Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

Cheap enough for me to live here. Tiny little town in a remote corner - nearest WalMart is 60 miles away. The absolute necessities are available locally, and the rest I can order online. I couldn't live here w/o the internet. Blood red area and most are xenophobic as geese. But after 8 years I'm proud to say I have 3 or 4 actual friends, and many of the others have been pacified or worn down into cordiality if nothing more. Been ages since anyone threw a beer bottle at me from a passing vehicle when I was walking or biking. A lot of people would think that maintaining near-invisibility would be the easier route for an invading liberal, but I've always believed that bullies respond better to a sharp jab back. The local 'Patriot' terrorists haven't congregated in front of my house, hooting and hollering and waving their guns, since I went out in the yard with a camera and waved hi. "Smile for the birdy, boys!" Etc. You can't back down or they'll run right over you.