Today I share some thoughts on our homeschool journey. Both if our daughters are now in Public High School, but for their elementary and middle school years we homeschooled them for a variety of reasons. In hindsight i think this was a great decision and I share why on the podcast

Today we have a brief discussion on the different types of solar panels, and a few things to consider when designing an array, and which panels are the best

Today we discuss a few things to keep in mind when in the market to buy raw land for your future homestead.

Today we talk about some battery basics and things to consider when deciding between a Flooded Lead Acid battery bank or Lithium Iron Phosphate battery bank and wiring in series vs parallel.

Today we talk about tax credits because it’s tax season. We are talking about the solar investment tax credits what that is how long it’s good for what you need to do to apply for it and we cover the energy star tax credits for things like wood and pellet stoves, insulation, water heaters, heat pumps.

Today we talk about the house and wise of building out a school bus into an RV conversion, called a skoolie, and the costs and timeline of our project. We’re looking at this as an alternative housing option.

Today we talk about incubating and hatching out chicks and selling them as a business model where you can be in the chicken business without having to process chickens, or find people willing to pay enough for your eggs to make a business

Today we talk about the difference between flooded lead acid and lithier and phosphate, batteries, and how those differences apply to a solar offgrade system

Today we discuss things to consider when developing your consulting rate as either a side gig or a full-time consulting business. This question came up on a telegram group, and I thought it was an interesting thought process so I recorded it while I was driving from Indiana to Alabama. Enjoy the show.

Today we talk about what to expect in 2023 relating to pricing and availability of solar panels, charge controllers, batteries, inverters and balance of system components as well as some of the macro impacts. The electric vehicle industry is having on these components.

Today we talk a little bit about the transition from a Hack my solar to hack my Homestead and talk about the options for alternative heating when the grid goes out