February, 2016 - Apartment Prepper

Money Mondays: Should You Save Money or Buy Supplies?

February 29, 2016 aptprepper Budget Prepping, Emergency Preparedness, Financial Preparedness, Money

When you first start your preparedness efforts, a common question that comes up is, should you save money or spend it on supplies?

A Book About What to Do In the Event of a Mass Shooting

February 26, 2016 aptprepper Book Review, Emergency Preparedness

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com A local news story last week featured a local martial arts training school that started classes on taking down a mass shooter. There

Start a Food Storage Plan Painlessly

February 24, 2016 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Food Storage

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com A few people I know have nearly no food stored at home. They eat out on a regular basis and therefore feel no

Free or Cheap Ways to Get Seeds

February 17, 2016 aptprepper Apartment Living, Balcony Garden, Beginner prepping, Emergency Preparedness

Now that it is mid-February, spring is not that far away. The first official day of spring is Sunday, March 20th. It is time to start thinking about the balcony garden, and ways to get started inexpensively.

Money Mondays: 15 Everyday Items You Can Stop Buying

February 15, 2016 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Financial Preparedness, Money, Saving money

With food prices increasing almost daily, the additional expense to buy weekly groceries is cutting into other budget items. Start thinking about cutting out certain items that are not absolutely essential. This train of thought got me to start thinking what everyday items can stop buying from the store. Here are some ideas:

Practical Tips to Prepare Your Family for Survival

February 12, 2016 aptprepper Book Review, Emergency Preparedness

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I am excited to feature Prepare your Family for Survival: How to be Ready for any Emergency or Disaster Situation, a book by

Make Mouthwash from Common Ingredients

February 10, 2016 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Personal care items, Self-Sufficiency

I ran out of mouthwash. Instead of going to the store I decided to try making my own. I like a minty flavor so I started adjusting the mixture until I had the right taste.

Many of the mouthwash recipes I’ve seen uses mint essential oil but this recipe uses mint extract instead. I had a full bottle of mint extract in the kitchen that I never used so I thought I’d use it for this.

Should You Buy Preps or Pay Off Debt?

February 8, 2016 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Financial Preparedness, Money

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com A friend of mine confided that she had her credit card declined at the check out line as she was paying for bulk

BYB Portable LED Light Review

February 5, 2016 aptprepper Emergency Lighting, Emergency Preparedness, Gear Review

I had an opportunity to test the BYB Portable LED Light.

How Do You Know if Your Water is Safe?

February 3, 2016 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Water purification

The news about the contaminated water in Flint Michigan has been very disturbing to say the least. It is bad enough their drinking water has been polluted for the last couple of years, but they are still being billed outrageous amounts of money for water they are barely using. Now there could potentially be another town that has lead contamination in its water supply.

How do you know if your tap water is safe?