The Practical Prepper

As I mentioned previously, my schedule has changed and I am unable to write new posts at this time. While I'm on hiatus, we're re-running the earlier posts from The Practical Prepper. Thank you for your patience and your continued…

The Practical Prepper

As you celebrate our nation's independence this July 4th, it's worth pausing to reflect on your own independence too. Said another way, our personal independence is simply how self-reliant we are. Each of us can assess our overall independence by measuring the level of self-reliance and personal responsibility we've…

The Practical Prepper

In a previous Farm Dreams post (Financial preparedness: six tips on reducing debt) and in a number of debt reduction posts on…

The Practical Prepper

For our family, a big part of preparedness means relying on ourselves and our own resources, and not being dependent on others. Of course, our self-reliance is really measured in our degree of independence. That is, we (like a majority of people) depend on others for some aspects of our day-to-day existence.…