Article: Out of the depths...a decision to "just do it" turns life around.(homesteading) ("How can I get started without a grubstake?")(Cover Story)(Brief Article)

The answer to how can I get started without a grubstake is very simple. You just do it!

I realize that sounds a bit simplistic, but that is the answer.

For years I just thought and planned and dreamed. I allowed a former spouse to sidetrack my dreams. I allowed a job I hated and a lot of little excuses to keep me from achieving any hope of success. Then one day in the depths of divorce, debt and depression, I decided, why not? What did I have to lose? I could be alone, depressed and broke anywhere, so I might as well be someplace I wanted to be and doing what I wanted to.

That very day I finally decided to just do it. I wasn't going to wait ...

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