Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 15, 2012

One of the best things you can do for the sake of your own self reliance is to build up your home food storage. Your home food storage can tide you over in the event of a financial setback, or be part of your efforts for emergency preparedness. Unfortunately, many people think of stockpiling when they consider home food storage.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 30, 2013

If you have limited storage space, at least put together a 72-hour kit for each member of your family. Your physical emergency preparedness can also help during times of financial hardship. For example, if my family were to experience a sudden drop in income, we have enough home food storage to help us along for a few months.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 11, 2020

I have written often about the importance of an emergency fund. We have an emergency fund, but after this crisis, we will likely need to replenish it and increase the amount that we keep. My second prayer is that my family gets through this crisis financially. Being self-employed, we need the security that it offers.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 10, 2023

I also opened another Capital One 360 account for our emergency fund that was also sitting in a zero-interest savings account. The nice thing about the new chairs is that they’re stackable which will make winter storage so much easier. In total, we have made $250 in interest since April.

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