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Ninja Style Food Storage: Stocking Up When Your Other Half is Against the Idea

January 2, 2015 / 10 Comments

It happens to all of us at some point: we realize the importance of preparing for emergencies, but someone close to us doesn’t. It might be a parent, a roommate, or a spouse, but the dilemma is the same. How do you stock up on food and supplies so stealthily someone you live with (who isn’t on board with prepping) doesn’t notice? As the title suggests, you can stock up without looking like a hoarder or nut job, or being …

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Simply organized: Tips for every Survival Mom

February 22, 2018 / 3 Comments

For years I have been telling busy moms that one of the first steps to becoming better prepared for whatever life throws at you is to get organized. In a world of food storage, home defense, emergency kits, and lots of technical gear, my advice may seem out of place, but have you ever tried to respond to a household emergency and were unable to find what you needed? The kid with the bloody knee needs some first aid, now! …

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INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Know your fires & choose the right extinguisher

March 12, 2014 / 3 Comments

Did you know there are 5 categories of fires? Not all of them respond to fire suppressants in the same way. Class A Fires involve ordinary combustible materials, such as paper, wood, rubber, some plastics. Class B Fires are those with flammable liquids as their source. These could be gasoline, kerosene, lighter fluids and oils. In these cases, only the vapors of the liquids burn. Class C Fires are caused by energized electrical equipment. This is a good reason to …

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52 Week Savings Plan: Bonus March prepping bargains to keep your savings on track

June 10, 2020 / 12 Comments

If you are on the 52 Week Savings Plan, then you are likely looking for super savings on just about everything you buy! The month of March brings with it opportunities to save on all kinds of items that will help you become more prepared for everyday disasters and worst case scenarios. Here’s a summary along with some helpful links. (Be sure to print out this chart to track your savings!) 1.  Frozen foods When you find these at rock …

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52 Week Savings Plan Revisited

June 10, 2020 / 17 Comments

Last year in January I posted this article on a 52 week savings plan. I want to encourage all of you to try it again this year! Even though it’s not January, don’t panic! It’s not too late to start! According to the plan, by the last week of January, all you needed to have saved was $15. Add $7 more for the first week of February, and you’re completely caught up until the end of this week when you’ll …

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Leave your child the gift of “buried treasure”, aka junk silver

May 21, 2020 / 4 Comments

Saved junk silver is a buried treasure Every child dreams of finding buried treasure. Heck, adults do too, thus the popularity of the Powerball! Last year I read a report from a fellow whose grandpa had left him a jar of quarters and dimes. Definitely something akin to buried treasure. That’s a nice little gift on its own, but what made it even sweeter was that those coins were all junk silver — minted pre-1965. In other words, that jar …

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If you have a really green thumb, this at-home business concept might work for you

June 11, 2020 / 7 Comments

Once again I am trying to revive a garden that was once the source of so much hope back, oh, 8 or 9 weeks ago. June is usually the hottest month of the year  here in Phoenix, and once again I went out of town just when a major heat wave hit the city, and my poor garden suffer. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that my tomatoes, peppers, watermelon, squash, and everybody else out there in the side yard garden …

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20 Things I Never Throw Away

June 11, 2020 / 131 Comments

Everything has a purpose—sometimes two or three of them!  For most seasoned Survival Moms, some of these “reuse” ideas are already habit. For those of us fairly new to frugal motherhood or the Survival Mom lifestyle, here are 20 things I never throw away: For Storage 2-liter bottles, gallon vinegar jugs, etc.—Use to store water (room temperature or frozen). Be sure to date and rotate every six months. You can also use the 2-liter soda bottles to store foods like …

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Every nook & cranny: Using empty spaces to maximize your food storage

June 11, 2020 / 14 Comments

This creative prepper, a single guy, ladies!, has come up with an ingenious method for packing food and other supplies in a cardboard box, using every extra nook and cranny. He had noticed all the empty space around the 6 #10 cans that come packed together in a box and decided to put that space to good  use. Here is a video showing just how he did it. You’ll find more details below the video. And here are his How-To …

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The backstory of The Survival Mom blog

June 10, 2020 / 15 Comments

If money is the root of all evil, then the lack of money is the root of most dilemmas. Should I get this tooth filled or buy new tires for the car? Can the air conditioner last another season or should we cancel our health insurance and buy a new one? With money, you can do it all. Without it, you have to make some hard choices, and this is where my husband and I found ourselves in early 2009. …

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