A Self Sufficient Life

How To Save Money On Food

Mr.Dirty Boots — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:01:22 +0000

Although we are no longer in a bad financial situation, like we were not so long ago, I still can’t help but be very frugal. Making a living from online endeavours, which I won’t bore you with, has allowed us to actually spend money on a few needed things for the first time in a [...] Related posts:

Strand Woven Bamboo Flooring

Mr.Dirty Boots — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:15:41 +0000

Sorry for such a long absence, we have been very busy. John, who runs Reclaimed Hardwood Flooring has kindly sent in a guest post all about a great flooring product that is extremely environmentally friendly as well as very aesthetically pleasing. His article also ties in very nicely with the eco friendly flooring questions I [...] Related posts:

Green Flooring – Eco Friendly Flooring

Chest Freezer To Fridge Conversion-The Most Energy Efficient Fridge Ever

Mr.Dirty Boots — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:50:10 +0000

#nogoogleads {display:none !important;} Read this and weep all you eco enthusiasts. Want to really be “green” and cut your power consumption massively? Then you need to think a little outside of the box and do something about that power hungry tall white box in the kitchen. Let the self sufficiency website be your guide for [...] Related posts:

A Year (and a bit) in the Self Sufficient Life

Mrs.Dirty Boots — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:53:49 +0000

Okay, Mrs Dirty Boots here, Madam of this Self Sufficient homestead. Yep, I know I have been missing in action from this site. Rest assured I have been doing my bit though (just ran out of words to ramble about it all really!). Any-hoo, it suddenly dawned on me (over a bowl of barely simmering [...] Related posts:

Green Flooring – Eco Friendly Flooring

Mr.Dirty Boots — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:21:58 +0000

Our millions of regular self sufficient readers (well, all 200 of you) will know (if you have been paying attention), that we live in Spain. It is the tradition here in nearly all homes to have tiled floors. Wooden floors are not really the norm and carpets are quite the exception to the rule. This [...] Related posts:

Is Investing In Green Stocks A Good Idea?

Mr.Dirty Boots — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:27:10 +0000

Today we gave guest post from Bruce here at the self sufficiency site. He makes some interesting points about investing in companies that are maybe more environmentally friendly. Many people have money invested in shares so do you think it is time to re-consider your portfolio to have maybe a slightly more environmentally friendly bias? [...] Related posts:

Solar Powered Tiki Torches And Eco Hypocrites

Mr.Dirty Boots — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:39:43 +0000

A strange title you may be saying but read on for a very interesting take on the world of the “Eco” movement and a great response to a post I made not so long ago. Here at the Self Sufficiency website we are pleased to have this guest post from John and if you would [...] Related posts:

I Done A Bad Thing – Cheap Plane Tickets, And Monstrous After Effects

Mr.Dirty Boots — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:52:19 +0000

Well, actually it was a great thing, but with the rather in depth conversation in the last post about what being “eco” really means, it was very bad from that point of view. I took about 3 million flights and flew about as far away as you can possibly go to go to my sisters [...]

Are You An “Eco” Hypocrite?

Mr.Dirty Boots — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:16:07 +0000

I was watching something last night on TV about protestors at a power station and it got me thinking. Are we all just “eco hypocrites”. To be honest I am less interested in environmental issues than some of you may think. I am still dubious about Global warming and I know many of you will [...]

Make Some Real Compost

Mr.Dirty Boots — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:03:55 +0000

We have now been making compost for years, especially since we began a more self sufficient lifestlye. No fancy setup although I would still have a compost tumbler if we did not have such a large plot that we can use, with pretty much unlimited space. Many people come to this site looking for various [...] Related posts: