How to Make Your Clothes Last Longer
Quality clothing can get really expensive especially when times are tough. By making your clothes last longer, you can avoid having spend money to replace them.
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Category: Emergency Preparedness
Ways to Get Fit that Cost Very Little Money
Written by Bernie Carr Now more than ever, we need a strong immune system to help our bodies resist viruses and maintain overall health. One thing we can all improve
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What Type of Car Is Ideal for Bugging Out?
If things go pear-shaped and the world ends, you’ll want a car in your garage that can keep you moving and help you survive.
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5 Great Uses for Dandelions
Every spring I see dandelions popping up on roadsides, nature trails, in the middle of lawns and gardens. A lot of people spray them with weed killer but don’t be so hasty about getting rid of them. Dandelions have a lot of great uses as well as medicinal benefits.
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How to Make Powdered Eggs at Home
Once hard times arrive, as it seems to be happening, we need to improve our skills and use our time much more efficiently. Using valuable refrigeration space to keep fresh eggs, for example, maybe a waste in the future when finding someone to repair a fridge can be difficult.
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Warning Signs your Home is Being Watched by Thieves
According to the FBI, a home burglary occurs in the U.S. every 13 seconds, numbering about 2.5 million annually. These statistics illustrate that criminals have a system for targeting people, and usually case the homes of potential victims before making their move.
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How to Make your Own Meals Ready to Eat (MREs)
Meals Ready to Eat (MREs) are portable meals used by the military. I like the concept of having easy to prepare meals for an emergency, so we will use that idea and make our own.
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Secrets of Doing Laundry Off-grid – Refugee Style
Knowing how to do laundry when there is no power is a big thing. Staying as clean as possible is a necessity to keep our morale high. There are a couple of techniques my son (aka kiddo) and I have applied successfully.
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Don’t Toss them Out – Great Ways to Reuse Old Tea Bags
I started cutting down on caffeine and lowered my coffee intake to one cup a day. Since tea contains less caffeine, I now enjoy an occasional cup of tea, especially Earl Grey, Chai tea or Winterdream tea. These teas are so aromatic, I hate to throw away the tea bag after just one use. So I thought I’d find ways to reuse them.
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What You Need to Know About Brood X
Brood X (or Brood 10 in Roman numeral) is the cicada infestation that is coming to many states this spring. Millions, or some say billions or cicadas will be coming out of the ground after a 17-year hibernation. They will come in huge and loud. And if you don’t like bugs, you may be particularly disturbed by this upcoming occurrence.
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