After my wife passed away, I sold the big house, paid off all my debts and bought a cabin in the woods -- 7 acres on a private lake. The Amish are marvelous carpenters, but they don't do plumbing or electricity. Either did I, but I couldn't afford contractors, so I learned.
I learned that LIFE OFF-THE-GRID (especially on a hill) is a lot of work: firewood, propane, whatever. It's a problem just getting the groceries from the car into the cabin. Hoisting a 300-lb Amish chimney into place is a challenge. The cost of perseverance is pain, lots and lots of pain...but I manage to get by on Social Security. I retired at 48 for health reasons, so there are no retirement savings.
(Photo from Google Earth, so the vertical scale is exaggerated)
It is quiet out here.
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