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Review of Wise freeze dried food

I have been making a lot of progress recently on my personal preparedness. My use of stockupfood.com that I mentioned in a previous post has actually been quite motivating. I’ve been having a lot of success building up my food storage and while doing so I’ve been investigating various options. Recently I purchased a sample box of Wise brand freeze dried food in order to try them out. Taste is…

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Review of Datrex Emergency Rations I've been spending a lot of time recently preparing bug-out bags for my family and I. A future post will describe all of the items that I will be including but I thought I'd share some thoughts on my search for what I'll be choosing for three days worth of food.

#bug-out bag #get-home bag #Survival food

Dehydrating vegetables with my Excalibur

I have been making use of my Excalibur dehydrator recently building up my food storage. I bought 4 kg of mixed vegetables at a local warehouse club store and was able to dehydrate the entire amount all at once using eight trays in the Excalibur. I started with the vegetables right out of the freezer and let the unit run for about 12 hours, rotating the trays 180 degrees after about three hours…

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Using technology to help with preparedness

As I travel around and meet different groups I have found many people who are willing and ready to get started but just need assistance with the logistics of staying organized. Living thriftily and increasing your preparedness, especially with regards to food storage, is quite simple but taking a structured, organized approach will help you get the most bang for your buck. In this post I’ll…

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I spent 2 weeks using only cash — here's how 14 days changed the way I'll spend forever - Yahoo Finance

I spent 2 weeks using only cash — here’s how 14 days changed the way I’ll spend forever – Yahoo Finance

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/spent-2-weeks-using-cash-150000553.html I really like the principles brought up here. You always lose track of what you’re spending by not using cash. Without a debit or credit card you are forced to go to the bank, when it’s open, to withdraw cash. This is a great deterrent to buying what isn’t necessary.

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How much would you spend on your wedding? - Yahoo

How much would you spend on your wedding? – Yahoo

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/the-average-cost-of-a-wedding-is-now-more-than–30-000-194926004.html# Wow! What a waste of money spending so much on a one time event. My wife and I spent less than $1,000 including her dress. Yes…the three zeros are correct. She bought the dress (around $450) from an overseas tailor with the money going through an escrow process to ensure we were satisfied…

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The money goals everyone should have

http://uk.businessinsider.com/the-money-goals-everyone-should-have-2015-5 What a great article! I’m glad that number one is get out of debt completely. The last couple of months have been amazing now that my car payment and all my credit card debt is gone. I’m keeping up with the car payment I had been making by saving it and now have four month’s worth saved. My other savings continues to…

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10 Unnecessary Purchases That Are Eating Up Your Budget

http://www.cheatsheet.com/personal-finance/10-unnecessary-purchases-that-are-eating-up-your-budget.html/?a=viewall I was pleased to see that except for the new clothes I am basically not doing any of these. My house still has a landline though.

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I 'gave' my daughter nearly 3/4 million dollars for her birthday

I ‘gave’ my daughter nearly 3/4 million dollars for her birthday

OK, let’s be honest right up front. I didn’t actually give her the cash but instead I started her off on her journey to a very comfortable retirement. As a 21st birthday present I took my daughter to the bank and helped her set up a retirement account. Prior to going we discussed concepts and ideas and I helped her understand how time is her best friend when it comes to investing.

I learned…

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Aaaaaaahhhhh.......no more credit card debt

Aaaaaaahhhhh…….no more credit card debt

My wife and I received an unexpected large tax refund this month. It turns out after my wife left her job to stay home with our daughter that I didn’t update my Canada TD1 form at my own job so the amount of tax being deducted off my cheque has been larger than it needs to be.

Anyway, this refund, plus a moderate bonus from work in February has allowed us to completely pay off all credit card…

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How to bank hundreds of dollars more each month - Yahoo Finance

How to bank hundreds of dollars more each month – Yahoo Finance

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/how-to-bank-hundreds-of-dollars-more-each-month-163549084.html

I quite enjoyed this article. What a novel concept…live more simply.

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20 Simple Hacks to Make Your Stuff Last Longer

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/20-simple-hacks-stuff-last-162842303.html

I’m going to do further research on drying the soap, storing partial used jars upside down and freezing candles but overall I really enjoyed these ideas. I’ve never cut a dryer sheet in half but I have often reused them at least once with very good success.

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Here's the painstakingly detailed budget of a couple that earns nearly $15,000 a month

Here’s the painstakingly detailed budget of a couple that earns nearly $15,000 a month

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/heres-painstakingly-detailed-budget-couple-150000656.html

A great article. I’m putting the finishing touches on my 2015 budget and what this couple does is motivating to me. I’m a huge believer in the adage that you can’t manage what you don’t measure and monitoring money is, for me, one of the best ways to better my situation. How much are you spending and at the…

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11 Tips for Paying Off More Than $100,000 in Debt - Yahoo News

11 Tips for Paying Off More Than $100,000 in Debt – Yahoo News

http://news.yahoo.com/11-tips-paying-off-more-100-000-debt-172550145.html

I agree with the tips, just not the order. Step 1 must be to end the use of the cards. When you’ve put yourself into a hole, the first step has to be stop digging!

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Resist the urge to borrow more - The Globe and Mail

Resist the urge to borrow more – The Globe and Mail

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/household-finances/resist-the-urge-to-borrow-more/article22549247/

I sure like the advice in this article. Pay down your existing debt, don’t take on any new debt, build your savings and invest prudently. I wish everyone could follow this.

Don’t get me wrong, sometimes debt is good, but if there is any uncertainty in your life about…

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No more car payments!

I’m excited to repoirt that January 5th marked my 72nd and final car payment! I’ve been paying $329.50 every month since December 2008 when I bought a brand new, 2009 Ford Focus SE. I was well over 40 years old at the time and it was the first new car I’d ever owned. At the end of the month I ‘ll be taking it in for the 152,000 km service. I’ve taken careful care of the car and have had every…

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How these Tennessee teachers paid off $92,000 of debt in less than 3 years - Yahoo Finance

How these Tennessee teachers paid off $92,000 of debt in less than 3 years – Yahoo Finance

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/tennessee-teachers-paid-off-92-160000339.html

While both the article and the Adler’s blog site were extremely lacking in detail, I really appreciated their tenacity and how they worked together.

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