“Nature never said to me: Do not be poor; still less did she say, Be rich; her cry to me was always: Be independent.”
—Nicolas Chamfort
Last night we all, in our own way, bid farewell to 2013, a year that many people were not sad to see depart. At the same moment, we welcomed the new year, with strong hopes that it will be a better one. If you’ll indulge me, today I’m looking back on 2013 and finding it to be a good year. I suspect this is true for most people pursuing a self-reliant lifestyle.
