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94How much money does it cost to go Off-Grid and to live on the Land?
How much Money does it take to Go Off Grid? There are 10 things that you need to consider when going off grid and living on the land. water land shelter food communication power...
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95Sell Solar Power Into Your Grid and Make Money
A recent New York Times article blasted solar energy systems as making “no economic sense.” The truth: solar photovoltaic systems aren’t cheap but they do payback. Sales of solar photovoltaic systems have been rising up to 50% annually in some states and it’s not just environmental do-gooders who are investing in the renewable energy. For many homeowners, solar energy is about dollars and cents.
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94Human Powered Electricity for Off-Grid Living
Getting electricity to your off-grid place is probably one of the most challenging things you will encounter when attempting to live a self-sustaining independent life. Let's face it for a lot of people solar panels cost too much money, they don't...
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92Where is the Best Place to Live Off-Grid?
OK, so you caught the off-grid bug and now you are looking to cut the apron strings, quit the rat race and head for the big out doors to try your hand at off grid living. But where do you go and how do you pick the land to settle on? It's not as...
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91How to Live Off-Grid Successfully
Considering living off grid? Homesteading? Tips and help for living without utilities, using less energy, and moving ahead into self sufficiency.
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90How to make MONEY Off the Grid!
Cottage Industries Going off the grid has been on my mind for awhile now. However, one of the roadblocks to going off the grid is the problem of making enough cash/money to pay your taxes, purchase items that you can't get off the grid or just...
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90Rainwater Harvesting for Off-Grid Homes
Water may well become more sought after than gold. While a person can go without food for weeks on end, a person can only go without water for a matter of days, so while gold is nice and shelter is important, water is probably our most...
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88Which States Have the Lowest Property Taxes?
OK, so you want to go off the grid and live on the fat of the land or you may just be looking for a great place to retire. Whatever the reason most of us would like to keep our property tax bills as low as possible. No other taxes are as unfair as...
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88Product Review : The Yamaha EF2000is Portable Generator
My wife and I live off grid in southern Arizona. In September, 2009, we bought our first Yamaha EF2000is portable generator. Despite the heavy use it's had--and a bit of unfortunate abuse due to my carelessness--it's been running now for an average...
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86How To Build An Earthship
What do you get when you put together pop cans, glass bottles, old tires, chicken wire and concrete? Would you believe, it's a house? This would be a special earth friendly house design called an Earth Ship. Michael Reynolds is the architect who...
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