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I've been following this guy for a while on X. He does live this way. This isn't a hypothetical. He lives on his writing and has plenty of free time to chop all
by ruste 1y ago
I've been following this guy for a while on X. He does live this way. This isn't a hypothetical. He lives on his writing and has plenty of free time to chop all the wood he'd ever need.
- Taikonerd 1y agoSure, I think a certain rare type of guy can really thrive like this. But most people don't want to live like this, for understandable reasons.
- Goronmon 1y agoThat's not what the article says. Considering that the property has a well on-site, water is free, and as far as heat goes, well, one could either pay a little extra in electric for that — or they could have the Amish deliver their scrap wood from their sawmills to burn in a wood stove, very cheaply. Maybe "a little bit of electricity" or "very cheap scrap wood" appear to be the vague plans for how to handle heat.
- sgerenser 1y agoApparently electricity is 4c/KWh there, so it really is only a “little bit extra” even if you’re heating with resistance heat (at least for a 600sf house).