From The Simple Dollar – What Does â??Financial Independenceâ? Really Mean?

“Financial independence” is a phrase often bandied about by people without any sort of consistent meaning. Does “financial independence” mean complete freedom from debt? Does it mean the ability to switch jobs without creating a financial panic in your household? Does it mean having enough money to survive without further income? Does it mean having [...]

From The Simple Dollar – Scarcity and Abundance: Escaping the Scarcity Mentality

Recently, Barrie left a very interesting comment on The Simple Dollar Facebook page: I’d love to see something about scarcity vs abundance. I can’t seem to escape the scarcity thought bubble. The ideas of scarcity and abundance have bubbled under at The Simple Dollar for a very long time. Now’s a great time to talk [...]

From Survival Blog – Tactical Training for the Modern Family, by Jeff F.

In discussions with other members of the preparedness world one thing becomes abundantly clear. Training is secondary to supplies and generally is handled exclusively by the head of the household. I have found that being a former Marine, and a gun enthusiast, as well as the director of my…

From The New Old School – the ultimate sophistication

Pardon while the Damsel gets a bit serious. photo credit Self reliance is more than making your own buttermilk. It’s an attitude. Of course it’s easier to just buy stuff already made. Once in a while, doing stuff the old fashioned way really is easier, but that’s usually not the case. Ease is what the [...]

From The Survivalist Blog – 7 Ways to Prepare for an Earthquake

7 Ways to Prepare for an Earthquake (Non-Fiction Writing Contest) Submission Bank.  In 1994 a friend of mine was in the Northridge earthquake. She was awakened in the middle of the night by her apartment collapsing around her. She crawled out of the wreckage wearing nothing but her nightly. She met her neighbors in the street. Most [...]

Be prepared.

From The Simple Dollar – Frugality and Accumulation

The other night, I watched a couple episodes of the A&E documentary series Hoarders. For those of you who haven’t seen it, Hoarders is a documentary series that focuses on the struggles of people who suffer from compulsive hoarding. One thing that struck me over and over again was that people were saying things along [...]

From Get Rich Slowly – Action Not Words: The Difference Between Talkers and Doers

It’s Sunday morning and I should be editing articles in advance of my upcoming vacation. Instead, I just got done playing another game of Starcraft II. Since the game was released on July 27th, I’ve played many games of Starcraft II. In fact, I’ve played at least 150 games of Starcraft II. (I know this because the game keeps track of your record. I played 50 training matches, and have since won 47 and lost 42 against human opponents, putting me near the top of my division in the “Silver League”. Plus I’ve played some single-player games.) How much time has playing 150 games of Starcraft II sucked from my life? At about 30 minutes per game, it’s safe to say I’ve spent about 80 hours over the past month — or about 20 hours per week — building virtual armies and blowing stuff up. Now on the surface, there’s nothing wrong with me having a [...]

Think about it.

From The Survivalist Blog – Are You Making This Food Storage Mistake?

It is a truth universally acknowledged that rain drops on a tin roof ensure a great nights sleep and I was fast heading in that direction when I heard the most God awful screams coming from behind the trailer. The sounds in darkness are nothing new, the yaps of the coyote, the hoot of the owl [...]

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The best freaking recipe for raccoon you’ll read all week. 

From Safely Gathered In – Food Storage Friday: Cool Couscous With Fruit and Nuts

I’m going out on a limb on today’s recipe because I’m including orange juice from concentrate as one of the ingredients.

Hannah and I have different opinions of what the three-month supply of food should be. I think that you should prepare for the worst: no electricity meaning your freezer/fridge wouldn’t be working. Hannah disagrees and thinks that the three month supply would likely be used in a situation where you would have electricity for at least part of the time. So this recipe is for you Hannah.

Although you could store juice in your three-month supply, the kind that doesn’t require refrigeration until opening. And really, for this recipe, I bet you could substitute..

From The Simple Dollar – I Can’t Find a Job in This Economy!

I get a lot of emails from people with the above statement, usually followed by some sort of plea for help. I have a lot of sympathy for their situation. I can’t even imagine how painful it would be to not have a steady income, have no luck finding work, and have others [...]

Some good thoughts.