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Last night on my first podcast, I outlined all the tricks I used to save money enough to buy my house for cash.  Here is a recap, and it works!  All you need is some self control and a bit of determination. 1 – Pay off credit card debt – all of it, as fast…

Starting this Sunday night, I will be hosting a weekly podcast with the folks over at Prepper Podcast Radio BNetwork.  Show time is 9PM central.  The show is done live and there is a call in number you can use to talk with me live.  I will be sharing my prepping experiences and highlighting prepping…

So why is it that so many prepper sites preach about saving money?  Well it’s simple…prepping can get expensive.  Let’s say a weeks worth of food would cost you $200.00 for your family.  Multiply that by the number of weeks you want to be prepped for and you will soon get the picture.  Add to…

Well, I would love to tell you all that the last few weeks were restful for me, but there is nothing restful about moving your family 100 km into the mountains.  Although we are settled enough to make life fairly normal, there is still plenty of unpacking to do.  Above that, the outdoors needs quite…

There is an ugly feeling in the air, at least in financial circles. There is growing, if anecdotal evidence that we might be headed for some unsettling times. If so, there are things you need to be doing, but first let’s look at what’s going on in the world that has brought us (or at…

Survivalism and preparedness needs to get in touch with its feminine side. The vast majority of writing and other media on preparedness is almost always male oriented. Certainly, there are lots of female preppers out there, but they seem to have little voice. I am of course excepting our own Sue, who writes from a…

There are many excellent articles and videos available on the mechanics of home canning.  These details I leave to you to discover.   In this article I want to talk a bit about how to preserve produce if you have a handicap, and I am going to assume recipes and food processing how-to has already been…

Late again. So today let’s talk about disasters and duration. Most emergency measures organizations recommend that you have a 72 hour (3 day) supply of food, water, medicine and other necessities on hand. Recently, I’ve noticed that it is more and more common to see 96 hour (4 day) kit be recommended, and even one…

I’m a day late. Generally, I try to post every Sunday, but had a small emergency that delayed me. Anyways, here goes. I’m a regular reader of many survival or preparedness related blogs. And on these blogs, you’ll often find equipment reviews. Heck, I do a few myself. What annoys me is that with all…

Well folks, I find myself at a point where there is just too much going on for a while.  Between the big move to the country, a radio show to prepare for, two blogs other than this one to write for, as well as the forum and other sites to help moderate, things are just…