What if I Was in a Blackout? Written by Cheri Stirling I think that all of us recognize that our world is reliant on technology. We need power to run our homes, vehicles, and offices. Most of our businesses are run using the internet. School’s depend on technology for lessons, curriculum materials and grading. Have […]
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We made it guys! The weather is warm, school is out, and it’s time to enjoy the sunshine! But if you are like us, you might have noticed that money tends to get a little tighter this time of year. So over the years, my husband and I have started doing a few things to
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Many of you have probably heard about the Avian Flu outbreak that we are currently experiencing. The current death toll on our nation’s poultry industry is currently about 36 million birds. Some grocery stores are already feeling the affects of this devastating loss in our supply chain. With so many birds gone, and inflation rising,
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We’ve talked about how part of the reason we want our food storage is to help us maintain our regular standard of living as long as we can in an emergency. When we experience uncertain times in our lives, there is a tension that arises, and the more of our every day normal we can maintain, the more we can manage that. In addition to food, we are all accustomed to certain other things that keep our home running smoothly. As we are working to build our food storage up, we should also think about the non-food things we use everyday, so that we can lessen the interruptions to our lives even more.
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You may have noticed that I have been missing for a few weeks! The past couple of weeks I have been working on a very special project that I am so excited to tell you about in this post, but first I want to talk about emergencies.
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Ok, so let’s talk about the biggest question we have when we start working on our food storage… how much do I need?
This is something I really struggled with at the beginning of building up our food storage. Storage is a bit subjective, which makes it difficult for someone write up just exactly how much food to buy. Because when I started, I really wanted to find some list somewhere that told me, “Dude, go buy 200 cans of corn, and 150 cans of black beans, etc.” But I honestly don’t like canned peaches, and maybe you hate eating green beans.
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So it’s the year 2020 (Don’t we love how like 90% of our stories start that way now?) and all the cleaners are gone. And that’s when I thought to myself, “Dang, I don’t even know how to make this stuff on my own…”
Did you have a similar moment?
If you’ve been following along the last few weeks, you were probably wondering if we were ever going to get here. Because let’s be honest, when most of us think of “emergency preparedness” we automatically think, “two year supply of food,” or “food storage.”
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As His saints, the Lord has commanded us to become self-reliant. Getting a budget under control is a huge step to developing this. After all, it’s really hard to build up a food storage, or prepare other things if all your money is tied up in bills! So this week, I’m giving you 10 easy tips to help you boost your budget, and help you become more independent.
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Ok, last week we tackled what a budget is, and different methods to do so. Budgeting plans are great starting points to help build healthy financial habits. But each of us has unique experiences, and our finances are going to reflect that. I have used several variations of different budgeting methods over the years. My husband and I have found that we do best when we we take pieces of different methods to help us best fit our life and goals.
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