Morning! today I have a guest post from Kevin Watts who blogs over at Graduating from debt, enjoy! Let me know if you would like to guest post on RFI. The house, the white picket fence and a couple of kids running in the yard, starts every “American Dream”. Something that we can be… Read more
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Cheap DIY Halloween costumes: How to Make Fairy Wings, Wand and Crown
Hi there! Today my awesome VA Clarisse takes over and will explain how she made a perfect Halloween costume for her six year old without breaking the bank, enjoy! When I was a kid I never had a chance to attend a Halloween Party. And now I have a 6 year old daughter and… Read more
Little house in Guatemala, week 18-19
Hi there! Time for a house and work update, I am happy to announce that the works are almost done! Here is the previous episode if you missed it. I want to do a small video for you to put things into better perspective, but I’ll wait until it is fully finished. So this week… Read more
Installing a water pump: costs and tutorial
After going to the council to apply for a water permit and try to be connected to the public water, we decided to go with a water pump. First because the guys at the council office didn’t look like they were in a hurry to grant the permit. Also, it’s not like they have a… Read more
Can cheap labor make you lazy?
Before I moved to Guatemala, I was looking at houses in the South of France. For the same price, I would have gotten a run down house, that I would have had to fix myself. There I was, daydreaming about my carpenter self, my mason self and my architect self. Yeah, sure. Most likely, I… Read more
Spinach and leek pizza
My lovely BF loves meat. He can have a meal of just meat, with a side of more meat. The problem is, we live $20 worth of gas away from the supermarket, so I usually buy a LOT of vegetables that will go bad quite fast, and as part of my November zero food waste goal, I… Read more
Little house in Guatemala, week 1
Happy Monday everyone! Time to start a weekly update about the Guatemalan land, don’t you think? I have been so busy last week, with the move, getting settled, no light… that I had little time to write, let alone get online and share. But here I am! Let’s start with a photo tour of the… Read more
Fixed three bicycles today!
I talk a lot about doing things myself and trying to learn new skills in order to be more independent. That is exactly what I did today. First my super nice bicycle was in my mum’s basement, in storage. I took it out as part of my September goals to walk and cycle more,… Read more
Doing a little DIY around the house
Since I am back in Paris, I have been staying with my mother, who lives alone and is terrible at DIY. Her bathroom tap has been liking a little for ages, and she puts a small bowl to collect the dripping water, which she uses to water her plants. No big waste, just postponing things… Read more
Step 15: Learn to DIY
This post is part of a 30 days series called the 30 steps program to financial independence. You can check the list of other posts here. I don’t know the first thing about DIY. I only know what it costs me not to know the first thing about DIY. $200 was the last locksmith bill… Read more