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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

pandr32

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1. Is there such a place?

Reply to jmbar2 (Original post)

Mon Mar 31, 2025, 02:00 PM

Mar 2025

In the early 70s we tackled the problem by renting homes and living together as a group. We also pooled our money for food. Most of those houses are holiday rentals now and many are owned by people not even living in the country.

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Can you recommend nice small towns with cheap rent? [View all] jmbar2 Mar 2025 OP

Is there such a place? pandr32 Mar 2025 #1

Maybe check out Macomb, Illinois waterwatcher123 Mar 2025 #2

Cedar Rapids has nice-looking affordable housing jmbar2 Mar 2025 #6

Check out Silver City NM or the small towns in ALBliberal Mar 2025 #3

Second this. For an interesting very small, very charming town marybourg Mar 2025 #7

In the US? Rent is cheap in small towns where there are no jobs and the downtows are empty storefronts ... marble falls Mar 2025 #4

I graduated from UT - twice, about 30 years apart. jmbar2 Mar 2025 #8

Problem could be these small towns exboyfil Mar 2025 #5

Joplin Missouri Blue_playwright Apr 2025 #9