Gift Ideas…Fire Starters

With the Dow taking another nose dive today and European counties reducing interest rates today in an attempt to save their economies, it is time to refocus on preparing ourselves and on savings ideas. We are not going to get depressed, we are going to continue to look at our glass as half full. I need your help. Please share what you are doing to stretch your dollar, how you have managed to build a food supply,...

Money Saving Wednesday…Seasons are Changing

It’s that time of the year. Time to think about the change in seasons and what we need to do now. With all the talk this election season I’m really not sure what our heating costs will do this winter in the U.S. We need to plan for the worst and hope for the best. Isn’t that what we have been working toward? Preparing to care for ourselves. No government can replace caring for our family ourselves....

Seven Steps Week 41

This is such an important week in our nation’s history.  Those of you outside of the United States, sorry about this but our election will affect you too. As I watch and research each day for my preparedness articles and information to share with you, I know we are due for many more natural disasters, earthquakes are over due throughout the country, big, devastating ones, a pandemic is years overdue, the food...