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Kindle Reader – The Green Way to Read?

Mrs.Dirty Boots — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:44:35 +0000

Who hasn’t heard about the Kindle Reader yet? It seems you cannot get away from talk that electronic books are the future, and indeed their sales are soaring so fast Amazon has already said that US ebook sales are doing better than sales of real paper books. People love gadgets, and something that is even smaller, lighter and perhaps

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Frugal Sustainable Gift Wrapping

Mrs.Dirty Boots — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:36:30 +0000

Today we have something a little out of the ordinary at the kind of Self Sufficient Life; a guest post from Kate Willson about helping achieve a frugal gift giving season this year. So over to Kate: Christmas is fast approaching, and as some of you may know, sometimes buying the wrapping paper can cost as much as the actual gifts. To save

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The Most Important Frugal Living Tip You’ll Ever Need

Mrs.Dirty Boots — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 14:17:18 +0000

Or why window shopping is bad for you, oh and magazines, the internet and tv! The most simple and straightforward way to save money and live frugally is just to avoid shops. Hardly a jaw-dropping surprise that one is it? But it is true that window shopping whilst relaxing and an excuse for a coffee with friends, is also totally detrimental

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You Can Be Too Frugal

Mrs.Dirty Boots — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:33:44 +0000

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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What Does Being Self Sufficient Mean?

Mr.Dirty Boots — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:31:19 +0000

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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Drastically Cut Electricity Costs

Mr.Dirty Boots — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:17:00 +0000

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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Cheap Easy Meals – Chapatis

Mrs.Dirty Boots — Sat, 09 May 2009 07:12:45 +0000

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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Cheap Easy Meals – Homemade Crumpets

Mrs.Dirty Boots — Fri, 08 May 2009 15:45:17 +0000

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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Cheap Easy Meals – Homemade Yogurt & the Cheapest Muesli

Mrs.Dirty Boots — Fri, 08 May 2009 15:01:27 +0000

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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Cheap Easy Meals for Breakfast or Brunch

Mrs.Dirty Boots — Fri, 08 May 2009 14:50:41 +0000

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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