The Oil Drum

I bought a few acres of land, partially cleared it (leaving the half wooded), put in a drive, and will be building a new home on it next year.  It backs up to a much larger undeveloped wooded area, and occasionally we find deer, racoon, and similar animal prints on the property. When it rains, the dry creekbed in the back has water in it.
We planted fruit trees (apples and pears) and blueberry bushes on it, rescued some of the muscadine (wild grape) vines and put them on arbors.  
I'm looking into a grid tied solar array with battery backup for the house, which will be heavily insulated. I'm still debating as to whether or not to put in a well, or just stick with the county water available.
I bought a case of FMJ for my AKM, a camp stove, a hand cranked led flashlight, and a roll of silver coins. The coins are already worth more than I paid for them.

My wife put together a rubbermaid tub of "essentials", small bags of rice, beans, bullion cubes, canned soups, water purification tablets, and the like. She also picked up a solar powered battery charger, rechargeable batteries, and a solar/hand cranked powered multiband radio.

My wife is totally onboard, and has been very supportive, which I appreciate immensely. We have no children, and minus the home mortgage are now debt free.