Thoughts on Confidence and How To Teach It Each and every one of us struggles with confidence issues. You can bet your bottom dollar, that can be said about just about everyone that has ever drawn breath on this great green and blue globe of ours. That the billions, and may I even say trillions [...]
Growing up in Suburbia, I never had a reason to pay attention to the required biology and chemistry classes. Lo and behold, I really should have listened in those classes so long ago! After doing some catching up I have been able to put a few things together that all of us can understand when [...]
It is our purpose here on ThatAquaponicsGuy to gather for you the best information, knowledgebase, and know-how to you that will benefit you no matter where you are, or what your circumstance may be. In the many aspects of life that are needing to be looked after, and there are many we want to bring [...]
The original article can be found here Growing food on your yacht: Everything you need to know to become self-sufficient Self-sufficiency is a goal of many liveaboard cruisers who sail the world’s oceans, generating their own water and power, writes Erin Carey With limited space and the obvious challenges of salt, wind and motion, many [...]
When you are thinking of the things you need to do to become more self-sustaining, not relying as hard upon (or solely) the established societal practices that would, if they were to go away, severely disrupt or cause bodily harm (the no eating or drinking bit of living, for example) there are a few things [...]
It's just about that time of year to get all of those Backyard Farming tasks done, ready for planting the rows of suburban crops you want to enjoy. There aren’t many plants that don’t grow well here in the Intermountain Region. Other than tropical plants that require loads of sunshine and precipitation, depending on your [...]
“Everyone who lives in the city is going to die when the SHTF.” It roils me a bit when I read that, and not because I live so close to a city, but it just isn't true. Wherever you live, in good times and bad, there are pros and cons. Your job is to prepare [...]
We have all heard that if we don't learn from our past, we are destined to relive it and when it comes to the economy and the cycles that naturally happen (which have been messed with for the last 40 years) you will have your ebbs and flows. Because financial institutions have been messing with [...]
Each year the time to file your taxes seems to come sooner and sooner. And whether you pay or get a refund, that time of year gets you thinking how better can I make my money to work for me? Especially, when the money is a little harder to come by. With that in mind, [...]
There was a time when I was new to all this self-reliance stuff and to be honest, that time was not that long ago. The memory of getting started is still fresh in my mind to this day, I am in awe of those objectives that seemed so far ahead of me. That is not [...]
