It Takes Work

We all need to work to live, and I believe this work has two main components.

The first deals with operating so as to meet one’s most basic survival needs, such as:

  • a safe & secure place to sleep,
  • clean air to breathe,
  • clean water to drink,
  • protection from extreme temperatures, forces of nature, predators & invaders,
  • nourishing (non-toxic) food,
  • a sound sewage/waste management system, and
  • positive companionship.

The second deals with occupying ourselves to improve our living conditions, add to our provisions, and enrich our lives & the lives of those around us.

The World We Were Born Into

In the society most of us grew up in, the provisions of shelter, clean air, clean water, clothing, food and sewage/waste management all came at a monetary cost. And when we were young, our parents typically covered those costs, oftentimes with outside assistance (such as via bank loans).

They also typically covered the costs of improving our living conditions, adding to our provisions and enriching our lives, which were also largely monetary in nature.

But as we grew up, we were expected to secure & gain all those things for ourselves, which meant we also had to make and/or obtain money to cover the costs for a separate dwelling place.

The Natural Order

We understand the natural order for mankind derives from the family unit. And the family’s natural design is for the parents to protect, nurture and provide all of the above aspects of life for their children during their infancy & childhood, so they are able to grow healthy & strong.

As the children mature and become more capable of standing on their own, the natural inclination is for them to either carry on the family “business”, expand the family “empire”, or strike out on one’s own with the family’s help.

And at some point, those of the younger generation typically find a mate with whom they can start their own family, extending their parents’ family.

Provided the generations stay geographically close to one another and continue to support & aid one another, each generation, along with the multi-generational family-at-large, has the potential to become very strong.

Groomed to Plug In

Unfortunately, instead of remaining close to our parents, taking advantage of their support & aid, and expanding the family business or empire, so to speak, most of us were groomed to plug into the System.

Plugging in simply requires us to find a way to earn money within the already established system of operations & occupations powered by society’s participation, so that we can pay for whatever we need & want in life (plus tax!).

For most of us, we didn’t really have a family business or empire to expand. We were either encouraged to fly the coop and make a life for ourselves elsewhere, or we were chomping at the bit to strike out on our own and do our own thing. That’s largely because our parents were typically taught the same thing: plug in.

As a result, most of us never really experienced the prosperity of former generations and we have all been led into financial dependence.

Now, with economies around the world, including the US, collapsing, and each country’s monetary system being systematically destroyed, many of us are in dire straits.

What Now?

In our case, thankfully we groomed our children to stay together and to support & aid one another.

We wanted them to take advantage of their parents, their siblings, and the family business/empire, which we have all worked together for the past 20+ years to develop.

And we want them to continue down the path of moving away from the money-based systems as much as possible and towards primarily localized, land-based operations.

Therefore, we as a family are working cooperatively to:

  • Maintain our current shelters and utilities,
  • Meet the ongoing needs of protection, provision & care for our household and for our livestock,
  • Improve all of our living conditions,
  • Develop more industries,
  • Add to all of our provisions, and
  • Enrich all of our lives & the lives of those around us.

And we are continually developing a network of trustworthy relationships with whom we can live life together.

[This page was last updated on 3/18/25.]