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 that all the equipment you want to stockpile like candles, flashlights, radios, batteries…WOW, that can really add up quick. This is why being a prepper turns into a lifelong chore. Slowly gathering more & more supplies, using up food items and replacing them to ensure rotation, getting that next gadget or hand tool just in case. Simply put a prepper has no choice put to watch & wait for sales, clip coupons and shop garage & estate sales. The best course of action is to get something every week. One of the biggest hindrances to prepping would be carrying a debt. Pay off your credit cards, mortgage, loans, and anything else that cost you regular interest payments. This will allow more cash flow for prepping. As a matter of fact, had I not eliminated all my credit card debt, I doubt I would even have begun to stockpile basic food. So stop being afraid of appearing cheap…you’re just an economist who knows how to get the most bang for the buck!
Similar Posts
Why Survivalism? – A Guest Post By Lee Flynn
BydenobWhy Survivalism? Why should the average American citizen bother with survivalism? Well, because as advanced as our modern world is, it’s easy to get fooled into believing that the complex system that controls our society is one that can never be toppled. However, the truth is that the more complex a system is, the more…
Movie Monday – Secrets Of The Castle Episode 4
BydenobThis Week On Movie Monday Secrets Of The Castle Episode 4 How many times have we heard that an EMP would send us back to midevil times? As disturbing as that statement is, how many of us understand exactly what that would mean? Have you ever wondered what it would take to build a suitable…
Guest Post from Dan F.Sullivan at SurvivalSullivan
BydenobThe Biggest Food Stockpiling Mistakes There’s no doubt that food storage is one of biggest things people focus on when they’re prepping and, since it’s food we’re talking about, a lot of mistakes happen. Sometimes you win and sometimes you learn but let’s learn from others’ blunders so we save time and money by NOT…
Don’t Forget to Prep For Everyday Life
BydenobWarning – if you never had kids this may be gross….If you have had kids, this might get funny. Just the other morning, I was about to leave for work. As usual, I picked up my son and gave him a hug goodbye. Then it was my daughter’s turn…that adorable little 1 year old came…
Prepping: Getting Started-Food Pantry
Bydenobby ReadyMom (This is a good article and it applies to Canadians too) Prepping: Getting Started-Food Pantry(Photo by Suzba, flickr.com;http://www.flickr.com/photos/barracloug … 0/sizes/s/ )Preparing to increase your home food storage is a critical part of preparedness. Read this from the American Trucking Associations: When Trucks Stop America Stops Significant shortages will occur in as little as…
What can we learn from real life survival situations?
BydenobWe often obsess over the “what if” scenarios in life and for some, those horrific “what If” situations have been a terrifying realty. I would like to highlight two articles discovered on BeforeItsNews.com. In the first article Mike Adman shares his year in hell, where he and 15 family members put their survival skills to…