Mother Earth News Beginner's Guide to Living on Less

The Mother Earth News Beginner's Guide to Living on Less is a guide full of tips for saving money and sticking to a budget, whether you live in the city or the country.

It gathers practical, frugal-living projects you can return to again and again.

At a glance

• Format: Book
• Publisher: Mother Earth News
• Topics: Frugal living, food self-reliance, DIY, budgeting

Best for

• Readers on a tight budget
• Beginning homesteaders
• DIY and self-reliance enthusiasts
• Gardeners wanting to grow more food
• A gift for a frugal-living fan

What's inside

Learn to grow, make, and preserve your own food, build furniture from upcycled pallets, grow $700 worth of food in 100 square feet, propagate plants with low-tech methods, and reduce energy costs, plus one-hour cheese recipes, building beekeeping equipment, growing your own seeds, and box-building projects.

About Mother Earth News

Mother Earth News is a long-running publisher covering homesteading, organic gardening, and sustainable living, offering practical self-reliance guidance for modern readers.