[Homestead] Homestead survival plan

Don Bowen don.bowen at earthlink.net
Tue Oct 5 16:16:03 EDT 2004


At 10/5/2004, you wrote:
>The primary required budget item is housing.

On another list we are discussing RV chalets.  These are houses built with 
no bathroom of kitchen but a large rv sized garage.  The RV is parked in 
the garage and connected to the house to leverage the investment in kitchen 
and bathroom.  The RV can still be moved and used as an RV but this might 
be a good idea to start with.

>Unless you ensnare yourself in the insurance trap, the next is 
>transportation. Next is food, and that is where homesteaders shine. So, a 
>cheap house with a few acres, a modest pickup or car and trailer, low 
>taxes, and you have a good head start to making do with little as you age.

You still have the problem that this is a cash world.  You still need money 
for taxes, health care, etc.  That has to come from some where.



Don Bowen
Awl Knotted Up Woodworking
Valley Center, CA             http://www.braingarage.com




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