Make sure you give the recipe a try.

Create some savings.Moving into a lower priced market often allows you to create an instant savings account for yourself through the sale of your old house.

This savings is absolutely necessary.If you’re doing the old farmhouse thing, there WILL be costly things that come up when you’re least expecting it.If at least one person in the household doesn’t already have a job lined up in the new town, a savings account can save your sanity.

We were able to find work right away when we moved to our new town, so that was nice to be able to keep us from getting nervous about our risky new adventure.Having the savings allowed us to quickly feel comfortable transitioning into having me stay home and putting my time into building my business (this blog!).

With that savings we were able to make the transition from working crazy full-time hours in a stressful corporate job to taking a risk and eventually being able to work from home (amazing!!).

All this while still enjoying DIY projects around the house, putting on a new metal roof and buying fun new appliances.Cheap treasures!.

New rule for me: Never get a cart!I would fill that thing in a second.. Here’s what I managed to grab in my little hands without dropping:.

This yellow and black plaid blanket is real wool!Wool, plaid, and $5?