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Directory for Ecovillages, Ecohousing
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Ecovillage/Cohousing
Meetings in DFW
- What Is an Ecovillage?
- Locate an Ecovillage in Dallas-Fort Worth
- The Ecovillage Network
- Developer-Driven Ecovillages
- What Is Cohousing?
- Benefits of Cohousing
- Universal Concepts in Cohousing
- Features of Cohousing
- Designed by Residents
- The Common House
- Attributes/Features of Common House
- Other Common Areas
- Community Gardens
- Outdoor Common Areas
- Role of Developer
- Why Hire a Developer?
- Choosing a Developer
- Define Developer Driven
- Do Developers Help or Hinder Community-Building?
Meeting/Learning Schedule
Joint Venture with Land Owners
Ecovillages in Dallas-Fort Worth
Cohousing in Dallas-Fort Worth
What
is Ecohousing?
Green
Building and Energy-Efficiency in DFW
Community in Dallas-Fort Worth
The
Benefits of Cohousing/Ecovillage Combined
The
Diminished Role of the Automobile in Ecovillages
Safety
of Children in an Ecovillage or Ecohousing
What Is a Home?
Common Areas of Cohousing & Ecovillages:
Developer
What Affects Affordability?
Senior Cohousing/Ecovillages
Lack
of Loneliness
Confusion
Between Ecohousing and Ecovillages
Conceptual
Site-Plan for Cohousing
Combat
Rising Utility Bills in DFW
Mortgages
for Energy-Efficient Homes
Origins Cohousing, Ecohousing, How Did It Start
Ecohousing is Fun!
Joint Venture with
Land-Owners
Renewable
Energy in DFW
USDA
Rural Loan Program
It is 1974. Homes are smaller; dual-family incomes are rare; people know their neighbors; most families are satisfied with their share of the earth's material possessions.....
Where are we now?
The following table shows that we are exactly were we were in the 1970s when most families had smaller homes, a single income, and one car. Our higher incomes has been used to buy the larger home, another car, and daycare for our children.
Where are we now?
Yes, we have a larger home, a second car, and our kids are in a "good" daycare. But are we actually better off financially than we were in the 70s?
Can we go back to that earlier time in an ecovillage situation in the 21st century?
When is enough enough?
| A single-income family of the 1970s adjusted to 2004 dollars | A dual-income family of 2004 | Percentage of change | |
| Husband's income | $42,450 | $41,670 | -2 percent |
| Wife's income | $0 | $32,100 | |
| Total family income | $42,450 | $73,770 | +74 percent |
| Tax rate (% of income: local, state & federal) | 24 percent | 30 percent | +25 percent |
| Taxes | $10,300 | $22,280 | +116 percent |
| After-tax income | $32,150 | $51,490 | +60 percent |
| Major fixed expenses | |||
| Home mortgage | $5,820 | $10,250 | +76 percent |
| Day care (7-year-old) | $0 | $5,660 | |
| Preschool (3-year-old) | $0 | $6,920 | |
| Health insurance | $1,130 | $1,970 | +74 percent |
| Automobile #1 (purchase, upkeep, insurance) | $5,640 | $4,275 | -24 percent |
| Automobile #2 | $0 | $4,275 | |
| Total fixed expenses | $12,590 | $33,350 | +165 percent |
Source:
Elizabeth Warren, co-author of The Two-Income
Trap: Why Middle-Class Mothers and Fathers Are Going Broke
Questions? Please come to our next introductory meeting. In the meantime, call metro 972 251-1532 or 817 545-0140 for answers.
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