While you’re developing your self-sufficiency and perhaps even working towards living off-the-grid, it’s good to remember there are simple, basic skills that are easy to learn and apply that result in saving a lot of money, increasing the skills you need to improve your family’s survival and perhaps could lead to being able to barter for what you need in your community. Developing simple skills to use to better your life and the life of those around you make a lot of sense.