Self-Sufficiency

If you're like me, you hate taking the family to the barber shop or hair salon.  For this reason, I do my best to cut my boys' hair at home to save time and save money. 

So enters the Wahl Color Pro Trimmer set, a complete hair-trimming kit.

Use these tips to save money during the Christmas Holidays, and year around, and reduce gift-giving expenses without giving up holiday fun. 

John Seymour shares decades of experience with readers in this impressive guide to living a more frugal, and self-sufficient lifestyle. This updated version from the 1976 edition includes more information than ever, as well as discussing modern equipment and information relevant for today's homesteaders. Is it the "complete back-to-basics guide" it claims to be?

Canning is the best way to preserve all of your fruits and vegetables that are so plentiful in the summer and fall. Whether you are canning your own produce from your garden or buying in season fruits and vegetables from a CSA or farmers' market, you will save money by canning when the produce is plentiful and cheap rather than buying it off season. Plus, by canning produce from your own garden or from a trusted source, you will not have to question the ingredients and quality.

Looking to get started with a more self-sufficient lifestyle? These ten websites are a must for your bookmark list and a good place to learn more about small holdings.

We dreamed for years of moving from the smoggy city to the peaceful country, which involved an out-of-state move. To say the least, life happened to us just as we were beginning our new life "in the country."

John Lennon wrote "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."

This was certainly true for our family.

Raising a few chickens to supply your family with eggs is fun and easy. Even if you don’t live out in the country, you can easily raise chickens in a small backyard, and you can’t beat the flavor of fresh eggs. There are a few things you need to know before you start raising your own chickens, such as whether your town allows chickens, what kind of housing you want to use, and what breed you will want to raise.