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Affordable Country Life 101: Rural Lifestyle Living Guide
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Affordable Country Life 101: Rural Lifestyle Living Guide

A Quick Guide on Living a Rural Life on a Budget
Created byHowExpert
Last updated 9/2020
English

What you'll learn

  • Country Life

Course content

1 section10 lectures1h 29m total length
  • Welcome0:15

    Explore a quick guide to living a rural life on a budget. Discover affordable country life concepts for rural living.

  • Part 1 - Introduction to Rural Living11:04

    Explore an introduction to rural living, covering how to choose where to live, housing styles, and essential transportation, water, soil, acreage, and off-grid considerations.

  • Part 2 - Basic Utilities Needed to Live in the Country13:09

    Explore basic country utilities, including city water, well water, springs, pumps, filters, outages, garbage and sewage, and backup power options like solar, wind, and generators.

  • Part 3 - Learning the Forest12:00

    Explore learning the forest through town and rural trails, maps, and safety tips, covering wildlife, poisonous plants, getting lost, and packing essentials like water and first aid.

  • Part 4 - How to Eat for Free11:34

    Discover ways to eat for free in rural life by hunting venison, fishing, gathering wild berries and herbs, and growing edible plants.

  • Part 5 - Cleaning with Little Cost11:24

    Discover cost-saving rural cleaning with homemade cleaners from herbs like rosemary, mint, and lavender, plus vinegar, peroxide, and oil soap; plus line-drying and seasonal cleaning schedules.

  • Part 6 - The Benefits of Local Farms9:14

    Discover how local farms reduce costs and boost access to hay and straw, dairy and cheese, pumpkins, fresh produce, plants, and crafts through farm stands, farmers markets, and farm networks.

  • Part 7 - The Benefits and Downfalls of Having Neighbors7:08

    Explore the benefits and downfalls of rural neighbors, from clearly marked property boundaries and fences to noisy neighbors, shared produce, and livestock trades.

  • Part 8 - Other Country Activities8:18

    Explore rural life through outdoor picnics and parties, harvest celebrations, crafts like rock painting and basket weaving, and seasonal fairs that boost the local economy.

  • Part 9 - Extra Bills When Affordable5:19

    Explore the extra bills in rural living, such as home phone, cell phone, and internet or TV options, with cost ranges and reliability notes for wooded areas.

Requirements

  • None

Description

This course is for city dwellers that wish to move to a rural area and what they will face. It is also for rural residents trying to save money while living in the country.

Who should read this course?:

• Families living in cities that wishes for a rural life in an affordable way

• Low-income rural residents

• Long time country people who want to save money

• Rural new-adults wondering how to live in a rural home

What this course covers:

• Utilities needed in rural areas

• Hunting local game

• How to get cheap dairy products

• Forest dangers

• Rural crafts and entertainment

• Choosing a rural home

• Low cost cleaning

• Neighbors who are near and far

• Rural life and everything to live in the country

Learn to survive in the country. This course covers all aspects of rural living. It is a course that teaches the difference between the small towns, large towns, and wooded areas.

Readers will know which utilities are available in the country. This course also teaches how to navigate the forest without getting lost or injured. Learn about rural neighbors and how to avoid neighborly disputes.

The may reason to reason this How-To course is to save money. Readers will eat at lower costs. They can also find cheaper chores and activities to do.

About the Expert

Deven Shanner has lived in rural Pennsylvania for 26 years. She owns a house that even locals refer to as being in “the middle of nowhere”. She has lived in local small towns and a large town.

Shanner’s family and she have hunted/ gathered food for many of those years. They buy from local farms and farmer’s markets every year. She has hosted two of the local (small town) Carnivals and local picnics.

Every section of this course is from Shanner’s experiences. This is her knowledge and research of rural areas. From basket weaving to rural utilities, she has lived through it all.


Who this course is for:

  • Business / Lifestyle