>>1912673I feel like this is bait but my time is cheap so here's a (you).
>I'd like to be as self sufficient as possibleWalk before you can run anon. Become more self sufficient in one area, then another, and perhaps eventually you'll progress to a place you're happy with. But it's one of those things where as you progress you discover more and more areas you hadn't realized you have heavy external dependencies.
Growing some of your own food is a good start.
>I was thinking instead of gardening I could invest in solar panels to take care of my energy needs.Different goals. You can't eat electricity and carrot's won't heat your house. If you're worried about losing grid power then solar might make sense depending on your location. It's orthagonal to growing your own food though - Which is more of a time investment than a financial one. Setting up solar is a bunch of cash but not much labour.
