I just found this video of Les Stroud from the Discovery Channels’ Survivorman series. He and his family live off grid in Western Canada. Check out this video.
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We’re 1 month into the “great experiment”. While the kids may disagree with me, I call the experiment a success. We’re all spending much less time in front of the tube, although I’m currently watching the MLB All-Star game. The kids still watch some shows that are still on our Dish DVR, but the frequency […]
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That’s right, we did it. Actually my wife did it. We decided that our family had become too addicted to our television, so we decided to cancel our service with Dish Network. With vacations, long summer evenings, and plenty of activities to keep us busy, watching re-runs of the same old shows […]
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I’ve been going a little nuts with my latest gadget, the Kill-A-Watt. In my last two posts (here and here), I talked about using a Kill-A-Watt meter to track energy usage on specific devices to see what they are costing me. Primarily, I’m trying to eliminate phantom electric loads — electricity used by […]
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Sorry for the gap in posts. We have had some major problems with our home internet connection over the past two weeks. What started out as intermittent outages turned into numerous phone calls with AT&T. Ultimately, the problem required a visit from a technician who changed out a port at a junction […]
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Bankrate has published its “5 worst excuses not to go green“. A lot of people talk about making changes, but most never get around to actually doing it.
It’s too expensive.
I can’t make a difference.
It doesn’t fit my lifestyle.
Green products don’t work.
I don’t know where to start.
#1, #2, and #5: The key here is […]
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I haven’t posted in a while. I’ve been busy with a new job and also working on a redesign of this site. I’ll get back to regular posts in the next few days.
I’ve been intrigued for a few years with the concept of running diesel powered cars with used vegetable oil recycled from restaurants. It […]
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In our electric bill this month, we received a coupon for $6 off a 5 or 6 pack of GE Energy Smart Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs. Retail price for a 6 pack of 13 watt (60 watt equivalents) at the local Wal-Mart is $9.88. This brings my total cost to $3.88 for the […]
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I was looking through the Energy Star website today and came across some great information on sealing your home against air leaks. Sealing air leaks in your home is the cheapest way to make big progress toward reducing your heating and cooling costs. This is the strategy we used when constructing our new home, but […]
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Found an excellent post over at Frugal Dad about the decision making process for buying a fuel efficient car. Does it make good financial sense to purchase a new car to save money on gas? I’ve asked my self this question several times. Frugal Dad analyzes the costs, taking into account MPG […]
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