Thanks everyone. I am always blown away by the courage and the creativity that each of you possess. Lately the really bad economy in this area has been weighing heavily on myself and my husband. I have realized for many years that this whole community and many of the surrounding ones have horrible economies but the other morning I was walking through the living room and my hubby had Imus in the AM on the tv. There was a NYC reporter that was talking about Vt. He said that he had to come here on assignment and took an exit that brought him through a town called Hardwick ( about 30 miles from where I now live... where I was born and brought up) he went on to describe it as abject poverty and a northern version of the Appalachias. Although I always knew this to be true hearing it on tv certainly made everything more real.
People can for 10 - 15 years at the same job and still make only 12.00 - 15.00 an hour and be pleased as it puts them at a level to pay bills etc.
For me, hearing that man say this was the frosting on the cake. I love my land but the financial cap imposed by the communities poverty is devastating and keeps all of us from following any great dreams of financial freedom.
Several respondents stated that they found work on the net... was that finding employment by looking at ads or was anyone able to work from home using the net.
Thanks,
Cab