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The high cost of commuting

Jun 19, 2007 | Marriage

Part of becoming Self Reliant is taking a close look at the money you are spending and downsizing certain luxuries if they are just downright wasteful. Stefan and I had an eye opening moment a few months ago when his company presented him with the new monthly parking...

License to Grill

Jun 19, 2007 | NOH Blog

I think I have a new favorite TV chef. I used to be a big Jamie Oliver fan and still like his carefree style of cooking…but this weekend we saw Robert Rainford’s show License to Grill and I am now a devoted fan. He’s got quick and easy techniques and...

Self-Reliant Searches Vol. 4

Jun 19, 2007 | Blogging, Garden, Money

I intended to post this before we went on vacation to Bavaria but I got to search #3 jala corn and realized that there isn’t much information about this corn online. So I decided I better see if I could dig a bit more good information up on our own before...
Something else to build

Something else to build

Jun 19, 2007 | Decorating, DIY

Whenever we go to visit Stefan’s parents, we get to glance through the various magazines that they have bought in the last month or so. They usually have them in the living room and there are plenty of great gardening and food magazines which I can’t...

More tools for our workshop

Jun 19, 2007 | Homesteading Life, House & Home

While visiting Stefan’s parents in Bavaria this weekend, we drove by their local home improvement store and saw that they had an electric angle grinder on sale for €12.95. We are going to be needing one of these when we take on laying the tile wherever we end up...