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Old 04-13-2010, 04:42 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by Sachita View Post
Thankfully I own part of my land free and clear. I did this in the beginning, refinancing the mortgage on the house and a few acres leaving me lots free and clear. You never really know what's going in the world today and the trends are all over the place often crumbling.

I have fantasies all the time about living with no impact. No electric, simple, free, grow my own food and completely sustain. I play it out in my head all the time. How could I live happy with very little? Is my health good enough to make it? If not what do I need to do to make it so?

I have this wild hair up my ass. I work three times harder to make less. Sometimes I feel like a hamster on one of those wheels going around and around. It's just fucking insane and I've decided that come hell or high water I'm going to do something about it. I just cant wait for the government or anyone else to make me happy or take care of me. Screw 401K, putting money in banks (if you have it) and screw SS. I'd rather be spending my money on learning how to escape it all, sit by the creek, ponder, connect with the earth and watch the rest of it go by. What would it really take? what do you really need? Could you do it if you had to? I mean live as people did 100 years ago.
That's actually a similar goal as me. I want to get both a wind turbine and solar panels. I want no debt, one credit card (with $700 limit for emergency and limited online purchase), and land. I want to grow veggies and fruit to live off of and trade my skills with someone to get other things (barter system is an awesome way to go).
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