Welcome to Episode 9 of the Quarter Acre Life Podcast. This episode is titled "Prepared”. Today is all about being prepared for change. I talk about the change that my family is going through with my job change and how I am preparing for star
Welcome to Episode 8 of the Quarter Acre Life Podcast. This episode is titled "What!". Today I tell a short tale of banking and the pressure to sell everyone who walks through the door. I also talk a bit about my truck and some issues I’m hav
Welcome to Episode 7 of the Quarter Acre Life Podcast. This episode is titled "Changes". There have been some changes around here that were worth mentioning. I didn’t have any show notes for today’s podcast but rather 15 minutes of me ramblin
Welcome to Episode 6 of the Quarter Acre Life Podcast. This episode is titled "Skills". Everyone has a skill. Something they are really good at, something they could teach others. When I see someone doing something that looks interesting to m
Welcome to Episode 5 of the Quarter Acre Life Podcast. This episode is titled "Planning a Garden". 1. Select the location (prime real estate for sun) 2. Selecting a general design (using google sketch-up)3. Creating a budget (start a spread
Welcome to Episode 4 of the Quarter Acre Life Podcast. This episode is titled "The List". Making a list and having a plan to get things done is what keeps us on track around here. Not everything stays on our list and sometimes the order chang
Welcome to Episode 3 of the Quarter Acre Life Podcast. This episode is titled "Am I Prepared for a Power Outage?". Resource for today's podcast: https://www.ready.gov/power-outages Is your home the same as ours and 100% electric and tota
Welcome to Episode 2 of the Quarter Acre Life Podcast. This episode is titled "Fall Preps". This is a list of 10 things I believe should be done around every home in the fall to get ready for winter. There may be other things that didn't make i
This episode is an introduction to the Quarter Acre Life adventure. Quarter Acre Life is about teaching children the value of hard work, utilizing basic self-sufficiency ideas such as growing a garden, repairing things around the house, constru