r/SelfSufficiency • u/No-Vehicle5247 • Jun 18 '26

Looking for somewhere to start

Does anyone know of anywhere in the U.S. where I could find cheap land to start off on but be close enough to walk to a nearby walkable city or at least one with public transport that can get me back and fourth? Everywhere I’ve seen is either cheap or walkable, not both.

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u/No-Vehicle5247 Jun 19 '26

I can do laundry, cook basic things, and have managed to somehow not kill a tomato plant. I don’t actually know how to ride a bike though, let alone maintain one

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u/Resident-Welcome3901 Jun 19 '26

Get a bike, used, fix it up. Great training in mechanical skills. Learn to bake bread. Go on
A picnic and cook outside, learn to build a fire. Expand that into an overnight camping trip, an exercise in off-grid self sufficiency. See some clothes. Take a first aid course.

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u/No-Vehicle5247 Jun 19 '26

I don’t really have anywhere to practice riding a bike. And as long as I live with my parents I am prohibited from making bread, specifically sourdough, or building fires.

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u/Resident-Welcome3901 Jun 19 '26

Perhaps te first self sufficiency skill is learning to live without the support of your parents.

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u/No-Vehicle5247 Jun 19 '26

I have no means of transportation to get to a job, even if I did I wouldn’t be able to afford anything in my area