I hope you’re spending the holidays with friends and family! Have a fantastic Thanksgiving!… Continue Reading
How to prepare your family to survive and thrive in todays uncertain world
Monthly Archives: November 2009
How To Choose The Right Generator
A reader recently emailed me and asked about choosing a generator. She in particular wanted to understand the differences in fuel types. So I thought instead of just sending her a reply directly I’d post my response here so everyone benefits! The broad answer is that there are two main things to consider when choosing… Continue Reading
Rudy, Why On Earth Did You Buy So Much Land?
So if you’re following the story, you know that my family … well, extended family … has ended up with a slew of land. Honestly speaking it’s more land than we need. So what is the point of all of this, and why did we buy as much as we did? The obvious reasons Well,… Continue Reading
How We Found Our Perfect Place
If you recall, I was writing the other day about how we started looking for land to park our extended family on. We were looking high and low, and as you probably know if you’ve done this before, it’s tough to find just the right spot for just the right price. We looked in four… Continue Reading
How My Family Decided To Band Together
When I was growing up my family lived on a small farm in the woods. This was a larger plot of land that had been subdivided between our family, my aunt and uncle’s family, and a third family we all were close to. It was a fantastic way to grow up, and even though we… Continue Reading
If You Don't Band Together You'll Die Alone
I hate to burst your bubble but you can’t survive alone. Chances are you can’t even survive as a family. This assumes of course that a major event has occurred, something akin to the end of the world for all intents and purposes. If you’re alone, you won’t survive. Sorry! No way! I can keep… Continue Reading
Don't Forget to Learn from Everyone You Can
Thanks everyone for being patient with me during my unplanned hiatus. My grandfather passed away after a brief illness and was surrounded by family and friends. Thanks again for all of your thoughts and prayers. I will be returning to my normal daily posting schedule today. We are blessed by those who come before I… Continue Reading
Life. It Can Sure Be Challenging
I should apologize in advance for my posting history last week. It was a crazy week with me taking a major training course at work and it just ended up thrashing my days. I honestly didn’t really feel like I had it in me to write. I shouldn’t blame work exclusively though. Recent events in… Continue Reading