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How and Why You Should Be Stocking Up on Baking Supplies This Holiday Season

How and Why You Should Be Stocking Up on Baking Supplies This Holiday Season

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The holiday season can be a dream season for the prepper. The sales are usually pretty good during this time which makes it an excellent time to stockpile. This becomes especially true for baking supplies.  One of the keys to stockpiling for your food storage is to use the sales to your advantage. During the holiday season, you can count on a few things being on sale: canned vegetables instant mashed potatoes stuffing mixes gravy baking supplies We will be…

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Ten Ideas For Christmas Shopping With A Self-Reliant Prepper Perspective

Ten Ideas For Christmas Shopping With A Self-Reliant Prepper Perspective

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Christmas is coming around the corner. To say that I find Christmas shopping painful would be an understatement. However, I have a few tips and tricks to buy presents that fit into my values and beliefs without sacrificing my pocketbook. I have a budget for everyone on my list and they are well aware of it. I almost never buy toys that are electric, take batteries, or need electricity to operate them. My kids figured this out years ago and…

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Shop Small Businesses This Holidays!

Shop Small Businesses This Holidays!

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The day after Black Friday is Small Business Saturday. Why do corporate businesses come before small businesses? Because they have the money for advertising and mind control. They have bigger budgets, more staff, and more time to infiltrate your consciousness and convince you to spend your hard-earned money on them. However, small businesses should be taking precedence this holiday season and all year round. Why? Because small businesses are the backbone of this country. We couldn’t live without them. All…

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Stay Home on Black Friday. Shop Small. Shop Local.

Stay Home on Black Friday. Shop Small. Shop Local.

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(Originally posted in 2013. Revised and expanded for 2018. The views of the author haven’t changed!)Black Friday shopping can be crazy. Stores opening at midnight if they even closed at all. Standing in line and getting a ticket to buy an item at significant savings. Most of the time people are buying things they don’t really need. They are missing out on time with family and friends to go shopping. Employees are missing out on time with family and friends…

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20 Books To Give Your Favorite Preppers (and Non-Preppers) For The Holidays!

20 Books To Give Your Favorite Preppers (and Non-Preppers) For The Holidays!

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One of my favorite gifts to give and receive for any holiday is books! Almost everyone reads books. Beyond that, reading increases knowledge, brings pleasure, and is generally a good way to relax.  These are my favorite prepping fiction and non-fiction books to read and to give. You can give most of them as an e-book, but I recommend a hard copy to keep in the home library. If you can give the e-books as a downloadable book, this would…

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20 Great Prepping/Survival Father’s Day Gifts For The Dad in Your Life!

20 Great Prepping/Survival Father’s Day Gifts For The Dad in Your Life!

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Father’s Day is a wonderful time to celebrate the man in your life who either helped you bring your children into the world or helped bring you into the world. You may also want to celebrate the men who helped guide and mentor you at some point in your life. There are the standard, boring gifts to give to guys like a tie or a grill set. However, this year, I would like to offer some suggestions on gifts that…

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