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Ep 63 – Preparedness Plan

By on September 26th, 2011

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 the confusion and get you re-united with your family ASAP.

So Check out this episode and there are 2 others that I will link to below. Also for the first time I have made bonus content available on our new youtube channel, so check that out (link below).

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Episode 62 – Hesperian Foundation

By on September 3rd, 2011

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 help feed my children.  Also go to AMAZON.COM and buy stuff, just by clicking on that link right there and buying anything will get me a tiny bit of cash.

This organization has created several books that are FREE for download or at printing cost in several locations including Amazon. These books were created to help “Village Healthcare Workers” basically a slightly trained villager, to help diagnose and treat many illness including medication dosages etc.

So have a listen and feel free to comment below.
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Episode 61 – Mac n Cheese

By on August 15th, 2011

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, it isn’t hard at all.

Hey remember you can buy websites starting at $10 PER YEAR, help feed my kids.

So listen here for this fairly simple recipe (which doesn’t include hot dogs, don’t make me hurt you…) and have a great meal!

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Mac-n-Cheese is great for feeding my kids, you can help by buying things from Amazon.com like Casserole Dishes.

Another way to help feed my kids is buy your webhosting from BUBWeb.com

Or you can look into my first aid kits HERE

 

 

 

 

 

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Episode 60 – Geocaching

By on August 6th, 2011

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 cache, toss them in your GPS device (I use my android phone) and go find a little hidden box or tube or whatever hidden somewhere.  Kinda fun really.

Oh hey quick interlude, remember websites starting at $10 per YEAR at BUBWEB.com Just sayin…

So if you want to hear me get my geek on a little bit feel free to listen to my primer (I’ve only been doing this for a couple of weeks) on geocaching below.  It’s a cheap, fun, family friendly hobby that gets you off the couch.

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 BUBweb.com websites starting at $10 Per YEAR!!
GPS Units from Amazon <– buy something from here and feed my family!
Check out our First Aid kits, let me know if you are interested, perfect for Geocaching.

Ok now Geocaching links…

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Episode 59 – August Do1Thing – Get Involved!

By on July 31st, 2011

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 you.

This episode goes a bit sideways when I go off on a little rant about a school friend who organized a clean-up crew for Joplin. I am in awe of what a good job she did and the things she achieved in a very short time.

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Do1Thing.com
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
Neighborhood Watch Organization

Amazon.com – If you click here and buy anything I get a little piece of the action, so hook a brother up
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 you.

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Episode 58 – Carpet Cleaning

By on July 12th, 2011

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….
That ladies and gentlemen is what you call a teaser.
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Episode 57 – Do 1 Thing July – Family Communications Plan

By on July 5th, 2011

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
  • Program ICE (in case of emergency) numbers in your family cell phones
  • Check out www.safeandwell.com to help keep in touch (run by the Red Cross)
  • Discuss how you could use social media to keep in touch (if available)
Why read it when you can just listen?  It’s below.  Oh and don’t forget to check out the links and goodies after that.
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More Contests

By on June 28th, 2011

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 that vein here is another SPECTACULAR contest being run by Jack Spirko over at The Survival Podcast.  This one is for a Shelf Reliance brand Harvest 72 food rotation system.  I’ve lusted after one of these since I’ve heard of them but the cash just hasn’t been there for me.  I am able to afford FREE though so not that I don’t want you to win or anything but I have a spot reserved for this bad boy in my basement.

So head over to The Survival Podcast contest link  CLICK HERE

Or if you wish you can go direct to the contest by CLICKING HERE , but hey take a look over at Jack’s stuff because he’s doing great stuff over there and bringing you these sweet contests.

Shelf Reliance Products – On Amazon (so I get a piece of the action)

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

By on June 26th, 2011

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 another way to save money.

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Ok some links up in here!

Don’t forget, I’m looking at putting together some first aid kits and perhaps survival kits.  Let me know if you are interested, deets HERE

Buy stuff here
Once a month cooking books at Amazon

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Episode 55 – Funeral Arrangements

By on June 13th, 2011

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 resources and ideas to save money and help you pre-plan everything you need, to either help you  in your time of grieving or help your family in theirs.

Check out Funerals.org for more resources.

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