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Reallocating Funds For Prepping

Post category:Financial Health & Wealth
Post published:April 2, 2023
Post last modified:April 3, 2023
Post comments:2 Comments
Reading time:22 mins read

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In this article, Reallocating Funds For Prepping, I will touch on an essential (And tedious) aspect of prepping – our finances and tightening our budget so we have more for preparedness.

I won’t get into the political and corporate tyranny that has us on this path. I have a personal blog for topics like that.

I’m not going to give you 101 ways to save money. The internet is full of great resources like that. Using dollar stores, stretching a bag of flour, buying generic brands, eating at home, shopping discount grocery stores, etc. I’ve been cutting my own hair for years, but that’s not what I want for this article.

This article is more like a personal message with examples to help get your ideas flowing—typical Brian oversharing.

I will focus on saving more and spending less as a prepper. Almost everything the average Jane or Joe can do to clean up their finances works for preppers. The one glaring difference is what we consider essential. Our priorities are a little different when it comes to certain expenses.

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GAP Insurance – A $10,000 Insurance Lesson…

Post category:Financial Health & Wealth
Post published:July 31, 2022
Post last modified:August 1, 2022
Post comments:2 Comments
Reading time:9 mins read

I’m going to tell you a short story about GAP insurance that probably saved me a couple of thousand dollars for less than the cost of a single cup of Starbucks.

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Early Prepping Lessons From The Coronavirus – Part Three: PPE Shortage

Post category:Financial Health & Wealth Prepping
Post published:April 6, 2020
Post last modified:March 7, 2021
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Reading time:14 mins read

In part four of the Early Prepping Lessons From The Coronavirus series, I go into personal protective equipment (PPE) preps. What ended up looking like a PPE Shortage, what went right, and more importantly, what we learned.

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Survival Gear I Didn’t Need And Shouldn’t Have Bought – A Couple Of Real Examples

Post category:Financial Health & Wealth Gear and Gadgets
Post published:October 15, 2017
Post last modified:April 3, 2023
Post comments:8 Comments
Reading time:14 mins read

How does posting survival gear I didn’t need and shouldn’t have bought help you? I’m hoping by posting a few of my mistakes, you might benefit by finding a more direct route to preparedness and self-sufficiency.

Jumping in blind and head first caused an expensive set-back on several levels. Sharing some of those setbacks every now and then just might help you. That is why I’m sharing the survival gear I didn’t need.

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