Should I take this natural building house workshop?

[Cocolove]

It is specifically for straw bale. 

It is $1150

 

My life purpose is around sustainable farming, I've got 20 acres and want to get a tiny house built asap to help make farming there practical. I am going to be traveling a lot, and so this summer will just be doing some infrastructure projects on the land, a shed, outdoor living space & kitchen, compost toilet, etc. In 2025, after the snow melts (northern climate) I want to build this home. 

 

 

Here is my pro con list:

 

Pro

It would be good to build my own house asap, it would be much more efficient for learning. I want to build my house in early 2025 so after I graduate college in May ideally I would be ready to build in like half a year. This workshop is a months worth of rent, and could help me save a whole years of rent, or having to live with my parents without my own place.

Workaways (an alternative learning method will be impractical when I need to work, where I will make that much back in 1.5 weeks. For that half year I want to road trip, work,  and road trip again before spring 2025.

Meet cool people and other builders to learn from.

 

Con

1150 is a lot of money. It would take 55 hours of working for $20. 

Other options exist like books, workaways.

[Leo Gura]

On a scale of 1 to 10, how much would this course help you build the house you want?

And how much more effective is this course vs a book or free videos?

Edited March 5 by Leo Gura

[Cocolove]

The course would help a lot, it comes with everything I would need, ebooks, video series, etc. I think it would be very effective and better than piecing together the resources myself.  I would say an 8, I still have to learn the skills myself.

 

It would be a lot more comprehensive, and so would be a lot more effective to actually building a house that functions, and lasts.

 

I think it makes sense to buy it, I just wish I didn't have to plan so far out. 

Thanks for the response Leo, I took the life purpose course like 5 or 6 years ago and am still going strong, things are finally going to become real over the next few years.

 

 

[Leo Gura]

@Cocolove Well, 55 hrs of work is not that much in order to build a key piece of the life you want. You just have to frame it properly in your mind, as a stepping stone towards your dream.

Edited March 5 by Leo Gura

[Cocolove]

Yea that makes sense. It's a lot of money but I keep coming back to how fundamental it is. The sooner I can live on the land, the better I can actualize my life purpose.

I've been brainstorming for days and was on the edge of buying it and figured I'd see what the people on here think. So, thanks.

P.S. Can't wait to get out of Aliso Viejo in May this place is weird.

[Leo Gura]

5 minutes ago, Cocolove said:

It's a lot of money

Not really if it's a cornerstone to your dream.

Don't worry about working hard towards things you know you want and need. Worry about wasting your money on things that contribute little to your top values.

Edited March 5 by Leo Gura

[Cocolove]

Well said.

To be honest I have a lot of money for my age, 50k up instead of in debt while graduating just from jobs, my farm business, and scholarship. I've worked very smart to get to this point and now my life purpose will be a lot more attainable. All of that money is going towards the farm, its simply an allocation of resources. In total, I think I'll spend under 5k on education over the next few years, so this is just part of that. 

The tiny house itself and basic farm infrastructure will require money too. Overall, I'll need about $110,000 invested over the next few years to get to a point where I can quit my job. Nearly halfway there, now I just need to get going on spending it, so idk why im hesitant haha.

[Leo Gura]

@Cocolove Sounds like you are on the right track for you, so don't doubt yourself now.

Edited March 5 by Leo Gura

[Cocolove]

Thanks so much, so cool to talk about this journey with you after 8 years of listening and applying things. I am signing up for it today.

Been taking mushrooms a couple times a month, lots of high doses and some deep breakthroughs. Still cold approaching too.

I've been meaning to go back through the life purpose and work on the mindset stuff and everything again. Seems like at this point it will be helpful to integrate that again now that I am actually on the quest.

[Dabidoe]

Did you sign up?

There's never any "perfect decision" but nothing gets done on the couch. The cost should make it that much more urgent to get your moneys worth, and actually build the damn house.

I'm interested in natural building as well tons of great youtube videos out there you should think about documenting your journey maybe you'll make that 1150$ back in ad revenue.
 

[Cocolove]

Yup I signed up! 100 pages into the ebook now