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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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Update 5/18/2025 Books are among my favorite gifts to give and receive for any holiday or birthday! 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 nonfiction books to read and to give. You can give most of them as e-books, but I recommend a hard copy to keep in the home library. If you can give the e-books as downloadable books, this…

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Is It Time For A Financial Reset? 15 Tips For You To Reset Your Finances

Is It Time For A Financial Reset? 15 Tips For You To Reset Your Finances

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Sometimes you go through life like you own it. You have your priorities right, your life in order, and everything going well.Then, wham! You get hit with a medical emergency. You lose your spouse. You get divorced or separated. You have to suddenly move. You are faced with bills you did not realize you owed and now are in collections.Life happens. You can control a lot of what happens in your life, but there is a lot you cannot control….

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55 Ways To Save Money on Your Utility and Water Bills

55 Ways To Save Money on Your Utility and Water Bills

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The single biggest expense most households have are their utility and water bills. Sometimes those two bills combined are more expensive than the mortgage. Sometimes those two bills are the same as the mortgage and monthly groceries. In other words, they are just expensive. In the twenty-plus years of paying for a utility bill and growing up in a house that was very conscious of its water and electrical use, I have learned some tips and tricks to drive down…

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Small Batch Canning: Saving Time, Money, and Sanity!

Small Batch Canning: Saving Time, Money, and Sanity!

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Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you had time during the garden harvest to can all day, every day? When you see super awesome deals on produce at the store, you could purchase them and can them right away when you get home?You don’t have that kind of time? Me neither.A lot of people ask how I get so much canning done when I am busy with a full-time job and kids. I have a good sized garden and we like…

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You Have Lessons To Learn From Those That Survived The Great Depression

You Have Lessons To Learn From Those That Survived The Great Depression

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The Great Depression was an era in American History that people who lived through it would remember indefinitely. They remember how hard the times were, the poverty most people suffered, and just life in general at the time. For most people who remember living through this time, the lessons stuck with them for the rest of their life.For those who experienced the worst of The Great Depression, they never forgot. They do not or did not like talking about life…

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