Frugality - Apartment Prepper

Emergency Uses for Old Socks

January 2, 2015 aptprepper Avoiding Waste, Emergency Preparedness, Frugality, Repurposing, Reusing

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Some of the most commonly thrown out items of clothing are old socks. Even if you are careful about keeping them together, invariably,

How to Stretch Ground Beef

December 12, 2014 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Frugality, Saving money

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I have been on a tight budget lately, and one of our staple foods is ground beef. Lately however, you can hardly call

So You Can’t Afford to Prep, Eh?

December 10, 2014 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Financial Preparedness, Frugality, Saving money

This article first appeared in Preparing with Dave Article by Dave at preparingwithdave.com Can you afford not to? Sadly enough, I feel like most of my time is spent trying

How to Survive a Personal Economic Collapse

June 14, 2014 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Financial Preparedness, Frugality, Money, Saving money

This post is originally appeared in The Organic Prepper by Daisy Luther With all that is being written about the national economic collapse, people seem to be waiting for

Get Rid of Cable = Save Money for Preps

May 21, 2014 aptprepper Apartment Living, Emergency Preparedness, Financial Preparedness, Frugality, Money, Saving money

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Today we returned the cable boxes and unhooked ourselves from Comcast cable. It all started out when we moved to a smaller unit

Downsize Before You Have To

April 16, 2014 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Financial Preparedness, Frugality, Money, Preparedness, Saving money

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I don’t know about you but my finances have been feeling the pinch lately. I’m not even talking about all the dire economic

Reusing Zipper Plastic Bags

November 30, 2013 aptprepper DIY, Emergency Preparedness, Frugality, Repurposing, Reusing, Self-Sufficiency

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Part of becoming self sufficient is learning to make things last as long as possible, so you don’t have to keep buying

Prepping Items at the Dollar Store

November 14, 2013 aptprepper Apartment Living, Beginner prepping, Budget Prepping, Emergency Preparedness, Frugality, Saving money

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I passed by a new Dollar Tree so I thought I’d check it out. I had visited the 99 Cents Only Store a

Self-Sufficient Saturdays: How to Make Banana Muffins without an Electric Mixer

October 12, 2013 aptprepper Apartment Living, Avoiding Waste, Beginner prepping, Cooking basics, Emergency Preparedness, Frugality, Self-Sufficiency

Welcome to the latest Self-Sufficient Saturdays feature, where we try out projects that can easily be done in an apartment. Breakfast muffins are a staple at our house for busy

How to Brew Coffee without Electricity

October 5, 2013 aptprepper Apartment Living, DIY, Emergency Preparedness, Frugality, Saving money, Self-Sufficiency, Survival Cookery

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com We all have our preferred morning beverage; for me, the daily cup of coffee is a must. A coffee drinker who is missing