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Why You Should Consider Stockpiling or Find Alternatives For Your Creature Comforts

Why You Should Consider Stockpiling or Find Alternatives For Your Creature Comforts

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What do you have or eat that you possibly cannot live a day without?  Coffee? Tea? Wine/Beer/Alcohol? Cigar/Cigarettes/Chewing Tobacco? Chocolate? Video Games? Books? Online Streaming Services? Hobby Supplies? Cosmetics/Hair Dyes? Daily Showers? To me, creature comforts are items and services you don’t want to live without but could live without if you had to in certain situations. Could you live without them? Sure. They aren’t necessary to survival, but they make life much more enjoyable and they help you keep…

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How To Prepare For A Second Lockdown At Home

How To Prepare For A Second Lockdown At Home

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In the last week, the media has been reporting the certainty of another lockdown occurring in the next 3-4 months. While we may want to call foul and stomp our feet, this is certainly not the time to be unprepared for the possibility. While news reports have been calling for at least 4-6 weeks of lockdown with a possibility of it lasting longer, we can start (if you haven’t already) preparing for this possibility. We don’t know how locked down…

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12 Ways To Beat Supply Disruptions

12 Ways To Beat Supply Disruptions

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When a country or an area is going through major upheaval, supply disruptions become inevitable. Whether those supplies are coming from overseas or are produced in your area, you may still have trouble getting food and goods. Trucking companies will rarely haul items to areas they don’t feel are safe. Barges may not be able to load or unload. Ships may not be able to leave port. Roads may be blocked and bridges may be destroyed preventing the shipment of…

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What Is Your Prepping Story? What Will Your Prepping Story Be?

What Is Your Prepping Story? What Will Your Prepping Story Be?

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 In prepping, a lot of people didn’t grow up with parents who were prepared. They may have done things we consider prepping because they wanted to save money. Our parents were raised by their parents who more than likely survived the Great Depression and WWII. Those parents were shaped by their experiences. They knew every trick in the book to save money and to fix what they could themselves. They often tried to pass that information on to their kids,…

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“That Wasn’t So Bad” and Other Lies You Tell Yourself

“That Wasn’t So Bad” and Other Lies You Tell Yourself

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We are in an unprecedented time for our generations and this era. We are experiencing things we just thought would be part of our suspicions. Things such as:  Pandemics Economic Downturns (especially for those who went through 2007/2008) Small Businesses Failing Limited Food Supply Presidential Election Year (An ugly one which is saying a lot after 2016) Changing Politics Social Unrest The list could go depending upon your personal experiences.  With these things going on, we should be preparing even…

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Let Go Of The Things That No Longer Serve You (And Have More Room For Your Preps)!

Let Go Of The Things That No Longer Serve You (And Have More Room For Your Preps)!

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I have been doing a lot of purging again. Some of the purgings I have been doing have been digital and some of it has been physical. Most of it has been helping my sanity in some way, shape, or form.  I have a tendency to keep a lot of emails and then never really go back to them to do, make, or practice what that email was preaching on that given day. At one point, after cleaning up all…

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