Archive for ' June,2009 '
Posted:June 29, 2009 By:thesurvivalmom
Preparedness Essential: Dad’s Tools for Survival
Single-handedly, my husband, the Paranoid Dad, has kept our local Home Depot in business for the past decade. He owns just about every type of tool and home project supply imaginable . That collection of tools could make a [...]
Posted:June 27, 2009 By:thesurvivalmom
INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Cash From Gold
Did you know that one of the latest trends in home parties is a Gold Party? Get this. You invite your girlfriends over for a night of socializing and making money. Everyone brings unwanted gold jewelry and [...]
Posted:June 26, 2009 By:thesurvivalmom
Excuse du Jour: I Can’t Afford to Stock Up!
If your family finances have been wasting away, and you’re pinching pennies more tightly than ever, join the party! I hear that “frugal” is the new fashion, whether we like it or not! On top of all [...]
Posted:June 24, 2009 By:thesurvivalmom
VITAL SURVIVAL LINK: Suze Orman Says Save First!
Gold is the money of kings. Silver is the money of gentlemen. Barter is the money of peasants. Debt is the money of slaves. If you’re in debt now or have ever been, you know [...]
Posted:June 24, 2009 By:thesurvivalmom
INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: A New Family Hobby: the Air Rifle
If your kids are already bored and you’d love to get them involved in a fun activity that will teach them practical, lifelong skills, consider air rifles. Also called air guns, this inexpensive hobby teaches both [...]
Posted:June 23, 2009 By:thesurvivalmom
INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: FREE Food Storage Containers
My husband has been guzzling gallons of Diet Pepsi with my blessing. You see, I need 25 empty 2-liter soda bottles so I can store my 50 lbs. of dried milk! He’s such a gallant man! [...]
Posted:June 22, 2009 By:thesurvivalmom
INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Martha Stewart says, “Be Prepared!”
I thought you might enjoy reading one of the first Instant Survival Tips ever posted! Visit Martha’s link for some really, really good suggestions to include in a small emergency kit. Martha Stewart is the only [...]
Posted:June 21, 2009 By:thesurvivalmom
INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: A Lesson From The Great Depression
I have been a proud, card-carrying member of The Great Conspicuous Consumption Club for quite a few years. A lesson from the Great Depression has helped change my perspective. It’s easy to remember. Use it up. [...]
Posted:June 20, 2009 By:thesurvivalmom
The Month We Lived Off Our Stash
Life was humming merrily along for us, a two income family, as it usually did. With my home-based business bringing in a healthy paycheck each month, I never had to worry about money. All this came to [...]
Posted:June 18, 2009 By:thesurvivalmom
Simple Secrets of Food Dehydration
Buying canned goods and extra bags of flour and sugar has been the easiest part of food storage for me. Dehydrating my own food seemed to belong in the same category as spinning my own wool. [...]
Survival Survey: What Are Your Plans For Bugging IN?
the flare gun is a great alternative. I have a number of small hand he
INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Wanted: Cheap Pots & Pans
Ahhh. I too was worried about cooking outside or on the Coleman and b
Survival Survey: How to re-purpose containers
Oh, and my best pastic garbage bag holder that fits perfectly under th
Survival Survey: How to re-purpose containers
***I used a shoe holder/organizer for my large spice bottles. Worked
