Many of us have been prepping for quite a while. We started by getting some more food, a few cases of water, and some gear. Then prepping took over our lives and we now have a lot of prepping things and a good size food and water storage. I have been prepping for longer than five years, but I know that I have areas of my prepping I need to revisit. I bet you do too. As I have been decluttering…
This has been another busy week on the homestead. Every week seems busy, but some weeks just wear you out. However, this last week wasn’t too bad. We have been doing a lot of little things. Cleaning out the garage and getting the doors to work right has been fun. I had to go to Menards Saturday morning and I got two new springs which should make all three garage doors operational now. Rob is also adding buttons to the outside…
What should you do with that good-sized tax refund you get every year? You can blow it on meaningless toys or a trip somewhere. You can save it for a rainy day. However, those things won’t keep you alive though when a financial crisis or job loss happens. You need to invest your refund into your preps, mainly food storage. My tax refund is a welcome gift every year. I don’t ask for a refund and make sure I pay just enough…
You all read these posts, shared these posts, and shown this blog some love! Thank you so much! I couldn’t do this without you all and I wouldn’t want to! These posts were the most popular posts in 2015! Counting down from 10 to 1 in popularity, here they are: 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Thank you again and have a great 2016! Erica
When I started my food storage stockpile ten or so years ago, I made a list of the top ten food items I used almost every day in the kitchen. I was already making most of our food from scratch so I knew what I would need to stock up on. I would carry this list to the store when I was getting groceries. If I saw a good deal or could afford a little extra, I would stock up on…
A few months ago, I wrote a post on What This Prepper Buys: A Trip To The Store With Me. I wanted to give you all an idea on what I purchase for my preps and my everyday life. Since I use my preps in my daily life, I buy a lot of things knowing I can and will use them in both. Since then, I have had some requests to do more of these posts and maybe explain why I…