The Sick-Season Survival Kit: Prevention, Preparedness & My Favorite Tea Recipe
Illness is always just around the corner, especially in the fall and winter. I think it is wise to be ready for lockdowns and illness to happen again.
50 Ways To Save Money This Summer
Summer can be a spendy time of the year. Sure, you don’t have the high heating bills that happen in the winter, but your other bills and expenses can take a jump! Whether you are spending more on gas and food or your water bill is going through the roof, you probably need to find ways to cut back and save money.
21 Pieces of Advice for My Adult Kids
Dear Kiddos, I know you all know that I am a fountain of advice and knowledge. Otherwise, you wouldn’t call home and ask me things. However, I thought about all the things I have experienced and the mistakes I have made in life. I have done things the right way and definitely the wrong way. I have made people happy and really hurt people who didn’t deserve it, including you four at times. Sometimes, I have had to be the…
How Uncomfortable Can You Live To Save Money and Still Survive?
Saving money seems to be the name of the game lately. With rising inflation, rising store costs, and a generally higher cost of living, people are looking for any way possible to cut corners and trim costs. The problem is that most people don’t want to sacrifice any comforts to really save money when they need to really buckle down. Then the consequences of not buckling down to save a lot of money hit them really hard and they end…
Why and How You Should Be Stockpiling Clothes
In any kind of SHTF situation, clothes are important. You may only need a few sets of clothing just to survive. However, in an economic downturn or inflation economy, you might want to think about clothing in a different way. Stocking up on clothing will be important, especially if you are unsure if money will be tight or will need to be allocated to a different category in your budget. If you build up enough inventory for clothing, you may…
Why and How You Should Use Back-to-School Sales To Get Prepared and Stockpiled
Back-to-school sales in August are some of the best sales all year to get prepared. The variety of things for sale and the low prices can be a budget-friendly way to get your home prepared for whatever could come in the next year. You don’t usually see sales like this any other time of the year. This next school year, we could see more lockdowns, schooling at home, inflation, supply disruptions, and more. Any one of those things means you…