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Self-sufficiency, self-reliance, and freedom
Self-sufficiency is producing the actual stuff you use--your own food, your own clothes, etc. It's not a common lifestyle. Most people chose instead to follow the path of self-reliance. Rather than...
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Book review: The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It
The Self-sufficient Life and How to Live It by John Seymour.In the days when self-sufficiency was simply the normal way of things, you'd learn the necessary knowledge and skills from your parents. (And...
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The Freedom of the Independent Yeoman
The financial crisis is resurrecting the oldest economic tension in the country. Will it finally be the day of the independent yeoman? (See also: Self-Sufficiency, Self-Reliance, and Freedom)Never mind...
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Stay Off the Frugal Path to Disaster
Frugality is a great tool. But if your approach to frugality is to pare away everything non-essential, you're setting yourself up for failure. (See also: Ruthless Frugality)If you're already living at...
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Got a Problem? Why You Should Figure It Out Yourself
An aunt of mine recently asked me what the Internet was for. Of course, she has email and knows how to use a computer, but she just couldn’t understand why I found having access to all that information...
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Become a Producer to Put Your Consumption in Perspective
Since the invention of agriculture, and especially since the industrial revolution, the division between what we call production and what we call consumption has grown increasingly stark. This is...
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