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….
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….
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.