It seems that whenever the economy has had a good run (1920s, 1960s, 1990s) and subsequently crashed (1930s, 1970s, 2000s), some will decide to “head back to the land”. Perhaps this is due to realizing that the economy doesn’t have anything further to offer. Perhaps being self-sufficient seems like a more secure prospect than trying to get someone else to create a job for you. Perhaps it is the only time when publishers think they might be able to move books that call for a simpler lifestyle. Or perhaps the desire to head back to the land is conditioned on having enjoyed a decade of spending increasing amounts of money on stuff and having found that the joy of buying things is somewhat empty. If the latter is the case, perhaps a good first step towards frugality is…
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