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I am fairly new to gardening. I started my first garden 3 years ago. After researching I decided to try a square foot garden. The main reason was for simplicity. I didn't want a complicated garden or I might have given up. So here I am 3 years later and I have expanded my square foot garden...

I would be scared to have 2 mortgages going into retirement. I would also choose the 30 year mortgage and make 2 extra payments a year. It's like having a safety net...just in case you can't make the higher 15 year payment for some reason. I like security and safety nets:) Oh yeah...and I...

I tried to find other off grid people on some of the "solar" sites and I got blasted for our batteries. Sure...I'm sure they want to sell me their batteries. Our batteries work great. I got a Frigidaire which is so much cheaper than a sun frost or something similar. We figured it would be...

We have twelve 135 watt 12 volt panels and fourteen 6 volt golf cart batteries that we bought for $70.00 each from Sam's club. We are on our 3rd year and run off grid. I just got a real electric refrigerator:) instead of the propane one we started out with. After all the kinks were worked out...

sunsaver- Good thread. My husband and I live off grid. We built our own berm house and are working on becoming even more self sufficient. I have had my own run ins with the "solar people" who say we can't do what we do:rolleyes:

To the OP, I feel your pain. My hubby and I live in TN but my dentist is in NC. He is a complete rip off. I had 2 crowns done 2 winters ago and it cost a small fortune. DH and I used to live in FL where I had a dental plan...which is not insurance. It would have been cheaper for me to fly...