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bvar22

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1. My Wife & I went "On Strike" in 2006.
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 08:23 PM
Apr 2012

Cashed out everything, sold everything,
bought inexpensive rural property outright,
moved to the Woods,
& started growing our own food.
We build everything ourselves using basic tools.
We buy almost nothing new with an exception for Tools, American Made where possible.
Everything else, 2nd hand or Salvage and we Make it Work,
or do without.
What we can't grow or produce ourselves,
we buy in bulk through a Co-Op when-ever-possible.

Wall Street, the Big Banks, Credit Cards, the MIC, and most politicians can Live or Die without our money or concern.
We are living well on a laughably low "taxable" income
and stuff we learned in the 60s.



We are still on the Corporate hook for some things,
but next year, we will !CONSUME! even LESS,
and Produce MORE.
It IS a Process.

So far, so good,
but it is not for everyone.
We are both healthy & strong,
and have a complementary set of skills that make this fun (most of the time),
There is plenty of room our here in The Woods,
and plenty of healthy WORK for those who aren't scared to get their hands dirty.
We are waiting for you all to join us.


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