Living Off the Grid in the City Season 1

Introducing - Living Off the Grid in the City

Podcast 1-1. Welcome. It is my hope to inform, encourage, and demonstrate the off-grid lifestyle benefits, excitement, and power. The benefits to you as a person, to your community, and frankly; the planet. The excitement for it to provide self-sustainability, ever-growing efficiency, ballooning personal development, and unprecedented technical advance. And, the power for it to undo the many personal, social, and financial harms brought to us by a for profit and against-the-poor economic system.

What is ’The Grid’?

Podcast 1-2. As I refer to it in this podcast, the grid includes the collection of utility services and public goods that most citizens receive in their home when they pay their bills on time.  Water, electricity, and telecommunications services.  The grid also includes food, and fuels that people buy for daily use.  Here I argue that the grid is not necessary, but it has become virtually mandatory.  For many reasons, the grid is harmful, especially because its high cost.

What is Living off the Grid?

Podcast 1-3. What does it mean to 'live' off the grid? What are the basic requirements? What does it take? and what should you expect? These questions and others are answered here.
Hector Vladimir 2023©

What is Living off the Grid in the City?

Podcast 1-4. Most of us live in cities and towns. These places are the ones most polluted. So, the living off grid lifestyle can make a great impact in the city. Disconnecting to use less resources and using renewables to replace the grid. It will be challenging, as the middle-people of the city are vicious.
Hector Vladimir 2023©

What Living Off the Grid In the City is not

Podcast 1-5. Living off the grid is not anarchy, or abolition of money. It is not living isolated or totally disconnected from all. It is not. Bonus: The middle people are the agents of the grid. They are the protectors of the status quo and those that attempt to thwart efforts to improve things.
Hector Vladimir 2023©

Some alternative energies - Climate change

Podcast 1-6. Description to the most popular alternative energies and a bit of background on those. Solar, wind, geothermal.  Also, I very briefly explain what is climate change. More technical and detailed descriptions of these will be done in my second book, Part 2.
Hector Vladimir 2023©

Some statistical terms and book assumptions

Podcast 1-7. Some statistical terms are defined, and I bring up some possible assumptions that the reader or listener will encounter during this book or podcast. Here, I will try to include people of various backgrounds and current life conditions; but it I cannot be all inclusive all the time. In most cases, I assume the reader to live in reasonable social, political, and economic freedom.
Hector Vladimir 2023©

Some disclaimers

Podcast 1-8. Off grid living may require special skills and knowledge, and installing, fabricating, and using gas or electrical equipment.  I recommend gaining such knowledge, skill, or licenses when required. Ensure you do especially when working with potentially hazardous energy. I am off the grid, but for now, only partially. This book is part of my road map for my off-grid goals. Which include being off the electric grid completely, and partially off the other grids.
Hector Vladimir

What sets this content apart?

Podcast 9. This content is intended for all, but especially for the poor. It recognizes the many challenges for majority of those living in the grid, and how hard it can be getting out of it. I am a working-poor, in debt, and struggling to emerge from the grid. Here, I advocate for those of limited budget, of low resources, and of low income. Here, I do with less, and show how it's possible to get off the grid and be happy.
Hector Vladimir 2023©

The environment and climate

Podcast 10. Part 2. Rationales. The environment is absolutely the first thing we must consider when attempting to live off the grid. It may well save our own behind, and those of our future generations. It is nothing less than the saving of our planet. Climate change is beyond reproach, so I will not bother with anyone here that is not on board with the current science and facts. Here, I describe some statistics and arguments. I introduce how living off the grid actually helps the environment.