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Let him live in peace!

Would not clear the weeds from his land, so it was done for him and he was charged $71,000. Now home siezed to pay bill…

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Off The Grid in Oklahoma

Just getting started on my project.  We have twenty acres down on the Salt Fork of the Oklahoma Red River.  The view is worth all the trouble.  To your left is the river front, 300 hundred yards of river sand bar for the kids to play on.  Just to the right is a creek that is about twenty feet deep.  It is easy to catch a mess of fish for supper.  We have two four wheelers to get around on the property and to run up and down the river. Nearest power utilities is about two miles away, you have to drive down an irrigation canal, through a cotton field, then a wheat field, and then another three quarters of a mile after you enter our property.    Needless to say getting utilities to our site is cost prohibitive.…

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Small house, big movement

Americans have overhoused themselves for decades. Now they are buying or building small homes that could fit inside a living room…

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Off-Grid updates

My off-grid life is more enjoyable and more fulfilling than just about any part of my old life – living in the city, working 2 jobs just to make ends meet (barely), work, eat, sleep, pay bills, repeat. Honestly I am more busy now, but it’s things I want to do, not things I am forced to do by government, society and life as I used to live it. I get to choose what fun activities and community activities I wish to do and is that ever fun! How does this work?

Simple,…

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How to avoid foreclosure

Most who cannot afford their mortgage might think, “well, I can’t afford a lawyer either.” Its OK, you don’t need one…

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Small is the new big

One of our readers commented recently “It’s sad that municipalities force people into huge homes, by refusing to let people build small homes. It’s all about the money (taxes) that they want to rake in.”…

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