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How to use energy efficient space heaters to save energy & money

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This is a guest post from Jeff at Sustainablog.org who has many great ideas on products that will move you more to Self Sufficiency by being more energy conscious. After the recent record cold spells experienced by much of the United States, you may be dreading the arrival of the electric, gas or heating oil bill. Now’s the time to start planning to handle the next cold snap more efficiently and cost-effectively… and energy efficient space heaters might work well as a part of the plan. Now, you may be thinking “Aren’t space heaters energy-hogs?” In most cases, yes… and […]

Eton Solar Radios Are They Better Than Our Old Wind Up Radio

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Eton Solar Radios

Wow, it has now been just under a year since I first wrote about how great solar radios are. And yes, ours is still going strong and is now well over 11 years old if not more. Of course, technology moves on and things get improved. I have been looking at the Eton Solar Radios and they are certainly of interest. Below you can see the top few sellers in the Eton Solar radio or crank radio range. Please read the article below for a thorough look at why it may be time for us to update our now slightly […]

Self Sufficiency Resources

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This is not something that I do very often but as this site has grown and we have now got a few hundred regular readers and an awful lot of people come here every day via the search engines I thought it was about time to share the Self Sufficiency Love. We read a number of other self sufficient websites and blogs and although we don’t comment on them as often as we used to (sorry Guys) you can rest assured that the ones we like we keep up to date with in our Reader. What I would like to […]

Get Paid To Take Paid Surveys Online

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Back when we realized that moving to Spain had one serious drawback (earning money) I took a look at the world of Survey taking. To get paid to take paid surveys online seemed like a good way to earn an extra income. It is all part of being more independent and living a more Self Sufficient life. As I began looking in to how to go about doing this one thing became more than apparent. The paid survey world is full of online scams. An awful lot of the websites I came across were nothing more than SCAMS. Full of […]

Save Money And Time With A Japanese Rice Cooker

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Japanese Rice Cooker

This is a guest post from Andy. He lives and works in Japan and has certainly fully embraced both the culture and the way of life. Read on for lots of very good information on Japanese Rice Cookers and why they really are such a great little idea. This article will discuss the various ways to put a rice cooker to use to prepare money saving, as well as time saving, meals. Mr. Dirty Boots has offered me the chance to discuss my frugal living tips from the land of the rising sun. One of the best pieces of money […]