Simplicity

What is Simplicity? For us, it means living a life without a lot of stuff. We carry very little with us aside from necessities. We try to keep our lives focused on experiences not things. We are happy as long as we have food, water, somewhere to sleep and most importantly - each other! With simplicity comes less stress and more happiness, more time with each other, freedom and more time to do the things we love - a fullfilling life. Life is short - make it count!

Paradise On Pennies DIY Solar Dehydrator, Make Your Own Food Dehydrator with Just 3 Materials!

DIY

Are you interested in nomadic living tips? Looking for tips on food buying, food storage, & food preparation for off grid or on the road situations? Check out our Food & Foraging Advice section! Remember, you don’t need to go …

Paradise On Pennies Menstrual Cups? A Better Period for Lady Nomads, Van Lifers, Travelers, Backpackers, & Off Grid Minimalists!

Footprints

It’s finally here! That backpacking trip you’ve been planning for, what like 4 months!? You’ve packed the backpack with all the gear and you’re going over the list of anything you might have forgotten. Suddenly, you realize you did forget …

Paradise On Pennies Vote & Look for Election Results Every Day! Your Dollar Builds Your World

Simplicity

It’s that time of year when everyone’s asking, “How do I vote? Where do I vote? Who do I vote for?” Vote, vote, vote, that’s all you hear. But aren’t we voting every single day??? The answer is a firm, …

Paradise On Pennies Travel Can Teach You the Truth: And the Truth Can Be Devastating

Simple Travel

I’m sitting in the car, staring at a long road ahead, thinking, “Damn, what is that!?” It’s a large copper mine in the distance. It looked like a mountain that had been ripped away & drained of its water, trees, …

Paradise On Pennies Backpacking & Rockhounding – Two Hobbies You Should Never Let Meet

Simplicity

Backpacking & Rockhounding – Two hobbies you should never let meet The backpacker spends time and money trying to achieve the ultra-light weight pack. The lighter it is, the more successful he’s been. While the rockhounder tries to fit just …

Paradise On Pennies Choosing a Vehicle to Live In, Living on the Road Full Time Rig

Simple Travel

We live in our SUV, but lately we’ve been discussing what we will do if our Great Escape SUV dies on us. We know the day will sadly come and we’ll miss the ole’ Great Escape, but we will need …

Paradise On Pennies You Don’t Need a Van to Live on the Road, #VanLife Alternatives

Simple Travel

You may have heard about the recent #VanLife movement. Maybe you are thinking of selling everything and going to live on the road! Congrats! It’s an amazing life. This is coming from two folks who have been living on the …

Paradise On Pennies Foraging for Free Food

Foraging & Food

We’re known as Paradise on Pennies . . . so, of course, we like to do things cheap. Our two largest expenses (see our full budget here) are food and gas. We really don’t have much else in our expenses …

Free Food

Paradise On Pennies Cheap Ways to Have Fun

Simple Travel

Living on the road in an SUV or being a VanLifer doesn’t mean you have to feel broke and it doesn’t mean you have to be bored. We are nearly never bored! There’s so much to do and discover once …

Paradise On Pennies How to Live on the Road the Cheap Way

Simple Travel