It is now possible these days to learn how to live off the grid with the minimal expense.

We are going to look at a couple of ways to live off the grid, that in turn will enable you to save lots of money in the long run, as well as help save the environment.

For the first method, lets look at how to build and install a wind turbine generator.

The two ways to approach this are, to have a wind turbine system installed by a professional company. Whilst this is obviously the easy way to go about getting one, you will also find it the most expensive way. Professional installations can cost up to $20,000, and in turn take you maybe up to 15 years to get a real return of investment. The other way is to build your own.

A wind turbine can be built for under $200. All the parts needed can be bought from your local hardware store. Even old auto parts can be used on this project. Take this approach and you will find yourself in profit very quickly.

The second method you can use is, to learn how to build a solar panel.

As with wind turbines, getting solar panels installed for you will cost you a lot of money. Solar panels can be very cheap to build yourself, if you know how. They are very easy to build and all parts can also be bought from your local hardware store. The most important components are:

- A car battery

- Sheets Of Copper

- Some Metal tubing to construct the main framework for the panel

- Electrical wire

A few other very small parts will be required. All cheap and easy to get hold of though.

You can choose one method, or you could combine both methods and have a wind turbine and solar panel working together if you wish. If you do, you will be in a good position to save a lot of money.

The real trick to all of this is to find a very good guide, that can show you in detail, and with easy to follow steps, on how to build these systems. Be careful though. The quality in guides out there can be very mixed.

As you can see, learning how to live off the grid is not that difficult at all. All you need are parts from your local hardware store, and some space in your workshop or garage. You should be able to put one of these generators together within a weekend. Give it a go, and start saving.

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