Yesterday someone needed to get in touch with my daughter and asked for her phone number. I didn’t have my phone on me at the time and frankly…I didn’t have it memorized. Thus ensued a conversation about whether or not we knew our most frequently dialed family and friends numbers. The answer was overwhelmingly no. […]
A great place to begin preparations is in the Planning category of emergency preparedness. Why? Because it costs nothing. The only investment you have to make is the time to think it through, write it down and then to prepare your family. There are several components to planning and it can take some time to […]
I was browsing the world wide web the other day and came across this simple plan for saving money. I liked it, and it prompted me to explore other variations of the same idea. Though their original intent was to increase your savings account, I like the idea of using the idea to plan your […]
A simple place to start in emergency preparedness is in the area of food. You can go to the store once and from that one trip feel the instant taste of victory. That being said, even starting a collection of surplus food can be intimidating. There are so many approaches to food storage, but I’ve […]
Once you have your list and you know where you want to go, where do you begin? So much pressure! So many options! For me, it’s better for my motivation to feel little successes. If I have a few of those it keeps me feeling like what I’m doing is achievable. For instance, if my […]
First things first, start with what you’ve got. Print out or open the workable spreadsheet I’ve given you. Or make your own. Any way you do it so that it works for you. It’s easiest to make a list of what you have. If you were like me several years ago this process is really […]