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Thanks for the link. Very interesting. We need more ideas on how to break through this vicious cycle of paying that much for real estate. Look at the Amish - w
by christofd 17y ago
Thanks for the link. Very interesting. We need more ideas on how to break through this vicious cycle of paying that much for real estate.
Look at the Amish - when an Amish couple marries, or needs an extension on a barn, the whole community gets together and builds a structure within days: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barn_raising http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barn_raising
- absconditus 17y agoA family estate with a few acres and a few homes that would eventually be paid off could be one solution.
- stcredzero 17y agoI played music at a wedding for a family that's doing this in rural Louisiana, where land is cheap. (It's the 3rd world.) They have a barn out back and a pool of 3 1980's Mercedes 240 Diesels, and they do all the work themselves. The house started as a 120 year old wood-sided cabin, and they built additions to it to make it much larger. (The additions look like they're part of the original, though!) The wedding was a dance. No wedding cake, just 500 of the most delicious cupcakes, baked by the bride, her mom, and the rest of the family. Party favors were home made jam. Lots of food that was grown by them. It was "Consume the Minimum, Produce the Maximum" all around. Replace money with knowledge, attention, and time.