Pros of Living in the Country:
- Lake view! With ducks and otters...
- Foxes, deer and bears mosey through our yard like we live in a Disney film
- Well water (the water in town tastes like a swimming pool)
- Peace and quiet
- More land than we could afford in town
- Better odds of surviving the Zombie apocalypse
- Beautiful neighbours:
Cons of Living in the Country:
- 35-60 minute drive into town (depending on where we're going in town/who's driving)
- No pizza delivery
- Mailbox that's 7 km away from the house
- Treacherous dirt road that covers the truck in mud
- Mud covered truck that covers my clothes in mud
- So much mud
- This:
Our lists get pretty lengthy, but always in favor of living out here! One money-saving perk was that (until recently) we had lower electricity bills than the folks in town. While those suckers were on time of use (TOU) billing for electricity, we enjoyed less expensive tiered pricing. TOU simply means that there are different prices for using power at different times of the day/week and the highest prices are, of course, when people are getting ready for work or making dinner at the end of the day. In other words, when you need electricity. This is the breakdown:
