What is completely baffling to me is the outright fear and panic buying among many people. The lack of foresight is already frustrating to someone who is a prepper. However, people who previously scoffed at preppers are rushing to stores and clearing shelves. At the same time, those same people are accusing preppers of being hoarders. We are witnessing some crazy times.
When you are told that you cannot go anywhere for a week or longer, the first thing you may want to do is panic. (Unless you are a prepper and then you are ready for this!) However, panicking will not get you anywhere except to create more chaos and confusion. You need to be calm and focused.
(Writer’s note: I’m talking to me as well as all of you. I realized about four months ago I had a serious problem with laziness. I wouldn’t call myself lazy, but it was easier to be lazy than to admit that I had a problem with my phone. I have been making small changes since then to get better. However, this advice is not coming from a perfect hustler either.) In this day and age, laziness has become the norm. We love…
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…
Updated 5/17/2025 When you first start prepping, one of the first things that most new preppers tackle is their food storage. Whether you start out buying a lot of food at once, add a little bit at a time, and/or preserve everything you can, you stockpile food. While that is a good thing to do, you have a lot of food in storage after a while. You now have a new problem. You may be a little lost as to…
Updated 3/24/2026 Let me preface this by saying that I have had a week from hell this last week. I have been under a lot of stress in the last year or so, but this last week took the cake. Hopefully, tomorrow’s blog post will give you more insight into what happened, how I handled it, and what you should know about medical prepping. The word “medical” is a stressor for most people. I am not exempt from it either….