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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

> True. He is not a homesteader, but for years he helped. I'm not  
> either. I
> just like to garden, really. I don't want to kill animals, but I  
> like to
> support local farmers and purchase their meat. I like to write and  
> read and
> have a job, so I don't have the time for homesteading. I'm actually  
> learning
> to trade the forex with a great software program so that in 2-3  
> years that's
> what I'll do full-time and it will take 10 hours a week. So, I  
> still dabble
> with numbers and probably will always be interested in the economy.  
> I can
> here and there. I freeze lots of stuff. Husband and I are a real  
> team, but
> we have learned that we will never be homesteaders, but more  
> important, we
> don't aim to be any longer though we're still going to have a great  
> late
> summer & fall garden.

No common model for all. Yours is as good as anyone's. Many find the  
old homestead model too limiting, including me.