Dogs For Home Protection – And A Personal Story
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In this article, I want to talk about dogs for home protection and tell you about a recent reaction from my dog, Porter.
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Escape From The City – Author Interview With Mic Roland (Video)
Our second installment of a video interview With Mic Roland, author of several books, including Escape From The City and a five-book series (so far) titled The Siege of New Hampshire.
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Spring Prepper Steps To Consider
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In this article, I touch on a few Spring Prepper Steps that are easy to forget, just as a reminder of sorts.
(more…)Author Interview with Mic Roland – From Hunting to Power Outages: The Adventures of a Prepper Fiction Writer – Video
In this author interview with Mic Roland, a prepper fiction writer who shares his unique experiences and perspective on writing — from hunting with something other than a gun to dealing with power outages. Mic’s experiences have enriched his writing and authenticity.
Last Saturday afternoon, I sat down in a Zoom meeting for an author interview with Mic Roland, and we talked about the books he has written as a prepper. We talked about his writing process and many of the key methods he uses in creating and recording on Audible that inspire and motivate his readers and listeners.
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Reallocating Funds For Prepping
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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 in 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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Email News Options: The News I Follow VIA Email
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I will list many email news options I’ve subscribed to in this article. This is a follow-up piece to the article, How To Stop Falling For Agenda-Driven News Reporting – Finding Reliable News Sources I published a little over ten months ago, in June of 2022,
These are news-oriented and commentary emails I’ve subscribed to. I’ve been trying out different email news subscriptions for a few years and will share them here.
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Michigan’s February Ice Storm – Extensive After-Action Report
Next Step Survival Is On Substack
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Just a quick announcement – I’m moving the Next Step Survival email list, and if you want to continue (Or start) hearing from me via email, you’ll need to subscribe.
I’m also moving the email list for my personal blog, which I rebranded last year, to The Opinion Blog to Substack.
Here’s the link to subscribe to my Next Step Survival Substack.
Here’s the link to subscribe to my Opinion Blog Substack.
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The Complete Guide To Building An End-of-Life Binder – Death Preparedness Pt. II
This article is a how-to guide to help you design and build your End-of-Life Binder. This binder will help your loved ones follow your last wishes, know where your assets and liabilities are, and what to do about them.
Did you miss part one of The Death Preparedness series? You Have Six Months To Live. How To Survive That.
(more…)Food and Homesteading – Ready Your Future Roundtable – Video
This video is another roundtable I participated in with my friends Todd Sepulveda and Mic Roland. We’ve done several of these recorded roundtables, and Todd was kind enough to give me permission to post it here on my site. You can find the original on the Ready Your Future YouTube channel here. Be sure to subscribe.
In the video, we talk about current situations, gardening, livestock, meat production, food storage, freeze-drying, and prepping.
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