The Back to the Land movement was to buy inexpensive land that was beautiful out in the country and to build your own home. My father started this by buying land in the high desert between Yucca Valley and Landers and we began to build his retirement home starting in 1968. Then a friend of mine in 1976 bought 2 1/2 acres in Mt. Shasta (which he still owns today) and he and I built his house there. However, he has built several other buildings and houses on his land as of today here in 2026 and grows about 70% of what he and his girlfriend eat there yearly as well. Then in 1980 I bought 2 1/2 acres of land and build my A-Frame house which I owned until 1989 when my family moved to Hawaii for awhile.
So, this is one way to survive on less money and to grow your own food and so you are not paying a rent or mortgage anymore but only property taxes. However, the world has changed a lot since then so this isn't as easy as it once was because land and building materials are very expensive now compared to the 1960s through the 1980s. So, doing this I suppose can still be done if you have enough money to begin with. But, many people don't. For example, only 55% of the people over 30 own houses in California partly because of this.
Here are the sad statistics of owning a home anywhere now in California on Average:
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- Under age 35 / Young Adults: Only about 15% to 15.5% of Californians aged 25 to 35 own a home (down from nearly 40% in 1980).
- The Age 47 Milestone: More than half of California residents do not cross the homeownership threshold until they are older than 47.
- Statewide Average: California's general household homeownership rate sits around 55.3% to 56%, which is the second- or third-lowest in the nation (well below the U.S. average of roughly 66%).
- Why it happens: Extreme housing prices, high mortgage rates, and low inventory mean young and middle-aged adults rent for much longer than in other states.
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