Preparedness

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Amazon Prime Days 2023

Here are some of the best Prime Day deals I have found for you! If you don't have a Prime membership, sign up here to get a FREE 30-Day trial. This...

How to Cook Garbanzo Beans and My Favorite Meals

Cooking, Food Storage, Stretchy Beans

Wondering how to cook garbanzo beans (also known as chickpeas)? In this article, I share how to cook garbanzo beans the easy way, plus several of my...

How to Cook Pinto Beans and My Favorite Meals

Cooking, Food Storage, Recipes, Stretchy Beans

Wondering how to cook pinto beans? In this article, I share how to cook pinto beans the easy way, plus several of my family-favorite main dish and...

Physical Wellness and Preparedness

April is Physical Wellness Month, making it a great time to consider your own health and fitness. There's more to physical wellness than having a...

Black Beans: How to Cook Black Beans and My Favorite Meals

Cooking, Food Storage, frugal options, Recipes, Stretchy Beans

You may know that I have a slight obsession with beans. Beans are a wonderfully frugal whole food, they have an excellent nutritional profile, and...

Emergency Preparedness Community

Emergency preparedness includes planning for and responding to disasters, both natural and manmade. Being prepared can reduce fear, anxiety, and...

A Well-Stocked Pantry for Eating at Home

For my family, having a well-stocked pantry, freezer, and refrigerator is a necessity. We live over a half hour from the nearest town, so we try our...

No Spend Month – How To Do It & Why You Should

Do you struggle with sticking to a budget? Do you give in to the temptation to spend money on random things you didn't plan? Does money stress you...

New Year’s Goals

There's something amazing about the end of the year and the beginning of the new year. Turning the calendar can give us a fresh batch of...

2022 Black Friday to Cyber Monday Deals

These are some of my favorite 2022 Black Friday to Cyber Monday deals available across the world wide web. Check back for updates as I learn about...

The Pantry Principle: Emergency Medical Supplies

I'm back with another way we use the pantry principle in our home! What's the pantry principle? Thank you for asking! It's the idea of stockpiling...

The Pantry Principle: What About Freezer Storage?

The pantry principle is the idea of stockpiling your pantry with food purchased at the lowest possible price. This concept is a wonderful way to...

How to Package Items for Long Term Food Storage

Would you like to ensure your long term food storage is as fresh in a decade (or two) as it is today? Spending a little time and money today can...

Amazon Prime Day 2022

Food Storage, Homesteading, Preparedness

Here are some of the best Prime Day deals I have found for you! If you don't have a Prime membership, sign up here to get a FREE 30-Day trial. This...

The Pantry Principle: Making it Work For You

The Pantry Principle is a phrase I first discovered in The Complete Tightwad Gazette by Amy Dacyczyn. According to Amy, the basic principle is to...

How to Bring all the Preparedness Tips Together

Getting started with preparedness can seem overwhelming. Even if you've come up with a general plan of what to do and how to do it, the trees can...

How to Make a Bug Out Bag (& Why You Need One)