This man is my hero

**YankeeMom** · 10-22-2008, 01:39 PM

Originally Posted by redhead68

Kudos to him for reclaiming and re-purposing other people's junk, but I'd hardly call a 3,000 sq. ft. house embracing the simple life.

Isn't "simple living" what you make it? Personal development, mindfulness, self-purpose? I guess I see building a house (even a 3000sqft house, especially a 3000sqft house!!) with your own hands out of recycled/repurposed material, living off the grid, growing 40% of their own food living a simple life. Not *the* simple life. *A* simple life.

**pryor208** · 10-22-2008, 05:14 PM

What a wonderful life to have! I think the shelves of home-canned food look delicious!

**cab54** · 10-22-2008, 06:04 PM

I really like the house and the idea. Very cool.

I had to wonder though--who dusts all of those jars of canned goods? LOL!

**jennypenny** · 10-25-2008, 05:36 PM

"Douglass, his wife and three young children live with no electricity, no car and no running water on a 160-acre farm in Hermon. They can get by on $6,000 a year, he said."

Wow, that is what I call dedication.

**frugalfriend** · 10-25-2008, 05:46 PM

Way cool!

**Goodwin17** · 10-26-2008, 05:48 PM

That's an impressive house, and I wish Dh and I could do something like that. I would love to see more of the inside of the house. Thanks for sharing that.

**FrugalMomof3** · 10-26-2008, 06:03 PM

Goes to show that good things can happen if you take your time and not "have" to keep up with the Jones'... I admire him and his family for a wonderful thing they have done and continue to do.

**DonnainME** · 10-27-2008, 08:56 AM

WOW that was a great article. I would love to be near him and talk to him. I also wish that we could do more than we currently are.

**Edna_E** · 10-29-2008, 01:59 PM

I think that kind of thing is SOOOO cool! And I want to weigh in on the side of the clutter-likers. I actually am more comfortable slightly crowded and with a bit of clutter than in a more pristine environment. Makes me feel cozy.

**rainbowgc** · 10-30-2008, 11:27 AM

Wow, so cool, we could all learn a lot from this man's example!

**SandNOceanGirl** · 10-30-2008, 11:55 AM

Thank you for posting this article. He is an inspiration to what I would like to have someday! What a beautiful house-even with the clutter. Too much "stuff" for me.