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America's Cheapest Family Lives Debt Free


This family lives debt free on $35,000 a year. Imagine what they could save on top of that if they were growing their own food.


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TYF said…
I don't know about your experience, but we've found that growing our own food doesn't save us much money --- compared to conventionally-raised meat and produce, which benefit from federal ag subsidies. Growing your own food saves a fortune compared to organic produce and pastured/grass-fed meat. But if you don't care about quality, you can save money buying groceries the way these folks do.

To choose one example: by the time you factor in chicks, feed, equipment, and other fixed costs, we can't raise free range eggs for .79/doz or whatever the supermarket loss leader price is this week. But our eggs sure cost less to produce than the $4/doz they charge for free range eggs at the local Crunchy Munchy store.
07 September, 2007 21:00
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