simple living, record water prices, many forced to sell up, some abandoned homes left vacant
I don’t know what things are like at the moment where you live, but here in Australia, almost the entire country is having to endure pretty severe water restrictions. For some this means complete bans on watering. In my town, we can only water once a week, and only between 8pm and 8am on that day.
Many believe this sort of situation is only the beginning. (If you haven’t seen Al Gore’s environmental documentary an inconvenient truth.. it gives some cause for reflection)
High Utility prices
It is possible (in the very near future) resources like electricity, gas and water are going to continue there upward price momentum. We have already seen substantial cost increases this past decade. And the bouyancy of the current world equity markets is due in the large part to record commodity prices.
Smart financial management
Clever money management should always focus on generating cashflow as the number one priority. If you cannot sell it, if you cannot bank it, you are not in business. And this goes for your personal finances. If you are not generating income, you cannot implement wealth strategies, cost controls or retirement planning.
Simple Living
This post in the simple living series, focusses on water. Below are some tips to save on your water bill. For me, currently, it is strategies like these that are keeping my family’s garden alive, but perhaps in the future, this may well save me a small fortune.
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