[Homestead] Semantics
Gene GeRue
genegerue at ruralize.com
Wed Dec 31 09:47:47 EST 2008
I just call it home, my permanent home.
On Dec 31, 2008, at 7:37 AM, bobf wrote:
> And, as I said, Gene, you can call your homestead land "pumpkin pie"
> if it makes you happy. Be happy; :-) .........................
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> --- On Wed, 12/31/08, Gene GeRue <genegerue at ruralize.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Gene GeRue <genegerue at ruralize.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Semantics
>> To: "Homestead" <homestead at lists.ibiblio.org>
>> Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 7:33 AM
>> Like I said, Bob, you have a city mindset.
>>
>>
>> On Dec 31, 2008, at 7:26 AM, bobf wrote:
>>
>>> Then it is 'semantics', because an
>> "investment" (and you called it
>>> your most valuable investment) should reflect either
>> capital
>>> appreciation or de-fact dividends (which could be
>> defined many ways,
>>> such as rent, cash crops, etc.). If it doesn't do
>> that in a way
>>> that will beat a benchmark , after inflation, then you
>> have a
>>> negative return, not a 'valuable investment'
>>>
>>> But,. you are happy. So, Call it pumpkin pie, if you
>> please. being
>>> happy and trying to be content is what is
>> important.............
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>> --- On Wed, 12/31/08, Gene GeRue
>> <genegerue at ruralize.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> From: Gene GeRue <genegerue at ruralize.com>
>>>> Subject: [Homestead] Semantics
>>>> To: "Homestead"
>> <homestead at lists.ibiblio.org>
>>>> Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 7:21 AM
>>>>> *********Then your land would be an
>> 'asset' and
>>>> a habitat, not an
>>>>> "investment". I am often wrong ,
>> but not
>>>> this time
>>>>
>>>> The word investment is accurately used to denote
>> the
>>>> acquisition of
>>>> all things that might improve one's life, from
>>>> investment in one's
>>>> health through knowledge, diet and exercise, to
>> education
>>>> and skills,
>>>> and, for a homesteader, the land that comprises
>> one's
>>>> homestead. That
>>>> homestead land provides ongoing return on the
>> financial and
>>>> labor
>>>> investments. By comparison, strictly financial
>> investments
>>>> are far
>>>> less important.
>>>>
>>>> This Phoenix house is the best financial
>> investment I ever
>>>> made.
>>>> Heartwood is the best life investment I ever made.
>> My
>>>> brother goes
>>>> even further; he says buying those 130 acres is
>> the best
>>>> thing I have
>>>> ever done. I cannot argue.
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