Self Sufficiency and Frugal Living

Low Cost Living Information

Help and advice on living the greener good life, downshifting etc

There's a wealth of information to help you live a better and more frugal life style. We've selected web sites that we think are good and helpful.

A Greener Life

A selection of articles and diary entries about living a greener, more self-sufficient life in a normal house and garden. She keeps chickens, ducks and other poultry in the back garden and grows her own veg!

Down The Lane

A brilliant site by Richard Cannon who lives the good life in Kent. Frugal but not a cheapskate, he shows you how to make the most of everything.

A Country Life - For Smallholders and Dreamers

I've mixed feelings about this site - in some ways it is lovely and has a lot of useful information for those looking to be self sufficient or live a green country life. On the other hand, some of the forum members are a bit posh.

Low-Impact Living Initiative

Low-Impact Living Initiative (LILI) is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to help people reduce their impact on the environment, improve their quality of life, gain new skills, live in a healthier and more satisfying way, have fun and save money

Care About Green

A blog dedicated to green energy solutions. Aggregates news of interest to those being green