Farm people may need to go out of town for weddings, funerals and even vacations. Be a FARM SITTER. Feed and care for animals. We just found a local lady who wants extra income. She used to live on a farm. We want to go away for a long day to go see the grandbaby. Believe me everyone needs a break now and then even farm families. We have no family currently in the area. She is valued!
I make a decent side income by driving Amish around. It also has given me A LOT of connections and learning opportunities. They know how to live off the land and pinch a penny into two dimes.
Wait they actually will get in cars ? I thought they shunned that. This makes me think i can bring my transportation skills to the country and possibly thrive!
Brilliant! I have found that most people come to the country to escape the crazy city life but have none of the basic skills to live in the country. Most of them are too proud to admit it and ask for help. The Amish are wise stewards of the land. They are usually very helpful. Again, Brilliant!
Excellent video! My husband has a landscaping business. I have a handmade soap and craft business. Our adult son works for both of us. God has blessed abundantly. It's not always monetarily. There are months we do struggle to pay the bills, as we grow our businesses. However, the blessing of working for yourself, doing jobs that bless others, and just being able to use our talents for God is, in my humble opinion, worth any monetary setback.
That is awesome Jen. We know what it is like to have very little. Often it really takes time for businesses to take off. But what a blessing to be able to work with family.
🙏 amen to that! I agree I spent a lot of money an still have some students loans left. I believed counseling (psychology) was my life’s calling. I’ve always been frugal, and more of a homesteader, however I never anticipated the lords plan. I now home school since the cov & realized how much happier I am being home. I live in the country now we have a new house we purchased during cov. I was nervous for the fact it was in NY still however I now know why the lord placed us here. Every state has its demons ever city it’s “reset minded” here I have all I need to continue to grow and learn but with the community of people who are happy, use to hard work, and fresh foods, and milk etc. farms all the stuff that now makes sense because I do not want nor would ever be apart of this insanity of the reset 2030 stuff not the way it’s being broadly discussed. I have an entire new career and I’m thrilled because I’m home no I don’t make what I did sn things are tight but I’ll never think twice again about trusting the lord an staying here if we have the lord an we listen to him an try we can do what we need, not always what “we” want 🤗💕 god bless you
Very well said. Creating warmth and community is a real value that can last a lifetime. All the near death experiences have this as the major purpose of life: creating the unity we know as God amongst ourselves, and celebrating this in our spirit.
i hate to be rude here but i dont think god created us to make money if we were too busy loving our neighbors better than we loved ourselves we wouldnt have room for any economy where we needed to struggle to pay bills, and i bet if tesla had his way we could be doing all this with free energy or one less bill. to each their own
I went from working as a senior graphic designer in 2020, to milking cows and feeding calves from 2021 onwards. Best thing I did was move to the country!
Lived in the country my whole life.... I have been making money here since I was 8 years old.... Picking up hay, digging gen sang, golden seal, running fences, pulling grape Vines, cutting iron wood twigs, selling pelts, training coon hounds, helping at live stock slaughter, building barns, transporting farm equipment, cleaning out live stock barns just do what others won't and you will never be bored or broke..
We have an arborist in our area who keeps some of the wood after cutting and he turns them into amazing wooden bowls that he sells at the markets. He always has a story that goes along with each bowl too!
When I moved back to my hometown in rural Maine, I looked and looked until I found something I wanted to do and volunteered. They couldn’t believe it because I could do things that they needed, such as secretarial work and being neat and clean. Suddenly they started paying me. It was in the local historical society in a beautiful antique building with windows for me, a setting that I wanted, and people who are educated who I yearned for. Such a good idea to volunteer or apprentice yourself.
I’m from rural South Dakota and still in western South Dakota where I see the Black Hills forest every day. So just a few thoughts: 1) nursing home CNA or dietary aid are in high demand. 2) Daycare 3) Buying a business or apprenticeship in one where the owner is ready to retire. There are so many wanting to do that back home. 4). Over the road trucking. Many men in the area did that due to lack of jobs. 5) Nursing is always a good job, but in my experience you may not get paid like this, usually less than a bigger town. Also, you may be in the rotation more often for holidays and less desirable shifts because seniority and less work force. 6). They sell signs that says “behind every successful farmer is a wife who works in town”. It’s very true. Insurance is hard to get without a full time job. 7) Many people who live in small towns do not have extra income to spend on services or extras. So, find something that is not provided and see if there is interest: music lessons, dance, karate, etc. 8) Most small towns have volunteer firemen, and the works, thank goodness, is rare. 9) As a strong Christian, it’s hard to find a church. You do have to more forgiving and realize that you will have varying convictions within the same church. You may not have peers as friends. Your children may struggle to find believing friends. These are all things my husband and I grew up with. 10). Outside of Dollar General there are no box stores. We had to drive 90 minutes to get to one. Organic anything is still hard to find and there is less selections with higher prices. But overall I love small town life.
I hear you on the working undesirable shifts due to low work force . My young adult kids spent all last year doing that - morning opening - evenings closings - holidays and weekends - lack of public transportation so the kids need cars - which mine can’t afford yet so I drive . As a mother - I will do all I can to help them get a start in life - we have struggled also with the lack of friends . Not sure exactly why but I’ve had that happen maybe due to being a first generation American ? My parents raised me in a culture that doesn’t exist here - so I do really think I am just different but my kids had hoped to make friends through all our hobbies - most people seem clique driven and - whatever . So- health care is not that good here- we had to fly to Salt Lake City for specialist - and the drivers out here in hurry always so there are loads of accidents . My back is permanently injured - folks - don’t stop at yellow lights - keep on going so you don’t get rear ended . Everyone speeds to get through the yellow lights and red lights are run constantly . It’s been challenging . I love your list !
Any of the trades, they are really underrated for some unknown reason. Electricians, HVAC, plumbers, mechanics. I’m in the collision industry as a refinish tech. I live in the country and travel a half hour into town to work. Its fairly easy after some experience. I work less than 40 hours a week and support my family no problem. The pay is per job so sky is the limit on what you deem is enough to work. Practically no barrier to entry, it is an apprenticeship. Industry standard $18-22.
Thanks for sharing Rusty. You are right about Electricians, HVAC, plumbers, mechanics. Most of these fields will stay functioning even when times are bad.
Your right my oldest son was all set to leave for the military but with the current administration our family members seem to have talked him out of it for now, at least to hold off a little. He’s looking into plumbing my dad grandpa an great grandpa we’re all plumbers an worked the one business for 3 generations, and my other grandpa was an electrician hands on labor is essential. My husband is a climber was a logger but now is a foreman an bucket truck operator so he goes up in the bucket way more then he has to climb now his knees thank him but he still climbs. Essential work is something you will always have even in barter it is truly what keeps America going , I worked in service for years doing warranty claims for auto body an quotes etc. amazing job many don’t think to get into. Unfortunately the mechanics for the regular service department didn’t make much only the master mechanics many left an went to mobile mechanics an they are make a lot way more then 16-17 they previously earned. Anywho sorry this is such a.l long comment just nice to see others like myself here often find so many people are still conditioned to not have a clue no matter the age you have options in work , god bless
I am thankful that UA-cam recommended this channel just once. I watched one and decided to subscribe for a few unique reasons that permeate your videos. I was definitely attracted to what you say, what you show, and what you do, without difficulty. I ended up recommending this to a friend in a personal phone call about an hour ago.
A plumber I used is retiring and he said he can’t find someone willing to take over his business because younger people just are not doing trades anymore
I have the problem that I'm 30, I would love to do a trade, but I've risen high enough in the manufacturing world that I can't afford to take $18-20/hr anymore, but the manufacturing jobs in rural North Dakota, especially precision machining, are very very sparse. I should have apprenticed with my uncle (plumber) 8 years ago when he offered and I was assembling rock pickers for 14 bucks.
Horsetrainer, training horses especially to do farm work and/or pull a cart/wagon etc. Trust me, gas will not be freely available at some point and electric will be controlled, so electric cars will only run so far, until your electricity runs out. People will be wanting horses to do a lot of work they now use gasoline or diesel powered equipment for, and also transport, cuz a horse always runs. It just doesn´t run as fast as a car and it can´t do distances like a car can, but for a lot of things closeby, like 50 miles max per day, horses are extremely useful. Look at the Amish, they are completely selfsufficient and they have good horses which are able to perform multiple tasks. So training horses, donkeys, ponies, mules to harness. Or already having them ready trained for sale.
"Only spending $50 and bringing in $400 in 4 hours." With most journeyman and blue collar jobs, alot of what you pay for is the years or decades of experience, struggles and sacrifices that journeyman made to get as good as he is, to be able to finish as fast as he does with minimal waste and errors.
I live in a county of about 20,000 in ga! I worked for an electrician/ plumber after I got out of the aur force! 35 years later I'm still doing it but for myself! I've been involved in many custom homes and have learned other trades as well such as carpentry, trim, painting, etc! Most of it to me is common sense! During the 2008 crash I survived knowing how to do a whole variety of things! I made furniture pieces such as pie safes, benches, coffee tables, kitchen tables out of heart pine I removed from a 180 yr old house! I paint flags on old doors, pallet wood or bead board! My only gripe about my electrical buisness is there's only a small home depot in my town, electrical parts are limited to certain things, so I have to drive 35 miles in order to get materials for sometimes a small job! It's just the way it is, I grin and bear it! If I could do one thing out of any of the things I do would be working with old heart pine and building furniture pieces! It's not practical right now!!!
I have a buddy with a great business. He sales hay. He finds open fields (undeveloped). And changes people or business to cut and clear for them. Most city requires lots to be maintained. Then he sales the hay he harvest. He owns the equipment but renting the building he needs for storage. Retired farms often rent out their buildings.
@@HealthAndHomestead I know a couple kids who paid for college baling round bales. It takes a big tractor and a new baler to do what they did. The John Deere dealer told me they traded in the baler every year and he hated to sell it because it was so worn out. I have never seen anyone bale hay as fast as they did. Square bales don't require as large a tractor. Someone who can do basic mechanics can get by with a very old tractor and a decent square baler. In Texas, anyone can bale the bar ditch (wide grassy areas on both sides of a typical rural road). Anyone can pick up the bales, though, so you need to be picking them up as you go. And you would want to know that the county had not sprayed herbicides on it.
I was able to buy my country home partly due to Airbnb. We rented our whole house while not there and two of our three bedrooms when home. We also sold vegan meals. I sold about 200 dollars worth of pumpkins a year, pumpkins were volunteer ie grown by God. We also raised horses and trained them. In the end we just paid for feed and buildings and horse cost no money made. My wife cared for an elderly woman’s home. Hipcamp was great for allowing other to camp you get paid.
My niece is a traveling horse dentist. Sounds strange, but they need dentist. She trained out west and came home to SC where there are not many and stays busy. She has always loved and been around horse, so it’s perfect for her.
Great video! Roadside Service is a relatively cheap business to start. A gas jug, 2 ton jack, impact gun, battery jump box, and a vehicle unlocking kit is a great start.
I built a couple hoop greenhouses last year and they actually turned out really good, on top of mowing imma put the word out there and see if people would be interested, more important than ever
I think the problem in small communities, and even in rural areas, is the psychology of people. I live in a small community, and once you get a reputation handed over by someone else, the reputation proceeds you even if it is not good. Unfortunately I find small communities to be rather prone to bad classifications of other people. People love to gossip, isolate, and qualify people in ways that are undeserving. I moved here to be freer, but what I have experienced is less freedom in terms of how people treat you. Older people tend to make one thought about you and treat you that way forever. The nice thing about the city is that there is much more dynamics in play on people's abilities and range of talents. In small communities people tend to have small minds. It is just my experience. Unfortunately it is true. Independence of thought does not seem to be indicative of small communities and rural areas
Yes!!! I moved to a small community 10 years ago and I'm still the talk of the town. Single, no children and 53 at the time makes for alot of gossip. 🤭
Nursing. Formally from So Texas. Stationed in So Cal. Moving back home to Texas. I’m an ER, OR RN. I’m going to set up my homestead & hire people to help me set it up while I go back to school. Going to earn my DNP (Doctor, Nurse Practitioner) license. An FNP works under an MD’s license. A DNP under their own. This will give me the flexibility & mobility to do what I want to do. Earn the trust people have lost as the result of corporations & big pharma taking over the Medical Industrial Complex putting profits before care, tossing staff out like garbage over the hokey-pokey. I want to set up a mobile health care unit. And hire displaced RN’s, CNA’s, LVN’s, Midwives, EMT’s, Paramedics etc for rural areas. In time if a patient & neighbor requires scanning etc want to set up a tiny neighborhood clinic, hospice care and home care for people who need someone who can both feed their animals & take care of an elderly relative while they are gone on a vacation etc. I envision setting up cameras for added security. People can check in remotely. All to earn back trust. Taking health care back to home visits. All starts from the back of a horse, Amish buggy, Mountain Bike or on foot if I have too. With some luck, lots of help and God, (whom makes all things possible) I’ll be able to care for my farm animals and food garden in the mornings before rounds and go home exhausted but doing God’s work. I want to sleep through the night again. Something I have not been able to do since before the pandemic. Not looking to get rich. Looking to get as independent and as far from over reaching authoritarians using draconian measures to suppress God fearing, salt of the Earth folks. If you see a 5 foot latina wearing a red cross t-shirt, jeans in hiking boots or cowboy boots & strapped, (I open carry) a pew pew & stethoscope. Wave a hello! I’m always ready to make a new friend over a cup of coffee or ice cold coke.
I do construction, carpentry, masonry, siding roofing and install remove docks and boat lifts. Ice destroys them. I am gonna raise bees and fruit trees when I move up north. Property has lots of berries. Plan on doing some trapping too. I build cedar canoes and kayaks too. Working at state parks is another one too.
I had a friend in the 90s that had a old chevy 1 ton with tool boxes and a portable welding machine. He charged 70 per hour back then but he was really good at shade tree mechanics and welding.
Don't work just for money. The money is almost an automatic 'accident' at the end of a project. And is much less than 10% of the total brain power applied to reach the end result. Rather, work for a successful outcome and to live up to you clients expectations. Try to place you own standards above his always. Have other goals and action them at the same time. Intelligence is.... "Making the best of use of what you have around you" Edit: and remember....always live below your means.
We moved to the country two years ago. I work part time as a preschool teacher and part time as a freelance graphic designer. Even small societies have schools, and usually there’s staffing problems, so working as a substitute teacher or the like is a really good opportunity at a flexible job!
money will have no value soon...the unjabbed and Real Christians won't get fuel for commuting imho...we will have to be self sufficient and live simply helping each other (for free?), share land etc....as time goes on , if tHEY get tHEIR way we will need to be invisible?...Yah bless
Hasn’t there been times and places in history where💰was worthless? (rhetorical) If some managed to obtain fuel then, why would those missionaries who will do exploits and missions of mercy to cities lack? Maybe I’m naive, and perhaps idealistic… Let’s search the Scriptures and the testimonies for ourselves, weigh historical evidence and not limit God. Have an altruistic day 🙂
Ive always lived rural. Ebay 'was' a good way to 'occasionally' make an extra buck but you can forget that now that they enforce taxes and combined with fees its 50% so for me its not worth it. I work a regular job. I would occasionally sell something if I had a high electric bill for the month etc. I drive 35 miles one way. It's not very good paying and things are way more expensive now than when I started and could justify the drive. So now im looking for something closer. I have a couple options but they wont be easy at 53 years old lol. Luckily im in good shape compared to a lot of guys my age but I admit my energy isnt like it used to be. There are certain things(I dont care to go into details) I can build from junk and sell locally. Problem is the energy thing again lol. I work second shift. Last week I started forcing myself to get up at 9 am and im usually not in bed till 2 to 3 am. Everyone that visits here loves it and talks about how lucky I am which is a huge help mentally because I struggle and it's not easy.
I only have a big yard I dont own acerage. I have 2 gardens around 1000 sq ft each and a few raised garden beds. Ive planting the crap out of stuff this year. I dont have any intentions of selling anything. Nearest store is 12 miles away. Any discount stores 20 miles.
There’s a lot more online things to consider to: online tutoring, drop shipping (similar to selling on eBay), Amazon FBA, freelance writing, UA-cam channel, and editing videos for people. There’s also photography or videography. It’s easy to learn and that can be a successful business. All of this can be learned on UA-cam 😉
Great, but when the reset ppl learn you are not getting your shots and living outside the city, maybe they will cut your electricity, so no internet for you. Until you Comply.
Yes, but the typical rural internet is not fast enough to want to upload videos unless they're very short. Starlink might change that, but it is likely they'll oversell and end up much slower than they are claiming.
Keep in mind that the potential next "global" crisis will be a global cyber attack. The internet will be unavailable for many over long periods of time. As part of the "Great Reset" you will be required to put your "number" in to use the web. Scary times.
I think I’m a hard worker, I did a lot of volunteer jobs, but now I’m in my 60’s I wish I have plan things the way I want, but my husband doesn’t want to do anything different or make changes 😔 so I’m stuck babysitting again and taking care of everybody, I would like to do what I love most, gardening, I grew up in a small farm with my mother, thanks for sharing
If you have sewing skills you can do mending, zippers etc. Also bakers can make a decent money making pies or how about someone who likes to can berries or pickles.
Great videos! The thing is that the lands are so expensive right now. I wish I could have the money to purchase a land which always been my dream . I love the way you present solutions..
Pipe organ builder, harpsichord builder, builder of musical instruments for children, wooden toys for children, usefull decoratives items of wood-glass-stone (chess figures...), farmer but sell your products in cans/glass (pickeld cucumbers, herbs, sauces etc), church musician (you dont have to go everyday to your workplace, referral marketer (ask me)...
Great video, great ideas. I believe being a veterinarian would be a great job too, lots of training obviously but great pay and lots of animals needing assistance.
Living in the country does not mean there are no towns close by. Small towns have schools. These schools are always in need of sub teachers and other staff.
Yes, and in every small town I've ever lived near there are help wanted signs in at least one or two businesses. (Tiny town population 800 always had at least one.) In the larger town not far from where I am now they claim every business has a help wanted sign up. There are so few who want to work that the Facebook group for that town started a new group just to post area jobs!
End Times- Your numerous comments imply that you think Christians in the Bible were all dirt poor and making money is a sin. Joseph, Noah, Lot, David, etc. were wealthy and some of the strongest Christians and Christ followers. Nothing wrong with using our God given talents and abilities to make a good income.
I live in a tourist area with many lakes and summer homes so caretakers, lawn care, putting the dock in and taking it out are just a few options there. Cabin cleaning, house cleaning, restaurant cleaning, church custodian, school custodian, pressure washing houses and driveways, painting houses and outbuildings Seasonal jobs at state parks, resorts or campgrounds.
You didn't mention truck driving, many truck drivers have the ability to live in the countryside and actually have to since it's cheaper, for example living in West Virginia is cheaper than Los Angeles California, so you're making just as much because there are distribution centers all throughout the country including poorer rural states for truck drivers. A house in Charleston WV, or better yet farther out could be less than 150k and you can make quite a lot in flat bed after your first 2 years on the job. It is dangerous though. If you're making 80k, though and your house is 150k that's better than making 200k and your house is 1 million dollars in the big city.
I’ve applied called and practically harassed local businesses and tradesmen in the past five years for an apprenticeship. They want men. Men they don’t have to teach. One of the positions remains open to this day. They employ 98% men. The only women are in administration. I assumed most places would gladly take on an apprentice to teach. Without going to a trade school I’m unemployable in the trades. The nearest school is two hours away.
Sad and unfair! I'm male 43, feel like I'm 23 yet can't get jobs or apprenticeships ,they want foreign immigrants who that can pay less. they want young apprenticeships too! So annoying when I'm willing to learn and work harder than any 23 year old! I wish you luck Linda.
We’ve lived on a small homestead of 4acres for 6yrs now & my husband lost his leg below the knee in 2019 due to a chemical getting into his boot, insurance still hasn’t paid yet, but he’s going to school for gunsmithing. He’s hoping to set up shop on our land & he’s already talking to other gun shops that don’t have anyone to fix guns. His plan is to go to them & fix their customer’s guns at his shop & the gun shop pays him & they charge the customer. There’s not a gunsmith within 2 hours of where we live. It does require a federal firearms license though.
Obviously it's about having a skill people want. I have a CDL but can't use it due to medical issues and don't qualify for disability. Worked in factory like jobs over 65 now and can't find anything I can do that people want. Unskilled at everything. Frustrating.
Well, at the very least, this has been encouraging to me. I currently work in a Software Development role, managing one older Windows / Desktop application and then a couple of internal website applications and services... for a big company (25k employees) in a mid-sized city. Working remotely from home, thanks to Covid. (Yeah, my group still hasn't gone back yet.) I'm in my 50's and my wife and I are wanting to move about 5 hours away. But I feel tethered here. And I'm worried that if I ask my boss to let me work permanently remotely, they won't want to do that. Freelancing remotely for older Windows stuff might pay. Not sure. I suspect there's lots of freelancing competition for that. And, honestly, I'd like to work fewer hours, not the same or more, trying to build a business/clientelle and not have to slash my income by a huge percentage. (My wife is retired, so I'm the sole bread-winner.) Anyways, I'm praying a lot about it. But I can see now that there's a lot of opportunity, if you think about it and talk with people.
I’ve worked as a software developer from home in the country for about 6 years now. Now I’m trying to find any excuse to get away from the computer, because nature is so much more amazing. I’d recommend finding any route towards working remotely. I’ll say a prayer for you all as well!
I work in software customer support, and I asked if my position could be permanent WFH, and they went for it. My company is headquartered in California, but last fall I moved to a 4 acre property with a house and garage 22 miles from the nearest town (of 3K people) in Arkansas. My internet is not great (I'm running off of my cellphone hotspot) but it is fast enough for me to run the 6 programs that I used to take phone calls and screen share with my clients. My pay remains the same, but my housing costs went from $4500/mo to $450/mo. I now have a garden and chickens, and plan on getting pigs and either dairy goats or a miniature Jersey. I'm loving living in the country.
@@auntlouise Love to hear stories like this. I'm with you. I'm in the Missouri Ozarks with very slow DSL, but it gets the job done. I have yet to take the leap into goats or a cow, but I hope to do so as well. So far the chickens, the garden, and rabbits have been a good way to get my feet wet.
Many of the country people I knew in Kentucky were long-haul truck drivers. One husband-wife team in Tennessee did seasonal tree planting, working with some govt. organization. They said it was really tough, backbreaking work, but could work around 3 months and be off the rest of the year.
Another job rural people do is picking up new RVs and delivering them to their new owners. I know someone from Canada who was doing it. And because of information she provided, a couple people I know were able to start doing that themselves. Trucks are outrageously expensive now, but if someone already has one or can buy one they can get a lot of that kind of work. They choose what loads to accept and how often to work.
If you take several of these options that are seasonal, and work more than one, you really could make a lot of money. So like the accountant you could specifically do tax accounting and that is in the spring. Then you do the market gardening once tax season is over and you can make money from that. Then in the fall you can go and cut down the trees and prepare firewood and do that in the fall. So if you do more than one of these that could add up.
Jobs you have mentioned could be good option for some strong, mostly young men, but you have mentioned maybe only 2 o 3 option that some women might be able to do. So it looks like mostly men will be able to find a job in the country. I guess some options for women could be doing crafts, as you have mentioned, maybe accounting, perhaps cooking, home schooling, taking care of the children, gardening and some of the best options could be blogging or video making.
Not true. If you are a woman and decide you don't want to do manual labor, that's your choice. Meaning, just because it's manual labor does not mean it's mans work. I'm a carpenter, make great money, and barely is my gender ever brought up. You choose how you want to see the world and you choose your limitations. Even if you encounter men who give you a hard time, just do your work, it'll speak for itself, and you will earn respect along the way. Please don't rope all us women into this thought process.
Veterinary medicine and raising livestock, which can be broken down into meat, dairy, poultry, textile, etc. I had Angora goats growing up, and sheared them twice a year with my parents. Mohair isn't the most profitable, but each goat gave us about $100 per year worth of mohair and they kept the grass mowed. You hit on it many times in your video: little things add up.
I enjoy cooking vegan meals and perhaps cooking for others from your country home with healthy food you've grown would make some income, if you have internet access you could even advertise your services and cook from home and deliver wherever the need may be or perhaps housecleaning or childcare in rural areas. Just a few thoughts.
Many people move to the country later in life after retirement and find it difficult physically to do all that is required so if you can do the work offer your services to those in the countryside.
Where are you heading ? I moved to my town 11 years ago and the town is wrecked now with the influx of folks leaving blue states to come Here - our roads are dangerous - the rents went up so the regular folks who worked at the fast food joints ? Some had to leave and the workers remaining ( like my kids ) are being overworked. It’s crowded at all The nice spots now - and don’t get me started on the overpopulation of dogs / loose dogs and trails messed up by dog droppings . So ! Good luck . The crime has increased and it’s really kind of a shame all around .
@@sunnyday7843 Moved to rural Florida from suburban Calirado. I smile every time I see how cold it is and how much snow Denver is getting while I sip my coffee on my outdoor pool deck under my palm tree.
@@DoubleplusUngoodthinkful yes - I hear you ! I drove out of IL to get on the other side of the Rockies - in MT I really did like it at first but it’s changed and it’s no longer a sweet place for my family to want to visit - we did enjoy it while it lasted . Skiing - skating - lakes - everything so unspoiled . But it’s been discovered and now it’s different- I can sell the little house we bought some day and live nearer my kids and grandkids .
Left school before exams, don’t ask, errand boy,engineering, electrical engineering, warehouse work, bus conductor,bus driver, security, dairy farm, labourer, shot blaster, fork lift driver, greenhouse worker , shop worker, handyman, I’m sure I’ve missed one or two jobs. For the last twelve years of work also did unpaid care work which ran parallel to my jobs . Never out of work, never in debt even when mortgage interest went to 17%. Two boys, three grandchildren same wife.
Join Skill share it helps too ..but there is a small fee..small repair service .. cannot find people these days for small repairs for the singles and elderly. .
Just found and I'm really enjoying your channel but in this video I don't know if you're aware aware in the statement where you said farming isn't really worthwhile but at the end of their lives they can sell the farm and be millionaires keywords being at the end of the lives who wants to do all that work and at the end of your life be a millionaire. You may as well just have a job which stands for (just above broke). The only way to get ahead in life is to build multiple streams of passive income Like the ladies website with recipes that still makes $1500 a month even though she doesn't really have to do anything
Actually, at the end of your life meaning when you have to retire because you can't physically work is when many will need large sums of money. People forget that many live 20-30 years after retirement and often need care. This can be very expensive. Long term care facilities are costly as are medications and assistive devices. Even if folks are "snowbirds" and fly off to a sunny destination during winter months, they are needing money buy a secondary home or renting a condo/villa. He is accurate with that assessment.
Wildland firefighting requires more than firefighters. They lease tenders (which need drivers) so being a tender owner operator can be great seasonal work, as well as EMT/Paramedics that work the fire line. Season work that pays well.
A lot of people say you should master one thing. I didn't end up doing that and it worked out fine for me. I think if you continue to evolve and learn, you'll be fine. I went back to school for electrical and mechanical engineering. I worked as a machinist and electro-mechanical tech while in school. I learned a lot. Am I the best welder in the world? Not by a long shot. But I can do it well enough. Am I the best Python coder in the world? No, but I can design whatever you want and make it functional. The name of the game is to always evolve.
I’m moving to the country and have been a dog breeder in my city. I’m going to still breed bc I have a client list and I’m thinking about putting in a boarding facility on the land for people going out of town
@@HealthAndHomestead Here is an important tip. Don't use a wire brush to clean a tombstone/grave marker/ head stone/whatever other terms you want to use for cemetery stones because they have been known to damage stones. People use plastic brushes for that. I'd like to go through my notes for more info, but I've got stuff to do.
Working sales or retail at small shops or the local feed store in the country comb I nng two or three Jo'bs like feed stores or tractor supply stores out in rural areas service butane tanks did septic yanks for people painting boat ramps decks farm houses barns house sitting feeding animals my parents grew up on farms working at a general store in town helping people with chores etc.
EBay is way too expensive to sell stuff. You have paid a monthly fee even if you don't make money. Mercari on the other hand just charges a small selling fee per item. I make more money and spend less.
OMG what's wrong with being an entrepreneur and sell produce, eggs, honey, milk, butter, or crafts such as candles or wood crafting, actually the list is almost endless. Amish people make a lot of things such as space heaters looks like a fireplace Furniture ect...
1 no one uses their own money. 2 you need lots of it 3i already had a small business going before I even started thinking about it. It took 2 years for the selling business to make a profit and the factory is suposed to start production in the next 2 years. I expect it to make profit in the next 3 years. When it returns the invested capital. So you have to have good friends or a bank. You need lots of time and you need to have a fail proof plan. Otherwise everything you did is just gonna cost even more.
I never sad i was in a rural area, but yeah, for my business you need to be somewhere outside the major cites. And don't start anything if you are not confident in your knowledge of the subject. So I could want a pyrotechnic factory all I want if there is no one with the knowledge of chemistry it all fails. So you really have to have a good plan and capital. You need to give people what they want and it will pay of. And not only that but when you make someone happy he is willing to pay acordingly for the good or the service. That's the basics of how it all works everything else comes with planning. Hope it helped.
Make a living?... or earn some pocket change? The earning potential of some of these suggestions ($1500 for a website of recipes) seem dubious. Houses are only a little cheaper in the country than the city or suburbs...but are still way out of reach for the average family in the country. And gas is the same price as the city. And food. And cars...and car parts. And clothes and shoes and dental work, etc.
Farm people may need to go out of town for weddings, funerals and even vacations. Be a FARM SITTER. Feed and care for animals. We just found a local lady who wants extra income. She used to live on a farm. We want to go away for a long day to go see the grandbaby. Believe me everyone needs a break now and then even farm families. We have no family currently in the area. She is valued!
THIS right here.
That's a great idea.
That’s the most useful thing I’ve ever read on the internet 😂 omg but this is such a great idea !!
@@sarahwashington00 My daughter just got married and the farm sitter came because we had to travel out of town.
How did she advertise her service ? Or how did you find her ?
I make a decent side income by driving Amish around. It also has given me A LOT of connections and learning opportunities. They know how to live off the land and pinch a penny into two dimes.
Wow that is awesome. Great opportunity.
Wait they actually will get in cars ? I thought they shunned that. This makes me think i can bring my transportation skills to the country and possibly thrive!
Brilliant! I have found that most people come to the country to escape the crazy city life but have none of the basic skills to live in the country. Most of them are too proud to admit it and ask for help. The Amish are wise stewards of the land. They are usually very helpful. Again, Brilliant!
Well they build barns and need transportation to the site and roofing..they are great at these but you have to transport them and get supplies
@@derrickpigatt5195 Yes they need transportation to appointments, longer range shopping, funerals and construction job sites farther away.
Excellent video! My husband has a landscaping business. I have a handmade soap and craft business. Our adult son works for both of us. God has blessed abundantly. It's not always monetarily. There are months we do struggle to pay the bills, as we grow our businesses. However, the blessing of working for yourself, doing jobs that bless others, and just being able to use our talents for God is, in my humble opinion, worth any monetary setback.
That is awesome Jen. We know what it is like to have very little. Often it really takes time for businesses to take off. But what a blessing to be able to work with family.
@@HealthAndHomestead indeed. ☺️
🙏 amen to that! I agree I spent a lot of money an still have some students loans left. I believed counseling (psychology) was my life’s calling. I’ve always been frugal, and more of a homesteader, however I never anticipated the lords plan. I now home school since the cov & realized how much happier I am being home. I live in the country now we have a new house we purchased during cov. I was nervous for the fact it was in NY still however I now know why the lord placed us here. Every state has its demons ever city it’s “reset minded” here I have all I need to continue to grow and learn but with the community of people who are happy, use to hard work, and fresh foods, and milk etc. farms all the stuff that now makes sense because I do not want nor would ever be apart of this insanity of the reset 2030 stuff not the way it’s being broadly discussed. I have an entire new career and I’m thrilled because I’m home no I don’t make what I did sn things are tight but I’ll never think twice again about trusting the lord an staying here if we have the lord an we listen to him an try we can do what we need, not always what “we” want 🤗💕 god bless you
Very well said. Creating warmth and community is a real value that can last a lifetime. All the near death experiences have this as the major purpose of life: creating the unity we know as God amongst ourselves, and celebrating this in our spirit.
i hate to be rude here but i dont think god created us to make money if we were too busy loving our neighbors better than we loved ourselves we wouldnt have room for any economy where we needed to struggle to pay bills, and i bet if tesla had his way we could be doing all this with free energy or one less bill. to each their own
I went from working as a senior graphic designer in 2020, to milking cows and feeding calves from 2021 onwards. Best thing I did was move to the country!
I wish I could do the same.
I love you. Ha! You are living my dream.
Amazing man.
You still milking 🐄's?
@@bunnyman6321 yes I am 🐮👍🏼
Lived in the country my whole life.... I have been making money here since I was 8 years old.... Picking up hay, digging gen sang, golden seal, running fences, pulling grape Vines, cutting iron wood twigs, selling pelts, training coon hounds, helping at live stock slaughter, building barns, transporting farm equipment, cleaning out live stock barns just do what others won't and you will never be bored or broke..
Thanks for the comment. Kudos for the work ethic 👍👌👏
We have an arborist in our area who keeps some of the wood after cutting and he turns them into amazing wooden bowls that he sells at the markets. He always has a story that goes along with each bowl too!
That’s great 😃 thanks for sharing.
🌲 🌳 🥣 that’s amazing 😻
When I moved back to my hometown in rural Maine, I looked and looked until I found something I wanted to do and volunteered. They couldn’t believe it because I could do things that they needed, such as secretarial work and being neat and clean. Suddenly they started paying me. It was in the local historical society in a beautiful antique building with windows for me, a setting that I wanted, and people who are educated who I yearned for. Such a good idea to volunteer or apprentice yourself.
You still work there?
I’m from rural South Dakota and still in western South Dakota where I see the Black Hills forest every day. So just a few thoughts:
1) nursing home CNA or dietary aid are in high demand.
2) Daycare
3) Buying a business or apprenticeship in one where the owner is ready to retire. There are so many wanting to do that back home.
4). Over the road trucking. Many men in the area did that due to lack of jobs.
5) Nursing is always a good job, but in my experience you may not get paid like this, usually less than a bigger town. Also, you may be in the rotation more often for holidays and less desirable shifts because seniority and less work force.
6). They sell signs that says “behind every successful farmer is a wife who works in town”. It’s very true. Insurance is hard to get without a full time job.
7) Many people who live in small towns do not have extra income to spend on services or extras. So, find something that is not provided and see if there is interest: music lessons, dance, karate, etc.
8) Most small towns have volunteer firemen, and the works, thank goodness, is rare.
9) As a strong Christian, it’s hard to find a church. You do have to more forgiving and realize that you will have varying convictions within the same church. You may not have peers as friends. Your children may struggle to find believing friends. These are all things my husband and I grew up with.
10). Outside of Dollar General there are no box stores. We had to drive 90 minutes to get to one. Organic anything is still hard to find and there is less selections with higher prices.
But overall I love small town life.
My concern is also healthcare. How do you feel about the quality of care available vs in the city?
My lovely wife is a SoDak (east river) , but we lived in rapid for years back in early 90s. Loved that area and still have fond memories.
This why so many prisons being built in rural areas
I hear you on the working undesirable shifts due to low work force . My young adult kids spent all last year doing that - morning opening - evenings closings - holidays and weekends - lack of public transportation so the kids need cars - which mine can’t afford yet so I drive . As a mother - I will do all I can to help them get a start in life - we have struggled also with the lack of friends . Not sure exactly why but I’ve had that happen maybe due to being a first generation American ? My parents raised me in a culture that doesn’t exist here - so I do really think I am just different but my kids had hoped to make friends through all our hobbies - most people seem clique driven and - whatever . So- health care is not that good here- we had to fly to Salt Lake City for specialist - and the drivers out here in hurry always so there are loads of accidents . My back is permanently injured - folks - don’t stop at yellow lights - keep on going so you don’t get rear ended . Everyone speeds to get through the yellow lights and red lights are run constantly . It’s been challenging . I love your list !
Any of the trades, they are really underrated for some unknown reason. Electricians, HVAC, plumbers, mechanics. I’m in the collision industry as a refinish tech. I live in the country and travel a half hour into town to work. Its fairly easy after some experience. I work less than 40 hours a week and support my family no problem. The pay is per job so sky is the limit on what you deem is enough to work. Practically no barrier to entry, it is an apprenticeship. Industry standard $18-22.
Thanks for sharing Rusty. You are right about Electricians, HVAC, plumbers, mechanics. Most of these fields will stay functioning even when times are bad.
Your right my oldest son was all set to leave for the military but with the current administration our family members seem to have talked him out of it for now, at least to hold off a little. He’s looking into plumbing my dad grandpa an great grandpa we’re all plumbers an worked the one business for 3 generations, and my other grandpa was an electrician hands on labor is essential. My husband is a climber was a logger but now is a foreman an bucket truck operator so he goes up in the bucket way more then he has to climb now his knees thank him but he still climbs. Essential work is something you will always have even in barter it is truly what keeps America going , I worked in service for years doing warranty claims for auto body an quotes etc. amazing job many don’t think to get into. Unfortunately the mechanics for the regular service department didn’t make much only the master mechanics many left an went to mobile mechanics an they are make a lot way more then 16-17 they previously earned. Anywho sorry this is such a.l long comment just nice to see others like myself here often find so many people are still conditioned to not have a clue no matter the age you have options in work , god bless
I am thankful that UA-cam recommended this channel just once. I watched one and decided to subscribe for a few unique reasons that permeate your videos. I was definitely attracted to what you say, what you show, and what you do, without difficulty. I ended up recommending this to a friend in a personal phone call about an hour ago.
Same
A plumber I used is retiring and he said he can’t find someone willing to take over his business because younger people just are not doing trades anymore
My son is looking for an apprenticeship in the trades
I have the problem that I'm 30, I would love to do a trade, but I've risen high enough in the manufacturing world that I can't afford to take $18-20/hr anymore, but the manufacturing jobs in rural North Dakota, especially precision machining, are very very sparse. I should have apprenticed with my uncle (plumber) 8 years ago when he offered and I was assembling rock pickers for 14 bucks.
@@premonitions1390 I hope he finds one we need people in trades
Have him talk to the high schools - some are
Going back to teaching trades !
Horsetrainer, training horses especially to do farm work and/or pull a cart/wagon etc. Trust me, gas will not be freely available at some point and electric will be controlled, so electric cars will only run so far, until your electricity runs out. People will be wanting horses to do a lot of work they now use gasoline or diesel powered equipment for, and also transport, cuz a horse always runs. It just doesn´t run as fast as a car and it can´t do distances like a car can, but for a lot of things closeby, like 50 miles max per day, horses are extremely useful. Look at the Amish, they are completely selfsufficient and they have good horses which are able to perform multiple tasks. So training horses, donkeys, ponies, mules to harness. Or already having them ready trained for sale.
It seems crazy to be talking like this in 2022 but alas here we are….
"Only spending $50 and bringing in $400 in 4 hours." With most journeyman and blue collar jobs, alot of what you pay for is the years or decades of experience, struggles and sacrifices that journeyman made to get as good as he is, to be able to finish as fast as he does with minimal waste and errors.
I live in a county of about 20,000 in ga! I worked for an electrician/ plumber after I got out of the aur force! 35 years later I'm still doing it but for myself! I've been involved in many custom homes and have learned other trades as well such as carpentry, trim, painting, etc! Most of it to me is common sense! During the 2008 crash I survived knowing how to do a whole variety of things! I made furniture pieces such as pie safes, benches, coffee tables, kitchen tables out of heart pine I removed from a 180 yr old house! I paint flags on old doors, pallet wood or bead board! My only gripe about my electrical buisness is there's only a small home depot in my town, electrical parts are limited to certain things, so I have to drive 35 miles in order to get materials for sometimes a small job! It's just the way it is, I grin and bear it! If I could do one thing out of any of the things I do would be working with old heart pine and building furniture pieces! It's not practical right now!!!
Great comment. Thanks for sharing.👍
I have a buddy with a great business. He sales hay. He finds open fields (undeveloped). And changes people or business to cut and clear for them. Most city requires lots to be maintained. Then he sales the hay he harvest. He owns the equipment but renting the building he needs for storage. Retired farms often rent out their buildings.
Great idea Pat. Thanks.
@@HealthAndHomestead I know a couple kids who paid for college baling round bales. It takes a big tractor and a new baler to do what they did. The John Deere dealer told me they traded in the baler every year and he hated to sell it because it was so worn out. I have never seen anyone bale hay as fast as they did.
Square bales don't require as large a tractor. Someone who can do basic mechanics can get by with a very old tractor and a decent square baler. In Texas, anyone can bale the bar ditch (wide grassy areas on both sides of a typical rural road). Anyone can pick up the bales, though, so you need to be picking them up as you go. And you would want to know that the county had not sprayed herbicides on it.
I was able to buy my country home partly due to Airbnb. We rented our whole house while not there and two of our three bedrooms when home. We also sold vegan meals. I sold about 200 dollars worth of pumpkins a year, pumpkins were volunteer ie grown by God. We also raised horses and trained them. In the end we just paid for feed and buildings and horse cost no money made. My wife cared for an elderly woman’s home. Hipcamp was great for allowing other to camp you get paid.
Thanks for sharing, these are great ideas. Airbnb is another great option. Thanks.
I clean a few houses in town that is almost an hour away. I get my shopping done also. I have to turn work down. Colorado
I’ve been thinking about doing a “farrier” apprenticeship. There’s a lot of horses in the area I live. They carry all their tools on their trucks.
Make sure you have good health insurance. Working with large animals is dangerous under the best conditions.
My niece is a traveling horse dentist. Sounds strange, but they need dentist. She trained out west and came home to SC where there are not many and stays busy. She has always loved and been around horse, so it’s perfect for her.
Great video! Roadside Service is a relatively cheap business to start. A gas jug, 2 ton jack, impact gun, battery jump box, and a vehicle unlocking kit is a great start.
Great point. Thanks for sharing.
I built a couple hoop greenhouses last year and they actually turned out really good, on top of mowing imma put the word out there and see if people would be interested, more important than ever
I think the problem in small communities, and even in rural areas, is the psychology of people. I live in a small community, and once you get a reputation handed over by someone else, the reputation proceeds you even if it is not good. Unfortunately I find small communities to be rather prone to bad classifications of other people. People love to gossip, isolate, and qualify people in ways that are undeserving. I moved here to be freer, but what I have experienced is less freedom in terms of how people treat you. Older people tend to make one thought about you and treat you that way forever. The nice thing about the city is that there is much more dynamics in play on people's abilities and range of talents. In small communities people tend to have small minds. It is just my experience. Unfortunately it is true. Independence of thought does not seem to be indicative of small communities and rural areas
Yes, everyone knows everything about you. If you are against the grain you have very few who are with you.
Yes!!! I moved to a small community 10 years ago and I'm still the talk of the town. Single, no children and 53 at the time makes for alot of gossip. 🤭
Very nice observation and true yet city folks are clanesh too
Chad, your channel is growing very fast. Congratulations! I found you just a few days ago and you were at 17k subs.
Wow that’s a nice jump 🤔👍
@@bryanarnold8543 It's really impressive. He's added 30k subs in about 2 weeks. It's great content so I guess I shouldn't be too surprised.
Yes, video on market gardening please. Love your videos, extremely informative and well paced. Thanks!
Nursing.
Formally from So Texas. Stationed in So Cal. Moving back home to Texas. I’m an ER, OR RN.
I’m going to set up my homestead & hire people to help me set it up while I go back to school.
Going to earn my DNP (Doctor, Nurse Practitioner) license. An FNP works under an MD’s license. A DNP under their own.
This will give me the flexibility & mobility to do what I want to do. Earn the trust people have lost as the result of corporations & big pharma taking over the Medical Industrial Complex putting profits before care, tossing staff out like garbage over the hokey-pokey.
I want to set up a mobile health care unit. And hire displaced RN’s, CNA’s, LVN’s, Midwives, EMT’s, Paramedics etc for rural areas. In time if a patient & neighbor requires scanning etc want to set up a tiny neighborhood clinic, hospice care and home care for people who need someone who can both feed their animals & take care of an elderly relative while they are gone on a vacation etc. I envision setting up cameras for added security. People can check in remotely. All to earn back trust.
Taking health care back to home visits. All starts from the back of a horse, Amish buggy, Mountain Bike or on foot if I have too.
With some luck, lots of help and God, (whom makes all things possible) I’ll be able to care for my farm animals and food garden in the mornings before rounds and go home exhausted but doing God’s work. I want to sleep through the night again. Something I have not been able to do since before the pandemic.
Not looking to get rich. Looking to get as independent and as far from over reaching authoritarians using draconian measures to suppress God fearing, salt of the Earth folks.
If you see a 5 foot latina wearing a red cross t-shirt, jeans in hiking boots or cowboy boots & strapped, (I open carry) a pew pew & stethoscope. Wave a hello! I’m always ready to make a new friend over a cup of coffee or ice cold coke.
I love that idea.
Awesome! 💕
Blessings.. been praying for people like you to rise up and do health care God's way!
I am in texas and an LVN I would work for you!
I do construction, carpentry, masonry, siding roofing and install remove docks and boat lifts. Ice destroys them. I am gonna raise bees and fruit trees when I move up north. Property has lots of berries. Plan on doing some trapping too. I build cedar canoes and kayaks too. Working at state parks is another one too.
Never even considered an Etsy. I crochet, sew, quilt. I love crafting. Thanks. Don't know why I didn't think of that.
I had a friend in the 90s that had a old chevy 1 ton with tool boxes and a portable welding machine. He charged 70 per hour back then but he was really good at shade tree mechanics and welding.
What's shade tree mechanics?
Having a great time enjoying your videos! Thanks!
Glad to hear it! Blessings to you.
Brick layer is a dying trade. More young people are needed for that job.
Excellent video, you're a well spoken person, I'm able to count those on UA-cam with one hand.
Don't work just for money. The money is almost an automatic 'accident' at the end of a project. And is much less than 10% of the total brain power applied to reach the end result. Rather, work for a successful outcome and to live up to you clients expectations. Try to place you own standards above his always.
Have other goals and action them at the same time.
Intelligence is.... "Making the best of use of what you have around you"
Edit: and remember....always live below your means.
We moved to the country two years ago. I work part time as a preschool teacher and part time as a freelance graphic designer. Even small societies have schools, and usually there’s staffing problems, so working as a substitute teacher or the like is a really good opportunity at a flexible job!
money will have no value soon...the unjabbed and Real Christians won't get fuel for commuting imho...we will have to be self sufficient and live simply helping each other (for free?), share land etc....as time goes on , if tHEY get tHEIR way we will need to be invisible?...Yah bless
Hasn’t there been times and places in history where💰was worthless? (rhetorical) If some managed to obtain fuel then, why would those missionaries who will do exploits and missions of mercy to cities lack? Maybe I’m naive, and perhaps idealistic… Let’s search the Scriptures and the testimonies for ourselves, weigh historical evidence and not limit God. Have an altruistic day 🙂
Window cleaning is profitable & simple equipment.
Yeah as long as the window is not in the 50th floor. 😅
Ive always lived rural. Ebay 'was' a good way to 'occasionally' make an extra buck but you can forget that now that they enforce taxes and combined with fees its 50% so for me its not worth it. I work a regular job. I would occasionally sell something if I had a high electric bill for the month etc. I drive 35 miles one way. It's not very good paying and things are way more expensive now than when I started and could justify the drive. So now im looking for something closer. I have a couple options but they wont be easy at 53 years old lol. Luckily im in good shape compared to a lot of guys my age but I admit my energy isnt like it used to be. There are certain things(I dont care to go into details) I can build from junk and sell locally. Problem is the energy thing again lol. I work second shift. Last week I started forcing myself to get up at 9 am and im usually not in bed till 2 to 3 am. Everyone that visits here loves it and talks about how lucky I am which is a huge help mentally because I struggle and it's not easy.
I only have a big yard I dont own acerage. I have 2 gardens around 1000 sq ft each and a few raised garden beds. Ive planting the crap out of stuff this year. I dont have any intentions of selling anything. Nearest store is 12 miles away. Any discount stores 20 miles.
There’s a lot more online things to consider to: online tutoring, drop shipping (similar to selling on eBay), Amazon FBA, freelance writing, UA-cam channel, and editing videos for people. There’s also photography or videography. It’s easy to learn and that can be a successful business. All of this can be learned on UA-cam 😉
Great additional points. I may use them in another upcoming video.
Great, but when the reset ppl learn you are not getting your shots and living outside the city, maybe they will cut your electricity, so no internet for you. Until you Comply.
Yes, but the typical rural internet is not fast enough to want to upload videos unless they're very short. Starlink might change that, but it is likely they'll oversell and end up much slower than they are claiming.
Keep in mind that the potential next "global" crisis will be a global cyber attack. The internet will be unavailable for many over long periods of time. As part of the "Great Reset" you will be required to put your "number" in to use the web. Scary times.
I think I’m a hard worker, I did a lot of volunteer jobs, but now I’m in my 60’s I wish I have plan things the way I want, but my husband doesn’t want to do anything different or make changes 😔 so I’m stuck babysitting again and taking care of everybody, I would like to do what I love most, gardening, I grew up in a small farm with my mother, thanks for sharing
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If you have sewing skills you can do mending, zippers etc. Also bakers can make a decent money making pies or how about someone who likes to can berries or pickles.
In SE Ohio, big time demand for butchering livestock. If you can butcher livestock you will have endless amount of work and earn good money.
Great videos! The thing is that the lands are so expensive right now. I wish I could have the money to purchase a land which always been my dream . I love the way you present solutions..
Pipe organ builder, harpsichord builder, builder of musical instruments for children, wooden toys for children, usefull decoratives items of wood-glass-stone (chess figures...), farmer but sell your products in cans/glass (pickeld cucumbers, herbs, sauces etc), church musician (you dont have to go everyday to your workplace, referral marketer (ask me)...
Great video, great ideas. I believe being a veterinarian would be a great job too, lots of training obviously but great pay and lots of animals needing assistance.
Loving the info and Perspective 💯
Mobile diesel mechanic is also a good field, wherever you want to live.
Good job. Excellent video. It would be fun to show your bloopers on a separate video or after each video
Learn to weld! You have no clue how much you need it until you have it :)
Living in the country does not mean there are no towns close by. Small towns have schools. These schools are always in need of sub teachers and other staff.
Yes, and in every small town I've ever lived near there are help wanted signs in at least one or two businesses. (Tiny town population 800 always had at least one.) In the larger town not far from where I am now they claim every business has a help wanted sign up. There are so few who want to work that the Facebook group for that town started a new group just to post area jobs!
In a collapse scenario, discretionary spending, like buffing your motor home, goes away in exchange for eating.
Sure but you can make a good living on it now.
End Times- Your numerous comments imply that you think Christians in the Bible were all dirt poor and making money is a sin. Joseph, Noah, Lot, David, etc. were wealthy and some of the strongest Christians and Christ followers. Nothing wrong with using our God given talents and abilities to make a good income.
My son tears down old barns and sells the lumber at outrageous prices. School bus drivers and growing plants from seeds for other peoples gardens.
FYI - excavators in my area - Northern Illinois - charge $175 an hour...
Fuel going up...
I live in a tourist area with many lakes and summer homes so caretakers, lawn care, putting the dock in and taking it out are just a few options there.
Cabin cleaning, house cleaning, restaurant cleaning, church custodian, school custodian, pressure washing houses and driveways, painting houses and outbuildings
Seasonal jobs at state parks, resorts or campgrounds.
Wow. Thanks for all the suggestions. I may do another video on this subject and I might share some of your suggestions.
Wow you have a ton of ideas thank you
There are so many options it is amazing.
You didn't mention truck driving, many truck drivers have the ability to live in the countryside and actually have to since it's cheaper, for example living in West Virginia is cheaper than Los Angeles California, so you're making just as much because there are distribution centers all throughout the country including poorer rural states for truck drivers.
A house in Charleston WV, or better yet farther out could be less than 150k and you can make quite a lot in flat bed after your first 2 years on the job. It is dangerous though.
If you're making 80k, though and your house is 150k that's better than making 200k and your house is 1 million dollars in the big city.
My dad and I are computer scientists so we can just pretty much work anywhere with a internet connection.
I’ve applied called and practically harassed local businesses and tradesmen in the past five years for an apprenticeship. They want men. Men they don’t have to teach. One of the positions remains open to this day. They employ 98% men. The only women are in administration. I assumed most places would gladly take on an apprentice to teach. Without going to a trade school I’m unemployable in the trades. The nearest school is two hours away.
Sad and unfair!
I'm male 43, feel like I'm 23 yet can't get jobs or apprenticeships ,they want foreign immigrants who that can pay less.
they want young apprenticeships too!
So annoying when I'm willing to learn and work harder than any 23 year old!
I wish you luck Linda.
We’ve lived on a small homestead of 4acres for 6yrs now & my husband lost his leg below the knee in 2019 due to a chemical getting into his boot, insurance still hasn’t paid yet, but he’s going to school for gunsmithing. He’s hoping to set up shop on our land & he’s already talking to other gun shops that don’t have anyone to fix guns. His plan is to go to them & fix their customer’s guns at his shop & the gun shop pays him & they charge the customer. There’s not a gunsmith within 2 hours of where we live. It does require a federal firearms license though.
Obviously it's about having a skill people want. I have a CDL but can't use it due to medical issues and don't qualify for disability. Worked in factory like jobs over 65 now and can't find anything I can do that people want. Unskilled at everything. Frustrating.
Well, at the very least, this has been encouraging to me.
I currently work in a Software Development role, managing one older Windows / Desktop application and then a couple of internal website applications and services... for a big company (25k employees) in a mid-sized city. Working remotely from home, thanks to Covid. (Yeah, my group still hasn't gone back yet.) I'm in my 50's and my wife and I are wanting to move about 5 hours away. But I feel tethered here. And I'm worried that if I ask my boss to let me work permanently remotely, they won't want to do that. Freelancing remotely for older Windows stuff might pay. Not sure. I suspect there's lots of freelancing competition for that. And, honestly, I'd like to work fewer hours, not the same or more, trying to build a business/clientelle and not have to slash my income by a huge percentage. (My wife is retired, so I'm the sole bread-winner.)
Anyways, I'm praying a lot about it. But I can see now that there's a lot of opportunity, if you think about it and talk with people.
I’ve worked as a software developer from home in the country for about 6 years now. Now I’m trying to find any excuse to get away from the computer, because nature is so much more amazing. I’d recommend finding any route towards working remotely. I’ll say a prayer for you all as well!
Can I ask, when you say older Windows software, which one? I prefer the older versions, but it's hard to find cs support. Thanks, much appreciated
I work in software customer support, and I asked if my position could be permanent WFH, and they went for it. My company is headquartered in California, but last fall I moved to a 4 acre property with a house and garage 22 miles from the nearest town (of 3K people) in Arkansas. My internet is not great (I'm running off of my cellphone hotspot) but it is fast enough for me to run the 6 programs that I used to take phone calls and screen share with my clients. My pay remains the same, but my housing costs went from $4500/mo to $450/mo. I now have a garden and chickens, and plan on getting pigs and either dairy goats or a miniature Jersey. I'm loving living in the country.
@@auntlouise Love to hear stories like this. I'm with you. I'm in the Missouri Ozarks with very slow DSL, but it gets the job done. I have yet to take the leap into goats or a cow, but I hope to do so as well. So far the chickens, the garden, and rabbits have been a good way to get my feet wet.
@@neatnateable oh man i m from Europe and i heard Ozarks !! Mann .. i saw that movie and my heart goes there
Many of the country people I knew in Kentucky were long-haul truck drivers.
One husband-wife team in Tennessee did seasonal tree planting, working with some govt. organization. They said it was really tough, backbreaking work, but could work around 3 months and be off the rest of the year.
Another job rural people do is picking up new RVs and delivering them to their new owners. I know someone from Canada who was doing it. And because of information she provided, a couple people I know were able to start doing that themselves.
Trucks are outrageously expensive now, but if someone already has one or can buy one they can get a lot of that kind of work. They choose what loads to accept and how often to work.
If you take several of these options that are seasonal, and work more than one, you really could make a lot of money. So like the accountant you could specifically do tax accounting and that is in the spring. Then you do the market gardening once tax season is over and you can make money from that. Then in the fall you can go and cut down the trees and prepare firewood and do that in the fall. So if you do more than one of these that could add up.
Good video& good idea's BUT online & selling of weares is Saturated. RV & carpenter & manual labor are in high demand.
Jobs you have mentioned could be good option for some strong, mostly young men, but you have mentioned maybe only 2 o 3 option that some women might be able to do. So it looks like mostly men will be able to find a job in the country. I guess some options for women could be doing crafts, as you have mentioned, maybe accounting, perhaps cooking, home schooling, taking care of the children, gardening and some of the best options could be blogging or video making.
Not true. If you are a woman and decide you don't want to do manual labor, that's your choice. Meaning, just because it's manual labor does not mean it's mans work. I'm a carpenter, make great money, and barely is my gender ever brought up. You choose how you want to see the world and you choose your limitations. Even if you encounter men who give you a hard time, just do your work, it'll speak for itself, and you will earn respect along the way. Please don't rope all us women into this thought process.
Veterinary medicine and raising livestock, which can be broken down into meat, dairy, poultry, textile, etc. I had Angora goats growing up, and sheared them twice a year with my parents. Mohair isn't the most profitable, but each goat gave us about $100 per year worth of mohair and they kept the grass mowed. You hit on it many times in your video: little things add up.
I enjoy cooking vegan meals and perhaps cooking for others from your country home with healthy food you've grown would make some income, if you have internet access you could even advertise your services and cook from home and deliver wherever the need may be or perhaps housecleaning or childcare in rural areas. Just a few thoughts.
Many people move to the country later in life after retirement and find it difficult physically to do all that is required so if you can do the work offer your services to those in the countryside.
You gave two very good points. Thanks Dianne.
Washer/dryer/HVAC repair
Over the road trucker.
80k goes a lllooonnnggg way in the country... I'm 7 years out from being totally paid for homestead
Congratulations. Blessings to you.
Telecommuting has made it so much easier to move to the country. I am in the process of moving now.
Where are you heading ? I moved to my town 11 years ago and the town is wrecked now with the influx of folks leaving blue states to come
Here - our roads are dangerous - the rents went up so the regular folks who worked at the fast food joints ? Some had to leave and the workers remaining ( like my kids ) are being overworked. It’s crowded at all
The nice spots now - and don’t get me started on the overpopulation of dogs / loose dogs and trails messed up by dog droppings . So ! Good luck . The crime has increased and it’s really kind of a shame all around .
@@sunnyday7843 Moved to rural Florida from suburban Calirado. I smile every time I see how cold it is and how much snow Denver is getting while I sip my coffee on my outdoor pool deck under my palm tree.
@@DoubleplusUngoodthinkful yes - I hear you ! I drove out of IL to get on the other side of the Rockies - in MT I really did like it at first but it’s changed and it’s no longer a sweet place for my family to want to visit - we did enjoy it while it lasted . Skiing - skating - lakes - everything so unspoiled . But it’s been discovered and now it’s different- I can sell the little house we bought some day and live nearer my kids and grandkids .
@@sunnyday7843 It's so sad and depressing that all of these beautiful places are being made so uninviting by the worst kinds of people.
@@DoubleplusUngoodthinkful it sure is. It’s a gold rush mentality isn’t it .
Any job you can do remotely--through the mail, over the phone, or online. One example is a doll hospital. That business repairs dolls.
You share some creative ways I have never considered. Thanks.
Anatomical skeleton repairs too. There's one in every high school.
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Left school before exams, don’t ask, errand boy,engineering, electrical engineering, warehouse work, bus conductor,bus driver, security, dairy farm, labourer, shot blaster, fork lift driver, greenhouse worker , shop worker, handyman, I’m sure I’ve missed one or two jobs. For the last twelve years of work also did unpaid care work which ran parallel to my jobs . Never out of work, never in debt even when mortgage interest went to 17%. Two boys, three grandchildren same wife.
Join Skill share it helps too ..but there is a small fee..small repair service .. cannot find people these days for small repairs for the singles and elderly.
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most farmers do their own welding. I've only got a few acres and I do my own welding.
That is a phenomenal skill to have.
Just found and I'm really enjoying your channel but in this video I don't know if you're aware aware in the statement where you said farming isn't really worthwhile but at the end of their lives they can sell the farm and be millionaires keywords being at the end of the lives who wants to do all that work and at the end of your life be a millionaire. You may as well just have a job which stands for (just above broke). The only way to get ahead in life is to build multiple streams of passive income Like the ladies website with recipes that still makes $1500 a month even though she doesn't really have to do anything
Actually, at the end of your life meaning when you have to retire because you can't physically work is when many will need large sums of money. People forget that many live 20-30 years after retirement and often need care. This can be very expensive. Long term care facilities are costly as are medications and assistive devices. Even if folks are "snowbirds" and fly off to a sunny destination during winter months, they are needing money buy a secondary home or renting a condo/villa. He is accurate with that assessment.
Wildland firefighting requires more than firefighters. They lease tenders (which need drivers) so being a tender owner operator can be great seasonal work, as well as EMT/Paramedics that work the fire line. Season work that pays well.
Food preservation services.
A lot of people say you should master one thing. I didn't end up doing that and it worked out fine for me. I think if you continue to evolve and learn, you'll be fine.
I went back to school for electrical and mechanical engineering. I worked as a machinist and electro-mechanical tech while in school. I learned a lot.
Am I the best welder in the world? Not by a long shot. But I can do it well enough. Am I the best Python coder in the world? No, but I can design whatever you want and make it functional.
The name of the game is to always evolve.
I’m moving to the country and have been a dog breeder in my city. I’m going to still breed bc I have a client list and I’m thinking about putting in a boarding facility on the land for people going out of town
Music lessons/provide music for events. Needlework. Sewing, mending, quilting, etc.
I run a dog daycare, boarding and breeding business. Can do that with horses & livestock too.
Make good money doing it, you'll learn to love any job.
Your amazing person. 🌟 it’s great for you to inspired people!
Amazing video! gave a lot of inspiration and courage, thank you
Glad to hear it. Blessings.
I am doing network marketing of chemical free non GMO health products.Teamwork makes the dream work.
Repairing and cleaning tombstones.
Is that really a thing? Or are you kidding. I'm not being funny. If it truly is a thing let me know about it.
@@HealthAndHomestead Of course it is a thing.
@@psychicviking I apologize for my ignorance.
@@HealthAndHomestead Here is an important tip. Don't use a wire brush to clean a tombstone/grave marker/ head stone/whatever other terms you want to use for cemetery stones because they have been known to damage stones. People use plastic brushes for that. I'd like to go through my notes for more info, but I've got stuff to do.
@@psychicviking Would love to hear any input you have.
Great ideas!
That’s a great video!
How about poultry? I need advice as an sda health reformer and a medical missionary..
Working sales or retail at small shops or the local feed store in the country comb I nng two or three Jo'bs like feed stores or tractor supply stores out in rural areas service butane tanks did septic yanks for people painting boat ramps decks farm houses barns house sitting feeding animals my parents grew up on farms working at a general store in town helping people with chores etc.
How much coffee do you consume prior to doing your video ? Good ideas !!!
I bet you he doesn't drink coffee. It is injurious to health.
@@rollinghillsslo WRONG. Do some research and don't listen to the CULT DUHHHHHHHH
I know you wrote this a year ago but I just saw it, funny. No I don't drink coffee or use any kind of drug. I try to eat healthy whole food:)
No matter the economy hard work is always in high demand
EBay is way too expensive to sell stuff. You have paid a monthly fee even if you don't make money. Mercari on the other hand just charges a small selling fee per item. I make more money and spend less.
Great! Lots of doable ideas.
There are so many. People have been sharing more and I may do another video on this in the future.
OMG what's wrong with being an entrepreneur and sell produce, eggs, honey, milk, butter, or crafts such as candles or wood crafting, actually the list is almost endless. Amish people make a lot of things such as space heaters looks like a fireplace
Furniture ect...
Before I got lazy I was a handyman and I steady made 3 400 a day 10 years ago
What im a welder for over 13 years and I only make 25 hr :(, I started at 12 hr
Become an entrepreneur and open a factory...That's what i did.
what is your factory?
@@thelastgeneration1926 pyrotechnics!
@@andreatgrowwithme6901 do you have any particular tips of how you went about starting a factory in a rural area? Did you need a lot of capital?
1 no one uses their own money.
2 you need lots of it
3i already had a small business going before I even started thinking about it.
It took 2 years for the selling business to make a profit and the factory is suposed to start production in the next 2 years.
I expect it to make profit in the next 3 years. When it returns the invested capital.
So you have to have good friends or a bank. You need lots of time and you need to have a fail proof plan. Otherwise everything you did is just gonna cost even more.
I never sad i was in a rural area, but yeah, for my business you need to be somewhere outside the major cites.
And don't start anything if you are not confident in your knowledge of the subject.
So I could want a pyrotechnic factory all I want if there is no one with the knowledge of chemistry it all fails. So you really have to have a good plan and capital. You need to give people what they want and it will pay of. And not only that but when you make someone happy he is willing to pay acordingly for the good or the service. That's the basics of how it all works everything else comes with planning. Hope it helped.
Make a living?... or earn some pocket change? The earning potential of some of these suggestions ($1500 for a website of recipes) seem dubious. Houses are only a little cheaper in the country than the city or suburbs...but are still way out of reach for the average family in the country. And gas is the same price as the city. And food. And cars...and car parts. And clothes and shoes and dental work, etc.
Anyone know if Florida has any country type land left?
North Florida does
@@phyrewillow6463 Thanks, just north? North west north east?
Zinnias are super easy to grow!!
They sure are pretty flowers