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

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

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

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

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 […]

How To Stop A Car Battery From Going Flat or Why I Am Stupid Sometimes

solar battery charger

Well, today we finally made it down to town after being stuck up the mountain for five days because of the snow. Luckily we had plenty of food and were not too short on the vino either although it was getting dangerously low! Gasp. Anyway, this one of those rather rambling posts but the story that follows is all based upon one of these small and cheap solar panel trickle chargers although being in Spain we bought ours from Amazon UK here and for less than 12 pound (sorry can’t find the pound symbol on my Spanish Laptop!) you can’t really […]

Have A Free Tree Planted Every Month With Permission Research Surveys

Taking surveys for money is a great way to make a good extra income. On my Make Money Survey Taking post I listed all the best free to join sites. You can make some good extra cash if you sign up to them all. One of the most prestigious survey companies is now offering something a little different. If you click the banner and sign up they will plant a free tree for you. They will then continue to do this each month as long as you are a member. You get the chance to have free software and other […]

Food Inc DVD – A Food Inc Review

I don’t think I have ever done a DVD review here before. Frankly it would not be much to do with being self sufficient if I did. Yesterday we watched a movie that I think everyone should watch, especially anyone interested in food production, animal welfare or becoming more self sufficient. If you want to raise your own animals for meat but your partner is unsure then get them to watch this film and you will very likely be off buying some baby chicks to rear for meat the very next morning. Now, in typical self sufficient style we didn’t […]