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Flat Broke with Two Goats
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Pam Ward
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
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Summary
Jennifer McGaha never expected to own a goat named Merle. Or to be setting Merle up on dates and naming his doeling Merlene. She didn't expect to be buying organic yogurt for her chickens. She never thought she would be pulling camouflage carpet off her ceiling or rescuing opossums from her barn and calling it "date night." Most importantly, Jennifer never thought she would only have $4.57 in her bank account.
When Jennifer discovered that she and her husband owed back taxes - a lot of back taxes - her world changed. Now desperate to save money, they foreclosed on their beloved suburban home and moved their family to a 100-year-old cabin in a North Carolina holler. Soon enough, Jennifer's life began to more closely resemble the lives of her Appalachian ancestors than the life she experienced in her middle class upbringing. But what started as a last-ditch effort to settle debts became a journey that revealed both the joys and challenges of living close to the land.
Told with bold wit, unflinching honesty, and a firm foot in the traditions of Appalachia, Flat Broke with Two Goats blends stories of homesteading with the journey of two people rediscovering the true meaning of home.
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- Jennifer W.
- 06-05-22
Not quite the story I expected
This was OK, well read, but them saying flat broke and then having Ben and Jerry's in the freezer or going out to eat didn't quite chime with me..... I guess I might be looking for a different kind of endeavour and just didn't quite identify with them. A good bedtime listen to drop off to though
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- Anonymous user
- 06-07-23
Wonderful
Jennifer McGaha, Flat broke with two goats. Really enjoyed this memoir. Love her new lifestyle.
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- Amazon Customer
- 22-11-23
Really awful descriptions of domestic abuse
I wasn't expecting the vivid descriptions of physical, domestic abuse in the book. I had to stop listening! I wish there were warnings on books because otherwise there's no way of knowing what you're going to find yourself listening to! :(
P.s. The narrator was good. Obviously the story is a memoir so I'm not dismissing what the person went through but there should be warning on books so you know what to expect!
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