Regardless of where you live, its easy to create a more self-sufficient lifestyle. Even if you live in an urban environment, or in a high-rise apartment building, there are easy ways to move more in the direction of a sustainable way of life. There are lots of people, like me, who want to simplify their lives and still enjoy some of the things that made society so wonderful. The ultimate goal is to reduce your expenses/increase profits, produce most of what you consume and help to improve the environment.Reducing expenses and increasing income is something that people have wanted for all of their lives. With self-sufficiency you can do both.