We live on SS income, so we don't have much excess income. We shop at the thrift stores in the big city and always have, even when we worked in our career jobs. Buy and sell a lot of farm necessities on Craigslist for a fraction of store-bought stuff we need. We do all the work on the farm ourselves and have learned how to work on the tractors and equipment without outside help. I am currently wiring a hundred year old shed for electricity to make it more functional. I don't know anything about electricity except what I read in a book but have learned the basics of it and plumbing to get by here on the farm. Last month I replaced the well pump without help. We've learned to make do with what what's available since we don't have much money to throw around. But we live comfortably with a big garden, fruit trees, chickens and beef cattle for some food necessities.
My farm truck is 13 years old that I bought used before I retired. I do go to the movies occasionally when I go to the big city for my VA appointments. Yesterday I saw Patriots Day. Great patriotic movie.
Sounds like we have more in common than not.
You would hardly recognize the place.
We have lived here since 1981 and I hardly recognize the place from what was here when we got here!..............
I got out of the Air Force knowing LOTS about electricity; repairing and maintaining racks of tube and newly transistorized equipment.
After four years and a marriage and buying an old house, I was ready to tackle problems.
The first was installing a garbage disposal in the kitchen sink.
I knew that Black was GROUND and thus White must be the power.
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It was a shocking experience to find that houses and 'tronics are; shall we say; a wee bit different!