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budget friendly sustainability / preparedness

Why Winter is the Perfect Time to Plan Your Garden

The peak of a Polar Vortex might seem like a weird time to plan your garden, but don’t be fooled by the frigid temperatures outside! Late winter is the perfect time to plan your garden for the coming growing season. In fact, February might even be a little bit later than you want to start if you live in a very warm climate, but here in zone 8, the growing season is just preparing to ramp up! Full disclosure: I wanted to post this in mid February! Then, Texas froze, and we spent a week without power/internet. Needless to say,…

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March 2, 2021

Blogmas / preparedness

20+ Best Zombie Survival Gift Ideas For Non Preppers

I love zombie movies. It's my ultimate cinema fear, and I can't help but feed my morbid curiosity! However, I'm also a big advocate for emergency preparedness. I know you guys are, too, because there's always a big interest in my preparedness content. For the 6th Day of Blogmas, I'd like to offer up my favorite zombie survival gift ideas for non preppers.Clueless about Blogmas? Check out this post from day 1, where I break down exactly what Blogmas is, how to participate, why I’m taking part, and what kinds of posts you can expect to see on the blog this month!Not…

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December 15, 2020

budget friendly sustainability / preparedness

How To Make Quick And Simple Instant Pot Elderberry Syrup

If you haven't heard the news yet, my entire household tested positive for COVID 19. The adults are still struggling. So I'm preparing for our return into civilization with a fresh batch of instant pot elderberry syrup! The whole thing is super frustrating. Despite all our precautions, we still caught it. Baby Girl was thankfully not terribly impacted. Mr. P&P and I, on the other hand, experienced all the symptoms, and in fact, we are still experiencing several lingering side effects. I think we'll be okay, but our lungs, gut health, and immune systems in general are trashed. Just in time to go…

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November 28, 2020

budget friendly sustainability / preparedness / Save Money

How to Use Herbs and Essential Oils to Improve Your Health

Winter is coming, and while it brings some incredible experiences, the winter season also tends to bring illness, low energy, and lots of stress. As a somewhat crunchy mom on a budget who might also be a little bit of a prepper, I utilize a lot of herbal remedies when managing my family's health and well being. Today, you can learn to do the same! I want to share the Herbs and Essential Oils Super Bundle with you. Learning herbalism can be a challenge. Fortunately, there's plenty of information out there from reliable, experienced herb lovers. This awesome little bundle…

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November 16, 2020

preparedness / Save Money

Will Your Emergency Savings Actually Protect You in an Emergency?

Show of hands. Was anyone else financially and emotionally unprepared for 2020? This year has rocked our worlds with all the back-to-back emergencies and disasters that just keep cropping up. This year, I am more convinced than ever that an emergency savings fund is vital to weathering unanticipated storms. (Pun intended. What is up with the weather this year?) However, not all savings funds are created equal. If you lost your job in March, that $1,000 savings is long gone. A wildfire or hurricane tearing through your town probably means that cash on hand and home equity won't be covering your…

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September 20, 2020

preparedness / Save Money

Gardening and Sustainable Living Made Easy

If you've been around here for a while, you already know that I'm a big fan of all things frugal and sustainable. I've also frequently shared my feelings about the need for preparedness. We've all learned this year that absolutely anything and everything can happen at any time. That's why I'm excited about the Gardening and Sustainable Living Bundle from Ultimate Bundles. This nifty, budget friendly resource will help you:grow food even without a backyardestablish healthy soil for your organic gardennaturally manage garden pests and disease start a hands-off permaculture gardenplan and track your garden through the seasonsstart - and earn…

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August 26, 2020

preparedness

It’s Time To Stand Against Racism

Ordinarily, my first post of a new month would be my monthly budget report. That will come later. At the moment, it doesn't feel right. I’m feeling strongly called to address current events and the stand against racism.Up to this point, I haven't said much in response to what's happening on social media. I hope you understand that it's not because I don't care, but that words escape me. My country burns, and its people are being murdered, It's the primary topic of conversation in my household. It weighs heavy on my heart, but I haven't been sure how to share…

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June 4, 2020

preparedness

How To Build A Get Home Bag For $60 or Less

A couple of weeks ago, I published a post where I shared 6 reasons why you should build a get home bag ASAP. That post was pretty well received. Since manageable, attainable preparedness seems to be something you guys want AND something I'm passionate about, today, I'm going to show you how to build a get home bag.But I'm going to take it a step further. I also want to help you plan your own get home bag no matter your budget (and I do want you to set a budget!). My goal is to ultimately create a giant post on…

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May 27, 2020

preparedness

6 Reasons To Build Your Get Home Bag Now!

I get it. A lot of us are still working from home, self isolating, or following social distancing protocols. We're barely leaving our houses. Why worry about building a get home bag for emergencies when we spend all of our time at home?That's a fair point. I actually haven't left my neighborhood block in a solid two weeks now. I'm a little worried about my car's battery life! Even so, I firmly believe that this is the best time to start preparing a get home bag. If you've already built one (good for you!), this is a great time to…

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May 15, 2020

Budgeting / preparedness

How To Cope When You Don’t Have An Emergency Fund

I feel like many of us are now functioning in crisis mode. Due to the rapid spread of the novel Coronavirus, life as usual is no longer the norm. Many businesses and families have felt the sting of job loss, pay cuts, or lack of resources. Yeah, we all know we should prepare for emergencies, but what if you don't have an emergency fund to rely on? I'm seeing a lot of "told ya so" on social media regarding preparedness and finances. I'm not here today to shame anyone for not being prepared. If that's you, you are probably already…

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March 30, 2020