An Idea so Simple It's Brilliant!

So Dave said to me, "we should keep a journal of all these ideas and the process." And I said, "Let's blog it!"

So here we are...blogging:)

First we should introduce ourselves; I'm Erin and he's Dave (you'll hear from him later). Both divorced, both in our early 30's. I have a child from my first marriage and we have one together...both beautiful boys:) And we're madly in love. That's not the point of this blog, but it's an important key to the success of the adventure we've embarked upon. Without that, I'm not sure we could actually do it. With it, it all seems completely doable!

The Plan 
Dave and I are going to pay off our debts within the next year (roughly $30,000 combined), make some upgrades to our current house (a suburban townhouse), learn to scale back our lifestyle (living on a budget that allows for savings, but does NOT deprive us of life), and plan for the purchase of land on which we want to build (ourselves) a home that is "off the grid" (not dependent on regulated sources of energy) and as self-sustaining as possible.

The Invitation
We want to blog our journey through this process to record it for ourselves and our children, but we're also hoping that there are others out there (you!) that might be able to learn from us/with us, offer us advice and be our teachers along the way, and just plain enjoy the journey as we share it with you:) We plan to share all the tips and tricks we pick up along the way and post links to all kinds of cool online resources.

Welcome:) Let the journey begin!!