by Daisy Luther | Jan 20, 2015
When you think about economic collapse, you probably envision all sorts of issues: food shortages, soup lines, people living in their cars, and abject poverty. But the reality is, many of the things that will personally affect you are those day-to-day conveniences...
by Daisy Luther | Jan 2, 2015
I really don’t like to make predictions. I’m not Zoltan, the fortune-telling dude in the machine – you know, the one with the turban who waves his mechanical hands dramatically over a crystal ball and tells you of your future in a heavily accented...
by Daisy Luther | Dec 27, 2014
One of the best things about holidays is getting together with family and having a huge feast. One of the worst things about the holidays is that you probably spent close to a week’s grocery money on that huge feast. If you are of the frugal mindset or on a...
by Daisy Luther | Dec 19, 2014
Do you love coffee or know someone who does? ‘Tis the season for the fanciest possible version of everything, and your hot beverage is no exception. Places like Starbucks have taken flavored coffees to whole new level. At my local grocery store, there’s...
by Daisy Luther | Dec 17, 2014
What is a more uncomfortable feeling than relinquishing all of the items that are normally part of your EDC kit? Here’s one: relinquishing those items and boarding a plane to fly across the country. For many preppers, a worst-case scenario for us would be if the...
by Daisy Luther | Dec 8, 2014
James Wesley Rawles. The name is synonymous with “survival” and in his book Expatriates: A Novel of the Coming Global Collapse he continues providing the same reliable information we’ve come to expect from his previous books. Expatriates takes place...
by Daisy Luther | Nov 28, 2014
The day after Thanksgiving, most people’s refrigerators are so full with leftovers that getting to door shut requires the family engineer to play Tupperware Jenga with all of the containers of food. Inevitably, in many households, much of the leftovers go to...
by Daisy Luther | Nov 26, 2014
Having a healthy pantry doesn’t mean that you have to skip all things sweet and tasty. A spoonful of sugar doesn’t just help the medicine go down. It can add a sense of normalcy and a little touch of luxury in a bad situation. Can you imagine celebrating...
by Daisy Luther | Nov 12, 2014
Two videos surfaced recently that attempted to highlight how women are “mistreated” in the United States. One of them was an outrageous clip of elementary school aged girls who were coached by adults to say the f-word and make obscene gestures into the...
by Daisy Luther | Nov 11, 2014
Those of us who are proponents of whole foods and scratch cooking have known it all along, but a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine confirms it. Time spent in the kitchen equals a better diet. 1319 participants in the Seattle Obesity Study...
by Daisy Luther | Nov 10, 2014
The homes of many rich, famous people have a secret hidden within them. Somewhere, in the depths of the home, is a secure room to which the residents can retreat in the event of a home invasion or violent intruder. A safe room was carved into the original house...
by Daisy Luther | Oct 15, 2014
If you’ve been paying attention to the news lately, you may be feeling on edge. You may feel as though time is running out for you to get your preparedness supplies in order. You may be new to prepping, and feeling like there’s too much to accomplish....
