Tagged Survival

I just completed yet another Bitcoin purchase.  This time, it is a new electric dryer from Sears!  By paying in Bitcoin through the www.gyft.com website, I was able to save 3%, or about $18 on the order, whi...

Mutual aid networks are voluntary associations that you can join that provide many benefits. Among them, is to get help from your community when you need it. This could take the form of monetary assistance, emo...

I am an energy miser and have been for years. I even built an electric bike that gets over 750 mpg equivalent and rode it over 8000 miles to deflect wear from my car and save gas money. I ride a motorcycle that...

We've been really busy settling in.  When we weren't really busy, we were busy taking necessary mental health breaks.  Since the move, we have had a lot of surprises, which we'd like to share. Good surpris...

Over the weekend, we have nearly completed our move.  A move out of a 1000 square foot apartment in Scottsdale, Arizona into a 37' 5th wheel RV/trailer.  We had a lot of help from friends, so the main part of...

Voluntaryists can live comfortably on a budget. The rejection of the financial system and the state comes at a price.  Monetary success must be relegated to honesty to one self and one's friends, loved ...

Like most of us in the local community, we have access to raw materials and tools.  In what way can you take your tools and your talents and add value to raw materials? In this post, I ask the question:...

Today, I worked with Ernest Hancock of Freedom's Phoenix, turning electrical conduit into the lattice that builds a geodesic dome. A geodesic dome is a very cost effective  way to create a shelter for almos...

In our society today, we are so disconnected from our food.  We don't grow it.  We don't know people who grow it.  Maybe we go to a farmers market, but we don't really know the farmers.  The Local Voluntary...