Archive for ' Budget Tips'
Posted:January 24, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom
7 Food Wasting Sins! Confessions from a former food waster
Guest post by Heather who blogs at Prudent Pantry. I was once a young wife and mother to a toddler. Hard at work learning to be a good wife and mommy. I got to stay at [...]
Posted:April 26, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom
ACTION STEP: Pay it forward
This Action Step doesn’t have anything to do with the movie, “Pay it Forward”, although doing kind things for people is always a good idea. This Action Step is all about doing something kind for your [...]
Posted:September 12, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom
Preparedness mindset 1: Think annual, not monthly
Guest post by Heather of Prudent Pantry, a member of our Survival Mom-Blog Ring. We are taught to think in a monthly budget or a paycheck-to-paycheck budgeting manner. What would you say if I said it’s [...]
Posted:July 27, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom
Prepping on Pennies: #5 Learn one new skill this month
Sometimes we get too caught up on stocking up on this and stashing away that, all of which cost money. When money is tighter than tight, there are still ways to be better prepared. One of [...]
Posted:July 20, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom
Prepping on Pennies: #4, Prepare while time is on your side
Have you ever had your back to the wall and under pressure to purchase just the right outfit or pair of shoes for an event? Don’t bother to answer. I know you have! When you’re in [...]
4 Super-Cheap Prepping Resources
Our family is simultaneously trying to become debt-free, save as much money as we can, have at least six months of food on hand, and take care of some badly needed DIY home projects. Believe me, [...]
INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Beware the addict’s high!
It’s official. I’m addicted to prepping. No longer can I enter a store of any type and not look for bargains for my food storage, 72 Hour Kits or just basic preparedness. Whether it’s an all-time [...]
INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: The Price is Right!
For most of us, our food storage pantry is being filled on tight budgets. Most SurvivalMoms are watching the food ads and clipping coupons. However, grocery prices aren’t always what they seem. One grocery manager told [...]
See what Erich got!
Erich, over at Tactical Intelligence, took my freebies suggestion seriously and went to work. In just thirty minutes, he had accumulated quite a list of products that will soon be arriving in his mailbox, all free! [...]
INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Why buy? Free is best!
For some time now I have been getting some great freebies in the mail directly from Wal-Mart. I’ve been stocking our 72-Hour Kits/Bug Out Bags with things like over-the-counter medications, energy bars, and feminine products, and [...]
Survival Survey: Could you become a purveyor of vice?
Medicinal tinctures (made with herbs, which can be grown in a garden o
ACTION STEP: Get thee to the dollar store!
I picked up Gosner Shelf Stable Milk at my local Dollar Tree! Looked
Give this super-easy 52-Week savings plan a try, and have an extra $1378 by the end of the year!
Why not use the new saved money to go on a vacation?
