Subsistence economy. A subsistence economy is a non-monetary economy which relies on natural resources to provide for basic needs, through hunting, gathering, and subsistence agriculture. Subsistence means supporting oneself at a minimum level; in a subsistence economy, economic surplus is minimal and only used to trade for basic goods, and there is no industrialization. In the history of the world, before the first cities, all humans lived in a subsistence economy.
That includes labor and material. You can buy the fence materials, cement and a comealong, a specialty tool that stretches the mesh on its frame, at a home or yard center for $690 and build the fence. You'll save 44 percent of the cost of building a chain link fence by doing it yourself.The job involves laying out the fence, digging postholes, pouring and mixing concrete, and stretching the mesh across the frame.ou'll save 44 percent of the cost of building a chain link fence by doing it yourself. The job involves laying out the fence, digging postholes, pouring and mixing concrete, and stretching the mesh across the frame.
1 A Portable Horse Fence can cost $1 to $5 per foot of twine or tape. 2  A one inch pony rail has an average cost of $.21 to $.28 per foot of rail. 3  Farm fencing using barbed wire suspensions can cost $1,500 to $2,500 for a 400 m area. 10 acres of land would cost around $2,000 to $4,000 for the fencing alone. A one inch pony rail has an average cost of $.21 to $.28 per foot of rail. 2  Farm fencing using barbed wire suspensions can cost $1,500 to $2,500 for a 400 m area. 10 acres of land would cost around $2,000 to $4,000 for the fencing alone. 3  The materials of the fencing alone.