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When I was little, we were very poor. When I say poor, I don't mean unable to pay the cable bill or buy the newest gadget, I mean DIRT POOR. I have vague memories of eating sugar and milk on bread or toast

Hi everyone. It's been a while....I know. Here I am at 4:00 a.m., with an additional respiratory illness on top of my regular chronic illness. I cannot get comfortable to rest, even though I finally got

Tonight on our live chat, we will be demonstrating how easy it is to make homemade lye soap.

Hey everyone! Oily here. With the craziness going on in the world, it is more important than ever to have situational awareness. Join us tonight on You Tube as we discuss this topic! 8:00 p.m. Central/

Hi everyone! I pray you all have been well! I am so sorry I haven't been on here much here lately! I have had a LOT going on. Needless to say, things have finally begun to slow down a bit for me so hopefully

Tonight we are discussing various animals to consider for Self-Sufficiency. What animals do you find worth the effort to keep for self-sufficiency? We'd love for you to join us over on You Tube!

Hi everyone! I hope your week has gone well! Tonight our topic is about job loss. It can happen swiftly due to injury, illness, layoffs, or being fired. Don't be caught without some reserves to get you

Hi everyone! Tonight we are discussing various ways to secure your home/property should a major disaster strike. As you know, Puerto Rico was devastated by two back to back hurricane strikes which left

Last time we discussed what services we needed to do to our vehicle to prepare for winter time. This week we are discussing preparedness items you don't want to be without in your vehicle. Come and join

Hi Everyone! Tonight we are discussing winter maintenance and items to have in your vehicle should an emergency arise. Come join us! We'd love to have you! @weetreebonsai

Hi everyone! Tonight we are doing a live chat 9 EST/8 Central. We will be discussing various aspects and things you may need to think about in advance for Ice/Winter Preparedness Watch here or come join

Tonight we will be discussing various points on prepping for power outages/grid down scenarios. We would love for you to join us! You can watch here or if you click on the video, you will see a "watch

Hi everyone! I hope you are all doing well. I wanted to take a moment to tell you all that I have not forsaken or forgotten about you. I have been having some health issues that have caused me to not be

Tonight on Prepper's Pow Wow we are discussing a variety of topics regarding prepping. Please join us! We'd love to see you!

I am sharing preps as I get them in. I hope you enjoy! Be sure to get a few to have in various places so you don't have to look or dig for one should you need it! Thanks for stopping by! Sincerely- Oily

So often we take little things like internet, telephone, electric and so many other things for granted. Living in the country, when electric goes out during winter storms, tornadoes, etc., we are often

When it comes to your gear, remember, it could save your life or the life of a loved one. Keeping this in mind, PLEASE get quality gear!

Tonight @theoklaprepper will teach us how to assess a trauma scene and teach about baseline vitals. Come and join the conversation! 8:00 Central/9:00 EST You can watch here or go to the YouTube link in

I am proud to say we have a new addition to the family! He is just too adorable! Here is a pic Ok so it isn't the sweet little bundle of joy you were hoping for, but it is pretty cool! Lol! This is not