“The kids are playing doctor!” More than one horrified mom has made that statement over the many, many decades that curious kids have been re-enacting their exams at the pediatrician’s office. “I’ll be the doctor and you can be the ... Read More
52 Weeks Savings Plan: Give this a try and have an extra $1378 by the end of the year!
I spotted this ingenious and simple 52 week savings plan* on Facebook a few years ago, posted it on my Facebook page, and it went viral with thousands of likes and even more shares within a couple of days. I'd never seen anything like it. A savings ... Read More
Get week-by-week prepping help with my 2019 calendar!
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by everything related to getting prepared for emergencies or any other scenario? If you're like me, you're worried how you can afford to stock up on the masses of extra food the experts say you must have. You've ... Read More
16 Unusual Survival Preps to Have in Your Bug Out Bag
I sometimes roll my eyes at lists of "must-have" preps because they're pretty much all the same: Paracord -- check Multitool -- check Flashlight -- check Tell me something different! Something innovative! Something creative that is useful but out ... Read More
How Your Own Brain Could Be Your Worst Survival Enemy
How many ways can you think of to use a paper clip? If you can think of just 2 or 3, your brain may be functionally fixed. What is functional fixedness? Functional fixedness is a cognitive bias that limits a person's concept of how an object ... Read More
How I Organize My Emergency Supplies
I wish you could have seen my Survival Closet before my intrepid daughter reorganized it a few months ago. When we moved into this house back in 2014, whenever we unpacked something related to prepping, I said, "Go put it in the Survival Closet," ... Read More
7 Ways to Keep Your Laundry Room Safe
NOTE: I'm happy to work with the sponsor of this post, the American Cleaning Institute, to spread the word about keeping children safe from laundry detergent packets. Of all the household chores I do on a weekly basis, laundry is my least ... Read More
How Evernote Can Help Any Survival Mom Survive
My life was highly organized, neat, and tidy before I had kids. I never forgot appointments and always knew where my shoes were! Add 2 busy kids, field trips, managing a household, and suddenly my life was chaos. There's so much to keep track ... Read More
25 Different Ways to Start Seeds
No matter the time of year, you can always get seeds started for the upcoming growing season or for growing indoors, and by knowing some creative ways to start seeds, you can save money. I've started seeds in muffin tins, milk cartons, and tiny clay ... Read More
40 Quick Ways to Save Money for More Prepping
One difficult fact of prepping is that it requires money. You don't have to be rich and there are hundreds of frugal ways to prep, but sooner or later, you'll have to fork out some of your hard-earned cash. What if your cache of cash is low? Well, ... Read More
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