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Low Cost Living - The Book

Low Cost Living Chapters

  1. Low Cost Eating
  2. Beating the Supermarkets at Their Own Game
  3. Cooking Your Food
  4. Food Waste
  5. Storing Vegetables
  6. Storing & Preserving Food
  7. Making Your Own Chutneys and Jams
  8. Baking Your Own Bread
  9. Making Your Own Butter, Cheese & Yoghurt
  10. Making Your Own Wine, Beer & Cider
  11. Food for Free
  12. Grow Your Own
  13. Keeping Chickens
  14. Bees in the Back Garden
  15. Pets
  16. Cleaning
  17. Energy
  18. Water
  19. Transport
  20. Recycling
  21. Skills
  22. Money

Like many people we were influenced by John Seymour's classic self sufficiency book and Tom & Barbara in the Good Life. However this is practical help for those of us in the city or suburb as well as the countryside.

We did learn to live frugally and although much of what we learned is common sense, a lot of it isn't obvious. Recently there has been a resurgence in the desire to be self sufficient, take control and live a greener life.

Initially we wanted to call this book Self Sufficiency in the Suburbs but that implies it's of no value to city or country dwellers. Eventually we kept it simple and that's why it's just called Low Cost Living.

When things are tough, we all need to save money and this book will help. Our simple, tried and tested methods will help you to enjoy a better standard of living while saving money and helping the environment.

Discover the benefits of growing your own fruit and vegetables, raising chickens, making butter, cheese and bread, and brewing your own beer. Save energy, save on your bills. Harvest food for free and avoid waste. Play the supermarkets at their own game and get the best deals.

See how to recycle, re-use, make do and mend. Find out if solar power is right for you and whether wind power makes domestic sense. Most of all - live better, spend less and discover green is good!

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Low Cost LivingVegetable Growing Month by Month
Essential Allotment GuideEasy Jams, Chutneys and Preserves
Vegetable Fruit and Herb Growing in Small SpacesHow to Store Your Home Grown Produce
  • Low Cost Living
    Live better and greener on less money, real, practical frugal living help for all of us.
  • Vegetable Growing Month by Month
    The UK bestselling, simple beginner's guide to growing your own vegetables from a real gardener.
  • The Essential Allotment Guide
    Everything you need to know about getting and running an allotment from John Harrison described as 'Britains greatest allotment authority' by Emma Townshend in the Independent.
  • Easy Jams, Chutneys & Preserves
    Does just what the title says - make your own and discover real flavour. Like all our books, practical help for the new cook and tips for the more experienced. Includes tips on rescuing your jam when things go wrong!
  • Vegetable Fruit & Herb Growing in Small Spaces
    If you've only a small garden or even no garden, you can still grow your own. Practical advice based on our own experience growing in a concrete back yard and a small suburban garden.
  • How to Store Your Home Grown Produce
    When we realised that many people didn't know the basics, let alone the 'tricks' of storing produce we decided to write this book. 30 year's experience in a book for you.

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Last word from A Clarke

This is another no nonsense book by John Harrison. I have several of his books now. They are very easy to read as John doesn't use all the flowery talk that a lot of authors use.

His advice on not only low cost living, but good healthy living too is very refeshing, and an eye opener in some respects as to what some companies like supermarkets do to get you to buy their products!

Since buying this book, I have bought another 4 for my children and step children, and recommend 'soap nuts' to anyone whether it be for economic purposes or because you want to be more environmentally friendly or because you'd like to help the third world farmers who grow and harvest them!!

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John and Val Harrison
Low Cost Living author, John Harrison & Val Harrison with some of their home made chutneys

Reviews for Low Cost Living

A great book that shows you how to save pennies while also thinking about your environmental impact. Unlike similar books this one isn't an expensive purchase. It is an informative and great reference book with recipes, grow your own, animal husbandry and many other useful tips to help tighten the purse strings without giving up the things you enjoy.
Chicken Girl

Excellent - easy to read and extremely informative! From someone who loses interest part way through most books - that's one heck of a compliment! Would highly recommend. We are looking to move to France and becoming self sufficient - this book will definitely help. I bought the author's other books - all very well written.
Mr R Cannon

Excellent - easy to read and extremely informative! From someone who loses interest part way through most books - that's one heck of a compliment! Would highly recommend. We are looking to move to France and becoming self sufficient - this book will definitely help. I bought the author's other books - all very well written.
K D Taylor
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Reviews for Low Cost Living

I love the way this book shows how a less consumerist, more ecological lifestyle can also be more economical. I am also impressed by how it is helpful to those who are new to the concept as well as to those (like me) who are already converted.
It's very well organised and also indexed, so can be read cover to cover and just dipped into when you want information about something specific, and the basic guidance is nicely laced with interesting facts and background information.
I am sure that anyone buying it will save the (minimal) cost of the book many times over by following the advice within it!
S Robb

I really enjoyed this book. It is very well written, full of good ideas on how to live well for less, which is very welcome in these difficult times. John Harrison has a really friendly, down to earth writing style - with a dash of humour. I read, I learned, I laughed! This book is the type of book you'll find yourself reading all the way through and then dipping in to now and again. And a such a good price, it was excellent value too

Denise Janes