Before getting serious about my finances, I’d never even heard of an emergency fund, let alone why it’s important to have one. However, in today’s economy, it is even more important than ever to be prepared with an emergency fund. Here are 5 reasons why: Cover a Job Loss: No matter if you are laid …
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5 Home Defense Gun Safety Tips
Having a handgun for home security and defense is a solid idea that many consider a necessity. It takes more than just purchasing a gun and ammunition to keep your home safe however. Even if you’re a great shot and know how to handle a handgun safely and effectively, using one for home defense takes …
7 Tips for First-Time Preppers
Photo Credit: ApocalypsePACK.com It usually takes a massive world event to bring the idea of prepping into the minds of new people, and with the world today, those seem to come on a fairly regular basis. Whether it’s the massive tornadoes that wipe out towns in the Midwest, to the Ebola scare or even threat …
Going Off-Grid ‘Starting From Scratch’ PART 2 – First Steps
Going Off-Grid ‘Starting From Scratch’ PART 2 – First Steps In the previous article of this series, we considered the ‘overview’ and possible reasons for getting out of the city now, and relocating your home and family to a remote location and getting set-up to live a life totally off the grid. Some movies (Jeremiah …
How to Properly Impose a Self-Quarantine to Keep Safe
Worldwide counts now put the deaths from Ebola above the 5,000 mark, and with the first cases diagnosed in the US, the threat of infectious disease is becoming all too real. While the Ebola scare is far from an outbreak in the US, it should serve as a signpost that prepping is not only useful, …
Does Bulk Buying Really Save Money?
Everyone loves to save money when shopping, so it’s no surprise that membership at warehouse stores like Costco and Sam’s Club has soared over the last few years. In fact, from 1997-2002 shopping in club stores increased by 231%*! Though this type of shopping has become very popular, it’s important to ask, “Is bulk buying …
What to Do in Case of a Snake Bite
Imagine hiking through the woods and suddenly feeling a sharp pain in one of your lower legs. You look down to see a snake slithering away and realize that you have just been bitten. Do you know what to do? Being bitten by a snake is a rare occurrence but out in the wilderness where …
Weather Prediction in a World Without Power
Believe it or not, people were actually able to predict the weather before we had satellites to look down on moving weather patterns, and iPhones to get severe weather alerts. There was a time where farmers were the best meteorologists and grandpa was who you asked about the weather later today, not the guy on …
Limiting factors in emergency prep-How long can you provide for yourself?
If you are serious about emergency preparation, then I’m going to suppose your home is a place you could stay for a long, long, time. Plenty of food and water stored away, fuel to cook, a way to stay warm, if you can “Bug in”, you should be just fine no matter what the circumstance. …