I consider myself an "ant", of The Ant and the Grasshopper fable.

I'm just prepared a few winters farther along than anyone realizes.

My plan this winter is to fill my new ice house with harvested ice, and then I will be completely off the grid.

I usually make enough off hides from fall trapping to pay my property tax, and a few days of cash labor pays for a year of the few spices and luxury items, like wireless internet, I want.