Cheap by Choice: When Frugality Means Freedom
As a parent, sometimes I’ve asked my kids to do things they don’t want to do. (Haven’t we all?) The biggest key to their success in the endeavour is their attitude. Scenario #1: Me: Kiddo, it’s time to swap your winter clothes for your spring clothes. Please go through yourRead the Rest…
The Grocery Store Blacklist: 12 Food Companies to Avoid (and 95 Sneaky Aliases)
A genetically modified rose by any other name may smell sweet, but it could still have frankenthorns that might independently detach themselves and lop off your finger while you’re smelling it. That’s not unlike a trip to the grocery store these days. There are a lot of ugly surprises inRead the Rest…
Survival: The Ultimate Form of Resistance
Being prepared for the unexpected is what my website is all about. We’ve talked about what you should store and about becoming more self-reliant. We’ve discussed health and the evil agendas that appear to be afoot. We’ve bemoaned the ridiculous laws and the encroaching police state. We’ve made lists ofRead the Rest…
The Reasons for (Eating by) the Seasons
What does spring taste like? Fresh asparagus dripping with butter. Small, sweet early strawberries. Tender, delicate baby lettuce. Sweet cobbler offset by tart, tangy rhubarb. Fresh dainty peas blanched for just a few seconds so that they burst in your mouth. Right now the local markets are abounding with theseRead the Rest…
50 Ways to Starve the Beast
A term coined in 1985 by an unnamed staffer of the Reagan administration was “Starve the Beast”. This referred to a fiscally conservative political strategy to cut government spending by paying less in taxes. So, in the original sense, “the Beast” was the government, and people were to starve theRead the Rest…
Personal Austerity: 12 Ways to Radically Cut Your Expenses
How often do you hear people talk about how they would live their dreams if they only had a bit more money? People always dream about moving to a remote area or about staying home with the kids or about relocating to the bug out location, but often feel thatRead the Rest…
15 Ways to Prep with Holiday Leftovers
One of the best things about holidays is getting together with family and having a huge feast. If you are of the frugal mindset, sometimes it can be overwhelming to spend all that money for just one meal. Instead of eating endless meals of leftovers until you never want toRead the Rest…
Show Me the Honey: How to Cook with that Gooey Goodness
So, you’ve read about all the benefits of raw honey for your stockpile. You’ve gone out and purchased a vat of honey that would make Winnie the Pooh eager to lay siege to your home. But what on earth are you going to do with all that sweet, golden goodness? HoneyRead the Rest…
Sen. Roy Blunt: Monsanto’s Congressional Judas
One has to wonder how Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri benefited by sliding in that nasty little rider that puts Monsanto above the law? Not unlike Judas Iscariot, Blunt used his position to betray those who trusted him, but it appears that the senator got more than 30 pieces ofRead the Rest…
Obama Betrays Americans Again…with the Monsanto Protection Act
Of course, it’s hard to honestly expect President Barack Obama to do the right thing, but many people held out hope that he would veto the most dangerous food act ever to pass the US Congress. After all, one of his campaign promises the first time around was to enforceRead the Rest…