Gift Ideas…Education

As I’m sure all of you have noticed times are tough, prices are up and available cash is down. The same hard times have hit our home as they have hit your’s. It has always been my goal to present simple solutions which are well thought out and well researched to help you deal with emergencies and life’s challenges as they arise. It is my hope to be able to continue to provide this help but the...

One More Gift Idea

As I was thinking again about gift to help a family during a medical emergency I had a another idea so I thought I would share it with you. Yesterday I told you to stack ginger ale in the shape of a Christmas tree. I realized it would also be fun to do the same thing with cans of soup, after all at least two brands come in red cans. Naturally, chicken noodle soup but also tomato, cream of chicken and even cheese are...

Seven Steps Week 37

The DOW was down below 9800 this morning as I checked the activity in the stock market. I truly believe we are in for a long period of financial stress. Much will depend on the election but no matter who is elected since this is a world wide crisis our country alone will not be able to stimulate the economy enough to pull us out quickly. I heard this morning that the orders for household safes are way up. People are...

Seven Steps Week 35

Can you believe the turmoil in global economies right now? We are not alone in this mess. No one is to blame and everyone is toblame, but blame gets us nowhere. Right now the only question we should be asking is what we can do to make sure our families are protected as much as possible. We have talked about 72 hour kits, auto kits, disaster preparations for our home, food storage and so much more. This past week...

Another Hurricane Week

Can you believe it? Here we go again! I was just listening to the news and hearing about all the flooding in North Carolina. So you know what that means let’s send out emails again to everyone we know who lives in any of the east coast states or the gulf states. Pass along this information and also tell them to check out the other posts listed under the Evacuation and Refuge Category. I did get a note back...