I suppose in a way I've already "jumped ship", and have fashioned a life raft that in many ways feels more secure than the old mother ship. My home is 100% off the grid. I have no mortgage, and my rent is so cheap that I pay a full year in advance. My total utility bills for water, sewage, lighting, cooling, and heat, are under $20 per month. I live in the woods, and my home doesn't have a physical address.
I don't have a large cache of food, but I'm okay if the power grid fails. I can't survive a nuclear attack, but I can weather a complete financial collapse pretty well since I don't have any debt and I need very little income to keep my home operational.
In fact, my current lifestyle meets my physiological and safety needs much better then my old conventional lifestyle. I feel very secure financially. I don't need my current job. I'm healthy. And I'm at peace.
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I think it's awesome that you've reduced the dependencies most of us take for granted, and would probably have a complete melt-down if we lost in some unexpected way. Bottom line is you are happy, so it works for you. Can't question that! :) I don't think the end is near, but given the unusual earthquakes and our proximity to Lake Anna's nuclear power plant, it sure doesn't hurt to have some kind of idea of how to handle it. I doubt the people in Japan thought the world was ending either, but it damn near did for them.
ReplyDeleteI don't really think much about "end days". But I do appreciate being independent from the electrical grid at home. And not having a mortgage at my age. And having a very low maintenance dwelling. It feels pretty secure to me, and I really like that.
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