Post by bbaker on Apr 10, 2015 13:47:26 GMT 7
Some gerbilist friends of His Holiness Richard of Gere have invited me over the pond this summer, anything I should be aware of?
But they are clean, prosperous, and creative. Go into some farm houses where they have signs at the road advertising things for sale. Their homemade quilts, jellies, old fashioned crafts such as tole painted wood items etc. are awesome. They do own businesses from buggy making to food stalls, blacksmiths, etc. Their clothes are homespun and hand made in a very old style.
They have some of the finest horseflesh you can find. Their prized work and riding horses are worth a small fortune. By not wasting money on modern things which depreciate, and by not paying any interest, they are often wealthy.
Take a look at these pictures and try to experience it if you can. Please look at these pictures.
PS People of Iowa are nice, polite, and unassuming. They are the salt of the earth as a rule.
I forgot to mention that the Amish have a method to money management that helps to make them wealthy. Instead of buying a car and pickup and tractor which depreciate, they will buy or trade for valuable breeding stock including horses which actually reproduce themselves. The difference between suffering depreciation and having an item reproduce itself every year or two is astounding financially over time.