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Off-Grid.net

Off-grid brings you news, knowledge, discussion, and classifieds from the off-grid world. What seems like a tiny niche is growing in popularity as people seek a life outside of the city. Off-gridders must find ways to produce their own energy, food, water, shelter, and other necessities. Connect with people who live off the beaten path or begin the search for your own property on this site.

Build It Solar

Dedicated to do-it-yourself renewable energy projects, Build It Solar provides hundreds of ideas and plans for any kind of home energy endeavor. New to renewable energy? Start with the "Half Plan" that uses a variety of energy saving projects to cut your energy usage in half. New to solar? Look for the do-it-yourself site survey to understand your property's solar potential. Not limited to solar, Build It Solar also includes tons of projects for wind power and biofuels.

Earth2Tech

Energy self reliance is a big topic for environmental, political, and individual reasons. Earth2Tech posts news about technological developments that can affect us on personal and societal levels. Stay on top of the news about electric cars, the smart grid, the bloom box fuel cell, solar power applications, and LED lightbulbs.

Wisebread

Wisebread is well-known for its advice on real personal finance. It's a community of bloggers who write about frugal living, lifehacks, careers, and other financial wisdom. Being smart with your money isn't supposed to inhibit you: rather, Wisebread's advice helps people worry less about money, allowing you to focus on the really important things in life. They also feature an active forum where you can ask questions and interact with other people who are trying to live within their means.

Instructables

Do you want to know how to build a vertical garden? How about your own solar panel array? Maybe you're looking for ways to reuse a linen closet full of old pillowcases. Instructables is a community based site that allows anyone to post a how-to project complete with photos and instructions. The result: a lifetime's supply of projects that can help you save money, recycle, or simply satisfy your appetite for making stuff.

Survival Spot

Disasters are a reality that shouldn't be ignored. That's the reason Survival Spot was created - to share information about a variety of survival and preparedness topics. Topics cover many aspects of survival, including gardening, food storage, health, and self defense. Also read about getting by in the wilderness and reviews of essential gadgets and gear. Like any other type of self reliance, preparedness is something to get into gradually and this blog can give you ideas on where to start.

Self-Reliance-Exchange

Written by a group of self reliant people, Self Reliance Exchange is quickly building an enormous database that covers a huge range of categories on self reliant practices and philosophies. Anyone interested in self reliance will find something useful to take away from this blog - recipes from scratch, emergency preparedness, and personal finance are great categories to start looking into here.

Simple Self Reliance

This writer explores the concept of self reliance and how self reliance fits in this modern society. How far can you realistically go down the path of self reliance? How can you stay on track with your priorities? He also writes on the grandaddy of self reliance, Henry David Thoreau. We can't wait to see how this blog unfolds!

American Preppers Network

For information and news from the world of emergency preparation, American Preppers Network is a great resource. Learn about food storage, what to expect during a natural disaster, and about other survival techniques. You can also connect with other preppers in your region and all over the world in the forum and through the numerous links to other prepping blogs on the web.

Reinventing Yourself

The path to self reliance can begin with a deliberate choice, or by unforeseen circumstances.

In both cases, the change in lifestyle entails a reinvention of the self, adopting a new way of thinking, an adjustment to a more difficult, yet more rewarding way of life.

Many websites in this category document the deliberate paths toward self reliance people have taken. They reflect on their reasons for becoming more self sufficient, which include a desire to be more prepared, to get away from consumer society, to teach better values to their families, or to return to a more natural and simple way of living.

Other articles focus on people who were forced into a self reliant lifestyle out of necessity, due to a job loss or other sudden hardship. These people aren't down on their luck - in some cases, people consider a job loss the best thing that ever happened to them as it inspired them to live their dreams, start a new business, to be their own boss, and to draw on their own strength to move on.

Let these other peoples' experiences be an inspiration to you on your journey to self reliance.

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Taxes are going up in 2011! - Jul 23, 2010
Think times are tough now?  Wait till you see this article on tax rate increases of all types beginning in January of next year. Investors Business Daily has done a good job of touching on some of the main tax increases scheduled for January 1, 2011. They include tax increases due to the....
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Living a Self-Sufficient Life - Mother Earth News
With unemployment hovering around ten percent many Americans want to become more self-sufficient. Read this article to learn about the planning a self sufficient life requires.
One man's move towards Self Reliance - Mar 08, 2010
This is a great story the Front Door Republic ran about a fellow named Patrick McCarron in West Virginia who lost his job about 15 months ago on New Years Eve and what he did to build his own self reliance after that fateful day. It seems McCarron started his own handyman business. His hours vary....
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Dramatic Unemployment Calls for Radical Solutions - Feb 25, 2010
by Lauren Hawley This New York Times article titled "Millions of Unemployed Face Years Without Jobs" appearing on February 20, 2010 profiles a new class of people: those who have lost their jobs and have no prospects of finding employment . Having exhausted their safety nets, these people rely on....
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The Dilemma of Convenience vs. Self Reliance - Feb 22, 2010
by Lauren Hawley This morning I wrote a grocery list. This is a normal routine thing (and if you don't write grocery lists, you should - sticking to a list helps avoid impulse buys), but something about it was different today. Milk... Bread.. (can't I just make the bread?)... Peanut butter.......
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Hulu: Lemonade: When Life Hands You Lemons...
This 30-minute film profiles several people who got laid off... and after the dust cleared, they all realized that losing their jobs was the best thing that ever happened to them. These people show that when there's not much left to lose, it is possible to rely on yourself and live by your passions.
New York Times: Millions of Unemployed Face Years Without Jobs
This article profiles a new class of people who are hit hardest by the recession: those who lost their jobs and have no future prospects. While they now rely on government assistance, what will happen when their benefits run out? What can you do to prevent this situation from happening to you?
Solving the Debt Crisis - What it Means for You - Feb 19, 2010
by Jim Ingham While successive presidential administrations add more and more to the national debt, the average American hasn't really felt the burden of being in the red. What's been on the back of our minds for years may now become an unpleasant reality. As this ABC News article reports, the....
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Vinegar and Tomatoes: Two Steps to Self Reliance - Feb 08, 2010
This solution is not just a versatile household product: it's a symbol of the path toward self reliance! by Jim Ingham and Lauren Hawley Part of the challenge of becoming more self reliant is adding new skills and activities to your already-busy schedule. It can be very hard to compartmentalize....
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Newsmax: Frustrated Job Seekers Deciding to Call it Quits
Job woes continue as the great recession drives more unemployed people to give up seeking work. This February 2010 article details this trend.
Driven Mad by Slow Food - Sacramento News and Review
Captivated by the slow food movement, the writer of this article embarked on a gung-ho mission to grow a garden, cook from scratch, and eliminate all convenience foods from her family's diet. Unfortunately the 180 degree shift took its toll - and the conflict between time and health drove her crazy. She took some time to regroup and found a middle ground by involving the whole family in food growing and preparation tasks.
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Get inspired! Check out some of the most interesting DIY room designs from apartment therapy.
News-Journals: Entrepreneurship Alive and Well Despite Tough Economic Times
Recession slows down but doesn't stop the spirit of entrepreneurship in America. Do you have the personality of an entrepreneur? Find out here.
The Simple Green Frugal Co-op: Where Do You Want to Go This Year?
People often make too many resolutions to keep. This article provides a simple strategy to create resolutions that are realistic.
The Simple Green Co-op: Surviving Everyday Mishaps
Murphy's law is a constant companion of all do it your selfers. From this post, learn about a positive attitude that can teach you how to handle mistakes.
 
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