> ruralmaxxing this is the only type of "winning" available to the average person. disconnect from the system and consoomption as much as possible. no, it's not possible to be totally self reliant but go ahead and give it a go if you really want to. but less reliant is imminently doable, start with the basics - shelter, water, sewage, heat, power. get a modest house in the countryside or small town with low carrying costs, meaning as low property tax and insurance costs as you can find. in the us states and localities are wildly different in these aspects, and the information can be found. or build your own cabin type place and forget insurance, but be real careful about codes and permits and how enforced they are in the area. find the type of place that is fine with issuing you building permits on a hand drawn site and house plan, these places do exist and are the kind of place you will be left alone. install a septic tank if it's required, almost everywhere does and they will fuck you if you don't. and if you're worried about maintenance, remember just because you installed it doesn't mean you have to use it, although a properly designed and used system will need very infrequent pumping and maintenance. have a well or a developed spring, and if it gets cold plenty of wood to harvest for heating fuel. look into an outdoor wood fired boiler that pumps radiant heat into you house. these things alone will get you 80% off the working to pay bills hamster wheel. from there you can try going small scale solar/wind/hydro to get out of electric bills, and can try producing your own food. people get way too hung up on making their own food, it's difficult and expensive and time consuming, i think it's easier to just buy food either with gibs or by having some interest income or working a simple job a few hours a week. if you have a couple hundred thousand in savings you could have a very basic part time job and qualify for every gib in the book.
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