The Homesteading Mindset

Developing the mentality of a homesteader doesn’t mean you have to live on 20 acres and butcher animals or have a garden and tractor.  Developing the mindset is something that anyone can do, anywhere, anytime – we just simply have to think differently.  With a few tweaks of the thought process, one can develop a homesteading mentality and use it in even the most populated, urban city.

The shopping or purchasing mentality of a homesteader bears examining when speaking of saving money. I’d like to simply touch on that one area of the homesteading mentality that is pretty much the same across the board regardless of homesteading style, or homesteading at all.

Here are a few tips of how someone who may be known as a ‘homesteader’ usually tends to thinks before shopping for food, clothing, and misc items:

“Can I make this thing myself for less expense?” (food, furniture, gadget, etc.)

“Do I have something already that works in place of this just as well?”