Economic collapse the stress of it all

[englishhorndude]

I admire your positive attitude. But I'm really scared. I'm caring for my bed-ridden, blind Mother, who is on Social Security and who depends on Medicare for much of what sustains her and us. I've become disillusioned by our "President" and his obviously Republican stance on practically every issue. But now he's targeted Medicare, Social Security & Medicaid for cuts, and he's probably going to cut them without bringing any new taxes on the most wealthy, etc. I'm scared, really scared.

[dons123111]

dude, what's with the beard? C'mon, you look like Brigham Young with 33 wives. You scared customers away with that squirrels nest. It's Taliban looking. I know you want others to accept you, but please, give them reasons to. You might be living in a cave or a cabin is my guess. Go out and get a shave, and buy a new shirt Looks do matter when you are in the public. While you are at it, clean up your cabinet behind your head, because.....damn....

[lilydawn3]

Thank you so much for this video. I have taken so much of my life just one day at time simply because I couldn't hope any farther ahead. I always seem to be surrounded by people who didn't understand how hard it was and who mouthed platitudes thinking they would help when they were actually making it harder. I appreciate hearing encouragement from someone who actually understands. Thank you. Lily

[HomesteadAcres]

your welcome and im glad to share with you and all others that have been in this place cheers Lily and pm us anytime

[UVpirate]

You can't judge a man by the car he drives. Dont give up people, history is being made. 5*****

[HomesteadAcres]

thanks and you are very right no matter what happens we are in historical times

[PrepNow]

Awesome testimony. I like your videos.

God will bless and protect you and your family. You are a good man. Thanks for sharing. Here's a few encouraging verses from the Bible:

"For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand says to you... 'Do not fear, I will help you.'" Isaiah 41:13

God will meet ALL your NEEDS (maybe not wants but needs) according to his glorious riches in Jesus Christ.

Philippians 4:9

Do not be afraid, do not be discouraged.

Deuteronomy 1:21

[HomesteadAcres]

thanks for the Words and they are good words to live by cheers

[ICBMPIRATE]

Kind words just when i needed them thanks from the uk!

[HomesteadAcres]

your very welcome

cheers

[ThePatrick787]

Two words: Motivational Speaker. Amazing, been subscribed to ya for a while, love all ya do, Thanks.

[HomesteadAcres]

thanks for your suport

[chuckweb66]

What a hope filled and very generous video.

I felt like I was at the end of my rope this week.

They have been laying people off at my work, I have $4000.00 worth of water damage to my house from a hole in my roof and yesterday morning my hot water heater went out and had to be replaced.

I guess I should be lucky that I still have a home and a job right now.

There are a lot of people n much worse shape.

Thanks for the video and the words of encouragement.

[HomesteadAcres]

your very welcome im sorry you are having so much trouble how is that hole in the roof ? im glad you are keeping your head uppm anytime

[chuckweb66]

The damaged was caused by some carpenter ants destroying some wood under my roof shingles. Then we had some heavy rains that just over flowed on my roof into that hole. The drywall in my attic soaked it all up and cracked and broke under the weight. Had my roof fixed last week, contractor started today on the inside ceilings and walls. Home insurance should cover most of the repairs.

[gr8wg]

does God give us the ability to trust Him through the darkest nite ?

are children afraid when parents are not ?

even an animal will sense your fear.

to expect a better tomorrow takes more than getting out of bed.

Thanks for your encouragement.

without hope is a dangerous condition.

[HomesteadAcres]

your very welcome and thats true

[katiatomsk]

Yep, you are so right. My husband was layed off and for the weeks he was off, we had some WONDERFUL family time. He is now back at work and we can see that his time off was a blessing.

No, we didn't reach our bottom, but we could have held onto stress, but by decided to hang together, we ended with a blessing.

My heart goes out to those who are suffering so. I hope things improve quickly for you.

[HomesteadAcres]

glad you had a good time take care

[sonnybrakes]

Those of us who say this coming never thought for a moment that our governments would end up rescuing the very institutions that created the problems to begin with and and allow these vicious dogs to attack the common man on the street. There is no money out there to be earned that isn't drawn first as debt and our society can barely afford to feed itself without credit. Economic power is as violent as military might when you decide to use it. It's intimidating as hell out here.

[HomesteadAcres]

good piont especaly about no money is earned with our being drawn by debt thanks

[idahotandj]

Just want to drop a note bro, we built our home 7 yrs ago ....in the bubble we were up to 600k with land ....here in Idaho now we're atleast 33% down....too say the least we're pretty much fe'd.....what do we do? Sh**t is coming!

[HomesteadAcres]

Hi thanks for asking its hard to say to much without knowing all the details but , to me i wouldnt worry so much about the current value vs the former, this is ofcoarse being that your morgage is not due , and that you are still ablt to keep the payments going, there are some programs out there that a bank will work with you on your payments etc .But yes sadly i agree with you that things are not looking very good pm me anytime i will see if theres anything else cheers

[firesim]

Thank you for your economic videos. It's good to know there are people like you out there. Also my wife thanks u for the homestead series. keep up the great work and keep the faith.

[HomesteadAcres]

you are very welcome as we enjoy making them cheers

[jdinky3]

thanks man, not at that point yet but its nice to know id have someone who would listen if it does. thanks

[HomesteadAcres]

you bet pm us anytime

[willieb66]

inspirational

[HomesteadAcres]

Hi izzy thanks for watching hope all is well with your family how is the econimic in your area?

[19overlord64]

Been there

Peace

[HomesteadAcres]

yes it seems that way more responce than i would have thought

[58belvedere]

downtrodden

[58belvedere]

at the end of my rope here thats for sure

[HomesteadAcres]

sounds like your in the pit as we speak I feel for you its like no matter what you do it seems destinn to fail im sorry that your haveing it so hard even though i may not know the details I know the fustration and pain pm us anytime cheers

[Ape65]

Great video. The 90s were rough for me too. I remember people trying to encourage me but unknowingly being cruel because they really had no clue how difficult things were.

[HomesteadAcres]

thats just the thing the people around you dont know what it feels like in side you

[xxxlambertixxx]

Great Video! I have been through trying times and you just can't give up, tomorrow is another day. In the eightys I had to sell my house to cover a bad business, and I still owed 30,000. I had to rent a house for 3yrs. But now I live mortgage free, and just sold my business, and plan to buy a hobby farm. None of this was possible if I did not work hard and never never give up. Thank You.

[HomesteadAcres]

Yes about 15 years ago i was sleeping on a counter top now a homestead and family praise God

[coastalcpm]

positive advice, thanks homestead

[HomesteadAcres]

your very welcome

[bufforilla]

Awesome message, Ive been knocked down, dragged around and thrown in that pit of dispair more than my share of times. just got to hang on for another day, as long as you wake up on this side of the dirt there is always hope, another day might be all you need to see your hopes come true, Keep the faith and dont give up. Thanks for the vid, I think its going to reach some of those out here that need a sincere word of encouragment. Peace to you and yours.

[HomesteadAcres]

as long as your on this side of the dirt , I love that !thanks

[sonnybrakes]

thanks for the encouraging words

[HomesteadAcres]

no problem hows the music going?

[tsiemens]

....trying to say something serious..... argh......muhahaha..... no, stop *whack!*, argh..... other personality fighting me and..... oof! Bap! Thwack! Sorry.....

[HomesteadAcres]

LOL its ok everyone this guys is one of my best personle friends lol

[Whattosayehh]

Right on! Way to go. You do show great (if that makes sense here : ) ) humbleness

with your message as one who has truly been through trying times. Best to you and your family. Thanks to you all for great vids! Keep upi the positive work! :)

[HomesteadAcres]

thanks for watching and your suport i think in all the economic vids out there now ones say ing that you will survive (sort of ) ive noticed that alot of people iven in vids are swering more than usual of they are if they never would we thought it might be the stress

[BLynchCAN]

Been there, done that.

Agreed, these times are really tough. Head up or, keep the head down and keep going.

Lot of people seem to not want to delve too deeply into what is happening.

Truly, all the best !

[HomesteadAcres]

thanks and the same to you hope your still working and all cheers

[BLynchCAN]

Still working but the boss is dropping hints every day now.

[HomesteadAcres]

oh dear thats not good , just curios what line of work are you in?

[BLynchCAN]

Computer Tech

[marcelstjean]

im going threw that right now..dont know what to doo..good video..it gave me a little boost .anyway... awsome vid..

[HomesteadAcres]

yes it is very hard and detressing in these times not what alot of people are always used to if you need to take a load off or if we can help just pm us anytime thanks

[CMLovejoy]

Really Really good video. That was deep.

I'm not crying, I just have something in my eye.

I need a hug.

[HomesteadAcres]

sorry cant reach that far but would if i could

[cpgone]

Great video.

Some of your videos are corny, this one is not.

Anyone having problems.

Get help. Use anti-depressives.

Embrace your fatih

[mountaincavedwellers]

Thanks for the words of encouragement. Enjoying your posts, please keep them coming.

[HomesteadAcres]

thanks we have about 5 vids or so comming up

[anyonefindAMERICA]

Good man!

[HomesteadAcres]

thanks let us all be cheers

[biggdaddy2001]

im at the end of my rope if i didn't have my 2 little girls or a few true friends id kill my self i have pills ive kept but well see what happens i am a very short fuse now because of my last employer if i had my way id shoot all of the people that had a part in my fireing for no reason i need a lawyer that takes a case on contigency and my stse is a at will state but when a employer says yes to a hireing on certain deal it isnt a at will position now a contract employment

[HomesteadAcres]

My wife and i both agree that your to girls need you and love you ,you are the most important thing to them , im esorry about your last employer i just went throught a simmilar event a year ago with my last its hard when you feel betrayed or riped off but know we have a whole new direction and i wouldnt go back cheers

[RichcoMedia]

Great video - and SO true. I have learned to never give up and trust that everything happens for a purpose. You may not understand it all now but the Universe is perfect and God has a plan. Take care!

[HomesteadAcres]

thanks you to that plan can sure have some birthing pains

[CarAudioGuy21]

nice vid .. its the same down here in new zealand people loosing jobs by the hundreds and yea just a general fear in the public !

[HomesteadAcres]

thanks for sharing we wonder how things are in other countrys hope your still working

[marthale7]

Yes, great words, tough times either makes us better or bitter. Thanks for sharing so frankly.  I have found that God has really helped me.

[HomesteadAcres]

i like that better or bitter very good thanks will keep that in mind

[dreadz808]

Well said homestead...wise words!!

[HomesteadAcres]

thanks for watching and sharing

[vention4wh]

Oh I've been there and I remember it well. My problem was that I was in the army. I was so close to suicide that I'm honestly surprised I'm here today. I used to have nightmares about finding myself back in the army. They stopped about 6 years ago. The only thing that stopped me from eating a bullet was that my separation date was only a year or two away. I waited and got out, got my life back and now I'm happy. Oh I'm damaged from the experience but I'm happy.

Glad you made it through as well.

[HomesteadAcres]

yes i still have night mares from time to time of my old busness

[dhaddox]

Great video! Thanks for the encouraging words!

[HomesteadAcres]

your welcome and i hope things are steady for you at this time

[PestControl02]

thank you Sir.

great message!

[HomesteadAcres]

your very welcome thanks for watching our vids

[BeanIrene]

I also wanted to add because your words reminded me so much of a few quotes. I thought I would post them in case some other viewers might need them.

"It is not he who has little, but he who wants more, who is poor."

"If you would make a man happy, do not add to his possessions but subtract from the sum of his desires."

"Success is getting what you want; Happiness is wanting what you get."

and lastly

"To be content with little is difficult, to be content with much, impossible."

[HomesteadAcres]

some supose that gain is godlyness but Godlyness with content is great gain thanks for watching cheers

[BeanIrene]

Oh thank you! I loved this video. I am going to share it with my husband, as I feel that "looks" are something he is struggling with. That things have to look a certain way in order for them to be good...that sort of thing. I appreciate this video, I loved the message that you portrayed from a very personal standpoint. Reaching out to others is so very important...hospitality by way of Vlog! God bless!!

[HomesteadAcres]

thanks i find that the (jones) standards are realy rarely met set your own and i find that in idividuality brings more peace balance and happyness cheeres and thanks for sharing

[Cytacon]

Wise words indeed. You are right when you say that so called "friends" disappear when someone is having tough times, "friends" like that don't have much integrity. I used to get anxious about various things and life threw a fair bit of crap my way. Now I don't let things get on top of me, I take every day as it comes and appreciate what I have. Going back to basics and discarding unnecessary baggage is the best step anyone can take, as another poster said "Simplicity is bliss"

[HomesteadAcres]

thanks for sharing glad your doing ok cheers

[charitonfarmer]

amen, and well said my friend, that's why i enjoy your channel so much Andy, you are a very open and honest man and you speak plain and simple. once again friend well said.

[HomesteadAcres]

thanks take care

[nkey01]

thank you for making this vid.

[HomesteadAcres]

i am glad for the opertuneity thanks for watching

[SlyToocan]

Wise Words..........

For myself and others, thank you.

God bless

[HomesteadAcres]

you aswell i hope all is well with you

[yesiamanalien]

I've been to the end of my rope before but not for economic reasons. I actually tried suicide. However I will say things are far better now than then. I'm glad I failed at suicide because it allowed me to succeed at many other things. To those in bad situations, things will get better. Great video, you make so many good videos.

[HomesteadAcres]

I realy liked how you said that because you failed at (s) now you can succeed at other things nice

[peevedgrl]

Thank you, this is so true. My family and I had lost EVERYTHING. We lost our home, our credit, went through 3 jobs during this time. We lost it all. When it was all said and done, it ended up being a relief.

In the end, the saying "The things you own (or think you own) end up owning YOU. Simplicity is bliss.

[HomesteadAcres]

yes a good friend once told me the more you own the more your owned the bible says when goods are increased so are they that eat them

[mbyr31]

Nice point bud! I started a little business. One of the biggest problems I am faced with right now is getting people to pay and pick up their equipment. I have a total of $1300 or so owed to me, that has been owed to me for two weeks. People feel as if they can just drop their stuff off, call me to see if I'm done with it yet, and then when I do get done, I call them, and suddenly they don't have the money!!

I have $2.61 in savings and checking!!!

Thats life man!!!

[bufforilla]

Hang in there!!!

[HomesteadAcres]

well your patiance is surly being tried when you have a small bussness its hard to demand payup because you see the face i hope things work out ok thanks for watching

[radicaldanzero]

You, my friend are a blessing. Sometimes people need to hear heartfelt words of encouragement. I have been in such places before in my lifetime and I know that your words would have been welcome in those times. Hopefully someone else is hearing this reassurance right now. Peace to you friend

Dan Wilson jr

[HomesteadAcres]

thanks for writing Dan i have had a few people in that place rate now hope it helps even a little take care

[Cragdwella]

Very impresive. It is so easy to get caught up in "Keeping Up With The Joneses" I think people have to appreciate the small things in life. Like you said about your van. I have been down and out and could only dream of ANY vehicle at the time.That is not whts important. Peace

[HomesteadAcres]

thanks for your comment and i agree the whole jones thing is sad

[glassman1313]

Canadian market about to blow??? Check out mish's blog posted this a.m., very important info regarding the canadian economy.

[HomesteadAcres]

thanks man sounds interesting would you have a link for that?

[manicbuyer]

..sometimes we can't cope with that extra day and have to break it down by the hour or the next fifteen minutes...I've faced 15 min increments- still walking! I'm a christian and try to keep thanking God for sending me the answers, opening the doors I need, closing the doors I don't, and staying in God's grace vs. this mess and the world. Sometimes our own traumatic feelings/thoughts become obsessive and we need a new "mantra" that shuts that despair down the first time it sticks it's head up.

[HomesteadAcres]

thanks for the comment keep the faith

[travisjeanelle]

very well said and put. I think its the same thing I think when you go through hard time it does make you a better person I have been there.

[HomesteadAcres]

thats what they say hope all is well with you at this time a few people are close to losing there job etc

[berean73]

In our home, my bride and I have a rule to always let the kids see solidarity between us. No we do not always agree on everything, but we discuss it away from the kids. They need to know that mommy and daddy are their shelter. They need to see us as strong when they are weak. Love this entry brother. God bless you.

[HomesteadAcres]

and you and yours to man glad to hear that you give family a high regard hope your still working and all is stabel cheers

[steveandtot]

Hey am I first to comment?? I enjoy your thoughts and perspective.. Keep it up

[HomesteadAcres]

yes you are the first thanks for watching will do