Learning to Live on a Budget

March 23, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Physical Preparedness, Preparedness Basics, Provident or Frugal Living 

When people learn that Mormons are taught to compile a year’s supply of food and other necessities, they often picture paranoid people stockpiling for doomsday or a nuclear disaster of some kind. While some people have used their supplies in a crisis, such as Hurricane Katrina, most use it for much more ordinary moments, such as unemployment, illness, or even just to save money. Read more

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Plant a Garden

March 20, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Living Off the Land, Personal Preparedness, Preparedness Basics, Provident or Frugal Living 

Michelle Obama announced this week the White House was planting a garden and growing its own food. While it will be cared for largely by the staff, a group of local school children will also be helping out, as will all members of the Obama family, including the president. This is the first full vegetable garden since Eleanor Roosevelt planted a victory garden and encouraged others to do so as well. The purpose of that garden was to make sure there was enough food during wartime.

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