From Broke to Owning My Own Cabin in 5 Months

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Kalle Flodin

Kalle Flodin

Жыл бұрын

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@KalleFlodin
@KalleFlodin Жыл бұрын
Buying the cabin is one thing, that’s the easy part. But to be mentally prepared to leave your comfort zone and go for something like this is something completely different. Go to nebulaclasses.com/kalle and you will get a discount to some AMAZING classes that you will actually finish and use ❤These are the kind of classes I wished I had when I started this journey myself!
@ibislife
@ibislife Жыл бұрын
I totally agree. You will get less visitors, which can be a blessing for some... 😉 There will be a long commute, if you work outside of your home, and if you have kids, teenagers, it can be hard. I waited until my teenagers had a drivers license and a car, before I made the move. And yes, the internet speed doesn´t allow any gaming. I do not regret for a second my choice, and I am now working part time, 3 days a week, which I could never afford living closer to the city. I would have loved your knowledge before I embarked on my journey, good luck with your classes. 👍
@Kathleen67.
@Kathleen67. Жыл бұрын
No neighbors, water, raw nature, old fashioned community, nice. Beautiful. Riveting story.
@nargisnaqvi1973
@nargisnaqvi1973 Жыл бұрын
Ur brave man...I admire ur Guts ..I will be moving with my husband to live in mountains..We both are nearly 60 years old...But we want to live a simple life ..as our ancestors did ..a fulfilling life ..I wish u Luck my dear son..👍😊
@elwood212
@elwood212 Жыл бұрын
Indoctrinated minds find ‘change’ almost impossible to create or go along with ….which is why the globalists have found this plandemic so easy to plan (Event 201) and execute. People who live in fear will be the ‘first’ to lose everything they own.(Klaus Scwab WEF) if you CHOOSE to start seeing change as exciting and opportunistic then that is what you will manifest. Your comfort zone is only in yr mind, so take it with you if you feel you need it.🙏💕 🇦🇺sending you LOVE and the SPIRIT to MANIFEST your most fulfilling dreams.
@markcrisp07
@markcrisp07 Жыл бұрын
I am ready but my wife is not.....so....Any advice?
@hhwin2198
@hhwin2198 Жыл бұрын
The moral of the story is that you need to really collect friends who are willing to follow you to the woods to help out.
@branpod
@branpod Жыл бұрын
And to be willing to be that friend for somebody else
@athena11711
@athena11711 Жыл бұрын
@@branpod great fucking answer 👏👏👏
@J-_-S
@J-_-S Жыл бұрын
until that friend picks up axe and swings at you because that friend misinterpreted you lmao
@KarenKarn
@KarenKarn Жыл бұрын
And have parents. And have the kind of parents who can lend you half the deposit.
@athena11711
@athena11711 Жыл бұрын
@@KarenKarn Right!
@LoraStaneva
@LoraStaneva Жыл бұрын
Amazing video, Kalle! And yes - a monthly budget video (to cover basic + everything else a person needs to live there) would be great!
@KalleFlodin
@KalleFlodin Жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching Lora ❤ Ok, I'll get right on it!
@Ankesadventures
@Ankesadventures Жыл бұрын
Yes!!
@rekoppelb
@rekoppelb Жыл бұрын
Yes, on monthly budget video. Thanks Kalle
@Stamour79
@Stamour79 Жыл бұрын
Yes monthly budget video would be great!! Love this video. I just found you. In Washington DC, US of A. 😁
@auv461
@auv461 Жыл бұрын
And yes to a monthly budget video
@marywright2239
@marywright2239 Жыл бұрын
Hi I just viewed this tape all I want to say is at my age of 82yrs may our God bless you the rest of your journey from the state of Florida
@johnswick4593
@johnswick4593 Жыл бұрын
Nice job buying your cabin. Your dad had the right idea. Sometimes you have to strike when the irons hot. Kudos to you for stepping out of your comfort zone and going for it. Sometimes things work out and fall into place. I believe it was meant to be Kalle.
@cpoable
@cpoable Жыл бұрын
"two seconds later he called the guy" Go dad!
@ruththomas6361
@ruththomas6361 Жыл бұрын
When you explained how you were able to come up with the additional down payment, my first thought was, "This is what families are for. Families are the most basic unit. We are what make communities and then countries strong. We see each other as extensions of ourselves. What helps them, helps us. When they are happy, we are happy. I see this as what is right in the world. Families first, friends next, communities after that. Yes, you are lucky. So am I. So are my children. And hopefully on down the line with each new generation. God's speed.
@JeanneMurray58
@JeanneMurray58 Жыл бұрын
Sadly, not my family
@coastaljan6193
@coastaljan6193 Жыл бұрын
@@JeanneMurray58 Praying you are embraced by a family/friends that you will feel part of and deeply connected to.
@KingRDC
@KingRDC Жыл бұрын
Very true Ruth. My parents have bailed me out many times! Even my inlaw parents have chipped in when we needed the help. Family is important.
@RedEyeification
@RedEyeification Жыл бұрын
Family is the first who's selling you.Don't trust your parents or relatives.
@nobob268
@nobob268 Жыл бұрын
If your parent helps you financially, your not exactly broke
@FallenHoot
@FallenHoot Жыл бұрын
It is always good to see it written out: You own a cabin (fritidshus) in the middle of Sweden that cost you 280K SEK (28K USD) You worked at a sports store that you simply worked at to collect money/pay slips. Saved 8K SEK (800 USD) a month for 5 months something around 40K SEK Then the bank wouldn't allow you to purchase unless you put a 15% down payment down. That is around 42K SEK (4K USD) Then the bank told you that you actually have to pay another tax that increased the down payment to 25% of the price of the cabin about 70K SEK (7K USD). (Is this because its a fritidshus (Holiday Home) ) Then your parents co-signed on the loan to help you with the down payment of the missing 10%. Then you spent a lot on renovation, but some how you got 150K SEK (15K USD) to repair the heating, electric, floor, roof, fiber, and car unknown. What is missing: How do you live in a Holiday Home (fritidshus)? I thought it was illegal to live in a fritidshus all year around. Are you still paying off the mortgage of the remaining 210K SEK? Maybe you paid it off? 2-3 years at 18K SEK (1.8K USD) a month? You said it a little, but did you still work at the sports store and commute to the cabin during the weekends when you didn't work. Does that imply you still had rent in the city? When you purchased it to the time you full time moved it, was it multiple years or was it 5 months? How did you get money for renovations? 150K SEK is a lot for someone who didn't have the down payment at the start. I assume this was over time or until the YT money started to come. Are you thinking about retirement? What is the upkeep, you will have to replace the old windows with new more energy proficient ones and sounds like you want more quality of life things such as a shower and sauna. Those alone could cost you 50-80K SEK. How much as COVID/Ukraine War cost you? Price of fuel, wheat, electricity, has gone up a lot, thus increasing the price of everything else. Yes, it is very interesting to know how much it cost per month and per year to live in the sticks. I assume it cost you 4-6k SEK in the summer and 6-8K during the winter. Assume the other stuff you don't need, but nice to have is subscriptions to Netflix. HBO, but also the YT Stuff editing software, hard drives, storage fees, that could be an extra 1+K SEK a month. I would say on average you spend about 80-100K SEK a year to live.
@HexterJexter
@HexterJexter Жыл бұрын
I also want the answer to these so im following
@MrFredrocko
@MrFredrocko Жыл бұрын
It's not a fritidshus it's a lantbruksfastighet (agriculture property)
@Kathleen67.
@Kathleen67. Жыл бұрын
@@MrFredrocko Thanks
@lucianatrambaglio4881
@lucianatrambaglio4881 Жыл бұрын
It's still not clear to me, how did you pay off the mortgage of the 210K Sek since you moved in straight away the same winter ?
@HolyPineCone
@HolyPineCone Жыл бұрын
It's not illegal to live in a fritidshus full time anyway. Not in sweden but in Denmark it is.
@lornalong6468
@lornalong6468 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic to hear your journey spelt out complete with your financial hiccups, weather hardships & how much you needed to fix & upgrade. My first winter in Sweden was 2018. The snow was the worst in 80 years. You were in an absolutely life threatening situation to be without heat & insulation that winter. I think due to the success of Swedish vloggers moving & making a life in the country in Sweden, many people from other warmer climates have also been attracted to do the same. What I would warn those good folks about is that Sweden has a big "Summer house" culture where people have erected really simple wooden structures where they enjoy up to 2 months in the summer season there. These structures were NEVER intended to be used in Winter. In the north the temperatures regularly go down to -16⁰C and on occasions down to -35⁰C or even colder than -40⁰C. This is colder than a freezer! If you don't have excellent insulation in the roof & walls and if the doors/windows don't fit absolutely snugly and if you don't have windows with double glazing you are at risk of freezing like a side of beef in a deep freeze overnight. Really, a life threatening situation. The house needs to be constantly warmed, even when you are not there, otherwise you will find water & sewerage pipes cracking & freezing solid - so you have a serious problem with the cold & water supply to deal with. The earth is frozen solid & as hard as granite in the winter, so digging through ice to fix water pipes is not something you can easily achieve. For folks wanting to buy a cabin in the north of Sweden, please remember it is further north than Scotland and on the same latitude as Iceland and parts of Alaska. Treat this circumstance with respect. Please investigate thoroughly the insulation, heating, electricity, water supply, windows, roofing, how the doors/windows fit snugly B4 you Invest yr last pennies into a structure without SIGNIFICANT extra capital to IMMEDIATELY renovate it BEFORE you move it. Good Luck. 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀☀️🌈 This can be your best life, but not without very real risks & challenges.
@anacvija5513
@anacvija5513 Жыл бұрын
I am so close to leaving my comfort zone and go live in the mountains (where my grandma even has a little property). But the thing is, I have a son and he needs socialization, kindergarten, his friends.. This dream of mine shall wait for the time he moves away form me. :)
@KalleFlodin
@KalleFlodin Жыл бұрын
Maybe you guys can find another place that haves all that in the meantime? So you don't have to wait for the time when he moves away 😊
@marciabradley7660
@marciabradley7660 Жыл бұрын
My grandpa was a Swede and he would visit us in Phoenix during the winter. He made friends all over the city. It’s like Phoenix was the big road and he spoke to everyone.
@hauptlingrostigelatte8158
@hauptlingrostigelatte8158 Жыл бұрын
Seems like a wonderful guy.
@marciabradley7660
@marciabradley7660 Жыл бұрын
@@hauptlingrostigelatte8158 he was a proud Swede, kind and funny.
@hauptlingrostigelatte8158
@hauptlingrostigelatte8158 Жыл бұрын
@@marciabradley7660 Wish I could've met him- may he rest in peace.
@elizabeth3836
@elizabeth3836 Жыл бұрын
I moved out of my comfort zone a few times in my life, made me stronger, the only advise I have same as I give to my child, no matter how much you stress the outcome will be the same, just have positive attitude, trust that all will work out and no need to waste time on stressing...
@jeromeclaessen3921
@jeromeclaessen3921 Жыл бұрын
Check out permaculture/food forest Kalle. It would be right up your alley. Peaches, apples, plums and pears for example are cold hardy up to -34C. Also garlic does great. The more cold the winter, the bigger the bulbs. Plant them a couple of weeks before the first frost date. Just make sure you mulch heavily, it will create great soil over time. The best time to plant fruit trees is 7 years ago. The second best time is today. And people love watching those videos 😊
@nicechock
@nicechock Жыл бұрын
Its nice to gather something, but you need to rely on meat and animal products in cold climate like scandinavia with long and dark winters. This why our ancestors did like this, you simply would just get sick with veggies and plant eating. Its very different than other places in the world, i live close the same area.
@achsahkaleb4844
@achsahkaleb4844 Жыл бұрын
Amen!!! Kalle, I am moving to a village in the Eastern Cape population 3000 more or less. I can not wait to start a new life at the ripe age of 57. There is nothing on the ground, I am female and will start from scratch. What a blessed day it will be when I pack up and leave the city!!
@glamygirlie6829
@glamygirlie6829 Жыл бұрын
God be with you and light up your path.
@californiakindagurl
@californiakindagurl Жыл бұрын
Do it!
@achsahkaleb4844
@achsahkaleb4844 Жыл бұрын
@@californiakindagurl Amen Maria. I am getting my car today and I am moving on thursday with not a lot of money. Yehovah Tzeva'ot is my provider. He will be lamp onto my feet and a light onto my path. HalleluYah
@rkaidcordov
@rkaidcordov Жыл бұрын
Fantastic story. I am in a life transition myself and I spend a lot of time traveling. I have just gone through my fourth move of the year. Stories like yours help me organize my priorities and long term plans. Thank you.
@andrewtoddmedia
@andrewtoddmedia Жыл бұрын
Hope your transition is going well! I am doing the same. Wish you nothing but the best amigo.
@nelyrions1838
@nelyrions1838 Жыл бұрын
You're doing what i've started to realise i need to do. Im also Swedish and living in major cities is just misery at this point. Not just the arrogance of people here but criminality.. social tension from excessive, copious amounts of migration and cost of living and rents and everything just becoming insanely expensive. Would be so nice to just make a clear cut and just get away for the rest of my life. So i've started to run my own company and sooner or later, it's bon voyage from Malmö. This city is a bastion of everything that can go wrong with a society.
@MetDaan2912
@MetDaan2912 10 ай бұрын
Sounds a bit dramatic, but you do you.
@invox9490
@invox9490 10 ай бұрын
I live in a city that has been overun with tourism in the last 2-3 years and construction noises, loud music, off-hours visiters, etc... are just making life a living hell. Yes, I wish I could move to the country. 😓
@brybryguy6314
@brybryguy6314 5 ай бұрын
I'm American living not directly in an major American city but very close to it. It's horrible here anymore. Crime is soo soo high, people are rude, traffic is horrible and cost of living is unlivable. So I feel ya there
@kurtiswiebe8192
@kurtiswiebe8192 Жыл бұрын
Finally found a cabin near Söderhamn that I plan to purchase for our family. It'll be a sommarstuga for now, and my place to write and eventually retire. Can't wait!
@KalleFlodin
@KalleFlodin Жыл бұрын
That's so cool 😍 For now...that's what I said to 😉
@kurtiswiebe8192
@kurtiswiebe8192 Жыл бұрын
@@KalleFlodin haha, well, I'm waiting at least for my permanent residence next year, then I can work for myself! As a writer, I CAN live anywhere... So!
@Segwyne
@Segwyne Жыл бұрын
Your story sounds similar to ours. Eight years ago we had to move out of where we were living. There were nine of us to house, and our income was very limited. I kept house and took care of the kids, and my husband had finally found part time (almost minimum wage) work after four years of unemployment. Prices for a house big enough for us were way out of reach, but we lucked into finding a 5-6 bedroom house for $75k. It had been in the process of being renovated, but it was livable. Of course, even that was way more money than we had (which was a big fat zero), so my parents-in-law financed the house for us. They gave us a loan we could afford for 5 years, with a balloon payment at the end. The plan was that once my husband found full time work, we would be eligible to refinance with a proper bank, which we were able to do about 15 months later. The renovations were mostly cosmetic ones, and those we haven't put any money into yet, and the ones that were functional, like putting a proper faucet in the shower (the rest of the plumbing was done already), we could do ourselves.
@ggrthemostgodless8713
@ggrthemostgodless8713 Жыл бұрын
"...so my parents-in-law financed the house for us. They gave us a loan we could afford for 5 years, with a balloon payment at the end."" You and this guy say this way too casually, most people just don't have those people around to help in these situations, and even if they do have people, they wouldn't do it or they don't have it to lend... so this makes all the difference of course. So when this guy says he was "homeless" it may be literally true, but at the same time he had options, many real homeless people ACTUALLY do have "a fat zero" in their lives, you THOUGHT you had zero but reality is you had plenty of good options... I do congratulate you for sticking with your husband during the LONG unemployment period, that is extremely rare nowadays, most women wait a FEW weeks or months and if you don't get on your feed fast they are gone, so congratulations on that, as the saying goes, "they don't make them like that anymore", besides also that women don't want to have kids anymore also, demographic population decline is a real threat for humanity now, incredible. Happy for you on making it work.
@Segwyne
@Segwyne Жыл бұрын
@@ggrthemostgodless8713 I have been actually homeless before. From the ages of 12 to 14, my dad was unemployed during the recession of the mid to late 80s, and our family of 5 lived in a 25' RV that we dragged from campground to campground until they closed for the winter, then we parked it at my dad's friend's house for a year until the fire marshal discovered us and forced us out. Again, when I was 30 and had 4 kids, we were homeless, but thankfully it was only for 3 days after Thanskgiving (US holiday in late November) until we could find an apartment. I do know what it is like to not have resources, and I do know that we were VERY fortunate to have my in-laws who were able and willing to help us. I guess sharing stories like this is in hopes that it will help others to think outside the box.
@jillyd2807
@jillyd2807 Жыл бұрын
@@lorettahisler5317 you can delete comments using the three dots near your comment!
@lorettahisler5317
@lorettahisler5317 Жыл бұрын
@@jillyd2807 thanks
@AlexOfCR
@AlexOfCR Жыл бұрын
As a semi-swede who has a big pet-peeve of how often Swedes are badly portrait in media I must say: Kalle is super-super swedish! Wonderful people they are.
@ajalicea1091
@ajalicea1091 Жыл бұрын
As to your wood stove, when it is affordable switch it out to what's called "SOAP STONE" wood stove. They absorb the heat. As the fire burns down the heat radiate out of the walls. The heat can sometimes last all the way through the night and into the next morning. We are going to save up for the one that we cook on too!!😊
@huwwilliams3255
@huwwilliams3255 Жыл бұрын
Great video, so much to think about before taking the plunge and leaving civilisation behind. We left the city and moved to a farm in Wales 8 years ago…. No regrets!
@KalleFlodin
@KalleFlodin Жыл бұрын
Happy to hear you did that 💪❤
@LiahBrussolo
@LiahBrussolo Жыл бұрын
🌲Hi Kalle! The logistics of your journey to actually buy the cabin was really insightful, it's not often that people go into the exact details of how they got to a certain point, mainly it's a focus on the result. You mentioned that you started KZfaq around 2 years after the purchase. How did you decide to start KZfaq? I do think that a video about the costs per month for your cabin would be interesting.
@KalleFlodin
@KalleFlodin Жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊I'm so happy you liked it! I've been a film maker for many years, so KZfaq felt like the natural choice, and I truly love the platform 😊
@bernied9415
@bernied9415 Жыл бұрын
Instead of saying "Insightful", you ought to have written, Inspirational, or the like. INSIGHTFUL IS A VERY NEGATIVE WORD !
@Song-Girl-Still-Singing
@Song-Girl-Still-Singing Жыл бұрын
@@bernied9415 not negative at all. It means he explained something helpful and we learned something.
@vocalbasics
@vocalbasics Жыл бұрын
@@bernied9415 perhaps you are mixing up incite and insight
@Sabamonster
@Sabamonster Жыл бұрын
@@bernied9415 Insightful = Something that gives you insight. Insight meaning you gleaned knowledge from it. There's no negative connotation associated with the word Insightful.
@iamjimgroth
@iamjimgroth Жыл бұрын
My wife and I moved from Stockholm to northern Sweden during the winter of doom. It was quite harsh. The coming years we had to replace all the electricity as well as drill a new well. Thankfully we were in a better situation when we moved: we owned an apartment in Stockholm. Selling that and moving into to deep woods of northern Sweden is a good deal. 😁 Living here is soo much better than the big city. Would never ever go back. Oh and fiber in the woods is an awesome part of living in Sweden. :)
@nicod2213
@nicod2213 Жыл бұрын
You are really inspiring to me. I'm in my thirties and I feel all over the place but I'm hoping like you I can accomplish a lot and look back and feel happy in few years. All the best
@glenstanford2737
@glenstanford2737 Жыл бұрын
Hi Kalle. I'm so glad that I found this video. It has offered me some motivation and inspiration. I unfortunately experienced a very similar situation back in 2016. My business, that had been doing well, was ruined by an employee that stole all my proposed income for 2017. I was distracted at the time by purchasing a cottage in the countryside of Brittany France, (I'm from the UK), and while I was moving there with my pregnant girlfriend, my financial world got ripped apart. So now I was in France with a baby on the way, a home that needed complete renovation, and no income. It was no doubt the worse experience ever, until my girlfriend decided it was all too much, and fled back to the UK. So, no money, no business, no girlfriend, and alone in a foreign country where I don't speak the language. Like I said, that was back in 2016, and I have stuck it out alone since then. With just a laptop and a phone, I managed to create a small business that just about covered the essentials, like food and electricity, but it is without doubt the hardest challenge I have ever faced. So here I am now, and after improving the cottage with the bare minimum of money, I have a buyer for my property, and I have agreed a price on some land that is less than an hour away. It is totally off grid, but does have a pond and a small stream. It is about 6 acres that has a lot of established trees, and a 30 foot mobile home/cabin that is next to the pond. As you know, there will be a lot to do, from refitting the cabin, to getting food crops planted, and even installing a toilet!! But if you want to live the dream, you have to be willing to suffer the nightmare. Wish me luck, as I know this will challenge me, but after 6 years of struggling to keep my cottage, I know I can do it. And as a note to those who feel they are too old to follow their dream, I would say that you don't know what you are capable of until you challenge yourself. By the time I actually step foot on my land as the new owner I will be 61 years old, or very close to it, so once again, thankyou for the inspiration, and I hope others will dare to dream, and then take the first steps to making it a reality.
@mindfulbynature3418
@mindfulbynature3418 Жыл бұрын
Huge bravo to you! And uplifting to read... I've in the past couple of years had major losses similar to those you named here and also similarly STILL feel there is bigger and better for me, in an independent way. Keep going, and congratulations to all you've accomplished despite some big challenges! --Terri
@glenstanford2737
@glenstanford2737 Жыл бұрын
@@mindfulbynature3418 Thankyou for the 'bravo'. My unwillingness to roll over and quit, and my self worth are all I had, so I appreciate your comment. I hope you find all that you truly deserve. Stay on course, and good luck.
@glenstanford2737
@glenstanford2737 Жыл бұрын
@@wakingtheworld LOL... I have stories, true stories, that would definitely entertain. Funny you should mention a YT channel, as I am going to create a new channel about my new venture into a self sustaining lifestyle. It will probably be quite comical, watching a city boy trying to learn about all the necessary skills that I will need just to feed myself and not die of exposure. But hey.. we only get one try at life, so why not make it a determined try. Many thanks for commenting. Happy New Year.
@meavita2770
@meavita2770 Жыл бұрын
I wish you good luck! 💪
@mybusylife2158
@mybusylife2158 Жыл бұрын
I just found your channel and it couldn't have come at a better time. I'm from Germany and we've been to Sweden for our family vacations as long as I can remember. Now that I'm an adult and have grown into my own personality and dreams, I really want to move to Sweden, even if it's only part-time in the beginning. I want to have a little farm with a garden and some animals. Nothing crazy, but I want to live off the land and grow food and just live slowly. Housing prices are insane here in Germany and we would never be able to afford this here. A property like yours would cost at least a million Euros which is completely unaffordable for us. Your videos give a great insight into what the process of buying is, what things realistically cost, what to be aware of. Thank you 😊
@yomahashimoto3701
@yomahashimoto3701 Жыл бұрын
Nimm mich mit haha ich mach die gartenarbeit und kümmer mich um die tiere und du kannst chillen 😂
@ergotismus482
@ergotismus482 Жыл бұрын
I‘m in the same situation and share your vision. I’ve been to Swedish Lapland and always felt a strong connection to Scandinavian countries. Been to Iceland many times and plan a summer trip on my bike through Sweden. I live in Germany and even in Brandenburg it would be almost impossible to find something affordable. I dream of a garden, raising some goats for milk and cheese and be close to a river/lake.
@weareeverywhere8851
@weareeverywhere8851 Жыл бұрын
Here in Belgium it's even worse.
@honeybee1888
@honeybee1888 Жыл бұрын
Congratulations on your new home! It might be different, maybe harder, in the US but can be done. Maybe not in a year but saving over time for a downpayment and having income to support expenses would be the hardest part. Love your cabin. Watching all your videos now.
@Dbl_OG_13
@Dbl_OG_13 Жыл бұрын
Exactly.....which is the part I'm struggling with most 😆🤦🏻‍♂️
@junerobertson4389
@junerobertson4389 Жыл бұрын
So happy for you. In this crazy world we all need such a place. A brilliant young man named Bjorn Brenton also built an entire compound all by himself and has made videos.
@user-bq3pj8bs9q
@user-bq3pj8bs9q Жыл бұрын
‘We’ve insulated the floor and etc.’ sounds so easy, just few words, but I can’t even imagine how much efforts you’ve put into it all! It’s outstanding! May the Lord bless all your beginnings!
@KalleFlodin
@KalleFlodin Жыл бұрын
You have no idea 😅 it took WEEKS!
@AlexAdvice
@AlexAdvice Жыл бұрын
Hej Kalle, I teared up a little bit while watching your video. And I totally agree: if you know you found the right property, you know. Its kind of a gut feeling - a good one. Like the one you have before your birthday when you were young! We found our property 2 months ago in sweden (after searching for months). We drove through the forrest, the cabin was surrounded by the forrest and then I immediately cried when we got out of the car. Thank you so much for this video! ❤
@davidcarl7812
@davidcarl7812 Жыл бұрын
Awesome! your potential seems limitless I have saved 250k up. How can I deploy it to prolific lnvestment? Reading books on investing and as well getting started. Thanks
@douglaschester2097
@douglaschester2097 Жыл бұрын
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@davidcarl7812
@davidcarl7812 Жыл бұрын
Thanks I'll love to work with one🙏. How can I get in touch with your lnvestment advisor?
@douglaschester2097
@douglaschester2097 Жыл бұрын
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@davidcarl7812
@davidcarl7812 Жыл бұрын
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@theodorerossi7998
@theodorerossi7998 Жыл бұрын
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@rickjames7576
@rickjames7576 Жыл бұрын
Boy, 2017. You made it just in time. In today's world it would be impossible. I'm very happy for you.
@mishasoco7443
@mishasoco7443 Жыл бұрын
Nice to see that I'm not going crazy. Im at the point now where I want to leave my entire city life and start leaving off grid in the woods. Thanks for this video. It gave me ideas on what to do next. I'm from the Philippines and we (me and my wife) already got 2 hectares of land in the middle of the jungle (yes, jungle not forest) where 1 hec is a coconut farm and the other hec is a vacant lot. I love to have or build our own cabin there. The best part on our land is that it only cost us Php90k per hectare
@eszterczerjak
@eszterczerjak Жыл бұрын
It's great that you speak honestly and don't just tell superficially how you started making money living in the forest. 😇 It was motivating to hear your story. Thank you!
@richardlees5303
@richardlees5303 8 ай бұрын
the cast will radiate for hours. Proud of your perseverance.
@artsdefolle
@artsdefolle Жыл бұрын
Heatpumps are great. Mine was one of the best investments I made in my home. Efficient and ease of use. I didn't want to deal with all the firewood chores as I got older.
@nennyferfer2969
@nennyferfer2969 Жыл бұрын
So glad I found you Kalle! My husband, myself and our kids are literally at our financial breaking point. If we wanted, we could sell and move anywhere we want. Deciding what to do and where to possibly live has been overwhelming. Honestly, we dream of what you’ve created. We’ll definitely be following your beautiful journey. Thank you for sharing 🫶🏼
@rosemarygilman8718
@rosemarygilman8718 Жыл бұрын
This was a facinating video! Yes, I would like you to make a video about how much it costs per month for you to live in your cabin. Thank you, Kalle.
@IndieScapeGames
@IndieScapeGames Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad the algorithm pointed me to your channel. Within the first 2 minutes of this video I knew this was a quality channel.
@dcbc991
@dcbc991 Жыл бұрын
Congratulations on your acquisition. A dream come true.
@MarillaBlythe
@MarillaBlythe Жыл бұрын
I really like how you combine dreamy scenes and practical information in this one. :)
@KalleFlodin
@KalleFlodin Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I'm happy you liked it 😊
@decapitatedfan2746
@decapitatedfan2746 Жыл бұрын
It's great that you somehow bought the land for yourself and now it's your's 😊 really happy for you
@AlphaSniperAcademy
@AlphaSniperAcademy Жыл бұрын
"Timmerhus" sounds just like "Timber House". It's always refreshing to see your progress and hear your story, Kalle. You have inspired me since I joined your channel 2 years ago. Good things have happened from emulating your positive attitude.
@TinyMaths
@TinyMaths Жыл бұрын
There's a saying, " strike while the iron is hot"; It refers to seeing a good opportunity and acting on it quickly. I think that's what your dad was doing when he called the seller immediately. I had to wonder if there's a similar saying in your culture.
@seanorth
@seanorth Жыл бұрын
Wowh, so happy to just have found your channel today. I can not believe how similar our stories are! 😱 So, can I just say, from one Swedish nature dweller to another, thank you both for this wonderful channel. I also just moved out into the woods amongst the big 5 & Co with my two dogs! Been looking for a tiny house of sorts for many, many years. I too, could not have done this without my beloved mother. ❤️ It will be so lovely to follow you guys. My first winter awaits… scary for sure. With my short haired pets, the heating simply must not fail so backup heating is my first thing on the list.
@natashaletourneau5368
@natashaletourneau5368 Жыл бұрын
Do you make videos?
@SFlaidlaw101
@SFlaidlaw101 Жыл бұрын
Literally, this is the dream. This is my favorite video you've made. Sooooo informative! Literally, every question and curiosity I could have ever had about your cabin is answered. 😁 Plus the tips I have never even heard of some and I live in the countryside.
@KalleFlodin
@KalleFlodin Жыл бұрын
Aw, that's so sweet of you to say, I'm so happy you liked it 🥰
@theharshtruthoutthere
@theharshtruthoutthere Жыл бұрын
@@KalleFlodin studio.kzfaq.info/love/2ngIq9YI0c31pJ1YWLh69Qplaylists
@graemefenwick6925
@graemefenwick6925 10 ай бұрын
Hi Kalle, 16:20 We would call it a “reverse cycle air conditioner” in English. Forward makes the room cool, reverse makes it warmer. Technically it's a heat-pump. Interesting channel. Cheers
@mercedesgomezrincon4940
@mercedesgomezrincon4940 Жыл бұрын
congrats! I'm mexican, we have a great weather and I do admire what you did! I love Scandinavia, I've lived for 4 months in Norwas, you are really great valuable people, I always learn from you, i'll go to live in Spain, area of Avila and want to find a stone house ans refurbish, I don't have a lot of money either and I want to live tiny and confortable, just my bed, small kitchen a small bathroom, only essential thins but having more alive experiences with nature! thks
@juditharsenault2131
@juditharsenault2131 Жыл бұрын
I was renting and living in a crowded situation. I wanted a house on a stream back off the road and I had made a list of what I wanted in the house. A few months later - there it was!!! The house had everything I had on my list. I hadn't borrowed money in 15 years and had no debt and a zero credit score but I had a big down payment and the manager of our little bank knew me and advocated for me. I've been living in the house for 11 years. It's on the edge of the Siamese Ponds Wilderness area. I'm convinced that writing it down was key to me getting this house. God made it available for me and gave me favor with the bank.
@maureenstevens6824
@maureenstevens6824 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for giving our heavenly Father the glory for His provisions. So many fail to see or acknowledge this.
@tp1201
@tp1201 Жыл бұрын
Amen.
@ggrthemostgodless8713
@ggrthemostgodless8713 Жыл бұрын
If you got a guest room or two, you can promote it to people you trust in the city that want to spend the weekend "in nature" and make more money, find out how much it costs around there to rent a cabin and charge then 60% -80% of that, and include the running bit with it and people will love you for it. Plus some actually LIKE gardening to "get their hands dirty" and so they may even help you with planting or collecting just for the fun of it that is included if "they so choose"... good luck. Two or three days of that is a soul saving device for city people, plus the canoe in the water etc and you got a business. This idea works year round, but it attracts different people in summer and winter. Good and best of luck to you man, if I ever go to Sweden I will contact YOU for it.
@ggrthemostgodless8713
@ggrthemostgodless8713 Жыл бұрын
Solar panels!! wind electricity... you can do it all. Tesla battery for homes. For now, to save on heating costs you can block all rooms you don't use for winter and that way you can heat up only the ones you actually use a lot easier and warmer.
@balakumaaran4139
@balakumaaran4139 Жыл бұрын
Was eagerly waiting for this. Thank you ❤️ Yes, would love to know about your monthly spending kalle!! Sending you lots of love and peace ❤️ Wow, Christine is up with a video too, a sweet suprise 🤗🎉
@KalleFlodin
@KalleFlodin Жыл бұрын
I hope you like it ❤
@369stellar
@369stellar Жыл бұрын
I did it too! I drive 1hr to town each way. I am 58 and getting younger because nature. No more tv an confort. If there is a dream there is a will and a way
@jwozniak1
@jwozniak1 Жыл бұрын
Sometimes your only available transportation is a leap of faith. You took it and look at where you are now! How wonderful!
@springsy6210
@springsy6210 Жыл бұрын
great story. it makes me very happy to know you have a family that was able to help you out. no shame in that at all. i love your cabin
@jencarter6785
@jencarter6785 Жыл бұрын
So happy you shared this story Kalle!
@pundit992
@pundit992 Жыл бұрын
My son and me just came home from Sweden where I met Kalle right at the center of Stockholm. He is a really friendly guy even gave me his hand for a shake (withhout me offering my hand to him, we're corona inflicted here in Germany due to social distancing). I admire what he's doing, living self sufficient in a remote area the slow life.
@TomeRodrigo
@TomeRodrigo Жыл бұрын
Everything is possible when you have parents and also loving supportive parents. Some people don't have any of that. Your accent is exactly same as Jonna Jinton.
@juliascheumer6700
@juliascheumer6700 Жыл бұрын
The property, as well as your updates to the cabin are beautiful! Thank you so much for being so open and sharing all the details of your journey!
@cottonflannigan3671
@cottonflannigan3671 Жыл бұрын
Mommy and Daddy came thru for you...How nice!
@sidninewton5377
@sidninewton5377 Жыл бұрын
Wood stove is the Best ! Works Fantastic A fireplace , the heat goes up the chimney -
@eileenprior6999
@eileenprior6999 Жыл бұрын
thank you, kalle for sharing this part of the journey with us. i get so much hope and positivity from your films! ❤❤❤
@vickycallender7224
@vickycallender7224 Жыл бұрын
I would love another vlog like this on monthly running costs please Kalle 🙏 Love your very honest and clear vlogs - they are beautiful! Thank you :)
@SarumChoirmaster
@SarumChoirmaster Жыл бұрын
As a retired classical musician and composer, I desperately need a place similar to your place. Since I have also a grand piano and a fine antique vintage string instruments, it would need to be extremely stable in its inner climate and acoustically vibrant.
@Jeff-jg7jh
@Jeff-jg7jh Жыл бұрын
My dad bailed me out on my first purchase. He didn't even like the place I bought. Been there, done that with the bank. Not the bank, but sellers who suddenly balk about the price when you are seconds from signing the papers. Some weird stuff, but it only lasted a minute or so and I didn't jump up and stomp out of the bank. Very good story you told. Tak fa mi (my interpretation of my Danish).
Жыл бұрын
It was so nice to hear your story! We went through a similar story with our property 12 years ago, but I still learned something valuable through yours :)
@miriammcfarlane6972
@miriammcfarlane6972 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing a bit of your life with us. My granfather (Mum's side) was from Sweden, but I have no connection other than that, so it was nice to hear and see something of the country and modern life experiences through the lens of your life.
@mydashcam4258
@mydashcam4258 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely gorgeous. Was your life best decision. That's the meaning of REAL LIFE! A tip for surviving - you have 3 more small cabins there - make them cozy and rent them (weekly or weekends).
@Veg-Power
@Veg-Power Жыл бұрын
We were broke too, living in a van that got destroyed on the German “Autobahn”. So we had no home and minimal income of a few hundred dollars a month. Luckily, we got an early heritage a few weeks before from my girlfriend's mother. Enough to buy a small 1-room-cabin with 0,6 hectares of land in eastern Finland! It was half the price of yours. Moved there in the fall of last year, and stayed the whole winter at down to -40 °C, with a completely uninsulated floor, door, and windows. Fluids put on the floor just froze. ^^ But with the very good stove + electrical heating, we managed a good 19 °C in 1.5 meters height. In sleeping height, it was like 16 - 17 °C. But at -40 °C it was like 10 °C haha :D Our bank did not provide us a credit. Otherwise, we would have done it way before. Crazy that your bank provided you credit with such little income at that time. :) I didn't have a job at that time or any time before. But somehow this lifestyle got me started and somehow ended up with a full-fledged job, which brings me joy ^^ Now we'll save some money and will move to Ireland next year. Since it's too expensive to build another carbon, which has more than one room. Also, the mosquitos and horseflies are so crazy in the bog there, it's horrible ^^ But we keep it for holidays.
@hopelovejoy
@hopelovejoy Жыл бұрын
Hej Kalle your videos are very inspiring...For us who live in Norrland Sweden, this makes us feel amazingly blessed having the nature with us ❤️🙏❤️
@ba_ru_na
@ba_ru_na Жыл бұрын
I found your channel now and I'm so grateful ☺️ Love your cabin, love the forest 😍 thank you for sharing that is possible to live simple, but happy life. Wish you all the best ❤️❤️
@josoffat7649
@josoffat7649 Жыл бұрын
I suggest looking into the benefits of a rocket stove mass heater, very efficient wood heating, also hot water heating with convection currents using firewood 👍
@marygaines1712
@marygaines1712 Жыл бұрын
A Nordic brand woodburning stove with a stovepipe fan. Incredible.! The fan comes on when enough heat is generated in the stove part.
@MartinKPettersson
@MartinKPettersson Жыл бұрын
Riktigt kul att se din historia och höra hur det löste sig :) Härligt med någon som inte är rädd för att blanda det moderna med ett stillsamt liv!
@hotshotbv
@hotshotbv Жыл бұрын
As usually, always a pleasure to watch your videos...thank you for sharing with us. I would love to see a video where you break down the monthly costs
@tonychinnery
@tonychinnery Жыл бұрын
I bought an abandoned farmhouse in Tuscany (just at the foot of the Apennines) in 1985. Like you I had no money left after paying for the house and taxes etc. So it has been a long job restoring it. Luckily roofs here are faily shallow, you can actually walk around on them (taking care not to break the tiles). I put in central heating with a wood burning stove. That was a lot of work as burying the pipework in the stone walls meant hacking through stone with hammer and chisel. Then there were the windows and doors to make in chestnut wood (the local tradition), more than 20 windows and about the same number of doors!
@realcanadiangirl64
@realcanadiangirl64 Жыл бұрын
Greetings from Canada! This is my first time visiting your channel. What a lovely spot! I look forward to watching more!
@greenperspective4843
@greenperspective4843 Жыл бұрын
This brought up the memories when I first found my cabin almost three years ago! The emotional roller coaster I went through from the first time seeing it, before finally being able to buy it 6 (extremely long!!) months later, was sooo challenging!! And I totally get what you mean by the banks having these weird rules that doesn’t make sense AT all!! But it was all worth it in the end!🏡💚🌿🥰 Thank you for sharing this so openly and honestly! Great video Kalle 👏🏻🤗🙋🏼‍♀️🐺❤️
@thernansaiz
@thernansaiz Жыл бұрын
Your cabin is really amazing and so is the thoroughness in your description! I ❤️ the narrative. And yes, please, tell us about your monthly costs.
@AJ_Lucas
@AJ_Lucas Жыл бұрын
It's a dark early morning, I'm sitting on the train commuting into London. Your video has brought me somewhere other than here. Thank you.
@eleven903
@eleven903 Жыл бұрын
I have driven for close to an hour for work; to live a better, more peaceful life. Good for you.
@Joe-vo4ou
@Joe-vo4ou Жыл бұрын
Thank you a lot for this video! It gave me a bettre perspective of how it is to move to the forest. So THANK YOU!! I'm first gonna save money and then hopefully move to the swedish forests one day..
@KalleFlodin
@KalleFlodin Жыл бұрын
I'm so happy you liked it 🥰 Hope you will get here one day soon!
@soulfuljourney8855
@soulfuljourney8855 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for making this Video! It inspired me to look for Cabins myself and honestly ever since I did it doesn't go out of my mind anymore. I always felt my heart longing for a more simple life in harmony with nature but in the recent days it feels stronger than ever before. Much love - Marius 😊
@amberwiese364
@amberwiese364 Жыл бұрын
It's beautiful there...I live in northern Michigan and thankfully my dad purchased property here years ago ... So when I lost my home due to family tragedy...I actually moved off grid to the back of the property with my daughter and significant other. We separated ways after 6 years and I stayed off grid for another year by myself ( my daughter was grown by then)... I wasn't prepared to do it on my own though and ultimately had to leave. I find myself wanting to do this again... Although I doubt my ability as a single woman. It is hard to live off grid... But there's nothing that compares to that feeling of independence. For some reason these kind of channels are showing up in my feed...odd. lol but again your place is awesome! Good luck to you and your loved ones☺️🌻
@A1441
@A1441 Жыл бұрын
Glad to see people living in their dream houses and making a living out of their passion as well. Kudos from the Philippines!
@lisa.wuerzebesser
@lisa.wuerzebesser Жыл бұрын
thank you Kalle for sharing this very private background with us! I really appreciate it because I am also dreaming about a cabin (but not in Sweden) and I have the same struggles with money etc. But your video give me so much confidence and motivation to believe in my dream and work for it. Thank you ☺️
@gumundurbrynjarsson5918
@gumundurbrynjarsson5918 Жыл бұрын
Hey Kalle I really got a say i love your videos. Really genuine and fun content that you put in here. Keep up the good work and hopefully i will see more of your videos and how things are going over there. Wish i had a cabin like yours and the view is amazing. Glad you have such good friends that are helping you and also that carpenter that came out to help you really came as a surprise to find out that people are coming to help. Sounds like a great guy. Wish you all the best and look forward to see more videos. Cheers!
@mydaymode
@mydaymode Жыл бұрын
Why I like this guy - he is so freely and honestly speaks about his money! This information is so useful for me because I'm refugee now because of war and I have to start a new life again, without my job and home. *Thank you, Kalle!*
@theswedenguy4647
@theswedenguy4647 Жыл бұрын
So true with the difference on living in a city and out in rural areas. If you say hi or wave to a random person in a city, they will think you're a weird psycopath. But out on the countryside, that's just common curtessy :D
@rafterwhomestead
@rafterwhomestead Жыл бұрын
Great content, Kalle! Awesome to see your progress on your property! We moved to a rural property recently too. I'm putting in a wood stove myself to help lower heating costs. Your cabin looks beautiful!
@fern.and.forest
@fern.and.forest Жыл бұрын
Thanks for making this video, Kalle! This was really interesting and put things in perspective, financial-wise. And yes, a video about monthly expenses would be interesting as well. Sending lots of love to the forest! 🌲💚
@ilonabakman
@ilonabakman Жыл бұрын
Love the simple life. Sorry for your loss. But happy for you highs! I started KZfaq and love the simple life ❤🦋
@professormoriarty6875
@professormoriarty6875 Жыл бұрын
Du är en inspiration, Kalle. Jag köpte nyligen ett torp från 1700-talet och har fullt med renovering. Kanske börjar en KZfaq-kanal som du.
@wendybauman4074
@wendybauman4074 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your story. I loved seeing before photos and hearing how you made it all work, one dollar at a time. I have great respect for your courage and resourcefulness. (And yes, a video about your monthly expenses would be interesting.). Much love to you, Christine, the dogs, and your cabin 💜🙏🌸(🇨🇦)
@ivanxavierlima1379
@ivanxavierlima1379 Жыл бұрын
Boa noite meu amigo 🌙 Parabéns pela conquista e perseverança na direção dos seus sonhos. A cabana e o lugar são perfeitos. Grande abraço 🇧🇷
@Detnuah
@Detnuah Жыл бұрын
Some people I know live just outside of a city and they have to use sat internet. It's crazy that the cabin has fiber. Pretty cool.
@naturalcombinations
@naturalcombinations Жыл бұрын
Very inspirational for young aspiring men today who are breaking out of City life.
@sharonkershaw9397
@sharonkershaw9397 Жыл бұрын
Yeah I enjoyed that a lot. I just love looking back at before and after pictures of properties. Would love to see what it costs to live that this ❤️
@KalleFlodin
@KalleFlodin Жыл бұрын
I also love before and after 😀
@megblackwolf5470
@megblackwolf5470 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video! Love the courage you embody to make such a jump. Also looking to do the same thing. I think there are so many of us wanting to return to nature and live amongst it like this and end our days of 'cog in wheel'. Cheers to all of us brave souls.
@ayva7060
@ayva7060 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing..you inspired me!
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