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What kind of buckets are these? Are they 5 gallon pails, or smaller?

The Economy: The Blondie and Dagwood Version (In Leta's Opinion, At Least): 1. Capitalism, the dominant economic system of planet Earth, is based on perpetual growth. It is a fact. I am not against capitalism; it has enabled human progress like no system before it, but it's clearly not a...

Well, the main thing is to get one that uses stones, not metal. I also wanted a manual, for the same reasons listed (SJTF, etc.) However, friends of ours gave us a Magic Mill that works like a champ. The price was right, since it was free! I still would like to a hand powered mill, but it...

Yes. Well, I don't know how "normal" the faucet would be, but you can get water to a tap without electricity. I live in a small city. Even when the water goes out, we have water, because the city water is all gravity fed. On a hill, above all the houses, is the water tower. Except it isn't...

I'm sorry, I didn't mean this to be harsh. As far as I know, the Duggars have never made a claim to self sufficiency, that was a label that was used by the hosts of the View. I don't mean this as attack on them, I'm just saying, they aren't SS. They are a very mainstream family that is more...

Certainly, no one is completely self sufficient because no man is an island. We are social animals. We need each other, like it or not. I just get a bit exasperated by the buzzword thing. I agree that it's a continuum, but I think the spectrum has to actually begin somewhere, rather than...

Yeah, that's a much better way of putting it, that they were self reliant- they don't accept government assistance or charity, and were self employed. Now, though, they are employees of TLC. So they aren't quite as self reliant as what they were previously.

Exactly!

When I was 22, I was working 3rd shift and commuting an hour each way. My car completely died on US12 at 2am. I had a cell phone, but this was back when coverage was very spotty and batteries didn't last long. I was 25 miles from home, and several miles from any town with a pay phone. I got...

Excellent question, Beekissed. If I had a reality TV salary, I would go nuts- entirely off the grid, only buying coffee and spices from the store, hell, I'd get some sheep and and a spinning wheel and find out where my friend S got her table loom! :lol: If I had my current set of resources...

... we need a homesteading reality show. As much as reality TV can be a need. :lol: I came to this conclusion after watching this clip. (Disclaimer: I am not judging the Duggars for having 20 children. I am a libertarian, pro-choice, liberal feminist. I believe every woman has the right...

I am jealous. I had a treadle machine, but it was falling apart and I had zero skills with which to fix it, so I gave it to someone who could fix it/use it. Now that I have learned to sew, I'm hoping that good karma makes its way back to me! :P

Oh, man! YES on the TV thing. When DH and I got married, DSS was 5. We moved into an apartment that had free cable. We didn't even notice this until we had lived there for six weeks, when we went to hook up our new computer to the internet and realized that there was an existing...

Me too!

Some of my reasons have been the same, some different, but I wanted goats and now think instead I want a Jersey cow. -DH's grandpa is a veterinary nutritionist who specializes in cattle, so he'd be a better resource for a cow. -I have a friend with goats (and they are fantastic, so cute) who...

I had done some digging before we made the offer. I know the specifics, but in order to respect the seller's privacy, I won't get too deep into them. Let's just say that she is young (under 30) and in a period of many life transitions. She's already moved out of state and has a tenant in the...

So, we made an offer on the house on Tuesday. The seller was asking $81,900. We offered $82,000 with a concession of $3000 for closing. This was our OPENING OFFER. Between you, me, and the lamppost, we would have easily gone up to $85,000 with the closing concession, and probably more. The...

You know, this is interesting. We lived on $850/mo for about 18 months in 2005-2006. It was that time that really has motivated me, because I *know* we can do it. My goals are to achieve a higher standard of living (having equipment, supplies, no debt, etc.) on that same income.

A very, very significant part of why we are getting the ball rolling to move are the taxes and utility rates here. Property taxes are highest in the county, water and electric rates are the highest in the state. The electric company is corporate, but still under the regulation of the state...

I am going to break with the group here a little, and say this: You are under NO OBLIGATION to keep caring for your Gram. Caregiving is very, very hard work. Caregivers not only DESERVE to be paid, they NEED to be paid in order to protect everyone. I know far too many people who stretched...