More about money obsession

I got the idea from reading Ann Barnhardt's blog.

She mentioned that too many people love their money too much.  After giving it some thought, I must have come up with this theory that aligns with what she said.

In support of that theory, consider this:

Somebody buys a house to do what?  To support themselves as in the old days by having a garden that produces food?  Or just have rows and rows of houses that only have lawns that cannot produce any food at all, and in fact, prohibits it?  The entire point is to keep home values as high as possible.  If chicken coops were allowed and gardens and what have you, the neighborhood's values would go down.  The objective in not supporting oneself directly from what the land the house is on will produce, but to go after the capital gain, or monetary equivalent.

But monetary gain is not the same as food.  What if you can't buy food someday?  All the monetary gain in the world won't feed you and then you will starve.

That's why I got interested in urban homesteading.  I'm getting a bit old, and I'm tired of driving for a living, too.

Another thing to consider is that if the crap hits the fan, you'll be able to feed yourself.  If enough people did this, the society would be stronger and could absorb greater shocks.  If there's an EMP attack, millions may die from starvation because they won't be able to get food and the government won't be able to get it to them.