From The Survivalist Blog – 9 Simple Ways To Prevent And Manage Stress

There’s no such thing as a stress-free life. Most of us deal with stress on a daily basis, from getting the kids off to school and on time, to driving to work in heavy traffic to taking care of a sick family member. Our bodies were designed to deal with stress on a short-term basis, then to [...]

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From The Simple Dollar – Young Children, Allowances, and Financial Focus

For us, 2010 was a year of learning for both the parents and the children in our household about what allowance means, how it works, and what kinds of money lessons our children are learning. Let’s roll back the clock to November 2009, when our children each received piggy banks and the allowance adventure got [...]

I’m currently reading “The First National Bank of Dad”, and like this article, it says that the best way to teach kids about money it to give them some.

From Survival Blog – No Matter Where You Live, The Most Important Thing Is, by E-Grandma

America, Australia, Europe or Antarctica. No Matter Where You Live, The Most Important Thing Is… Water?  Food?  Firearms?  A good Bug-out Location, or reliable vehicle to get to it?  There are probably as many answers to the important question of  what the most important thing to have in a…

From The New Old School – homemade bisquickâ??guest post

The Damsel would like to introduce one of her favorite sistah bloggers. The amazing and beautiful Jocelyn, who knows her way around an Old School kitchen. Please find her online at We Talk of Christ, We Rejoice in Christ. Bisquick and me.  We’re tight. I would go so far as to say that the Big [...]

Make your own pancake mix.

From Safely Gathered In – Food Storage Friday: Hot Chocolate Mix

Hot Chocolate Mix
recipe adapted from familyfun.com

2 cups nonfat dry milk powder
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 unsweetened cocoa

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How to make your own Hot Chocolate mix.

From Survival Blog – Ten Essential OTC Medications to Stockpile by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

Are over-the-counter (OTC) drugs really worth stockpiling?  As a family physician my answer is a resounding yes.  Most of the following were actually prescription medications when first released.  (In higher dosages, several still are.)  Although other OTC drugs are worth considering, these ten have been selected due to their…

This has just become one of my emergency preparedness shopping lists.

From The New Old School – guest post: thoughts on self reliance

3 Tips to Self-Reliance, the Old Fashioned Way The thing about fashion is that it repeats itself – one look at the clothing industry should be enough to prove this point. What’s old-fashioned today becomes the rage tomorrow. Plan on it! There’s no harm in going retro, especially when [...]

Just a reminder. Technology may be awesome, but is in no way necessary for self-reliance.

From Survival Blog – Where

You don’t have to read many gun blogs before you are faced with discussion regarding Bad Guys (“BG’s”). The BG shorthand is the current forum-speak for “Bad Guy”. In these discussions you’ll find that BG’s are always in desperate need of having an end put to their pathetic lives, and that…

Good morals never go out of style. They are even more important in an emergency.

From Survival Blog – Get Your Soil Ready For TEOTWAWKI, by C.J.

A topic that seems to get little attention in the prepper community is your soil.  We spend countless dollars and hours preparing our homes, family, and arsenal for the coming catastrophes, but we do little to prepare our soil.  Many preppers store away garden seeds of heirloom varieties, but…

From The Survivalist Blog – How To Build A Solar Water Heater For $5

How To Build A Solar Water Heater  My trailer like most travel trailers it’s size comes equipped with a small water heater and while this is efficient for most of my needs, being a tightwad I’m always looking to save resources and free alternatives. I only need a few gallons of hot water a [...]

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