One thing is for sure: bartering for goods and services boom during tough times. Many situations can cause a person to barter for goods. It could be as simple as neighbors exchanging skills and services to help each other out, or it could be due to economic turmoil, currency inflation, a bug out situation or natural disaster.
Tess Pennington
Tess Pennington is the author of The Prepper's Blueprint, a comprehensive guide that uses real-life scenarios to help you prepare for any disaster. Because a crisis rarely stops with a triggering event the aftermath can spiral, having the capacity to cripple our normal ways of life. The well-rounded, multi-layered approach outlined in the Blueprint helps you make sense of a wide array of preparedness concepts through easily digestible action items and supply lists.
Tess is also the author of the highly rated Prepper's Cookbook, which helps you to create a plan for stocking, organizing and maintaining a proper emergency food supply and includes over 300 recipes for nutritious, delicious, life-saving meals.
Visit her web site at ReadyNutrition.com for an extensive compilation of free information on preparedness, homesteading, and healthy living.
Survival Food Series: What To Eat When There Is No Food
Nature has all that is needed to survive. Even if wild game, berries, and plants cannot be found, there are still edible choices to be found.
Are You Ready Series: Essential Footwear
Surviving the harsh elements of nature is a hard thing to do. Surviving the harsh elements of nature without a good […]
Are You Ready Series: Emergency Clothing
Essential clothing for a disaster supply is a commonly overlooked area of prepping. If a person does not have the proper clothing that is suitable for the terrain they are in, then harsh elements can cause a person catastrophic effects. Let this article serve as a basic guideline on some of the principles to keep in mind when researching what type of clothing will be needed if a disastrous incident breaks out.
A Thanksgiving Survivor Story
As we are facing turbulent times, it seem as if our fates may be intermingling with our ancestors. Helping in times of dire need shows the kindness of the human spirit.
75 Revolutionary Uses for Baking Soda
It is quite obvious that baking soda has been modest in displaying it’s many uses to us. Since this product is quite inexpensive, stocking up on it will not be a large dent in your budget.
How Your Cooking Oil Can Run Your Car
Did you know that your left over Turkey grease can save money on car fuel? If you have a diesel fueled engine, then you can be driving your car for cents! Recycle the holiday turkey dinner’s fats and oils and turn it into biodiesel fuel.
Are You Ready Series: Emergency Water Supply
We use water for everything from food preparation to cleaning the dishes, cleaning our bodies, brushing our teeth and for drinking. When our water supply is interrupted, we must rely on the supplies we have for survival.
Emergency Items: What Will Disappear First
Do you ever wonder if an emergency situation occurred what would disappear first? There are so many things to think about and plan for that sometimes, it overwhelms you and ends up giving you a big headache. Having a ready supply of food, water and batteries is not enough. What if someone gets injured?
TEOTWAW-What?
It seems to me that the exclusive members of the “Prepper’s Club” are one of the very few groups that have a language of there very own. If it wasn’t for James Wesley, Rawles’ glossary on his www.survivorblog.com, I would have been utterly lost when I first began researching. If you visit certain prepping/survival websites and forums there are always these foreign acronyms that may cause new preppers to wonder.