GREAT thread--I had to read ALL of the posts. I thought I'd respond to some of them.
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Actually, an education can be a good thing, too. "A" students earn the grades. NOTHING else teaches you how to doggedly research a topic.
They will turn out just fine. Here's what DH and I did our three DD's (now 22, 27 & 30 years old)--they couldn't get driver's insurance unless they paid for it themselves. All three have worked since they were 16 years old.
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I found MY place because I looked for it...for 12 years. Just go out there and look. I even changed Real Estate Agents 5 times before one really understood what I was looking for. My 5 acres, AG2 zoned, WITH a house, a barn, a 4-car garage, and two outbuildings AND fencing was less than houses in town cost.
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My DD's all cook, clean, and sew (and ride the horses.) In fact, my 27 year old DD is making a wedding dress for a friend right now--very accomplished with 3 sewing machines and one surger.
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ABSOLUTELY!!
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Pshaw!! You're NOT clueless. Did you ever read any of the "Little House on the Prairie" series? Laura once made pies and used salt in place of sugar. And, the family was so-ill prepared to farm in the Dakotas, that they had to move away. Everybody learns, so don't feel bad. Just take out your notebook and write things down!
OH, and Rozzie, DVD lose data with use. Now, they've discovered that videotapes are longer lasting. HOWEVER, if you really want to, you can store your stuff on a stone DVD--
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/...Stone-DVD-Claimed-To-Last-1000-Years?from=rss