Out Arizona Way

[ezdays]

One of the advantages of living in the country is water/sewer and trash are free! Water comes from my spring and rain water collections system and a septic system takes care of the sewage problem and we drop the trash off at the dumpsters on the way into town.  Granted there is an expense in putting in a water and septic system but it's a one time thing and then you are done, no monthly bills.

Yup, living in a city you are forced to subscribe to all of those things including an HOA that you pay monthly to spy on you and fine you when you don't follow their rules. When we had a cabin up in Prescott, we got city water (.01 a gallon), had a septic tank, and like you, we found a dumpster on the way into town. The water was really good though, enough that we used to bring back some for drinking at home. That was before the era of bottled water, but even then, at a penny a gallon, I think we'd still be doing it if we still had the cabin. Where we live now, I believe we're getting ours from groundwater. There's a new subdivision going in near us and they've been drilling there for a couple of months now. Lots of houses built, not sure if they have water there yet.