financial prepping

How To Make A SHTF Financial Survival Plan

January 4, 2017 By ParkerMama 1 Comment

Are you concerned about your personal economic situation? Worried about how you'll survive if things continue to go downhill? Do you work in an industry that is shutting doors at an alarming rate? Inching closer to retirement? You need a financial survival plan. Why A Financial Survival Plan? There are huge issues brewing for those looking to retire on pensions. … [Read more...] about How To Make A SHTF Financial Survival Plan

Buying Junk Silver As Part of Your Prepping

January 10, 2013 By Prepared Mom 10 Comments

When people talk about buying junk silver they are referring to US dimes, quarters, half dollars and dollars minted through 1964. These coins were produced with 90% silver and 10% copper. They have an "intrinsic value" which means the metal to produce them actually has value unlike a paper dollar bill. The penny has always been copper or steel (for one or two war years) and the … [Read more...] about Buying Junk Silver As Part of Your Prepping

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?