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Safe Rooms, Food Prices and Strawberries

With all the tornado disasters the past two years I decided it was probably past time to talk about building and stocking a safe room on READY OR NOT. Please take a few minutes to listen to these shows. There are lots of tips and info on not only why we need a safe room, even [...]

My Beans and Tomatoes are Growing!

I am so excited! The green bean and tomato seeds I harvested from my heirloom veggies last year are actually growing. It is my goal to get good at this so when the time comes that I need to feed my family, and others, from my General Store and what I can produce that I [...]

Living Like Pioneer

It's been more than a month since I have written a post and much has happened. Not sure anyone is still thinking about checking the blog but here goes…I have begun working for a fundraising company, some of you already know that, and I am very excited about that. It is a great company with [...]

More Rising Prices…Few More Water Tips

It's time to seriously consider your budget and exactly what you are going to do to stretch or supplement your current income. This week on Ready Or Not we will be discussing some work from home options to help you begin to think creatively about just what you can do. If you know of someone [...]

Gas Prices Soaring…What are You Doing?…Water, Water, Not Everywhere

Gas prices are soaring. In December I told you I was hearing experts say they expected gas prices to be $5.00 per gallon by spring. Today gas prices are 83% higher than when President Obama took office and 35 cents more than this week last year. With grocery prices soaring too what are you doing [...]

Our Own Tent City…A Big Change Coming

The rotten economy has hit our home just as it has your home. For the past five years I have posted, written newsletters, written articles, hosted a radio show and spoken to groups about preparing and living a self reliant life style. It has been a passion and a love. I have tried to help [...]

Severe Weather in Unusual Places…More Tips for Preparing Your Home as a Shelter

Tornadoes in January are not unheard of but they are very rare. Tornado season doesn't normally begin until May. Heavy snow storms in Seattle and other parts of Washington are also rare but this year they happened and people were not ready. the cities and counties were not ready either. We must take our family's [...]

Making Your Home A Shelter…Gas prices…Preparedness Binders

Just a quick note before we begin securing our home against disaster. Have you been aware of what is happening with gas prices? The price of gas is now at the highest point ever, this time of the year. Experts, who were correct the past few years, now expect the price of gas to [...]

Did you know all this is going on? Food Prices, Housing and Unemployment

There is so much going on right now and I want to make sure you keep up to date so you have the information to share with your friends. This week on Ready Or Not I spoke with Crystal Abrahams about 2012 and taking advantage of all the end of the world talk to help [...]

Let’s Get Started! How Will You Shelter?

There have been some changes in our household this year which means I will be posting less often but I will continue READY OR NOT every Tuesday night and as things come up I will post on facebook. During an emergency or in the lead up to a disaster in the making, I will post [...]

2012 Has Arrived and We Need to Keep Moving Forward

Please join me tonight on READY OR NOT for a preview of plans for this year to help you prepare. There is much to prepare for, food prices rising, solar flares, nuclear capabilities in rogue nations, and more. I can not help you personally if I do not understand your needs so PLEASE call in and let me know what [...]

Our General Store Wrap Up…Holiday Travel…Merry Christmas

Since I've been under the weather the past two weeks and have not posted for a week and since no one seems to have noticed I think I'll take a break until the first of the year. I didn't want to check out before helping you finish the stocking of your General Store. For the [...]

Our General Store, Desserts…Make the Bread, Buy the Butter Tomorrow night on Ready or Not

Tomorrow night will be a fun night on READY OR NOT I will be speaking with Jennifer Reese author of Make the Bread, Buy the Butter. This is a fun book for family and friends who are budget conscious and who may or may not be ready for a fulll blown food storage plan. Jennifer [...]

A Few More Travel Items To Consider…Prepare for Black Friday!

Last night my guest for READY OR NOT was called into work at the police department so we had a last minute change. Many of you have emailed asking for suggestions for self reliance gifts this year so that's what we did on the show. As you are making your stuffing and pies today listen [...]

Our General Store… More Travel Tips…Tonight on READY OR NOT More Burglary Prevention Tips From a Pro

Tonight on READY OR NOT we continue our discussion of protecting your home from thieves. I'll be speaking with a long time police officer who will tell us what really works and just where to invest our time and money. Join me tonight at 6:00pm Pacific and 9:00pm Eastern. The weather continues to [...]