So I planted an orchard.
Within five years, those fruit trees, which cost us one month's spending money, will be giving us free food...for years to come.
They'll be growing money.
Three easy ways to grow money are:
- Lettuces in pots. Lettuce currently costs $2.50 per lettuce at our Farmer's Market.
Lettuces sprouting from seed.
By comparison, if we buy just one packet of seed (for about $3), we can grow enough lettuces to keep a family in salad for a whole year.
There are lots of other great foods to grow in pots, so even if you don't have a garden, you can grow money this way. - Chickens. I worked out that our free range, home laid eggs from our chickens cost us about 19c per egg.
Our chooks.
The best eggs money can buy at the supermarket cost nearly a dollar each.
In short, our chickens lay money for us. - Herbs in pots. Herbs such as parsley, oregano and rosemary are an outrageous cost at the supermarket.
Ours at home are free. Plant a herb garden, and you'll be harvesting free money for years.
Most herbs can even be grown from cuttings, so ask friends for a snip or two, and get started for free!
These are just some really easy examples of how to grow money. In the end, money is just energy. That's all it is. We use bank notes as an easy converter and indicator of how much energy an item is worth.
By growing your own food, you're creating free energy, straight from the sun and the earth. Every time you grow your own food, you free up cash that can instead be spent on something more useful - getting out of debt, valuable charity, buying something you can't grow yourself, saving for old age.
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10 comments:
I completely agree (but then you already knew that, didn't you:-))
Kate
Hey! I want a money tree! I'll take one with $100 bills hanging on it. :-)
Hi Kate - Hehe. Yeah, I would have guessed that! :-) And the money from trees is somehow much tastier!
Hi Ron - I wouldn't mind the $100 variety either. But for now I'll settle for home grown tomatoes, warm from the sun :-) Blessings!
a dollar an egg?!!??!?!?!
No way. Here, I can buy eggs raised the way mine are for $3/dozen. But still, my eggs are a bargain compared because I get about a dozen a day in the high season and I trade them for foods I don't produce.
Love your blog - so glad you commented on mine so I could follow you here. Thanks for your encouragement!
Aimee
If I had a place to plant, I would do this. Unfortunately the house stands on a small property. Anyway, have always liked gardens, orchards, whatelse.. lols! Glad to have come across your blog. God bless!
Hi Aimee - Yeah, $1 an egg is scandalous. I'm so glad we have chooks - they're real little income earners :-)
Good luck in the cheese-making. I just wish I could taste it!
I totally never thought about it like that! I think I mAY BE STARTING A GARDEN NEXT sPRING!!
Hi Gina - When you think about money as energy, you really do change your perspective. If I can recommend it, have a look at the book Your Money Or Your Life which explains this concept really well and is the best money-saving / life-changing book I've ever read.
In the meanwhile, even gardening in pots (there's a link to some great potted veggies within the post above to get started with) can save you heaps. And it really does taste better.
Happy gardening!
Hi Ellen - Try gardening food in pots. Last year we were renting in a tiny property, and our landlady wouldn't let us start a veggie patch. So I did it all in pots.
Here's a post about five great fruits and veggies to grow easily in pots - they were a life-saver for me, and really changed my perspective!
If only more people thought of money, time and food this way!
I'm enjoying reading your blog so much - can't wait to read more. :)
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