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<t>"I don't think growing your own food or fixing your own toilet requires a lot of brain power "<br/> Then why do so many engineers and programers and other people who have nominally complex jobs which require intelligence and problem solving pay me so well to do those sort of things for them? It c...

<r>Apparently if you spend any less than $200 a month on food, you will suffer from malnutrition:<br/> <URL url="http://frac.org/pdf/cost_of_food_white_paper_2011.pdf">http://frac.org/pdf/cost_of_food_white_paper_2011.pdf</URL><br/> And this is assuming access to groceries and time to cook too.<br/>...

<t>And that it was used by a non-traveling full-timer, which means that it got regular maintenance w/o lots of miles (since most RVs spend their lives in storage, no one is around to notice roof leaks).<br/> I've used Craigslist exclusively for buying and selling (tried other methods, but CL always ...

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I can't stay long (Rock Star Bike Party!!!!!!)
But I would love to see Jacob and Friends again, before he gets sucked up by the Rat Race.

<t>@Chilly - seasonally I'd definitely go with the travel trailer.<br/> <br/> Every couple months is a hard one.<br/> <br/> When I was with the traveling carnival, we would move once a week, and I was definitely happy to have the motorhome. For inter-week travel I mainly used my bicycle, and I'd do ...

<r>I've complied all of the excellent counter points I have received so far, and compiled them all into my first blog post in almost a year: <URL url="http://neapolitanblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/dramatically-reduce-unemployment-with.html"><LINK_TEXT text="http://neapolitanblog.blogspot.com/2011 ... -...

<t>Having lived full-time in both a motorhome and a travel trailer for many years (each) I agree that - unless you are traveling in it - the TT is better.<br/> However, one thing has been bothering me: A travel trailer IS an RV!! RV doesn't just mean "motorhome" or "housecar", it also means travel t...

<t>@C40 it would push up wages because it would require more jobs be created than the entire amount of unemployed people. This would create demand for more workers, which in turn means employers would have to compete.<br/> <br/> Welfare would'nt be eliminated, but I bet it could be dramatically redu...

<t>The movements choice of the terms "99%" and "1%" were just because those are nice round numbers to work with. Similarly people find a net worth of 1 million significant just because it is easy to say "millionaire"<br/> Even though many people here have leisure time and investments and higher net ...

<t>@George - they already have private police forces.<br/> <br/> I used to be a security patrol driver for a few HOAs. I was had a patrol car, a gun, and could make arrests.<br/> @GandK I am committed to ERE, but I don't believe freedom is a basic right or need, and I believe in limits to private pr...

<r>The typical wage slave / consumerist is not going to spontaneously realize the benefits of more free time in exchange for slightly less money any time soon.<br/> <br/> Even if they did, most employers don't allow the option of any less than 40 hours per week, so until a person is ready to retire ...

<t>I used to live in one.<br/> <br/> 120 Bergen Road, in Lodi NJ.<br/> No photos, but I can say I liked it there.<br/> <br/> 3 spaces, (one for your trailer, one for your porch, one for your car). Small creek, walking distance to food, laundry, and a direct bus line to Manhattan.<br/> <br/> $420 a m...

Sounds awesome, but I am supposed to be supervising freebike parking at the Cannabis Festival that weekend.
I could make a meetup if it were evening, but I couldn't do the over night.

With enough advance notice, I'd definitely be up for an over night.

Totally depends on the park.
You do know the stereotype of trailer trash, right?
I've had the city tow away more than one abandoned car that park management didn't care to do anything about.

Afraid not. I have noticed the same thing, but it doesn't really bother me.

I bet someone with more experience than me would know

<t>@ Chilly<br/> I spent more time searching for the right truck then I spent finding the trailer which was to be my home!<br/> I ended up finding a 1983 Ford F-250 (3/4 ton) with 6.9L diesel engine and 4spd manual transmission.<br/> <br/> Cost $2000<br/> Its a little bit old (newer than most vehicl...

<r>My equivalent post on another forum generated lots of ideas about using less energy for hot water:<br/> <URL url="http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/saving-electricity-home-15864.html"><LINK_TEXT text="http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.p ... 15864.html">http://ecomodder.com/forum/showt...

<t>OK, both of those answers make sense.<br/> However, it is still seeming to me that one should take either original purchase price OR depreciation into account when comparing (for example) renting with buying, since depreciation represents that portion of the purchase price you can't get back.<br/...

<t>Ah, I misunderstood the question, and got excited that someone else had experienced what I did last season...<br/> I planted tomatoes for the first time 2 years ago.<br/> <br/> The tomatoes were absolutely amazing, as big as supermarket varieties, but as flavorful as heirlooms, and thicker/denser...

<t>Its very cheap stuff. Largely below WalMart level quality.<br/> <br/> However everything I have gotten from them is functional (including some high-tech devices)<br/> <br/> You can get some things there that are not available in the US at all.<br/> The prices more than compensate for the quality....