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Why You Should Always have $40 Hidden in Your Car or Wallet

December 23, 2019 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Financial Preparedness

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Back in 2010 I wrote about how a bank glitch in Australia kept people from getting access to their money for an entire

Are You Unknowingly Inviting Thieves to Rob You?

December 19, 2019 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Safety, Security

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I’ve been warning readers to stop leaving purses and packages in plain view inside their cars for years now. Police send out announcements

Would You Visit an Active Volcano?

December 17, 2019 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Travel safety

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Just a quick post today, about the news story you may have heard about: the New Zealand volcano eruption. What happened? The White

Money Mondays: Frugal Homeowner’s Guide to Saving Money with a Home Warranty

December 16, 2019 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Financial Preparedness

(Editor’s note: Many apartment dwellers plan to buy a home at some point in their lives. When you own a home, repairs are unavoidable. In today’s article we look at

Getting Weather Updates During Power Outages

December 12, 2019 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Power Outage, Power Outage supplies

Natural disasters often cause prolonged power outages. Whether the outage is a permanent condition or a temporary one, you need to have a plan for how to handle the situation without electricity.

Since weather not only causes most power outages but also causes and contributes to most disasters, it should be one of the first things to consider. Your best option during a power outage is to measure everything yourself.

Money Mondays: How to Protect Your Child from Identity Thieves

December 9, 2019 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Financial Preparedness, Security

Written by: Kayla Matthews While adults are often targets of identity theft, a child can just as easily fall victim. In fact, children are even more valuable to scammers as

How to Preserve Meat without a Fridge

December 5, 2019 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Food Storage

Written by Travis Noonan When a natural disaster strikes, the first thing to go is primary infrastructure – running water, cell towers, internet, and most importantly, electricity. For us apartment

Self-defense with Improvised Weapons

December 2, 2019 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Self Defense

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com A couple of recent unrelated events in the news highlight the importance of self-defense with improvised weapons. Let’s take a look and discuss

Affordable Ways to Take a Well-Deserved Break

November 30, 2019 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Mental Preparedness

Written by Guest Writer As you will likely spend your time working hard, cleaning your home and attending to various personal obligations during the holidays, it can be easy

Money Mondays: The Health Insurance Tax will Increase Your Health Care Cost in 2020

November 25, 2019 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com The affordability of health care is a huge issue for consumers, with many Americans stating they have delayed or avoided needed care due