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 […]
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. […]
Drastically Cut Electricity Costs
Well, it seems like I haven’t been here for ages. This is Mr. Dirty Boots in case you had forgotten about me. In an effort to ensure we can continue our self sufficient life on our mountainside I have been spending the last few months learning all there is to know about Internet marketing and making money via the Internet. Amazing what you can do with a laptop, a solar panel and a satellite Internet connection really. It has gone surprisingly well and I can see us being able to easily support our lifestyle whilst making money online via what […]