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Ep 63 – Preparedness Plan

What do you do when you receive this voicemail? “Honey, the wildfire is headed toward the house, we were told to evacuate, going to {psht} {crackle}” Now he/she won’t answer the phone, lines are probably overloaded. Do you  A. Panic, B. Go to your pre-arranged rally point and hug? Having a detailed preparedness plan can cut through […]

Episode 62 – Hesperian Foundation

Well don’t I look like a jerk… I thought I posted this a few weeks ago but NO… This episode is a discussion of the wonderful information that is available from the Hesperian Foundation. BUT FIRST Please feel free to go to BUBWEB.COM and buy yourself a website (Starting at $10 PER YEAR), it will […]

Episode 61 – Mac n Cheese

Ok quick poll, who loves Mac-n-cheese (if you didn’t raise your hand I’m not sure I want to know you…) Almost everyone right?! Well Ima gonna tell yall how to make REAL mac-n-cheese, not that powdered box stuff either… (although the velveta shells and cheese does have a special place in my heart).  And listen, […]

Episode 60 – Geocaching

Ok so I got a new hobby… we will see how long it lasts, but it is pretty fun.  Welcome to Geocaching! So you may be all, “Dude what’s Geocaching?”  Well it’s a TREASURE HUNT! although the treasure is really just finding the cache.  Ok so what you do is get the coordinates to a […]

Episode 59 – August Do1Thing – Get Involved!

So we are here to kick off August with a Do1Thing episode.  August’s tasks relate to getting involved in the community. FIRST a word from our sponsor BUBweb.com –  offering webhosting starting at $10 per YEAR! Also Check our our MTP First Aid Kits, and let me know if this is something that would interest […]

Episode 58 – Carpet Cleaning

Hey, welcome to episode 58! So in honor of our great nation’s independence we decided to clean the carpets!  Woo, fireworks and house cleaning, THANK YOU AMERICA!  We calculated this quite carefully, listen to this super awesome podcast to hear the most excellent and insightful reason we chose Independence Day weekend to clean our carpets…. […]

Episode 57 – Do 1 Thing July – Family Communications Plan

As per tradition the first podcast of the month is the Do1Thing episode.  July’s tasks are dealing with a family communications plan. Things discussed in this episode. Have a phone with a cord and a car charger for your cell phone Develop a plan for how your family will stay in touch during a disaster […]

More Contests

This blog isn’t really about pimping other people’s contests but it is about giving you information about things that can help you, so I will post some contests/giveaways/etc, that I think you might be interested in.  Even though this reduces my chances of winning I just can’t let them go on in secret. So in […]

Episode 56 – Coupons! (and once a month cooking)

I got sucked into some of those “extreme” coupon shows the other day, and started researching.  A few days later (plus publishing delays) and you get a fresh show.  It’s a short one but really how much can you say about coupons? OH! I almost forgot, I also discuss “once a month cooking” , just […]

Episode 55 – Funeral Arrangements

Funerals are something we try to avoid thinking about on a day to day basis, and this can really get us in trouble.  The fact that we are distraught and emotional when we are trying to deal with Funeral Directors is used by them to get extra cash.  So within this podcast we discuss some […]