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Prepping On A Budget Through Frugal Living

December 4, 2012 By ParkerMama

One of the biggest excuses I hear as to why people don't prep for emergencies is 'I can't afford it.' Hogwash. Prepping on a budget isn't that hard. I'm one of those who believes you can't afford not to prep. After my medically fragile son with special needs was born, we found ourselves living on our food storage while our grocery money went to paying for Parker's … [Read more...] about Prepping On A Budget Through Frugal Living

Beginning Prepping: Breaking Down Prepping Into Bite Sized Chunks

November 14, 2012 By Prepared Mom

Getting started prepping is overwhelming! Thinking of all the possible that can go wrong in our lives is not a pleasant thing. Beginning prepping can cause real fear and panic and a sense of "why bother?" As a former teacher, I often think of learning things in a style called "chunking". I approach prepping the same way and would encourage you to as well. Here is how chunking … [Read more...] about Beginning Prepping: Breaking Down Prepping Into Bite Sized Chunks

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Preparedness for a disaster makes a lot of sense. With recent and predicted events like Hurricane Sandy, The Colorado Wildfires, Fiscal Cliffs, and rising food and gas costs just in 2012 there is no denying that things are changing in our world. Whether or not you believe "The End of the World As We Know It" is near there are plenty of everyday things to worry about: loss of a job, health emergency, local weather events to name a few.

I find that I worry less about the big "what if's" out there the more emergency planning my family does to deal with the unexpected. I will share the survival tips and tricks I have learned while on this preparedness journey and hope that you join in with lots of comments. We all have a lot to learn from one another.

Now, lets get started prepping! Pick a post and start reading. At the end of every post the blog randomly selects three more survival posts for you to check out. Set aside 10 minutes a day to build your preppers knowledge base. We can never be done learning or prepping, right?