They could be productive, no question about that. Ten years ago, I was of the opinion that it's hard/expensive to go off-grid/do your own thing. Now, it's remar

They could be productive, no question about that. Ten years ago, I was of the opinion that it's hard/expensive to go off-grid/do your own thing. Now, it's remarkably inexpensive. Without a decent chunk of savings, it's still really hard to pay for everything until you can get up to speed.