Pressure-cooker/Instant Pot are energy saving cookers. Solar oven can cook breads. It's an excellent choice for slow cooking. Internet is full of DIY instructions as well for rocket stoves what are very fuel (wood) efficient.
Think we'll try a solar cooker for the summer, won't be much use on the rainy days we have now. We're also on the hunt for a pressure cooker, but haven't found a second hand one so far.
I enjoyed this very much - your positivity and warm personality always shines through. Watching your family progress (and grow) is a real tonic in these sad and uncertain times. Happy New Year to you all. Ps next video it would be helpful if you show the totals of your expenses all together as a summary. I hope to retire in Spain (or possiblyPortugal) next Summer and help with a realistic budget will aid me in my planning.
@neuralcircuit of course - just inland from Valencia. The land is flat and fertile and it is very warm without being as hot and arid as further south. The City is beautiful and safe, friendly and cheap. Public transport is excellent and it’s possible to get by without a car- which both saves a lot of money and hassle with bureaucracy. It’s possible to be quiet and off grid there without being remote.
If you use the SNS (Serviço Nacional de Saúde), as a pregnant, you pay nothing for all medical services. Likewise, all infants under eighteen. Happy New Year!
Sure, wonderfull, if your're not a portuguese and have a cancer, come to Portugal, the portuguese are delighted to pay your treatments.You know Carlos, the medical service is paid by someone... guess who.
@@rasputindasilva858 there, we needed a far-right American inspired ignorant to remind us that Medicare For All is a real thing in nearly all European countries. If not for Health, Education and Security, why the hell do we even need the State???
Oh my I am so overwhelmingly impressed and motivated by your detailed, honest presentation. I always look forward to your presentations but this one has pushed me to the point of rethinking how I plan and budget on the whole, thank you.
A really good insight into subsistence living with a family on the way. Watching your endeavours are what has spurred me on to living in Portugal. I will be coming out with my wife in march. Stay a month and get a feel for the life style . Before purchasing a home. I think long term you are doing the right thing jumping off of the merry-go-round. Congratulations and stay trying.
Exciting to hear! Good to get a feel for the place before buying, and remember there are many different regions in Portugal that all have their pros and cons. Enjoy :)
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Pasta, rice, potatoes, and beans... the main ways people save on food. If you can preserve your garden crop, that's another savings: canning, dehydration, freezing, and dry storage. Canning jars, lids, & rings became in high demand & hard to find in the US in 2020... I expect that will continue for several years. Also, pressure canners & water bath canners... these are now super expensive in the US.
Those are already the stapples of our diet, so we'll see how much we can scrape off that. Preserving is something I hope to do more of this summer, but it all depends on how much we get from the garden and if I have enough energy (hopefully!)
@@ourportuguesehomestead Over here, what's more expensive are fruit and fresh vegetables. If you can grow enough of them, potatoes, rice and dry beans are cheap to buy. Also eggs and fresh meat and fish can be expensive. If you grow your own poultry, you save a lot. Also sourcing the products at the local farms, instead of going to the supermarket can get great deals on fresh products. Cheers!
Thankyou for your honest presentation and developing talent as a video star. 👌 Cook dried beans, simple,tasty and never need to be boring. Go get yerselfes patrioned and people can help you spread the message: this is our future. I am a bit too old to do what you're up to, but support your ideas. Happy New year. xx
Great video! I had to learn how to budget properly and I am glad I did! I also use a lot of dried legumes in stews, chili’s, curry’s, soups and for hummus. Saves a lot. My favorite cheap breakfast is just oatmeal cooked in water with a spoon of flaxseed/linseed, cheap seasonal fruit and a little extra sugar or spice. There were times when I was almost broke a week before the next paycheck and oatmeal and chili was all I ate in a week. Feels good to not be there anymore. Today I’ll cook a lentil pumpkin mushroom Dahl. 😋 Happy New Year!
Just found your podcast and want to commend you for an excellent job on what you are doing. We live in the hill country of Arkansas, USA, which looks very much like your homestead and have done a lot of what you are facing. Your choice to do what you all are doing was a wise choice, especially the timing. Watching your patience with the children and animals is refreshing as is your whole story, your candor, and the way you tell it is such tremendous refreshment from the horrible Hollywood programming that is offered on American TV. You are some our new "Stars"...keep shinning!! 😊
Use a rocket stove in winter, when the danger of fire is less. It uses just kindling to get a meal done. Cook for two days at a time, and mix and match to make it less boring, eg one day eat with rice, the next day with pasta .
Since last March 2020 I noticed that food is more expensive. What I paid $11 for I am now paying $14. Since I am classed in the vulnerable category my daughters did the shopping for most of that time. When they were unable to do that sometimes recently (working three jobs because their yoga studio was closed) I could really see how much more expensive everything had become. So I hope you continue to have nutritious food especially now and bulk buying is a great way of doing that.
I've noticed our food bill going up as well, although it's hard for me to say what has become more expensive and by how much. Hope your daughters make it through this and into better times unharmed
Great topic! In our former City life we spent so much more money, often as kind of a ‚reward‘ because we were too exhausted from work plus further education: eating out, buying clothes we don‘t really need, paying for relaxing lessons... I take my hat you managed to save money while living in the City! Since we live in our van we somehow detox from all that overconsumption and that saves us a lot. I note every tiny cost, in the first year in a complex app, in this second year very simple by hand in a small book. Today I’ll do the final overview of 2020 and I assume we can be proud of it :)
Very interesting - my budget it through the roof - mainly because I have to support extended family members who are struggling .- I’m going to participate
Thanks :) That's amazing that you are able to support family though, I'm sure they really appreciate it in these rough times. Maybe there are some things that you could spend less on or don't really need? I'm thinking of subscriptions and stuff like that.
Peace Poppy, perhaps you could get some of your family members to join as well so they could adjust their budgets. It could be a useful experience for everyone. Blessings.
Yes the process.... you were also blessed by Martin’s parents buying the yurt for y’all. It would be hard to keep living in the van. Yall are doing good 💕😃💕😃
Yes, soak legumes overnight or maybe two nights. Boil and use with other ingredients, on salad, eat on its own with a salad dressing. I sprout beans. After soaking two days, drain the liquid off. Cover and keep in a dark place. Keep moist, so you need to sprinkle water on it. Should germinate in 3 to 4 days. Some beans take longer.
We pay them once a year out of the overflow because it’s not expensive (and I don’t save for it on a monthly basis). Only thing that has been added since this video is social security payment of 40 per month for both of us.
You gave details of how much you spend on food, and I am interested in what food you are buying and how much this is supplemented by what you have on site - eggs, chickens, and vegetables. We find that you can extend the growing season by making cloches out of old water bottles and using it for lettuces and other greens. (My other half had to be rescued from a recycling skip on one occasion when she fell in trying to retrieve some such bottles!)
For the next video in this short series I was planning to show you what we buy in the shops, what we still have, and some of the things I plan to make etc. So all that’s coming :)
I did this as well and it was very enlightening. I did it for a whole year and it showed me all those small things and seasonal things you forget about. Also shows what you should budget for emergencies.
I am doing a “no spend January”. I plan to spend only on necessities such food,mortgage and utilities. No take away, cooking all meals from scratch. I am saving so I can afford some repairs/renovations on my home.
Holly Jane, that is a great way to keep your expenses down and also see where your money is going. I did something similar a year ago and was shocked at how often I wanted to buy something that I didn't need. It really helped me break my impulsive buying. Good luck and Happy 2021!
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You are doing okay , everybody has to budget we all have to get ourselves in the mind not to overspend our council tax , city tax is £200 per month I also on my salary £900 per month NHS contribution , income tax about 1400 this doesn't include the obvious bills except mortgage which we don't have , you have to be aware of our outgoings if not trouble is round the corner , when you do come to plant in your garden it could be best to use heritage plants then you can save seeds for the following year so not using F1 variety.
That sounds like a lot! Were you able to pay of your mortgage completely? I'm working on what we should get for the garden now, so I'll keep that in mind :)
@@ourportuguesehomestead yes no mortgage no loans debt free , our biggest bill is council tax and I agree it is a lot particularly when we get so little for it but that's what the charge is , NHS contribution is linked to earnings income tax the same so if you can't work or don't work you pay nothing but the downside is the least amount of people paying it leaves the one's that do a bigger bill .
@@ourportuguesehomestead yes it is I have a degree in mechanical engineering . I am a few years from retirement , my wife and I would like to retire to somewhere , where the weather is good , minus eight here this morning with lots of snow and it feels much colder we have been looking at Portugal hence my interest we don't like cities at all we are country people . I hope you have a fantastic new year , blessings to you and your family.
I was surprised about your food bill too. Dried chickpeas are really healthy. Make soups with all nutritious things inside and make a bit batch. I only spent 50 euro a week on food and daily necessities when I lived in Greece which is more expensive than Portugal.
For 2 adults. Have a look once at Luca´s channel - Vem de Vlogs -, he lives in Batalha and has a family of 3 and his monthly shopping bill was 140 euro a few days ago and that was with meat. He says that Pingo Doce is the cheapest supermarket. Hope this helps. Love what you do, so inspiring!ua-cam.com/video/zkEaRJtWUrA/v-deo.html
Great video, my expenses are much more than yours. Live in Wales with hubby and two teenage daughters who are eating me out of house and home 😂. Hopefully in the next 5 years the pressure will be less and I may get to save a little before retiring. I am setting a budget for next month also, food expenses have gone up so much this last year. So like you we will be trying to keep to the plan. Happy New Year when it comes, lets hope for optimum growing weather for 2021 to eat well from the garden 😁👍
Teenagers eat so much! You think they're still kids but they eat like three adults. Good luck with getting your budget under control and saving some :) And also hoping for a great gardening year!
Gail, good luck with your garden this year. The Welsh climate is more difficult to deal with than Portugal. You do have the advantage of some excellent gardening channels based in Wales. Wishing you a successful 2021.
Hallo, I also use a pressure-cooker for many years, it saves a lot of energy, especially for stuff like beans, you will be amazed. Brands that you can easily find in Portugal are Hawkins and Tefal. Good Lücken
Fantastic info thanks. We are coming to Portugal at the end of March 21. No idea where we are going to end up , just get in the car and drive. Somewhere in central Portugal. We love cooking and are interested that you started 'Hot Honey'. Chris mentioned Bees last week.
Not sure if this suggestion has already been given but think about getting a sun oven or solar oven, there are diy versions out there. I found that when I was in the Caribbean I was able to cook my beans from scratch using just the power of the sun, I also named bread and cookies in it. I used it to cook many things but cooking beans using a solar oven really kept my gas expenses down. (Don't forget to pre soak the beans to speed up cooking times). Good luck😊
Happy New Year. Money makes people want more. If you are rich you would not pick up a 5 Euros note if you are poor 5 euros can go a long way.Buy the basics that poor people all over the world buy.The staff of life. Potato, Rice, Pulses + cheap greens will be the basics to live on, anything after that has to be looked at as a luxury.There are a lot of people claiming food poverty in England but I do not believe they are starving. I believe they are using money on other things.Stay safe.
Already mostly buy those basics! We really don't eat that extravagant, but maybe there are some things I can change. I can't say anything about people living in food poverty, but I do think it's on the rise again. This pandemic has been terrible for many people and assistance has been minimal from many governments. If you have a mortgage and other bills to pay, it might often be that there's not much money left for food.
Not to scare anyone BUT our cost is about: Basic living: +$3,000 USD, to save for annual expenses: +$2,000 USD. In the end over $30,000 USD annual just to live. This is not possible on a minimal wage.
I know several recipes which we make at home and they are barely go above 5~ euros. Most of them are from WW2, ultra super cheap and easy to make yet you are full the whole day. They stuff you to max tho. The only problem is, i donno how i would translate this into English.
Not sure where you are in Portugal, if.you are reasonable close to the Spanish boarder much of you shopping will be cheaper. LPG is nearly 50% cheaper. To filter the brown clay from the water you could use a second IBC tank and allow it to over flow into the existing one. New IBC tanks are available at Proenca-A- Nova for €65.00. You could also fit a float switch into you second tank that would switch the pump on/off at the set levels. If you are have problems with your water pump have to.be primed every time you need to fit a none-return valve into the suction pipe.
We're a little too far away from Spain for that to be reasonable. Think you have some catching up to do as well, we installed a new pump a few months ago :)
@@ourportuguesehomestead Okay, looking at the pump you had on the wall and then installed submersible as you said. You either overpaid for a full stainless steel pump or if one of the cheaper plastic type it will be troubles some in the note to distant future. You could have used the original pump, and made it reliable and lasting for €40.00. As an engineer who retired to Portugal in 2017 after 20 years in South Africa, I find that the Portuguese have little engineering and or up to date experience and are happy to sell, at inflated prices, whatever they think without offering any professional advice. I have a borehole, also filtered domestic water, a domestic pressure water system, and an automatic pump system got the garden. I don't want to be pussy by I hate to see people who are inexperienced getting bad advice and getting ripped off. Ask yourself, Why do you run the digger with the bonnet open? why does it seem to be low powered at digging, run at higher reves, this will raise the pressure in the hydraulic system. I live in Evendos, happy to help with sound advice.
Thank you for your advice, but we’re good. You assume a lot about us, our decisions, the Portuguese, our pump and I think you could continue for a while. Please save your energy for things you actually know the whole story about.
Well, private insurances are expensive, at least for the portuguese wallet, starting from €40 month. You can obtain the European desease insurances card, with that you can have Access to all medical care in the portuguese health system. I dont know if you have it already or not, but you should Invest in a green house, to have fresh vegetables in the winter
Yes don't think we'll get private insurance any time soon, maybe just pay out of pocket when we need to. We have a greenhouse, but at the moment it's also partially used for storage. Hopefully next winter I can keep some stuff in there to extend the season. But the cabbages in the garden are fine for now :)
@@ourportuguesehomestead you also should protect the more sensitive trees from the frost, my father buys some frost cloth, and cover the trees branches with that
It's true that Netherlands' salary is better, but D State took care of equalizing salary/spendings/services aproximately the same everywhere. The savings from Netherlands spent in Portugal actually avoids D State "settings", wich is good. :) It can only be a success story! :) How's Martin with that pond ? I hope it's going to hold the water. Happy new 2021! :)
You mentioned cooking your own bread. Look online for recipes for "no knead" bread or Sullivan Street Bakery bread. Super easy, literally 15 minutes or less of hands-on prep. Super tasty, crusty, bread, Cooked in a dutch oven. Just needs time
Having lived in this crazy country called Great Britain all my life and like you both paid my tax on almost everything and as far as I am concerned received nothing back in return. I have decided the time is right to make a move to buy property in Portugal and make a different life.My aim is to buy land and a property in need of repair and do it up then cultivate land and sell produce and possible wine and cider to local people at cheap prices for a small profit.My wife does not think it's a good idea but I love the countryside and want out of this crazy mad life of drugs killings and stabbing society.Covid has made my mind up and I have a dream and wish to live that dream, we have a nice house in the UK so my first step is to come to portugal and look what is available to renovate for about 20,000-30,000 euro and go from there I know I am going to really love it.Great work your doing and Martin I can see is a really great guy I have great respect for you both kind regards John
Hi, Car costs are really lower than in the Netherlands You talked about healthcare insurance and property tax ? To build a tiny house also would be nice also. You can use it for guests when you decide to build a bigger house.
You can pay for car insurance on a monthly basics, although it will be a bigger amount in the end of 12 months, compared to pay it all in one go for a period of the next 12 months.
Hello, i wish you a great 2021. Being in a bugget is really importante, my husband is an accountant and he has everything in excel. If you need help with taxes my husband can help you. He speaks English fluently. 🤗☃️
We’re not so great with excel (although we do know how it works), but are still looking for an accountant! If your husband can email us at quintahortavelha@gmail.com sometimes that would be amazing :)
Hi Claudia, I haven't recieved anything from your husband yet. If he's able to take client can he send us an email? quintahortavelha@gmail.com. We want to get started :) Thank you so much!
Fantastic video Really honest. Do you have jobs for income Did you buy land or do you rent Brilliant effort the pleasures in life are not measured by money Your life for you and family will be greatly enriched by this venture How much land do you have Have great 2021 look forward to more videos Nick Like neon England
Right now UA-cam is providing a small income, we are working on some other streams as well. We bought our land otherwise there would be a rent portion in this video :) It’s a little over three hectares and we also own a vineyard somewhere else
Whoah! Here in Finland it costs me a little over 2000€ per year (car/diesel tax + mandatory insurance) to even own a car (let alone drive anywhere!)! Unfortunately it's not reasonably possible to live without (if one has an almost daily commute), 'cos, well, Finland. :'D Otherwise my expenses are pretty close to yours.
Diapers are part of the 'food' portion, mostly because we get them at the same shop. But she's slowly coming out of them :) We don't buy much clothing, Puck will get some stuff from grandma and we swap for the rest
Food is one thing I don't control as long as I'm not throwing away food because it goes bad but then again I love to eat (6 meals a day ) and have a blast furnace metabolism. Otherwise I try to live look a monk haha.
I hope it is not too personal to ask that: My boyfriend and I are going to move to Portugal soon. I am wondering if youtube is your only incomesource in the moment or are you having other jobs that help you finance your living there? Have a beautiful day!
UA-cam is only part of the money we live off right now, and I don't think it's a viable options for many people... Jobs are hard to come by in this area so I usually advice you find something you can do remotely
@@ourportuguesehomestead Oh thank you very much! I will look into it. I am currently a freelance illustrator, there should be some possibilities working with that. :)
Well sadly live is never free, and we're still working on getting the food costs down. For now we have a small youtube income, that we're expanding with the honey. And yes, youtube income is income so we'll have to pay tax! (only from a certain amount I think but not sure)
The SNS (Serviço Nacional de Saúde) Portuguese Public Health System, you have the right to pay nothing if you fill one of this conditions: pregnancy, children with less than 18, if you win less than 7843,68/year (from work, pension, property rent or shares), disable people that have more than 60% incapacity and finally the blood donors (that gave blood twice a year or be able to exempted to the rest of their life if he/she give blood more than 30 times, this is the reason Portugal send blood to other European countries) The "copay" (Taxas moderadoras) in Serviço Nacional de Saúde if you dont fill the conditions are: Family nurse/flu shot/vacines/gauze exchange/etc: 3,50€ Medical appointment with family doctor (primary care): 4,50€ Medical appointment specialty: 7€ Family doctor (home consultation): 9€ Urgency in Hospital (basic appointment):14€ Urgency in Hospital (need of surgery):16€ You pay for every medical exam you do in a hospital (X-ray is 0,67€) but the maximum the hospital can charge you is 40€ even if they need to do CT scan to find your disease.
Usually at a shop ;) We try to find secondhand, and otherwise we go to some fast fashion chain (to my own disliking) I hope to do some more research into sustainable brands this year that we will have to order online
You don't need to pay for a midwife go to the "centro de saúde" of your area and ask for an appointment, after that you will be forwarded to the hospital in order to prepare you for the birth. Happy new year :D
@@ourportuguesehomestead it's still a good idea to be followd up at the hospital just in case you need emergency assistance if something goes wrong. Things can go wrong very fast with child birth, I have had 4 children and every birth was different and for 2 of them I needed emergency assistance due to the positioning of the baby plus bleeding too much after the birth.
the financiell crisis werent or wont caused by too many debts, actually its the real opposite, they are caused by people who have too much money and do not know where to put it. Instead of investing in the real market because all their needs are already satisfied, they give it to someone who plays on the global monopoly. In doing so they hope to get more money which, like before, they do not need, actually even less. If I do remember right, the first financial crisis ever happened was actually in your home country which was called ,, the rose crisis" where they bet a fortune for a bunch of roses in the end, because they had no idea what to do with the money, a few hundred years ago though.. Unfortunetely, nothing has changed
@clickbait numberone The 2008 subprime crisis was caused by to many people borrowing to much money on subprime real estate. Economically it makes no difference whether you're overpay on flowers or realestate. If speculation has driven the price up to much it's gonna come down. If too many borrowed on that it's gonna come down in a crash.
@@larifari4371 "Economically it makes no difference whether you're overpay on flowers or realestate. If speculation has driven the price up to much it's gonna come down. If too many borrowed on that it's gonna come down in a crash." That part of what you said is true. So this is the proove it had nothing to do with the debts. That was just the trigger, not the reason and next time it will be anything else.
Don't think I fully understand your point. People buying stuff with money they didn't have (like houses out of their price range, electronics on a payment plan), so that there was no reasonable expectation of them ever paying it back is definitely part of the problem. Was and still is. The rich doing whatever they do is of course also part of the problem. And yes you are right, the Dutch were at the forefront of much of this.
@@ourportuguesehomestead All these estate contracts were put together in ceveral papers, mixted up with other stufff, not even estate, and were sold a couple of times among several investors , which of no one had any idea whats inside there. And they werent even interested as long as they did their winning marge. And so it goes on currently in the whole stock and investement market, where no one can tell what the real value of any fonds or shares are, a good example is the bitcoin. So you can pay a thousnad dollar for a bunch of roses as long as you think the following pay more and you make your marge. Until one day no one does anymore believe in this and everythings goes down in a crash. So one day these house owners couldnt pay their debts anymore which came as a cruel surprise for everyone holding these papers. But who can tell about the real value of all the other papers? Exactly no one cause its all founded on believe, nothing more and any paper can cause the new crash. But the reason why this circle goes on and on is because there is too much money which is put there because people dont need it. And that is not an issue of the rich alone, it starts with anyone who invests money in the investement market, even if you put your money on the bank acount where they do it for you, if you want to or not.
Pressure-cooker/Instant Pot are energy saving cookers. Solar oven can cook breads. It's an excellent choice for slow cooking. Internet is full of DIY instructions as well for rocket stoves what are very fuel (wood) efficient.
I was going to say the same thing. Are there pressure cookers that run on gas?
Yes a solar cooker will cook anything. 😃💕
Think we'll try a solar cooker for the summer, won't be much use on the rainy days we have now. We're also on the hunt for a pressure cooker, but haven't found a second hand one so far.
I can not stop watching you videos. I just searched 'Living in Rural Portugal' and it's 3 hours now that I'm watching your gems!
I enjoyed this very much - your positivity and warm personality always shines through. Watching your family progress (and grow) is a real tonic in these sad and uncertain times. Happy New Year to you all. Ps next video it would be helpful if you show the totals of your expenses all together as a summary. I hope to retire in Spain (or possiblyPortugal) next Summer and help with a realistic budget will aid me in my planning.
Thanks :) I'll keep that in mind.
I like to see your eyes shinning in the vídeos. 😃
@neuralcircuit of course - just inland from Valencia. The land is flat and fertile and it is very warm without being as hot and arid as further south. The City is beautiful and safe, friendly and cheap. Public transport is excellent and it’s possible to get by without a car- which both saves a lot of money and hassle with bureaucracy. It’s possible to be quiet and off grid there without being remote.
Congratulations! It’s only the beginning - please keep us tuned in.
Will do :)
If you use the SNS (Serviço Nacional de Saúde), as a pregnant, you pay nothing for all medical services. Likewise, all infants under eighteen. Happy New Year!
Happy new year to you too!
Sure, wonderfull, if your're not a portuguese and have a cancer, come to Portugal, the portuguese are delighted to pay your treatments.You know Carlos, the medical service is paid by someone... guess who.
@@rasputindasilva858 European citizens living in Portugal are entitled to medical care, as if they were at the original country.
@@rasputindasilva858 this people buy land and spend their money here so stop this nonsense. Portuguese had the same right in other countries.
@@rasputindasilva858 there, we needed a far-right American inspired ignorant to remind us that Medicare For All is a real thing in nearly all European countries. If not for Health, Education and Security, why the hell do we even need the State???
Oh my I am so overwhelmingly impressed and motivated by your detailed, honest presentation. I always look forward to your presentations but this one has pushed me to the point of rethinking how I plan and budget on the whole, thank you.
That’s great! Glad to help
A really good insight into subsistence living with a family on the way. Watching your endeavours are what has spurred me on to living in Portugal. I will be coming out with my wife in march. Stay a month and get a feel for the life style . Before purchasing a home. I think long term you are doing the right thing jumping off of the merry-go-round. Congratulations and stay trying.
Exciting to hear! Good to get a feel for the place before buying, and remember there are many different regions in Portugal that all have their pros and cons. Enjoy :)
Pasta, rice, potatoes, and beans... the main ways people save on food. If you can preserve your garden crop, that's another savings: canning, dehydration, freezing, and dry storage. Canning jars, lids, & rings became in high demand & hard to find in the US in 2020... I expect that will continue for several years. Also, pressure canners & water bath canners... these are now super expensive in the US.
Those are already the stapples of our diet, so we'll see how much we can scrape off that. Preserving is something I hope to do more of this summer, but it all depends on how much we get from the garden and if I have enough energy (hopefully!)
@@ourportuguesehomestead Over here, what's more expensive are fruit and fresh vegetables. If you can grow enough of them, potatoes, rice and dry beans are cheap to buy. Also eggs and fresh meat and fish can be expensive. If you grow your own poultry, you save a lot. Also sourcing the products at the local farms, instead of going to the supermarket can get great deals on fresh products. Cheers!
Thankyou for your honest presentation and developing talent as a video star. 👌 Cook dried beans, simple,tasty and never need to be boring. Go get yerselfes patrioned and people can help you spread the message: this is our future. I am a bit too old to do what you're up to, but support your ideas. Happy New year. xx
FELIZ ANO NOVO. 🥰
I use my pressure cooker at least twice a week. It saves on time and gas/electric.
They are a great tool I usually do soups and just put everything in at once
Great video! I had to learn how to budget properly and I am glad I did! I also use a lot of dried legumes in stews, chili’s, curry’s, soups and for hummus. Saves a lot. My favorite cheap breakfast is just oatmeal cooked in water with a spoon of flaxseed/linseed, cheap seasonal fruit and a little extra sugar or spice. There were times when I was almost broke a week before the next paycheck and oatmeal and chili was all I ate in a week. Feels good to not be there anymore. Today I’ll cook a lentil pumpkin mushroom Dahl. 😋 Happy New Year!
S N, glad to know that things are better for you now. Lentil pumpkin mushroom dahl sounds delicious! I hope that 2021 brings you prosperity and joy.
When I start growing produce, I'll donate to your larder!
I'm sure we can swap some stuff this summer :)
@@ourportuguesehomestead Definitely! Will pick up some goodies for you when I drive through the Netherlands!
Happy New Year to you and your Family.
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Just found your podcast and want to commend you for an excellent job on what you are doing. We live in the hill country of Arkansas, USA, which looks very much like your homestead and have done a lot of what you are facing. Your choice to do what you all are doing was a wise choice, especially the timing. Watching your patience with the children and animals is refreshing as is your whole story, your candor, and the way you tell it is such tremendous refreshment from the horrible Hollywood programming that is offered on American TV. You are some our new "Stars"...keep shinning!! 😊
Use a rocket stove in winter, when the danger of fire is less. It uses just kindling to get a meal done. Cook for two days at a time, and mix and match to make it less boring, eg one day eat with rice, the next day with pasta .
Since last March 2020 I noticed that food is more expensive. What I paid $11 for I am now paying $14. Since I am classed in the vulnerable category my daughters did the shopping for most of that time. When they were unable to do that sometimes recently (working three jobs because their yoga studio was closed) I could really see how much more expensive everything had become. So I hope you continue to have nutritious food especially now and bulk buying is a great way of doing that.
I've noticed our food bill going up as well, although it's hard for me to say what has become more expensive and by how much. Hope your daughters make it through this and into better times unharmed
Great topic! In our former City life we spent so much more money, often as kind of a ‚reward‘ because we were too exhausted from work plus further education: eating out, buying clothes we don‘t really need, paying for relaxing lessons... I take my hat you managed to save money while living in the City!
Since we live in our van we somehow detox from all that overconsumption and that saves us a lot. I note every tiny cost, in the first year in a complex app, in this second year very simple by hand in a small book. Today I’ll do the final overview of 2020 and I assume we can be proud of it :)
Yes, overconsumption is the pefect way to put it.
Also helps to just not have the space for so much stuff :) I'm sure you can be very proud!
Happy New Year 🎆
Very interesting - my budget it through the roof - mainly because I have to support extended family members who are struggling .- I’m going to participate
Thanks :) That's amazing that you are able to support family though, I'm sure they really appreciate it in these rough times. Maybe there are some things that you could spend less on or don't really need? I'm thinking of subscriptions and stuff like that.
Peace Poppy, perhaps you could get some of your family members to join as well so they could adjust their budgets. It could be a useful experience for everyone. Blessings.
@@ourportuguesehomestead I have stoped my union subscription £23per month
@@thisorthat7626 they don’t have wifi or smart phones.
I’ve also not shopped this week- clearing out the freezer and only buying essentials next week.
Yes the process.... you were also blessed by Martin’s parents buying the yurt for y’all. It would be hard to keep living in the van. Yall are doing good 💕😃💕😃
Yes we are very grateful, it's a lovely place to be in these cold months :)
Bedankt...
En gelukkig nieuwjaar
Ik wens je een heel gezegend, gezond en gelukkig nieuwjaar voor 2021. Groetjes aan Maarten en Puk. I look forward to your journey next year.
Yes cooking dried beans on the wood heater is a way I’ve cooked for years. 😃💕
Yes, soak legumes overnight or maybe two nights. Boil and use with other ingredients, on salad, eat on its own with a salad dressing. I sprout beans. After soaking two days, drain the liquid off. Cover and keep in a dark place. Keep moist, so you need to sprinkle water on it. Should germinate in 3 to 4 days. Some beans take longer.
MOT, insurances and so on must be into your monthly budget as well..
We pay them once a year out of the overflow because it’s not expensive (and I don’t save for it on a monthly basis). Only thing that has been added since this video is social security payment of 40 per month for both of us.
Good topic. Good luck. Happy New year. And allow yourself a treat.
You gave details of how much you spend on food, and I am interested in what food you are buying and how much this is supplemented by what you have on site - eggs, chickens, and vegetables. We find that you can extend the growing season by making cloches out of old water bottles and using it for lettuces and other greens. (My other half had to be rescued from a recycling skip on one occasion when she fell in trying to retrieve some such bottles!)
For the next video in this short series I was planning to show you what we buy in the shops, what we still have, and some of the things I plan to make etc. So all that’s coming :)
@@ourportuguesehomestead Thank you!
Get a notebook and write down everything you spend as you spend it. It helps out in the long run of how and where you spend your money.
I did this as well and it was very enlightening. I did it for a whole year and it showed me all those small things and seasonal things you forget about. Also shows what you should budget for emergencies.
That's the plan :)
I am doing a “no spend January”. I plan to spend only on necessities such food,mortgage and utilities. No take away, cooking all meals from scratch. I am saving so I can afford some repairs/renovations on my home.
Holly Jane, that is a great way to keep your expenses down and also see where your money is going. I did something similar a year ago and was shocked at how often I wanted to buy something that I didn't need. It really helped me break my impulsive buying. Good luck and Happy 2021!
Another entertaining blog wishing you guys all the best for 2021
Same to you!
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Olá, 🇯🇵Feliz Ano Novo! Vamos brindar às conquistas de ontem e ao futuro brilhante de amanhã.
You are doing okay , everybody has to budget we all have to get ourselves in the mind not to overspend our council tax , city tax is £200 per month I also on my salary £900 per month NHS contribution , income tax about 1400 this doesn't include the obvious bills except mortgage which we don't have , you have to be aware of our outgoings if not trouble is round the corner , when you do come to plant in your garden it could be best to use heritage plants then you can save seeds for the following year so not using F1 variety.
That sounds like a lot! Were you able to pay of your mortgage completely? I'm working on what we should get for the garden now, so I'll keep that in mind :)
@@ourportuguesehomestead yes no mortgage no loans debt free , our biggest bill is council tax and I agree it is a lot particularly when we get so little for it but that's what the charge is , NHS contribution is linked to earnings income tax the same so if you can't work or don't work you pay nothing but the downside is the least amount of people paying it leaves the one's that do a bigger bill .
@@coolhandlukeful well done on being debt free. To look on it from a positive angle, at least that means your income is good ;)
@@ourportuguesehomestead yes it is I have a degree in mechanical engineering .
I am a few years from retirement , my wife and I would like to retire to somewhere , where the weather is good , minus eight here this morning with lots of snow and it feels much colder we have been looking at Portugal hence my interest we don't like cities at all we are country people .
I hope you have a fantastic new year , blessings to you and your family.
I was surprised about your food bill too. Dried chickpeas are really healthy. Make soups with all nutritious things inside and make a bit batch. I only spent 50 euro a week on food and daily necessities when I lived in Greece which is more expensive than Portugal.
Was that for a family of similar size? Don't think I can get it that low until we can eat more from the garden again.
For 2 adults. Have a look once at Luca´s channel - Vem de Vlogs -, he lives in Batalha and has a family of 3 and his monthly shopping bill was 140 euro a few days ago and that was with meat. He says that Pingo Doce is the cheapest supermarket. Hope this helps. Love what you do, so inspiring!ua-cam.com/video/zkEaRJtWUrA/v-deo.html
Great video, my expenses are much more than yours. Live in Wales with hubby and two teenage daughters who are eating me out of house and home 😂. Hopefully in the next 5 years the pressure will be less and I may get to save a little before retiring. I am setting a budget for next month also, food expenses have gone up so much this last year. So like you we will be trying to keep to the plan. Happy New Year when it comes, lets hope for optimum growing weather for 2021 to eat well from the garden 😁👍
Teenagers eat so much! You think they're still kids but they eat like three adults. Good luck with getting your budget under control and saving some :) And also hoping for a great gardening year!
Gail, good luck with your garden this year. The Welsh climate is more difficult to deal with than Portugal. You do have the advantage of some excellent gardening channels based in Wales. Wishing you a successful 2021.
happy new year to all
Hallo, I also use a pressure-cooker for many years, it saves a lot of energy, especially for stuff like beans, you will be amazed. Brands that you can easily find in Portugal are Hawkins and Tefal. Good Lücken
I really enjoyed this video. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Fantastic info thanks. We are coming to Portugal at the end of March 21. No idea where we are going to end up , just get in the car and drive. Somewhere in central Portugal. We love cooking and are interested that you started 'Hot Honey'. Chris mentioned Bees last week.
Are you holidaying or digging a bunker?🤔😂👍🍷
Enjoy your stay :) There will be more on the bees soon
@@ourportuguesehomestead We are coming to live! Maybe in a field near you...
Happy new year to you
Look up soaking your chicken feed it makes it go for more
Loving the vlog! Which supermarket do you use and find the best value? and do you use a market too?
Soaking beans for one or two nights reduces the time to cook it. Add half a teaspoon of baking soda to make it cook faster.
Yes I’ve mostly been cooking with dried beans since then :)
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Not sure if this suggestion has already been given but think about getting a sun oven or solar oven, there are diy versions out there. I found that when I was in the Caribbean I was able to cook my beans from scratch using just the power of the sun, I also named bread and cookies in it. I used it to cook many things but cooking beans using a solar oven really kept my gas expenses down. (Don't forget to pre soak the beans to speed up cooking times). Good luck😊
It's on the ever so long project list.... Sounds perfect for beans indeed :)
Happy New Year. Money makes people want more. If you are rich you would not pick up a 5 Euros note if you are poor 5 euros can go a long way.Buy the basics that poor people all over the world buy.The staff of life. Potato, Rice, Pulses + cheap greens will be the basics to live on, anything after that has to be looked at as a luxury.There are a lot of people claiming food poverty in England but I do not believe they are starving. I believe they are using money on other things.Stay safe.
Already mostly buy those basics! We really don't eat that extravagant, but maybe there are some things I can change. I can't say anything about people living in food poverty, but I do think it's on the rise again. This pandemic has been terrible for many people and assistance has been minimal from many governments. If you have a mortgage and other bills to pay, it might often be that there's not much money left for food.
Happy New Year bella
Not to scare anyone BUT our cost is about: Basic living: +$3,000 USD, to save for annual expenses: +$2,000 USD. In the end over $30,000 USD annual just to live. This is not possible on a minimal wage.
You can use an homemade rocketstove to cook...
I know several recipes which we make at home and they are barely go above 5~ euros. Most of them are from WW2, ultra super cheap and easy to make yet you are full the whole day. They stuff you to max tho. The only problem is, i donno how i would translate this into English.
a great plus of growing more food and cooking home made meals is the health benefits
For sure!
Not sure where you are in Portugal, if.you are reasonable close to the Spanish boarder much of you shopping will be cheaper. LPG is nearly 50% cheaper. To filter the brown clay from the water you could use a second IBC tank and allow it to over flow into the existing one. New IBC tanks are available at Proenca-A- Nova for €65.00. You could also fit a float switch into you second tank that would switch the pump on/off at the set levels. If you are have problems with your water pump have to.be primed every time you need to fit a none-return valve into the suction pipe.
We're a little too far away from Spain for that to be reasonable. Think you have some catching up to do as well, we installed a new pump a few months ago :)
@@ourportuguesehomestead Okay, looking at the pump you had on the wall and then installed submersible as you said. You either overpaid for a full stainless steel pump or if one of the cheaper plastic type it will be troubles some in the note to distant future. You could have used the original pump, and made it reliable and lasting for €40.00. As an engineer who retired to Portugal in 2017 after 20 years in South Africa, I find that the Portuguese have little engineering and or up to date experience and are happy to sell, at inflated prices, whatever they think without offering any professional advice. I have a borehole, also filtered domestic water, a domestic pressure water system, and an automatic pump system got the garden. I don't want to be pussy by I hate to see people who are inexperienced getting bad advice and getting ripped off. Ask yourself, Why do you run the digger with the bonnet open? why does it seem to be low powered at digging, run at higher reves, this will raise the pressure in the hydraulic system. I live in Evendos, happy to help with sound advice.
Thank you for your advice, but we’re good. You assume a lot about us, our decisions, the Portuguese, our pump and I think you could continue for a while. Please save your energy for things you actually know the whole story about.
Well, private insurances are expensive, at least for the portuguese wallet, starting from €40 month. You can obtain the European desease insurances card, with that you can have Access to all medical care in the portuguese health system. I dont know if you have it already or not, but you should Invest in a green house, to have fresh vegetables in the winter
Yes don't think we'll get private insurance any time soon, maybe just pay out of pocket when we need to. We have a greenhouse, but at the moment it's also partially used for storage. Hopefully next winter I can keep some stuff in there to extend the season. But the cabbages in the garden are fine for now :)
@@ourportuguesehomestead you also should protect the more sensitive trees from the frost, my father buys some frost cloth, and cover the trees branches with that
@@Gonzo76Lx Did that just last week :)
It's true that Netherlands' salary is better, but D State took care of equalizing salary/spendings/services aproximately the same everywhere. The savings from Netherlands spent in Portugal actually avoids D State "settings", wich is good. :) It can only be a success story! :) How's Martin with that pond ? I hope it's going to hold the water. Happy new 2021! :)
You mentioned cooking your own bread. Look online for recipes for "no knead" bread or Sullivan Street Bakery bread. Super easy, literally 15 minutes or less of hands-on prep. Super tasty, crusty, bread, Cooked in a dutch oven. Just needs time
Thanks for the tip!
Having lived in this crazy country called Great Britain all my life and like you both paid my tax on almost everything and as far as I am concerned received nothing back in return. I have decided the time is right to make a move to buy property in Portugal and make a different life.My aim is to buy land and a property in need of repair and do it up then cultivate land and sell produce and possible wine and cider to local people at cheap prices for a small profit.My wife does not think it's a good idea but I love the countryside and want out of this crazy mad life of drugs killings and stabbing society.Covid has made my mind up and I have a dream and wish to live that dream, we have a nice house in the UK so my first step is to come to portugal and look what is available to renovate for about 20,000-30,000 euro and go from there I know I am going to really love it.Great work your doing and Martin I can see is a really great guy I have great respect for you both kind regards John
Good luck on your search! I made a video last summer that might be helpful to you as well: ua-cam.com/video/6qJ9h3c1oDs/v-deo.html
Hi,
Car costs are really lower than in the Netherlands
You talked about healthcare insurance and property tax ?
To build a tiny house also would be nice also.
You can use it for guests when you decide to build a bigger house.
Yes did also talk about that in the video ;)
You can pay for car insurance on a monthly basics, although it will be a bigger amount in the end of 12 months, compared to pay it all in one go for a period of the next 12 months.
We're usually able to pay for it at once, so we enjoy a little discount :)
Hello, i wish you a great 2021. Being in a bugget is really importante, my husband is an accountant and he has everything in excel. If you need help with taxes my husband can help you. He speaks English fluently. 🤗☃️
We’re not so great with excel (although we do know how it works), but are still looking for an accountant! If your husband can email us at quintahortavelha@gmail.com sometimes that would be amazing :)
Claudia, that is a very generous offer. Happy 2021 to you and your family!
Hi Claudia, I haven't recieved anything from your husband yet. If he's able to take client can he send us an email? quintahortavelha@gmail.com. We want to get started :) Thank you so much!
Fantastic video
Really honest.
Do you have jobs for income
Did you buy land or do you rent
Brilliant effort the pleasures in life are not measured by money
Your life for you and family will be greatly enriched by this venture
How much land do you have
Have great 2021 look forward to more videos
Nick Like neon England
Right now UA-cam is providing a small income, we are working on some other streams as well.
We bought our land otherwise there would be a rent portion in this video :) It’s a little over three hectares and we also own a vineyard somewhere else
Whoah! Here in Finland it costs me a little over 2000€ per year (car/diesel tax + mandatory insurance) to even own a car (let alone drive anywhere!)! Unfortunately it's not reasonably possible to live without (if one has an almost daily commute), 'cos, well, Finland. :'D Otherwise my expenses are pretty close to yours.
what about clothing and other 'kid' items for your child?
Diapers are part of the 'food' portion, mostly because we get them at the same shop. But she's slowly coming out of them :) We don't buy much clothing, Puck will get some stuff from grandma and we swap for the rest
Food is one thing I don't control as long as I'm not throwing away food because it goes bad but then again I love to eat (6 meals a day ) and have a blast furnace metabolism. Otherwise I try to live look a monk haha.
Same here! But I hope we can still eat well while also being conscious of what we spend
I hope it is not too personal to ask that: My boyfriend and I are going to move to Portugal soon. I am wondering if youtube is your only incomesource in the moment or are you having other jobs that help you finance your living there? Have a beautiful day!
UA-cam is only part of the money we live off right now, and I don't think it's a viable options for many people... Jobs are hard to come by in this area so I usually advice you find something you can do remotely
@@ourportuguesehomestead Oh thank you very much! I will look into it. I am currently a freelance illustrator, there should be some possibilities working with that. :)
Thats still quite a lot of monthly expenses. Do you have income or are you living off your savings?
UA-cam is an income source.
@ so do you have to pay tax on What you make off on youtube?
@@rudyserlet8959 shure. Income is income.
Well sadly live is never free, and we're still working on getting the food costs down. For now we have a small youtube income, that we're expanding with the honey. And yes, youtube income is income so we'll have to pay tax! (only from a certain amount I think but not sure)
Hi ik kan de bel niet inschakelen om een seintje te krijgen als jullie weer een video uploaden🥴love Your video’s stay save 😘
Dat is gek! Zal even kijken of ik iets aan de instellingen kan doen. Gelukkig nieuw jaar alvast :)
@@ourportuguesehomestead jullie ook een gezond en gelukkig 2021
question, If you are vegan/vegetarian, why do you have chickens?
Because we are no longer vegan :) Right now we have them mostly for the eggs, maybe one day we will keep a few for eating
@@ourportuguesehomestead What I recommend toyou who are always hungry, fry 2 eggs and eat them with toast. I find it really satisfies my hunger.
The SNS (Serviço Nacional de Saúde) Portuguese Public Health System, you have the right to pay nothing if you fill one of this conditions: pregnancy, children with less than 18, if you win less than 7843,68/year (from work, pension, property rent or shares), disable people that have more than 60% incapacity and finally the blood donors (that gave blood twice a year or be able to exempted to the rest of their life if he/she give blood more than 30 times, this is the reason Portugal send blood to other European countries)
The "copay" (Taxas moderadoras) in Serviço Nacional de Saúde if you dont fill the conditions are:
Family nurse/flu shot/vacines/gauze exchange/etc: 3,50€
Medical appointment with family doctor (primary care): 4,50€
Medical appointment specialty: 7€
Family doctor (home consultation): 9€
Urgency in Hospital (basic appointment):14€
Urgency in Hospital (need of surgery):16€
You pay for every medical exam you do in a hospital (X-ray is 0,67€) but the maximum the hospital can charge you is 40€ even if they need to do CT scan to find your disease.
Thanks for all the extra info :)
PREGNANT AND CHILDREN, ARE EXEMPT FROM MODERATOR FEES PEOPEL WIT INCOME LESS THAN 635 EUROS MONTH ALSO, SHOULD CONSULT THE RESIDENCE HEALTH CENTER
Thanks! That's why I didn't say any specific numbers :)
@@ourportuguesehomestead Is all taken care off by the SNS, just use it. :)
How do you make money to live?good luck
Right now just youtube and patreon, but in the future also the bees and our olive oil
where do you buy your clothes and shoes?
Usually at a shop ;) We try to find secondhand, and otherwise we go to some fast fashion chain (to my own disliking) I hope to do some more research into sustainable brands this year that we will have to order online
build a rocket stove to cook on
This man grosses menout
Which man?
Are you any further on with the house planning?
Nope not really! Will take at least a year before we start anything I think. Right now the new baby, the land and building our business has priority
You don't need to pay for a midwife go to the "centro de saúde" of your area and ask for an appointment, after that you will be forwarded to the hospital in order to prepare you for the birth.
Happy new year :D
I'll be having a homebirth, and I'm sure the nurses will come all the way here ;)
@@ourportuguesehomestead it's still a good idea to be followd up at the hospital just in case you need emergency assistance if something goes wrong. Things can go wrong very fast with child birth, I have had 4 children and every birth was different and for 2 of them I needed emergency assistance due to the positioning of the baby plus bleeding too much after the birth.
the financiell crisis werent or wont caused by too many debts, actually its the real opposite, they are caused by people who have too much money and do not know where to put it. Instead of investing in the real market because all their needs are already satisfied, they give it to someone who plays on the global monopoly. In doing so they hope to get more money which, like before, they do not need, actually even less.
If I do remember right, the first financial crisis ever happened was actually in your home country which was called ,, the rose crisis" where they bet a fortune for a bunch of roses in the end, because they had no idea what to do with the money, a few hundred years ago though..
Unfortunetely, nothing has changed
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The 2008 subprime crisis was caused by to many people borrowing to much money on subprime real estate. Economically it makes no difference whether you're overpay on flowers or realestate. If speculation has driven the price up to much it's gonna come down. If too many borrowed on that it's gonna come down in a crash.
@@larifari4371 "Economically it makes no difference whether you're overpay on flowers or realestate. If speculation has driven the price up to much it's gonna come down. If too many borrowed on that it's gonna come down in a crash."
That part of what you said is true. So this is the proove it had nothing to do with the debts. That was just the trigger, not the reason and next time it will be anything else.
Don't think I fully understand your point. People buying stuff with money they didn't have (like houses out of their price range, electronics on a payment plan), so that there was no reasonable expectation of them ever paying it back is definitely part of the problem. Was and still is. The rich doing whatever they do is of course also part of the problem.
And yes you are right, the Dutch were at the forefront of much of this.
@@ourportuguesehomestead All these estate contracts were put together in ceveral papers, mixted up with other stufff, not even estate, and were sold a couple of times among several investors , which of no one had any idea whats inside there. And they werent even interested as long as they did their winning marge. And so it goes on currently in the whole stock and investement market, where no one can tell what the real value of any fonds or shares are, a good example is the bitcoin. So you can pay a thousnad dollar for a bunch of roses as long as you think the following pay more and you make your marge. Until one day no one does anymore believe in this and everythings goes down in a crash.
So one day these house owners couldnt pay their debts anymore which came as a cruel surprise for everyone holding these papers. But who can tell about the real value of all the other papers? Exactly no one cause its all founded on believe, nothing more and any paper can cause the new crash.
But the reason why this circle goes on and on is because there is too much money which is put there because people dont need it. And that is not an issue of the rich alone, it starts with anyone who invests money in the investement market, even if you put your money on the bank acount where they do it for you, if you want to or not.
I think I understand what you're saying, but that doesn't mean that it's not an issue to have more debt than you can realistically pay back.