‘Tis the Season, and I’m so glad! For yard sales, that is. Well, I love yard sales, garage sales, whatever you want to call them. If you, too, are a "yard sailor", you know why. Yard and garage sales are a prepper’s best friend, IMHO! It’s amazing what we can find and what we are looking for … [Read more...] about Yard Sales Are a Prepper’s Best Friend
Finances
5 Steps To a Prepper’s Money Management
An important part of prepping is wise budgeting. After all, our homes and families will never be secure if we ourselves are not financially secure. For a prepper, keeping a careful eye on your finances should be of the utmost importance. Drawing Up a Budgeting Plan A money management plan can be … [Read more...] about 5 Steps To a Prepper’s Money Management
How to Earn Extra Money as A Tour Bus Driver
Have you ever wanted to travel, go to places and see things that you thought you would never be able to see, and meet interesting people? And get paid for doing it! If the answer is yes, then let me tell you about what life is like as a professional tour bus driver. Before we get to the good … [Read more...] about How to Earn Extra Money as A Tour Bus Driver
Social Security, Earned Retirement and Disability Income, and the Baby Boomers
You know, it is no surprise that the Baby Boomers contributed MORE to Social Security and have taken less than any other generation. We are barely getting to the age where we can collect! But now it is almost gone! Now, just take a moment, sip a cup of coffee or tea, and think about this. Most of … [Read more...] about Social Security, Earned Retirement and Disability Income, and the Baby Boomers
Using Our Portable Woodmizer Sawmill To Make Extra Money
About 6 months ago, my brother-in-law, who had retired and moved back home, called and said, “Guess what? I just purchased a one man saw mill on Craig’s List for a song, you need to see this.“ He said he had always wanted one to play with and use more as a hobby than anything else. He ask if I … [Read more...] about Using Our Portable Woodmizer Sawmill To Make Extra Money
Small Farm Income Ideas: How We Make Money Homesteading
Due to their unique life off the grid, this intentional community has had to be extremely clever in how they can make money to support their homesteading. Here are some of their small farm income ideas: Pizza Restaurant Along the side of a gravel road an old farm wagon advertises pizza! Wood fired … [Read more...] about Small Farm Income Ideas: How We Make Money Homesteading