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Slab City for a warmer winter

CBS Evening News has reignited interest in Slab City – the off-grid community near Los Angeles. It is celebrating its 20th anniversary and is growing steadily as a result of foreclosure victims looking for a place with few rules, where they can get on with life undisturbed.

The 2000 residents are gathered in the desert around concrete slabs placed there during WW2, living in tents, trailers, elderly mobile homes and other dwellings made from found materials.

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What will I do when I lose my job?

White collar jobs, especially in the public sector, will be slashed. Prepare for mass unemployment.

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Land

How to avoid foreclosure

Most who cannot afford their mortgage might think, “well, I can’t afford a lawyer either.” Its OK, you don’t need one

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Foreclosed home? Here is a solution

Foreclosed homes are the number one issue for millions – going off the grid can solve the problem and save you money

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Urban

Coping with the downturn

How two ordinary families are struggling, and failing, to overcome the US credit crunch

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More go off-grid as economy tanks

Wider social acceptance of off-grid living forced by economic events

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Mobile

I live in my car

Jassen Bowman lives in his car out of choice – here’s a unique glimpse into the thought process of a car-dweller

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Land

Return of the Grim Repo

As more homes are repossessed, the off-grid alternative becomes ever more attractive

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Land

On the ropes and off the grid

How a couple lost everything they owned and still found happiness — off-grid

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