I’m pleased to be invited to be a part of the Self-Reliance Expo held in Colorado Springs, CO next weekend, May 18th and 19th at the Freedom Financial Services Center http://www.selfrelianceexpo.com/colorado-springs/
Hours of the show will be from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. each day.
For the record, I absolutely loathe the term “food storage.” It’s no longer used in our household because I’m not a squirrel. As such I don’t purchase items which serve no other purpose than to be stuffed away into a corner, only to promise unpleasant eating later. If I don’t eat it or know how to use it, it doesn’t come into our home. And if it comes into our home, we use it and are very familiar with it.
Now, have said that, the question posed above is a common question in my line of work because others don’t necessarily share my point of view. That’s okey dokey. Regarding having “enough” there are certainly plenty of numbers 
thrown out there. I do have an opinion to add to that list of suggested amounts, of course, though I confess that my answers aren’t always well received—I have this nasty habit of sharing facts that may contradict what a person has relied upon for a long time. *wink* So, how much food do you really need in order to have a year’s supply for your family at any given time?
This update highlights upcoming classes taught in Colorado Springs, a lifetime of FRESH nutrition for under $200, and a teaser of what’s next for The Preparedness Pro–Hollywood?? Just to name a few… Catching everyone up with the past 4 weeks feels a little more like trying to catch the jet plane from Salt Lake City after it’s already landed at JFK airport, but I’ll do my best because I’d feel awful if I looked back a few weeks from now and realized that I never shared a few important tidbits. So here we go…
I have to say, this is my most hated and loathed 5 word sentence. Anyone who has the temerity to take control of their future though, aka practices self-reliance, has heard these words, or a derivative thereof way too many times.
“When things get rough, I’m coming to YOUR house!” “Why do I need to prepare for anything? I’ll just go to my parents house?” “If the world comes to an end, I’ll just get my gun and find me a Mormon.”
All of us at one time or another think about “what ifs.” The fact is that because of our planning for some of the “what ifs” in life we have things that we purchase or do to prepare for them. Things like life insurance, auto insurance, medical insurance, disability insurance, Read more…
Prepping…it’s a positive thing. Being a post depression baby, the youngest of seven children, I’ve always admired survivors’. You know, those individuals who when life throws them a curve, knocks them down, they get up, dust themselves off and get back into the game of life. I saw, “Waste Not, Read more…
I am one of those people that the world calls “Physically Disabled”. However, my physical limitations do not prevent me from doing things to take care of myself in an emergency situation. Lack of physical strength will never deter me from doing everything I can to be self-sufficient. Food Storage does Read more…
I have read with fascination the stories about prepping. I think most of us fall into the category of “it is just a way of life with us”. My mom always had a large food storage. It took up many shelves in the garage instead of a car. I remember Read more…
Top 10: You Know You Married a Frugal Prepper If… 10.) Your wife scours neighbor’s refuse, dumpsters, and roadsides (sometimes roads) the night before garbage pick-up day. She even gives the stink-eye to like-minded people who are out trash-picking and is known to come home from a run early to Read more…
The reason I prep is approximately 26 inches long and weighs about 13 ½ pounds. When I walk into the room, it lights up when she smiles at me and is terribly excited to see me. It is my job to make sure that she has love, shelter, food, clothing, Read more…