For many homeowners, it can be two completely different things to plan their dream house and actually see this dream come true.
But for a few you not only achieved your ideal life situation, but also in it.
Matthew Straight and April Pasilang used to know everything about the lifestyle when he lived in Cebu City in the Philippines.
Although they both had a quieter and more modest life, they never thought that it would be possible to drop everything in the city and make these dreams reality without making victims.
During the conversation with Business Insider, however, the couple revealed that the transition to a sustainable life situation was much easier than it took.
After a short trip to the nearby island of Bohol, they came across a piece of land for sale, which they called. They bought it without hesitation.
“I thought it might happen in five years or so,” said Pasilang. “It never occurred to me that it would happen so quickly.”
In total, the couple spent a little more than 100,000 US dollars for buying the country and the construction of its house. As an additional bonus, they were able to design the house taking sustainability into account.
The house has rainwater bearing tanks to supplement your water supply and a solar panel system for electricity.
“We don't want to be in the mood about global problems of the supply chain,” said Straight.
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Outside of their water and power supply, straight and pasilam have built their lives for a increased focus on reducing waste.
“It was actually quite therapeutic to get rid of all my things and then come to the Philippines and to buy things deliberately, high quality things that are not thrown away in a year,” added Straight.
At the end of the day, Straight pointed to the unique feeling that he and pasilams with her homestead get outside the grid.
“If you receive a text message or check social media, you will receive this dopamine reaction in your brain,” said Straight. “But now we get the same thing by going into the garden and seeing that the Okra has grown one centimeter in one day.”
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