Avoiding Waste – Apartment Prepper

Money Mondays: 10 Ways to Avoid Wasting Bread

November 5, 2018 aptprepper Avoiding Waste, Emergency Preparedness, Frugality, Repurposing, Reusing, Saving money

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I always feel bad having to throw out stale bread so I started finding ways to make it last longer or re-purpose

8 Fall Back Prepping Chores

November 6, 2016 aptprepper Avoiding Waste, Emergency Preparedness

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Sunday, November 6th is the end of Daylight Savings Time for 2016, in which most of the country sets their clocks back by

Money Mondays: Can a Crisis Like Venezuela’s Happen Here?

June 6, 2016 aptprepper Apartment Living, Beginner prepping, Emergency Plan, Emergency Preparedness, Financial Preparedness, Frugality, Money

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com You can’t help but feel bad about the citizens of Venezuela, as they suffer under miserable economic conditions: People waiting in lines

Fridge Items That May Last Through a Power Outage

March 9, 2016 aptprepper Avoiding Waste, Emergency Preparedness, Power failure

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com After a power outage that lasts for a few hours, many people toss out everything that was in the refrigerator. I always

Can Food Shortages Happen Here?

January 14, 2015 aptprepper Avoiding Waste, Emergency Preparedness, Food Storage

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I’ve been seeing news articles about the food shortages happening in Venezuela: people standing in line for hours just to get their

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,

15 Ways to Repurpose Old Nylons

June 18, 2014 aptprepper Avoiding Waste, Emergency Preparedness, product substitutes, Repurposing, Reusing

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Nylons aka pantyhose, stockings, tights or even knee highs are some of the most commonly discarded items. It is easy to ruin a

Using Four Year Old Rice

April 5, 2014 aptprepper Apartment Living, Emergency Preparedness, Five Gallon Buckets, Food Rotation, Food Storage, Food Storage Tracking

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com We are rotating the first batch of rice we stored away and replacing it with the new batch. I bought the rice back

Read this Before you Toss out Expired Medications

March 13, 2014 aptprepper Apartment Living, Beginner prepping, Emergency Preparedness, Expiration Dates

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I mentioned a few weeks ago I’d be clearing out and rotating my supplies. Upon opening the first aid bucket, we found a

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