The Amish subscribe to the "live within your means" mentality that was the way of life before credit became the way to do business. As a result, they're keeping their homes, their land and their savings whilethe rest of the country scrambles to subsidize sagging bank accounts.
Michigan NOW’s Chris McCarus sat down with an Amish family and discusses the old school way of saving, earning and succeeding.
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