• Grow your own food (this starves Big Agri and Big Pharma both)
• Shop at local businesses with no corporate ties
• Use natural remedies instead of pharmaceuticals whenever possible
• Homeschool your children
• Walk or bike instead of driving when possible
• Get care from naturopaths and healers instead of doctors
• Make paper logs from scraps for free heat if you have a wood-burning fireplace or stove
• Boycott all processed foods
• Shop at local farmer’s markets
• Boycott corporate stores: Wal-Mart, Costco, Best Buy, Home Depot
• Give vouchers as gifts for an evening of babysitting, a homemade meal, walking the dog, doing a repair, or cleaning
• Join a CSA or farm co-op
• Ditch television (and all the propaganda and commercials)
• Participate in the barter system – if no money changes hands, no tax can be added
• Buy secondhand from yard sales, Craigslist and thrift stores
• Sell your unwanted goods by having a yard sale or putting an ad on Craigslist
• Repair things instead of replacing them
• Avoid fast food restaurants and chain restaurants
• Dine at locally owned establishments if you eat out
• Brew your own beer and wine
• Read a book, purchased second-hand or borrowed
• Grow or gather  medicinal herbs
• Give homemade gifts
• Attend free local activities: lectures, concerts, play days at the park, library events
• Dumpster dive
• Play outside: hike, bike, picnic
• Mend clothing
• Invite someone over for dinner instead of meeting at a restaurant
• Throw creative birthday parties at home for your kids instead of renting a venue
• Camp instead of staying at a hotel
• Bring your coffee with you in a travel mug
• Do all of your Christmas shopping with small local businesses and artisans
• Reduce your electricity usage with candles, solar power and non-tech entertainment
• Drop the thermostat and put on a sweater
• Bring your snacks and drinks in a cooler when you go on a road trip
• Stay home – it’s way easier to avoid temptation that way
• Pack lunches for work and school
• Make delicious homemade treats as a hostess gift
• Close your bank account or at the very least, strictly limit your balance
• Visit u-pick berry patches and orchards, then preserve your harvest for the winter
• Use precious metals stored at home as your savings account
• Raise backyard chickens for your own eggs
• If you are a smoker, roll your own cigarettes – if possible go one step further and grow tobacco
• Live in a smaller, more efficient home
• Use solar power for lighting or cooking
• Collect rainwater for use in the garden
• Learn to forage
• Buy heavy, solid, handmade furniture instead of the flimsy imported stuff
• At the holidays, focus on activities and traditions instead of gifts.  Go for a walk or drive through the neighborhood to look at lights, get into your PJs and watch a special movie together on Christmas Eve and make certain treats that can always be expected
• Make your own bath and body products using pure ingredients like coconut oil, essential oils, and herbal extracts

Source: 50 Ways to Starve the Beast – The Organic Prepper