So we’ve talked about how debt is bad and it needs to be killed off. We’ve highlighted the need to minimise your Tax footprint, and we’ve provoked a bit of thought about where we spend our hard earned cash.
So let’s say for the sake of argument that we’ve cleared all our debt (or at least [...]
We’re back after a short break, but what on earth happened to the weather? When it starts to rain, after a week of scorching hot sun you know British summertime has arrived!
Our three part series on “Ten practical steps to becoming more self sufficient” generated a lot of interest, but still no comments! So far, [...]
I thought it was time for a series of articles that give you some practical things you can do to increase your level of self sufficiency. Remember, when we talk about Self Sufficiency we are talking about a change of mindset, taking responsibility for our own, and our family’s needs. To that end here are [...]
Making your own beer and/or wine has never been more cost effective. It’s relatively straightforward to do and is another area where you can exercise some self sufficiency. Frankly the amount of tax levied on alcohol is scandalous, as it is for many other areas of taxation. Whilst abuse of alcohol is a widespread problem, [...]
We’ve covered a variety of subjects with the posts so far and I wanted to begin to put some context around them for you so you can see where everything fits in. Let’s start with a “back to basics” question:
What do you really need to be self sufficient?
Shelter
Food
Water
That’s it! Self Sufficiency boils down to those [...]