Jeff, unless you have near bottomless pockets, which seems unlikely, you can't do ocean-cruising with a power-boat, it's like a gallon per nautical mile with some of those.
Sure power-cruisers are cheap to buy, the cheapest boats in the sailboats section on kjiji are miscategorized power boats, ranging from free to $7. Likely because it's so expensive to use them.
Most power-cruisers stay at the dock all the time,
and if they want to go a little farther than the next port, they switch over to a sailing buddies' boat.
So if you plan to get across the pacific or even to hawaii, sell the power cruiser or give it back and get a sailboat, even if it's smaller or requires repairs, you'll save big money long term not having to pay for every mile.
KarlP, with that little left over, would be the same amount me and my family is making, so can still save up to move onto a boat.
Mark, ya, the pensions and schooling savings seems rather silly, given that they were nearly nullified after the 2008 crash, and the underlying issues haven't been solved, merely bandaged.
I came to the conclusion that a much better pension-plan is to have children and intentional-community,
raised with attachment-parenting and homeschooling or community equivalent.
Oh and sure, I'm not your average Joe, but he doesn't go sailing either.
Also the pirate stuff of yesteryear stays there, in this new world things are quite different.
The focus however is on freedom, libre, and yes plain old free, like when we were hunter-gatherers,
we didn't have to pay to live, we simply got and made what we needed. In a truly lawful society,
that basis it's laws on precedent, the past ways of living should be available in the present.
Indeed it is diversity that allows for maximum adaptability of a species.
Anyways in contemporary society there are some routes which promote freedom,
non-profit/co-operatives, copyleft, open-source software, hardware, DIY, sailing, I support and practice them all.
Hannah, I like your point
, a certain amount of sacrifice is certainly necessary, the benefits of cruising have to outweigh them of course.
Sure just as with accomplishing many things out of the norm, selfishness plays a role, since your dreams must outweigh others.
For all those averse to government income,
it may be a programmed response, as the poor are often scapegoated,
especially in news media owned by the very rich.
Personally, I have a small online business, selling various things non-profit (I see profit as theft), only basic cost of materials and labour, with instructions available to DIY.
Otherwise what this world really needs, isn't more money, but rather good examples of simple and sustainable living -- sailing, biking, forest-gardening, Eco-communities. This is one my main life missions at the moment.
Jeff, unless you have near bottomless pockets, which seems unlikely, you can't do ocean-cruising with a power-boat, it's like a gallon per nautical mile with some of those.
Sure power-cruisers are cheap to buy, the cheapest boats in the sailboats section on kjiji are miscategorized power boats, ranging from free to $7. Likely because it's so expensive to use them.
Most power-cruisers stay at the dock all the time,
and if they want to go a little farther than the next port, they switch over to a sailing buddies' boat.
So if you plan to get across the pacific or even to hawaii, sell the power cruiser or give it back and get a sailboat, even if it's smaller or requires repairs, you'll save big money long term not having to pay for every mile.
KarlP, with that little left over, would be the same amount me and my family is making, so can still save up to move onto a boat.
Mark, ya, the pensions and schooling savings seems rather silly, given that they were nearly nullified after the 2008 crash, and the underlying issues haven't been solved, merely bandaged.
I came to the conclusion that a much better pension-plan is to have children and intentional-community,
raised with attachment-parenting and homeschooling or community equivalent.
Oh and sure, I'm not your average Joe, but he doesn't go sailing either.
Also the pirate stuff of yesteryear stays there, in this new world things are quite different.
The focus however is on freedom, libre, and yes plain old free, like when we were hunter-gatherers,
we didn't have to pay to live, we simply got and made what we needed. In a truly lawful society,
that basis it's laws on precedent, the past ways of living should be available in the present.
Indeed it is diversity that allows for maximum adaptability of a species.
Anyways in contemporary society there are some routes which promote freedom,
non-profit/co-operatives, copyleft, open-source software, hardware, DIY, sailing, I support and practice them all.
Hannah, I like your point
, a certain amount of sacrifice is certainly necessary, the benefits of cruising have to outweigh them of course.
Sure just as with accomplishing many things out of the norm, selfishness plays a role, since your dreams must outweigh others.
For all those averse to government income,
it may be a programmed response, as the poor are often scapegoated,
especially in news media owned by the very rich.
Personally, I have a small online business, selling various things non-profit (I see profit as theft), only basic cost of materials and labour, with instructions available to DIY.
Otherwise what this world really needs, isn't more money, but rather good examples of simple and sustainable living -- sailing, biking, forest-gardening, Eco-communities. This is one my main life missions at the moment.
Wolfen, I eat what allows me to be optimally healthy based on nutritional guidelines, and minimizing contaminants.