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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

In the midst of today's angst about the economy, both international,  
national and personal, it is important to act short-term but to plan  
long-term.

Short-term, we must deal with erratic income, expenses and  
investments. Long-term, we must plan and act for important personal  
and family choices, from education to retirement.

Today, real estate and stock market investments smell like hog manure.  
Long-term, they still make sense for most people. If for no other  
reason, they tend to keep up with inflation.

So don't be blindsided by those who emphasize the obvious negatives.  
Plan long-term.

I don't see that much has changed for those of us with a homesteader  
mentality. Long-term planning includes getting a piece of good and  
secure land with low taxes and acquiring skills and tools, learning to  
be happy with the less-expensive things in life.