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Soap is the Prep You Should Never Be Without

Soap is the Prep You Should Never Be Without

Soap is a necessary and good thing to have in your preps and stockpiles. You need it to stay clean, hygienic, and safe to be around. Soap gets rid of germs, body odor, and more. You keep your clothes clean, dishes clean, and sanitize counters, floors, and more with it. Soap can mean the difference between life or death, literally, in a grid-down and disastrous situation. If you can keep yourself clean and your area clean in this kind of situation,…

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When Daily Life (and Life in General) Seems More Important Than Prepping

When Daily Life (and Life in General) Seems More Important Than Prepping

Let us sit down and have a chat. Just you all and me. This is a conversation long in coming but needs to be had. Grab your beverage of choice, sit back, and relax.How has life been lately? Crazy? Busy? Too much to do, not enough time? Can’t keep up with the kids, the house, the job, and all the eleventy billion other commitments too?I get it. I totally get it. I have been there too.How is your prepping coming?…

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How Prepping Helps With Worry and Anxiety (A Personal Story)

How Prepping Helps With Worry and Anxiety (A Personal Story)

A fair amount of preparedness sites focus on the how-tos and the reasons you should prepare and rightfully so. They actually help you to know what to do and how to do it. In fact, there are a lot of posts on this site doing the same thing. We just want the world to be prepared and to get the message out to everyone.One of the facets of prepping I am keen on is the psychological and, to an extent,…

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What Should A Prepper Do With That Tax Refund? 25 Ideas For Spending Your Tax Refund Like A Prepper

What Should A Prepper Do With That Tax Refund? 25 Ideas For Spending Your Tax Refund Like A Prepper

Ah, the great tax refund. Not really seen outside of America, but a welcome bonus all the same. If you get one, what do you do with it?I know, I know. If you do your taxes right, you wouldn’t get a refund. Yeah, but the government gives credits for kids and putting money away in a 401K. That is 90% of my tax refund. If you do get one and you don’t have kids, you should probably examine the reasons why.Anyway,…

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Now Is The Time To Slay The Debt Monster!

Now Is The Time To Slay The Debt Monster!

Unfortunately, debt has become highly encouraged in this country. You can borrow money for a home, a personal recreation vehicle, a vehicle, land and more. You can just put it on a credit card if you have the money for it now or want to wait to pay for it. For most people, credit and loans are easily accessible and can be had for a price.This leads to problems. Nevermind all the stress that being in debt can cause a…

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Procrastination Is A Prepper’s Biggest Enemy! Here Is What You Can Do About It!

Procrastination Is A Prepper’s Biggest Enemy! Here Is What You Can Do About It!

Procrastination is basically the act of putting off doing things when they could be done now. I used to be a top-notch procrastinator until I realized it was a huge deterrent in my life. It was starting to cause a lot of problems. I believed that if I wasn’t getting things done, there must be a reason the universe didn’t want them done and who was I to challenge that? However, then there was the fact that I was a…

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