Building Quiet Wealth: Your Freedom Roadmap

How I transformed tech sales commissions into a mortgage-free homestead and passive income streams.

Author

Makeda Boehm
May 27, 2025

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When I became an Account Executive, I thought I’d finally “made it.”
Six figures. Corporate ladder. Respectable title.

But something didn’t sit right.

What I really wanted wasn’t just money.
It was freedom—
Time. Land. Peace.

So I used my tech commissions to start building:

🌾 A mortgage-free 10-acre homestead
📦 Self-sustaining systems (digital + physical)
🧠 AI tools that help us earn without being always online

You’ve seen pieces of this journey before.
But now? I’m sharing the full playbook — in real time.

🎙️ The Seed & Society Podcast Is Live

In this first episode, I discuss:

  • How I made nearly $1M in 4 years, and why it wasn’t enough

  • Why ownership is non-negotiable for building true wealth

  • Why fear of AI is a distraction, and how to leverage it instead

  • What to expect from this podcast: tools, income systems, land plays, and time freedom

This isn’t a podcast about quitting your job.
It’s about building a system that gives you the freedom to choose—
🌀retirement before 45,
🌀slow mornings with your kids,
🌀land that feeds your family,
🌀and work that supports your passions, not just your paycheck.

📺 More Than a Podcast: We're Showing You Everything

If you’re more of a visual learner—
or want to see exactly how we’re building this in real time—
Seed & Society is launching on YouTube.

We’ll be sharing:

🔧 Product unboxings and the why of the tools and systems we use
🛠️ Real-time builds — from chicken runs to garden fencing
🤖 Reviews of AI tools and digital platforms that generate income
🌱 Weekly homestead updates — what we’re growing, building, and testing

This is the behind-the-scenes blueprint:
Land + AI + Tools + Income — working together
to build a life that doesn’t rely on fragile systems.

📬 The Newsletter Is Evolving

Going forward, the Seed & Society podcast will lead the way.
The newsletter will follow with focused updates that highlight what matters most.

Here’s what you’ll get each week:

  • A short summary or transcript of the latest episode

  • Key takeaways, links, and tools we mentioned

  • A quick way to listen, re-listen, or go deeper

If you want the full story—the mindset shifts, the systems we’re testing, the real-time lessons—we’ll be sharing that in the podcast.

The newsletter will keep you in the loop.
The podcast will take you behind the curtain.

Whether you’re new or have been here since the beginning, thank you for growing with us.

Here’s to building what lasts,
—Makeda
Founder, Seed & Society

🛠️ Want Help Building Your System?

This is what I do.
If you’re ready to build digital and land-based systems for real freedom, I’ll help you install them, step by step.

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