A Self Sufficient Life » Frugal Living Tips http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com Self Sufficiency & Frugal Living Tips Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:12:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 You Can Be Too Frugal http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/you-can-be-too-frugal.html http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/you-can-be-too-frugal.html#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:33:44 +0000 Mrs.Dirty Boots http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/?p=1270 The Dirty Boots Gang are pretty frugal.  Indeed, before life on a mountain some may have even implied Mr DB was a little um ‘tight’.  Not I of course, but you get my drift. In September I threw caution to the wind, and cash at the checkout girl and bought Special Salt.  Oh how I paid for my extravagance.  Still it is

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]]> http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/you-can-be-too-frugal.html/feed 4 What Does Being Self Sufficient Mean? http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/what-does-being-self-sufficient-mean.html http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/what-does-being-self-sufficient-mean.html#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:31:19 +0000 Mr.Dirty Boots http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/?p=1188 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

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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

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]]> http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/what-does-being-self-sufficient-mean.html/feed 7 Drastically Cut Electricity Costs http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/drastically-cut-electricity-costs.html http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/drastically-cut-electricity-costs.html#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:17:00 +0000 Mr.Dirty Boots http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/?p=1141 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

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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

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]]> http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/drastically-cut-electricity-costs.html/feed 8 Cheap Easy Meals – Chapatis http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/cheap-easy-meals-%e2%80%93-chapattis.html http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/cheap-easy-meals-%e2%80%93-chapattis.html#comments Sat, 09 May 2009 07:12:45 +0000 Mrs.Dirty Boots http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/?p=954 Homemade Chapattis are the thing we use instead of bread the most.  They really make cheap easy meals in no time at all.   There are many ways to personalise chapattis but all are healthy quick recipes for frugal food.  Of course you could serve chapattis with meat but I find they really lend themselves to Vegetarian Quick Easy Meals.  So

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]]> http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/cheap-easy-meals-%e2%80%93-chapattis.html/feed 8 Cheap Easy Meals – Homemade Crumpets http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/cheap-easy-meals-%e2%80%93-homemade-crumpets.html http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/cheap-easy-meals-%e2%80%93-homemade-crumpets.html#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 15:45:17 +0000 Mrs.Dirty Boots http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/?p=940 Continuing frugal food for breakfast.  I have to confess a deep admiration for the humble crumpet.   Try them and you will see why!  Homemade crumpets really do make cheap easy meals.  All you need are some store-cupboard ingredients and you’re off! Cheap Easy Meals – Homemade Crumpets I know you can buy perfectly good crumpets in

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Continuing frugal food for breakfast.  I have to confess a deep admiration for the humble crumpet.   Try them and you will see why!  Homemade crumpets really do make cheap easy meals.  All you need are some store-cupboard ingredients and you’re off! Cheap Easy Meals – Homemade Crumpets I know you can buy perfectly good crumpets in

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]]> http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/cheap-easy-meals-%e2%80%93-homemade-crumpets.html/feed 4 Cheap Easy Meals – Homemade Yogurt & the Cheapest Muesli http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/cheap-easy-meals-homemade-yogurt-the-cheapest-muesli.html http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/cheap-easy-meals-homemade-yogurt-the-cheapest-muesli.html#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 15:01:27 +0000 Mrs.Dirty Boots http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/?p=930 We’re starting off the cheap easy meals for breakfast or brunch with homemade yogurt and muesli.  This truly is a luxurious but healthy and quick recipe.  Totally flexible too, add what you like, there’s no need to get precious about breakfast!  Not entirely self sufficient, but this is definitely frugal food. Okay, homemade

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We’re starting off the cheap easy meals for breakfast or brunch with homemade yogurt and muesli.  This truly is a luxurious but healthy and quick recipe.  Totally flexible too, add what you like, there’s no need to get precious about breakfast!  Not entirely self sufficient, but this is definitely frugal food. Okay, homemade

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]]> http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/cheap-easy-meals-homemade-yogurt-the-cheapest-muesli.html/feed 0 Cheap Easy Meals for Breakfast or Brunch http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/cheap-easy-meals-for-breakfast-or-brunch.html http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/cheap-easy-meals-for-breakfast-or-brunch.html#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 14:50:41 +0000 Mrs.Dirty Boots http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/?p=928 I guess it makes sense to start a series on frugal food, cheap and easy meals with a look at cheap quick meals for breakfast.  If you are a serial cereal eater at breakfast time, consider these cheap quick meals as brunch recipes instead! With our purse strings tightening we have been consuming far less bread than usual. The bread in our local

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I guess it makes sense to start a series on frugal food, cheap and easy meals with a look at cheap quick meals for breakfast.  If you are a serial cereal eater at breakfast time, consider these cheap quick meals as brunch recipes instead! With our purse strings tightening we have been consuming far less bread than usual. The bread in our local

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]]> http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/cheap-easy-meals-for-breakfast-or-brunch.html/feed 2 Do You Use a Moon Cup? The Menstrual Cup Review http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/do-you-use-a-moon-cup-the-menstrual-cup-review.html http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/do-you-use-a-moon-cup-the-menstrual-cup-review.html#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:52:55 +0000 Mrs.Dirty Boots http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/?p=872 This is a post for the girls.  Since I’ve been writing a lot about cleaning lately and generally being a bit ‘girlie’ I may as well air my dirty laundry completely, and talk about the mysterious menstrual cup.  There are a few different brands out there but personally I am a fan of Mooncups.  And, though I don’t have

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]]> http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/do-you-use-a-moon-cup-the-menstrual-cup-review.html/feed 18 Environmentally Friendly Washing Up? http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/sponges.html http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/sponges.html#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:03:37 +0000 Mrs.Dirty Boots http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/?p=789 Self Sufficient Washing Up? Regular readers will know we are trying to make all aspects of life here as self sufficient as possible.  Even the really mundane bits like household cleaning are trying to be carried out as greenly and cheaply as possible.  But no we haven’t found a way to wash up self sufficiently.  We still rely on

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Self Sufficient Washing Up? Regular readers will know we are trying to make all aspects of life here as self sufficient as possible.  Even the really mundane bits like household cleaning are trying to be carried out as greenly and cheaply as possible.  But no we haven’t found a way to wash up self sufficiently.  We still rely on

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]]> http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/sponges.html/feed 5 Self Sufficient Skin with Homemade Soap http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/homemade-soap.html http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/homemade-soap.html#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:46:05 +0000 Mrs.Dirty Boots http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/?p=565 Homemade Cold Pressed Vegetable Oil Soap Homemade soap needs fat or oil.  You can use animal fat or vegetable oil.  In our case the vegetable oil is, as always olive oil, as that is the one oil we are self sufficient in.  So far we have only made 100% olive oil homemade soap  (Castille soap) but other oils could be added.  Coconut oil would

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Homemade Cold Pressed Vegetable Oil Soap Homemade soap needs fat or oil.  You can use animal fat or vegetable oil.  In our case the vegetable oil is, as always olive oil, as that is the one oil we are self sufficient in.  So far we have only made 100% olive oil homemade soap  (Castille soap) but other oils could be added.  Coconut oil would

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