How To Live Off Grid RENT FREE

Is it possible to live rent-free/mortgage free, off the grid? Yes it’s possible to live “rent” free. But that doesn’t mean “expense free”. There’s a big difference. Don’t listen to the naysayers who’ve never tried it or who can’t think outside the box long enough to figure it out. You can live ‘rent free’ as long as you plan right. It takes a lot of work and planning, but it’s possible. In short, living off grid allows you the freedom to live rent free if your land and home are paid for in full and you owe nothing on it. However, there are still expenses one must consider. Now, there are two ways you can do this. You can live on your own land, build your own homestead and “work the farm”, like most folks. Or you could be mobile, live full time in an RV, and boondock (free camping) everywhere you go. There are pros and cons to both lifestyles. Living fulltime mobile, whether in an RV, camper trailer or living the vanlife is one way. But when you talk about living rent free, off grid on your own land, that’s what most people think about. This article will detail how to do both. First, work hard, save money, buy land. Simple. Done. There you go. We all know there’s way more to it than that. While technically, there’s a such thing as “rent free“, meaning you don’t have to pay a landlord rent or a bank a mortgage payment, there will always be property taxes (rent to the government), which you can offset and lower the cost of by purchasing land that is zoned agricultural and allows you to build your own cabin/home on your own land. It would also help greatly if the septic system requirements are not as stringent and restricting as that will add to your monthly bills. A vault toilet or composting septic system would be ideal and would not force you to hookup to public utilities. There are fees to hookup to public utilities like septic and water, so take that into account while you’re figuring out your “rent free” budget. In society, there’s no such thing as living for FREE or not having bills to pay each month. You’re going to have to pay some bills every single month. Whether it’s property taxes, homeowners insurance (which is required by law in some places), or other incidental fees, permits, fines, etc. Unless you decide to live in a cave and live primitively like our ancient ancestors, you must have money to pay the minimum amount of bills. So yes, you can live “rent free” by definition, you still have bills to pay. Phone bill, internet bill, property taxes, insurance, etc. But you can live “rent” free. If you don’t consider property taxes “rent” to the government. Think about that. That’s basically what property tax is. It’s supposed to go to make the county, state, nation better, but…does it? That’s a whole other discussion.