This is part 2 of my magpie adventures. There may or may not be more.
BACKSTORY - HOW I GOT HERE............
I bought this home initially about 15 years ago for $5000. It was $12000 total, but I got the first homebuyers grant of $7000, which took it down to $5000. I sold it about 10 years ago after writing a mildly amusing ad on gumtree for it, which garnered some media attention (radio, tv and press www.watoday.co...) I sold my house for $12000. I then bought it back last year for $12500.
I was unable to get the power turned on as the electrician I contacted politely said they wouldn’t touch it with a barge pole. This was actually a blessing in disguise as I otherwise would not have known all this amazing stuff about solar power and all the amazing things I’ve been discovering about living off grid. All this electrical/plumbing work would have been super expensive too!
I have chosen only to use power from the sun, so although gas or diesel could give me the ability to cook, boil a kettle etc, I’ll wait till I can afford to get the appropriate power stations to power it. I have to purchase things bit by bit as my bank will not give me any sort of a loan as I have had past issues with debt (years ago) due to cost of living.
I work from home so can do what I do anywhere (I’m a transcriber and sell on eBay). Also in the past I have produced shows at multiple festivals and other venues around Australia. I'd like to do this again (maybe even one talking about my off grid adventures), but at the moment the priority is getting my house sorted.
15 окт 2024
