Our General Store…Fruit and TP…Are the Faces of Self Reliance Changing?

This past week I had an interesting discussion with a twenty two year old woman. She is the mom of a very adorable little boy and has a great husband. She is a college graduate and a stay at home mom. A few months ago she and her honey were having a well deserved night out and headed for a movie. All of the sudden she had the overwhelming feeling their family needed to begin working much harder and much faster on...

Prepare for the Death of the Electrical Grid…Cooking

Tuesday night Crystal Abrahams and I spoke about the loss of the power grid and what that would mean for the average family. We also talked about the importance of understanding just what that loss will mean to each of us.At that time I challenged the listener to keep track of everything they use each day that requires electricity. I would ask you  to do the same and then determine what you need to do now to...

Extreme Couponing…Is It the Answer?

  With a TV show dedicated to it and the economy in a nose dive with families scrambling to make ends meet, Extreme Couponing has become the new buzz word on the Internet and around the water cooler. Shoppers with reams of coupons are seen loading up pallet loads of groceries and dry goods, and checking out with thousands of dollars worth of goods for next-to-nothing. Could this be the answer to your self...

Is Self Reliance Becoming Main Stream?

What are you noticing among your group of friends? Is preparing becoming more main stream? I believe it is more acceptable and more mainstream to be concerned about the future and how will we take care of ourselves when disasters happen and government is unable to meet needs. In the Untied States 20% of the population is now on a government hand out of some kind. Gas prices have risen every day for the past 37...

Flooding and Tornadoes…Price of Gas

Flooding and tornadoes are causing havoc today and as a new storm system approaches things are only going to get worse through the remainder of the week and beyond. We cannot possibly reach everyone who needs our help to understand how to prepare but you can help us increase our influence. Please take time today to  send out the word to your email list, facebook friends and twitter followers. You may believe...