up with it gladly if it rid me of this city...
I was thinking more about rent and groceries for living costs.
Take this example I just researched now, found a job posting for a ranch in Ronan, MT (Montana is like dream level for me..), around 15 bucks an hour, not bad.
Said ranch is a mere 3.5 miles from town, heck I'd walk that, or just get a bike, no fuel/car expenses ,in said town I found an lil apartment for rent at around 180 bucks a week.
So you see, this situation above would be a DREAM for me, and it actually exists, there is such a job, and you can rent an affordable place in town, took me 5 minutes to find this, there are sure to be hundreds if not thousands more examples like this that the OP could take advantage of.
Again, that's just what I'd do...