Prepared, not panicked

(said in my best monotone voice): This is a test of your preparedness system.  This is only a test.  If it were a real emergency, you would be required to use your preparedness stores for survival. This is only a test. Are you ready? If nothing else, this past week with the swine flu (aka [...]

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Packing your own Emergency Preparedness Kit

Let’s have a show of hands – how many of you have an emergency preparedness kit?  Uh huh.  That’s what I thought.  Not many people do, but all of us need one.  In the event of a major catastrophe and you have to evacuate your home, you need to be able to grab a pack [...]

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How to Prepare for Economic Hard Times

If you’ve watched the news lately,  you know the economic outlook isn’t good.  I hope I’m proven wrong, but I really think we’re in for some hard times ahead – worse than most of us living have ever had to go through. The housing market in this country is nowhere near hitting bottom yet.  It [...]

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