Creative frugality

energy budgets…

The word for today is kakistocracy, a book you might want to check out, and in the “You have to admit he’s making a good point” department… Energy budgets are just like monetary ones and a lot of good advice can be found in David Copperfield. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen, nineteen and six, …

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just something to read while you’re not spending money today…

Some Antarctic news, Sarah making sense as always, and in the “might be an interesting ‘H’ season” department… So, we’re all not spending money today… Right? Anyway, I’ve always had a keen interest in the economics of stuff where it affects me. Especially the economics of boat building, boat repair, and cruising. As a result, …

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about buying shit…

A very good point, an anti-solution to climate change, and the stupid, it burns… The most obvious way to save money on boat stuff is only buying shit that you actually need. Sure, it’s obvious and everyone knows that it’s true, so I won’t insult you and explain it further. Sadly, in our consumerist society, …

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a slight change of focus…

EBM with a very good point, somewhat disturbing if you’re cruising or plan to cruise Baja, and in the “about time to cancel my subscription” department… Prices for just about everything are predicted to go up bigly, so we’re going to change focus a bit. Since VolksCruiser is all about cruising on a limited budget, …

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Less being more…

A needful Puerto Rico read, some roller coaster finality, and in the “when it’s time to get out of Dodge” department… So, here’s a thought on how we (the cruising collective) tend to deal with the various problems/issues/conundrums that make our lives complicated like power aboard, the need to be connected, and budget. As it …

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