Living off grid here on the side of Spanish mountain as we do energy consumption is always a concern. Now, before I start I will admit that I did not buy as energy efficient a laptop as I might have. We had to get one the other week because our “old faithful” of 5 plus years finally decided is was time to move on to the electronic graveyard. To be honest the logistics of getting mail shipped here is a nightmare. I have lost track of the amount of gifts and parcels that simply never turn up at our post […]
Cheap Solar Panels For Sale Online
Please read on for lots of information on cheap solar panels for sale and also my thoughts on the book that tells you how to make a solar panel at home for a low price. Below you will find some of the best priced solar panels online so be sure to take a look. Click any item to see the whole massive range available. Click to Check Out All Cheap Solar Panels for Sale 5 or so years ago when we bought our solar system there were not as many resources available to buy solar panels online. I did eventually […]
The Cheapest Place To Buy Vegetable Seeds
Part of being self sufficient is growing your own, not your hair, but your veggies. Browsing around today in order to buy some vegetable seeds I suddenly had a Doh moment. We talk about Amazon quit a bit for the best place to buy books and many other things but for some obscure reason had never thought about buying seeds from them. I honestly don’t know why. It seems odd it it never even entered my head. Here is the link to the fantastic range of seeds on Amazon. Just be warned, some of the descriptions are a little daft. […]
What Is The Best Salt? Our “Special Salt” Apparently
Apparently we have “special salt”. At least that was what I was told yesterday. As we are slowly getting through our financial crisis Mrs. Dirt Boots went shopping yesterday and decided to buy some of this “special salt”. I am assuming each crystal was hand picked by elves (who charged a lot) and then each crystal was cut individually by the most experienced (and expensive) diamond cutting expert on the planet. This “special salt” is called Maldon salt. Oh oh oh and it is approved by the Organic Food Federation (which surely fills me with joy). There was me assuming […]
Rainwater Harvesting Systems – Rain Barrels And More
Just the other day I wrote about our self sufficient philosophy and how water plays an important part in it. This article is going to very comprehensively give you the kick up the bum you need to start saving rainwater by using at the very minimum rain barrels if not a proper rainwater harvesting system. If you are reading this because you want to learn how to install a rainwater harvesting system or are wondering where to buy them then I will explain it all. One thing I will say before we get started is that if you want to […]
What Does Being Self Sufficient Mean?
I was talking about this with Mrs. Dirty Boots last night. What exactly does being self sufficient mean? I guess it means different things to different people. I would love for you to leave a comment after this post and let me know what it means to you. EDIT: Please note that this is a long post. I seem to have got a little carried away. I believe it IS important though. Please read it and leave a comment about how you feel about it. This article kind of sums up at least my attitude to the way we live […]
Make Money Writing Online
Or, how to stop working for the man. How To Make Money Writing Online Not so long ago I told you that, in an effort to be able to continue our self sufficient life I decided to see if I could learn how to make money online. We had no work and things were beginning to get very serious, money wise. We already had this blog but it was set up more as a fun project to do together, rather than as a money making exercise. Just as well really, as it makes nothing in terms of monetary value really. […]