About

Hi there, and welcome to My Tip Offs!

We’re Clive and Jolene, a husband-and-wife team doing life a little differently — with intention, simplicity, and a love for learning, adventure, and truth.

We created this space to share honest, well-researched insights that help families like ours make informed choices. Whether it’s a product, a place, a parenting approach, or a way of life — we care deeply about quality, integrity, and making the most of each day.

Who We Are

We’re a family of six with roots in South Africa and Zimbabwe, but we prefer to call ourselves Internationals — lovers of the whole wide world. We’ve lived in South Africa, Spain, and now the UK, always seeking a simpler, freer, more meaningful way of life. (Out of interest: the definition for “free” in the dictionary is >> “not under the control or power of another”)

Our children have never been to formal school, and we’ve been living and learning together through child-led, experience-rich home-educating for over 15 years. It’s a lifestyle we believe in wholeheartedly — peaceful parenting, creative freedom, and learning from life itself. No boxed curriculum here — just curiosity, connection, and constant growth.

We’re passionate about living gently and intentionally:

• Respecting all living things

• Embracing plant-based living

• Exploring nature

• Questioning everything

• And finding joy in everyday adventures.

Clive is our calm, wise thinker — a multi-skilled man who wears many hats: truck driver, photographer, poet, fixer-of-all-the-things, and ever-present dad. Jolene is the organised, sensitive observer — a lover of words, deep thinker, home educator, and eagle-eyed reviewer of life’s details. Together, we try to live each day with purpose, creativity, and compassion.

“Family: Where life begins and love never ends.” (Unknown) 

What You’ll Find Here

This website is our way of giving back and sharing the tools, tips, and truths we’ve gathered along the way.

You’ll find:

• Honest reviews of products, services, and experiences — no fluff, no hidden agendas.

• Helpful resources for homeschoolers and free learners.

• Practical advice for family life, green living, wellness, and doing more with less.

• Real stories from our journey as a family — the ups, the downs, and the in-betweens.

We write because we want to see the world become a better place — more peaceful, more kind, and more mindful. We’re not experts or professionals, just people with experience, passion, and a lot of love for families, freedom, and the planet.

Our motto?
Carpe Diem — seize the day.
Because life is too precious to settle for mediocre.

Thanks for stopping by. We hope you find something here that inspires, helps, or just makes you feel a little less alone on your journey. Feel free to leave us a comment — we’ll always reply as soon as we can.

With warmth,
Clive & Jolene
The Adventures of Six, the Teaching Gumboot Kids, and now… My Tip Offs.