Growing food is a lot harder than most people think. If you’re going to take the time and energy to learn how to grow your own food, think about growing storage crops that you can enjoy all year long. The trick is to find plants that are easy to grow, Read more…
Another post in the How to Raise Chickens series, because including chickens in your lifestyle can add value in every domain. Whether you buy chicks locally, or through the mail, once they arrive you go into brooding phase. There is no ‘right’ way to do it, but there sure are Read more…
Frugality is a driving theme in modern Financial Independence (FI) instruction. The people who go hard core in frugality may be doing us a disservice by dissuading others from embarking on the FI journey. You don’t have to be radically frugal to become financially free, or, more importantly, personally free. Read more…
Another post in the ‘How to Raise Chickens’ series. Once you’re committed to getting chickens you need to decide how your going to source the baby chicks. It’s important to know there are a few ways to go about this, each with their own ups and downs. Sourcing chicks In Read more…
Your community is what you make it. It’s your network. It should include some people close in proximity, like family, work and social buddies, but your community can also be people hundreds, or thousands of miles away from you. A super connector is someone who knows who to call to answer Read more…
Another post in the ‘How to Raise Chickens’ series. Chickens are an excellent source of food at home, but it takes a little time and preparation to reap the rewards. We’ll get there, but first, let’s start at the beginning: How to select a breed. Selecting Chicken Breed This is super Read more…
No matter what path you’ve followed to get where you are in life, there is so much that a side hustle can offer. In this article we’ll explore some of the primary reasons why you should consider implementing a side hustle into your life, even if you love your J Read more…
If you’re concerned about your health and diet you should be thinking about growing your own food. A great place to start is chickens. Chickens are considered the gateway animal for homesteading, but I’m going to twist that a little into chickens being the gateway drug to good health. There Read more…
Another post to unravel everything you’ve been taught about working on the systems you depend on. From cars to bathroom plumbing, you’ve been told you can’t do it because it’s too complicated. You’ve been told you need to hire someone with a license. I’m here to tell you you should Read more…
You can’t be free if you’re consumed by stress. Mindfulness ranks as one of the most under taught practices that holds the most potential to bring awareness and happiness into your life. For that reason, I’m going to try early and often to get you to incorporate a mindfulness or Read more…
The FI community, or Financial Independence, is blowing up right now. Probably not saturated yet, but well on its way. In this article I’d like to make a case that they’re not totally hitting the nail on the head, and are instead leaving the most important aspect of independence, or Read more…