Frugality - Apartment Prepper

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

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

Home Remedy for Sinus Allergy Sufferers

September 27, 2013 aptprepper DIY, Emergency Preparedness, Frugality, Home Remedies, Preparedness, product substitutes, Saving money

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com My allergies have started bothering me, with itchy, watery eyes, early morning congestion, sneezing, signaling the start of the fall allergy season. At

Short on Cash for Preps this Month? Here are a Few Ideas

February 5, 2013 aptprepper Apartment Living, Emergency Preparedness, Frugality, Saving money

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I had to do a double take when I noticed my paycheck this year has gotten much smaller. No, I am not working

Learning to Repurpose Items

January 30, 2013 aptprepper Apartment Living, Avoiding Waste, Frugality

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com It’s no surprise that with prices for food increasing, and income shrinking, families are having to cut back on expenses and find

Powdered Milk Experiment

July 15, 2011 aptprepper Frugality, Survival Cookery, Survival Food

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I ran out of regular milk and was waiting til the weekend to restock. So I decided to try using one of my

Savings vs Safety

May 1, 2011 aptprepper Frugality, Operational Security, Safety, Security

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Now that gas prices keep rising rapidly, most of us are looking for ways to save money. Well, that was the idea I