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Caution: Severe Weather Impending from Texas to Chicago

If you are not already aware, severe weather is in the forecast beginning today and possibly continuing for at least the next 36 hours. Much of the central part of the country is under threat of severe thunderstorms including lightning, large hail, damaging winds, possible long track tornadoes, and more flooding. From Texas to Illinois, it is paramount that people pay attention to weather forecasts as well as to conditions in their area. If you don’t already have one, it’s a good idea to pick up a weather radio, one that will alert you if dangerous weather is heading your … Continue reading →

Planning for Emergencies

One thing that is important when thinking of emergency preparedness is to have a plan. Since there are many different types of emergencies, you many need several different plans, or variants on these plans. It is important to know what you will do in an emergency before it actually happens, because you may not have the time or the ability to sit down and plan what needs to be done, and how to most effectively make it happen. Over the next few weeks I will be talking about the different emergencies that you may face, and the things that you … Continue reading →

Most Likely Scenario

In preparing for emergencies, sometimes it’s hard to know where to start. What do we store? What types of emergencies should we be planning for? As you might expect, it depends on where you live and the weather concerns that might affect you. To begin emergency preparedness within your own family, you should begin thinking about some of the most likely emergencies that could happen to you where you live. I have listed here a few of the emergencies that are the most likely to happen, no matter where you live. Neighborhood evacuation There are a few different reasons why … Continue reading →

Five Reasons to Store Food

Here in the Preparedness blog I will be writing numerous articles on how to store food. But some of you may ask yourselves, “What is the point?” Even if you know on the surface that storing food is a good idea, can you imagine reasons that you might actually need to use your food storage? Are there other reasons other than extreme emergencies where it might be helpful to have stored food? In order to be best prepared to use your food storage when you need it, it is necessary to think about what types of emergencies you are planning … Continue reading →

Preparation

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Part of living frugally includes preparing for the future. If we are able to set money aside for an emergency, then we can avoid some potential financial disasters in our lives. These emergencies can come in various forms. A few emergencies that you might want to consider preparing for are listed below. Check out the articles about each topic found at the Preparedness Blog. Financial Emergencies Financial emergencies can cover any type of large, unexpected expense. Insurance and savings are the best ways to prepare for most financial emergencies such as expensive repairs, job loss, death of a family member, … Continue reading →

Practice Preparing Your Emergency Food

Sometime this summer you may want to experiment with your food storage and your alternate cooking sources to make sure that you can cook when you do not have power available to you. A great time to do this would be on a camping trip. If you don’t have time for one this summer, you could set up in the backyard and plan a basic dinner, which you prepare entirely without electricity. If your primary source of emergency preparedness foods are MRE’s or the hiking and camping meals, which are available to you then you should plan a meal that … Continue reading →