Originally Posted by wahoonc

We have been running household economy for years I currently live on 40 acres along with my in-laws. We garden and share the bounty, I repair things for them and us, my MIL cuts our hair and cooks for all of us(we all help, but she does the bulk of it), my wife and I both work in the "real world" and provide income to provide for many other things for all of us. My parents live 20 miles away in town, we spend the occasional weekend there, when we do I take farm fresh eggs and veggies from the garden to them. My mom still sews shirts for me and helps my wife make skirts, capes and blouses. I think I see even more of this in our future.

Aaron