October Newsletter…Buying Power Reduced in 2009 Worse Prospects for 2010, Store food

looking for work, Great Depression The U.S. poverty rate soared to 14.3 percent in 2009, its highest level in 15 years. The rate was up from 13.2 percent in 2008. I can’t begin to imagine what the rate will be when the statistics are analyzed for 2010.With unemployment rates higher this year than last, those figures will undoubtedly rise. In the county in which I live the poverty rate rose to 20 % with...

Money Saving Tips…Preparedness Tip # 8…Listen to Ready or Not

If you missed my radio show last night it is now ready to download so please go and listen and please let me know what you think and what you would like to hear next. For our money saving tip this week I have been thinking food. I have posted many tips for saving money on food and specifically food storage. On September 21st I will be visiting with a couponing expert on my show READY OR NOT. Please tune in...

Tips Numbers 2 and 3…Self Reliance is Possible For All…September Newsletter all About Power Outages

Henry Ford said: “Whether you think you can’t or think you can, you are right” Many have fallen into the trap of thinking they can’t when it comes to self reliance and emergency preparedness. That is just not true. Anyone, and everyone, can and should be setting goals and becoming better prepared to handle life’s challenges. When we fail to prepare and an emergency hits that challenge...

Our General Store…Next Step for Beginners…Be Proactive, Prepare for the Coming Recession…Win a Personal Consultation

****Win a Consultation!*** To help motivate you to share I am offering the chance for you to win a personal one hour consultation. This will be a phone call where you can ask any questions you may have. You may even ask a group of friends to join you on a conference call or just using your speaker phone. To win one of five  consultations just refer five friends to blog.totallyready.com and our yahoo group. Have...

Solar Flares…No Power, No Problem…Halli Again

Yesterday I had the opportunity to speak with Halli Stone on her blog talk radio show. It is always fun to speak with her. We discussed solar flares again and it got me thinking about a few things. I knew last week there was a sun spot which caused an interruption to radio communications. I know scientists are expecting a massive solar flare in the not too distant future and they are also expecting many...