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Saturday, May 17, 2014

Yard Sale Cash

Yard Sale Cash was a free useful Kindle book when this post was written.

Yard sales are a good idea to clean up your house. But cleaning up your house isn’t the only motivation for you, right? Right. You like me and million others also want to earn ‘some’ cash out of your junk. Pardon me, not some, but ‘a lot’.

So I’ll guide you in this book how to earn a lot of money through

1) Making it a perfect fool proof yard sale.
2) Adding creativity to different aspects of your yard sale.



1·Gather Your Inventory

2·Set The Date

3·Advertise

Food Storage Recipe - Special Rice dinner

Here is something easy to make for dinner one night. Quick and frugal!

NEED

1 pound can of green beans

2 teaspoon of fat - I used bacon fat.

1/2 cup of flour

2 cups of milk

2 cups of shredded cheese

2 1/2 cups of chopped up spam or canned ham , which ever you have on hand in your food storage. I personally like the canned ham better.

3 cups of cooked rice

Drain the can of green beans.

Melt the fat in a pan and stir in flour.

Slowly stir in the milk.Cook it for a minute over low heat , stirring it so it won't stick.

Remove it from the heat and add the cheese , green beans, and meat.

Cook over low heat for 10 minutes or until the cheese is all melted and the mixture is hot.

Serve it over the cooked rice!

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Food Storage Recipe - Top of The Fire ( or stove ) Meatloaf

For when you want something like this in the summer time and not have to start the hot oven. Or when you are out camping. Great meal. Easy to make.

Get out your Cast Iron Skillet with Lid for this one.

NEED:

1 pound of ground beef

1/4 cup of cracker crumbs

2 tablespoon of chopped onion

6 teapoon milk

3/4 teaspoon salt

pepper to taste

1/2 cup water

1 15 ounce can of  tomato sauce

Put all of the ingredients except the water and tomato sauce in a bowl and mix it well. When we are out camping we use the bigger zip loc bags to put the items in , except the water and tomato sauce , to mix them up easily. Mix it up well.

Shape it into 4 loaves.

Brown the loaves on all sides in a greased fry pan over medium heat.

Pour of the fat.

Add the water and pour the tomato sauce over the loaves.

Cover the fry pan and cook over low heat for about 30 minutes.

Add more water during cooking if needed.

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Good Tools Are A Must-Have


Just wanted to share a list of tools that we all should have in our households. Having the right tools will ensure that we are always prepared for anything that happens around the house. You never know when something might happen. You could fix a lot of things yourself in your home if you have tools to do it. You do not have to call someone in and spend too much money on something that you could have done yourself.

The first type of item to keep in your toolbox are some great measuring tools.
      a Square

      a Measuring Tape

      a Level

Cutting Tools

      Retractable Utility Knife

      Hand Saw

        Hacksaw

         Clamping Mitre Box with Saw

Other Tools

        Hammer

         Locking Pliers

         Pry Bar, this could also come in handy fighting zombies!

         Screwdriver

         Adjustable Wrench

          Hex Key Wrench Set

         Needle Nose Pliers

          Bar Clamp

        Drill/Driver Kit

Plumbing Tools

        Plunger

         Pipe Wrench

          Drain Auger

This is really just a short list, but it is the most used tools around a house. If you start with the basics you could have a great tool room quick. 

Food Storage Recipe - Pudding Pops

Great way to cool the kids off , or yourselves, on a hot day.

1 package of instant pudding

2 cups of milk

Mix the pudding and milk together.

Pour the pudding into 3 ounce cups and put wooden craft sticks into that. Or you can use a Norpro Ice Pop Maker. Freeze the and if you had used the tiny cups you can tear them away and eat!

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Food storage recipe - peanut butter pudding

Yummy and easy!

Need:

1  package of instant vanilla pudding

Milk

1/4 cup peanut butter

Prepare the vanilla pudding as directed on package. Beat in the peanut butter. Pour into 4 dessert dishes. Chill in fridge and serve!

Sunday, May 11, 2014

What supplies will be good for bartering?

Anything that will be in short supply after SHTF will be very valuable for bartering with. Select items that have long shelf life. Here is a list of some items to keep in excess for just using using for bartering..........

Aluminum foil

Ammo

Bandages

Bleach

Candles

Canned food

Batteries

Dental items

Diapers

Duct tape

Flashlights

Hand tools

Matches

Medicines

Soap

Solar ovens - make a few just to keep back for trading

Toothbrushes

Weapons

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

The Survival Tin: The Survival Kit You Can Carry in Your Pocket

The Survival Tin: The Survival Kit You Can Carry in Your Pocket was a free book for kindle when this post was written.

The Survival Kit You Can Carry in Your Pocket!


Carrying a survival tin will drastically up your chances of survival if you're caught outside your home when disaster strikes.

If you've never been in the military, you're probably unfamiliar with the concept of the survival tin. Designed to fit in your pocket, it's a mini-survival kit packed full of important survival tools that you carry with you everywhere you go.

This book covers the items you're going to want to put in your tin, along with a number of optional items that might make life a whole lot easier if disaster strikes while you're out and about

Buy this book now and get started building your very own survival tin.

Thursday, May 1, 2014

2 Solar Water Heater DIY Projects

There are two types of solar water heaters. Passive and forced circulation. In this article I'll show you how to construct one of each. Two simple yet effective solar water heater DIY projects.

I must first say that neither of these heaters will heat your home. You could use similar methods to preheat your water before it flows to your hot water heater. If you live in a freezing climate you should look into a forced circulation system. Both of these heaters are for experimentation. You could use them camping or for small water heating needs around the house.

* The first one is extremely simple. Just a black storage tank exposed to the sun will heat water. If you have ever seen one of those camping shower bags you know what I'm talking about. I've seen some folks heating water in those big blue food grade 55 gallon drums. Just spray paint it flat black. Install a PVC valve. Set it in a nice sunny spot. Fill it with water. Sit Back and watch mother nature work her magic.

* The second takes a little more work. You will need a length of 1/2" or 3/4" Black hose. I would recommend 100 feet in length. The longer the better.

Do this on a large flat area of ground. Unroll the entire hose in a straight line. Starting with the inlet side begin to roll the hose into a flat coil. To make it easier to transport you can tape or zip tie it together as you go. Once you have rolled the entire hose flat your outlet should be on the outside. Your inlet on the inside.
Take your flat rolled hose and place it in full sunlight. Connect the inlet to your water tap or elevated tank. Crack your valve so that the water runs slowly. The water coming out of your coil should be much hotter than the water coming in.

You could couple these heaters together for even better results. Elevate your black tank in an area with full sun. Connect your coil to the tank. Make sure the coil is below the tank, but still in full sunlight. Now you have your first solar water heating system. Perfect for camping or small water heating needs.
You can construct a much more sophisticated system that will supply your home with hot water. This is just a starting point. An experiment to show you some of what solar water heater diy projects can do.
Good luck. Have fun experimenting.

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Backyard Chickens Book Package: Beginner's Guide to Raising Backyard Chickens & The Backyard Chickens Breed Guide

Backyard Chickens Book Package: Beginner's Guide to Raising Backyard Chickens & The Backyard Chickens Breed Guide (Modern Homesteading) was a free kindle book when this post was written.


TWO backyard chicken books for ONE low price.


The Beginner's Guide to Raising and Caring for Backyard Chickens gives you the information you need to know to get started raising a flock of chickens your backyard.

The following topics are covered in this helpful book:
  • Why you should be raising backyard chickens.
  • The big differences between commercial eggs and the fresh eggs you get from backyard chickens.
  • The handful of supplies you need to get started.
  • Designing a coop.
  • Feeding and watering your chickens. Includes tutorials on how to build an inexpensive waterer and feeder.
  • The various types of bedding.
  • The deep litter system of bedding.
  • Free-range chickens.
  • Breed selection for laying and meat birds.
  • Feeding your chickens.
  • What diatomaceous earth is and how it can benefit you.
  • Predator control.
  • Brooding chicks. How to hatch chicks and raise them to adulthood.
  • Chicken laws and ordinances.
Once you've learned how to raise and care for backyard chickens, you're going to want to start a flock. The Backyard Chickens Breed Guide has you covered. This book gives you detailed information on 22 of the best chicken breeds to buy for your backyard flock.

The information provided for each breed of chicken includes the following:
  • How loud they are.
  • How many eggs they can be expected to lay.
  • How much they cost.
  • Health concerns.
  • Temperament.
  • Other information you need to know.

Get two of the top backyard chicken books available today for less than the cost of buying each book individually.






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