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There’s plenty you know….

There’s plenty you know….

It is commonly believed that we are running out of resources. We have all heard about how many Earths it would take for the entire world to live as Americans do…. Read more »

Our vote for the best way to get kids ready for school

Our vote for the best way to get kids ready for school

I thought we were the only ones who did this… Love the girl in the back seat rocking out with the heavy metal horns.

Rocket Stove

Rocket Stove

When most people think about deforestation they think about  forests being chopped down for new residential developments but did you know that half of all wood harvested in the world is used… Read more »

Venture Capitalists giving a free Education?

Venture Capitalists giving a free Education?

We talk a lot about the “College bubble” in our articles like; Four Reasons Not to send your kids to College And Opting out of Assembly Line Education It is… Read more »

Friction fire with a bow drill

Friction fire with a bow drill

Keeping with the caveman theme…  Great video on how to make a survival fire with a bow drill. A great skill to know if the SHTF and you suddenly find… Read more »

Two ways to be rich….

Two ways to be rich….

There are two ways to be rich. The first is to have a lot of money and the second is to have very few needs.   This is what my… Read more »

Make some Green!

Make some Green!

Happy St Patrick’s day! So the theme today is green and here is a great opportunity to make two kinds of green.  One in the field and one in your… Read more »

Forced Friendship

Forced Friendship

UGH! I just read an article describing how student athletes  are being forced to “friend” their coaches on Facebook so the coaches can get access to their “friends-only” feeds.  The coaches… Read more »

Eat like a caveman

Eat like a caveman

I really wasn’t planning to write about diet today, but I got on the scale this morning and weighed 184.7 pounds.  Believe it or not, only ten days ago I… Read more »

Panama pros and cons

Panama pros and cons

I recently received this from a ResFam reader… Hey Trey, I really enjoy the RF blog.  Your courage and resourcefulness has impressed me and broadened my horizons.  Fifty-four years of the typical… Read more »

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