Are you sending off a kid to college this fall? Or will be in a few years? This is a good time to get your kid sent off on a good foundation. If you are a prepper, you will add a few more things to their pile of things that need to go with them.I have a tendency to go a little overboard sometimes, but I want to make sure that my kid has enough food as well as other…
We talk a lot about what we need to acquire and purchase as people who live the various lifestyles of prepping, homesteading, and the combination of the two. We talk about what we shouldn’t buy as frugal people and sustainability learners. Somewhere in the middle though, we need to understand that we need to get back the phrase that most of us should live by. “Use it up, wear it out, make do, or do without.” That phrase hangs on…
Updated 9/18/25 Many preppers have some fuel as part of their short-term and long-term preps. For many short-term situations and crises, fuel can be a valuable addition to your preps. A fuel like propane can last longer than other refined fuels due to its nature of being used as a vapor in some applications and a liquid in different applications. I deal with propane every day. I work for an agricultural cooperative, but my primary responsibility is dealing with propane…
This spring’s weather conditions have been anything but ideal. The weather is too hot already in some areas, too cool in other areas, and the rain has been unrelenting. , many conventional crops are not being planted due to flooding and unworkable fields. Many experts are already predicting food shortages due to flooding, livestock loss, and crops not being planted.While all of that is pretty bad, gardens are taking a hit this year too. The naysayers will say that gardens…
Cookbooks are invaluable. They teach us so much about cooking, baking, canning, butchering, and more. They give specific instructions on how to do anything with cooking and the kitchen. They can really help the experiences and the novice alike. While nothing really replaces the experience you get by doing and learning, having resources like cookbooks and cooking manuals is very important. You should have a good variety of cookbooks and manuals. Whether you are a canner, a preserver, a carnivore,…
I like saving money. I like it a lot. I also have some quirks and one of those quirks is challenging myself to find new ways to do something cheaper. I also think reusing items is cool and recycling items are the best.Those closest to me will just tell you I am weird and they look for opportunities to tell me when I go too far. Apparently, it isn’t cool to take the Sunday coupon flyers out of the county…