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80How To Dig A Hand Dug Well
by Ghost32
During the three years that my wife and I homesteaded a 20 acre parcel of mountain property near Craig, Montana, we obviously needed water. Not having the kind of money it took to hire a well driller meant... published 10 months ago
72Child Labor Is Not A Bad Thing In A Country Setting
by Ghost32
One of the most renowned quotations attributed to Abraham Lincoln is the one about sharpening the axe. I have no idea if my father, Elvin M Baker, was aware of that quotation or not...but he definitely knew... published 9 months ago
70Build A Low Budget Kitty Condo
by Ghost32
When I moved my family to a brand new home in Parachute, Colorado, in late March of 2007, we found a few surprises in the neighborhood. There were the obvious, unsurprising things, too: The need to landscape... published 10 months ago
90How To Build A Survival Cabin On A Shoestring Budget
by Ghost32
In June of 1999, my wife and I were desperate to get a place of our own. My long established business was fading, bankruptcy was being held off by nothing but a long stick and a lot of determination, and my... published 10 months ago
72Cut Off Your Nose To Spite Your Face
by Ghost32
We knew it was coming, yet I could scarcely credit the reality of it: Last December, our President signed into law the death warrant of the incandescent light bulb. The excuse is global warming. The downside... published 9 months ago
67How To Get A Trucking Job With The Highest Pay
by Ghost32
I have been a commercial OTR (over the road) driver. I loved the open road and, in fact, still do. Give me a late model Volvo tractor with a big condo sleeper cab and a 53-foot dry van semi trailer, dispatch... published 10 months ago
82How To Keep A Warm House Through The Winter On Minimal Money
by Ghost32
Over the years, I have seen many a cold winter. Perhaps the coldest was in 1983-84 in Chinook, Montana, not that many miles from the Canadian border. Montanans refer to U.S. Highway 2 as "The Hi-Line" for a... published 10 months ago
53Create A Multipurpose Cover, Care, And Cash Facility
by Ghost32
I have never been able to tolerate nursing homes. Hospice care I can respect, but I don't want me or mine going there either. All but one of my grandparents died at home, with dignity, the lone exception being... published 10 months ago
76Help Your Budget And Your Body With Brown Rice
by Ghost32
That subtitle comes from the practice in martial arts of using an attacker's own power against him. When it comes to both food and money, the same principle all too often applies: If we are well off, we often... published 10 months ago
71Shovel Man: How To Fight Fire, Dig Wells, Dig Outhouses, And More
by Ghost32
My handle on hubpages.com is Ghost32, but my wife knows me better as Shovel Man. When we began homesteading a twenty acre parcel in the mountains near Craig, Montana, in 1999, there was much to do. Highest... published 10 months ago
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