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xwalkran
@xwalkran Sep 18, 2018, 1:20 PM UTC

Five Ways To Reduce Your Energy Bill

# On a homestead, costs matter, especially recurring costs. Things like property tax, insurance, and energy utilization can have significant impact on the cashflow of your homestead. ### Spending som…

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xwalkran
@xwalkran Sep 15, 2018, 3:35 PM UTC

Six Valuable Considerations When Choosing A Homestead Property

# When you buy a homestead, perhaps the most important factor to evaluate is the suitability of the land for your purposes. ### The house is important too, of course, but if you buy land that is high…

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xwalkran
@xwalkran Sep 13, 2018, 3:31 PM UTC

Six Homesteading Skills You Can Learn Right Now

# If you follow any homesteading forum, you’ll know that there are a good number of people out there who are planning on establishing a homestead. ### For all sorts reasons, the idea of living a heal…

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xwalkran
@xwalkran Sep 12, 2018, 2:02 PM UTC

What Life on a homestead is Really Like

# It is pretty difficult to generalize what life is like on a homestead, as every homestead is different. ### All of us pursuing this lifestyle have our own way of doing it. For some, this means mode…

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xwalkran
@xwalkran Sep 11, 2018, 6:06 PM UTC

Five Great Ways To Preserve Food For Winter

# Growing & preserving pure organic food is one of the core focuses of our homestead. ### For those that are seeking self reliance but live in climates that do not provide year-round growing, kee…

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xwalkran
@xwalkran Sep 11, 2018, 4:21 PM UTC

The Pros and Cons Of Off Grid Living

# Living off grid comes with all sorts of benefits. ### People speak of reduced reliance on the government, extra peace of mind, self-sustaining lifestyles, and all sorts of other things. All of it i…

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xwalkran
@xwalkran Jul 7, 2018, 7:25 PM UTC

Tormenting my Wife via Open Source Software

Awhile back, I convinced @walkerland that we needed to ditch all non open source software, mostly for philosophical reasons. Both of us (me especially) dislike the business practices of Microsoft, Ap…

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xwalkran
@xwalkran Jun 13, 2018, 5:13 PM UTC

Moving on, Letting Go: Finding New Horizons

My wife and I were recently discussing the "weight of the past": aspects of the past that weigh on the present. Our life on the homestead certainly provides ample time for thought, and introspection:…

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xwalkran
@xwalkran Jun 4, 2018, 11:59 AM UTC

Ideas from the Best Thinkers: Evolve, Ascend, Inspire

Personal growth is something I am keenly interested in, and developing as an individual is an ongoing pursuit of mine. I've never been much of a joiner, nor much of a follower: more of a seeker, real…

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xwalkran
@xwalkran Jun 2, 2018, 1:06 PM UTC

Up your Computer Skills: NOW!

Watching different people operate computers can be a very interesting thing. Some people are so good they are almost impossible to follow. If you have ever watched a skilled UNIX programmer diagnose…

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