frugal living 2

FRUGAL LIVING 2

NO CAR

Frugal living is pretty darn simple.  Almost so simple I have only a vague idea why I’m writing a book at all ( other than, hey, otherwise I’d be bored ).  You are strictly forbidden three things.  And if you adhere to the first two the third pretty much takes care of itself.  No car is allowed.  You can’t pay rent or a mortgage.  And absolutely no debt.  Everything flows from there, but I’ll go through things real slow so you can’t weasel out and plead ignorance, then feel justified in throwing up your hands in exasperation and exclaiming my pearls of wisdom flawed.  My wisdom be foolproof.  If you say otherwise it is because you are listening to me talk but you ain’t hearing.  You Can’t Always Get What You Want ( sing the rest of the verse, everybody! ).  We no longer live in a first world country with unlimited wealth with plenty to go around for everybody.  Things are getting worse, and they will for you, also.  Accept declining resources in an overpopulated setting.  You can go frugal on your own, while you have resources and choices, or you can wait for it to be forced on you.  I’m tired of trying to justify myself.  You either want to live within your means or you don’t.  Part of that is NO FRIGGIN CAR.  I know there will be exceptions, such as someone living WAYYYY out in the boonies, needing only limited travel, with property that is already paid off, and them being able to grow a lot of their own food.  But in general, for almost everybody, you can’t own a car and still live frugal.

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If you are just starting out seeking out a frugal lifestyle, you can plan around not having a car.  If you live in the South, you are living in an area where the agricultural lifestyle was the last to die.  There are villages everywhere surrounded by farmland.  Unless you are trying to keep a Yuppie job far away in the city, in theory you should be able to make due living in the country with a village within five miles.  In the West, things are a bit different.  The place was never settled by the Whites until after the Industrial Revolution.  Imports from far away by rail, motor power for water, lack of local food production and long distant travel are the norm.  You have to plan carefully to avoid these traps.  If you live in the northeast or the northwest, move.  The odds of affordable land is remote and the governments are extreme. 

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The way I usually hear folks is that no one could have possibly survived prior to cars and cell phones.  I have never understood the infatuation with cars.  They are a tool, and a very expensive one.  They are only necessary If you make them such.  I’ve lived in most states except Yankee land ( I almost moved there following a gal- luckily that didn’t work out ) and I’ve never needed a car except in Oklahoma.  But that wasn’t through personal choice.  I could have worked around it, but a high paying job combined with one dollar gas and $500 used cars available all day long sucked me into the lifestyle.  That once.  I prefer not having a car own me. 

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