Sustainable living is plausible on a budget but hard to achieve. We are building a house and trying to use materials and systems that reduce the "cost of living per month" as well as from sustainable resources.

I would love to be living "off the grid" but with budget constraints it's impossible. It would be great to be paid for selling energy that our house doesn't use to the energy company. Reusing gray water, having our own black water garden, harnessing wind, sun and the earth's power but our effort's have been reduced due to land restrictions and finances.

That being said, we are trying our best to reduce our own foot print and be a self-sufficient as much as possible. Though, if we had an unlimited budget, we could probably come close to "no" foot print.