Frugal Self-Reliance Reality
Frugal Self Reliance is the Goal Being raised in the 60’s by frugal parents created a somewhat frugal ME. I had no idea that I was a prepper, though. That label feels a bit weird, even though I have stepped Read more…
From Sheep to Shepherd
This is my story of how I became a Prepper. Let me give you a little history here. I’ve always been a country girl and I grew up being the only girl in a family of all boy cousins. I Read more…
An Earnest Plea From The Preparedness Pro
Hey you awesome Preparedness Pro readers!
Some of you have been wondering why you’re getting all of these different e-mail notifications as subscribers to the blog. Some of you, perhaps, have felt a bit inconvenienced in your reading habits with this temporary change. Or perhaps you’ve felt uncomfortably inundated with the words of someone other than what you “subscribed to.” Well, this change of pace is because of the MEGA contest that we’ve got going on right now, The Preppers Outreach Contest. We have a specific tab on this site that reads “Preppers Contest Entries” where you can go and read the various entries and vote for your favorites. But what you may not realize is really the big WHY–WHY have we put together the Preppers Outreach Contest?
Prepping–Old School Style
I really don’t remember when it began, I was a kid. Born and Raised in the U.S. Air Force, everything we did had to fit the Military income and Lifestyle. I was Born in Massachusetts, but never lived there, and Read more…
The Kiwi Prepper
We started prepping in 1967 when our children were small and so was the pay packet. Our start was a vegetable garden that grew in size as our children grew, and fruit trees, bushes and plants to provide fresh fruit Read more…
Thank You Y2K
When I was young my parents were in the military. I remember the movers coming and would roll their eyes!! They had to wrap every single jar my Mom had canned. When we came home my Great Grandma and my Read more…
Why I Prep
My mother was brought up during the depression, so with 5 brothers and 3 sisters, I was brought up to pinch and save also. We did not have a bathroom till I was 6 or 7 years old. We had Read more…
Survivor From the Big Island
Seven years ago my husband and I moved to the Big Island of Hawaii. We had both spent the majority of our lives on the mainland and were used to the convenience of living there. One day, I went down Read more…
Nordstrom’s Shopping Addict Cured by Prepping
From Nordstrom’s shopping addict to a Prepper addict? What do you get with a young and vain generation that has had the major part of society telling them there self worth comes from how they look or appear to others? You get a Read more…
The Comforting Rewards
Hello prepper community! I just want to put my two cents worth in because I feel that this is such a worthy subject that leads to a total lifestyle change. My husband and I have been prepping for sometime Read more…