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Monday, November 24, 2014

Dozens of Ingenious Ways to Save Time and Money


Poor Man Survival

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A Digest of Urban Survival Resources



13 Ingenious Kitchen Tricks That Will Make You Say “Why Didn’t I Think Of That”

Anything that makes life a little easier sounds good to us and once you’ve discovered these amazing tips and tricks you’ll wonder how you ever lived without them!

 

Peeling, slicing, chilling and preserving, this collection has got it all so you can collect an arsenal of useful skills for the kitchen.


 

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Shower Door Cleaner

I don't like cleaning shower doors, so I apply Rain-X® to them. I use the same product that I use on my car's windshield. The water and soap scum runs right off, and it saves me a bunch of cleaning time. I reapply it every four months or so.

 

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Frugal Holiday Gift Ideas
A consumable gift is great for folks who don't need more "stuff." A store in our area sells soup mixes, dried beans, dehydrated vegetable flakes, and other soup ingredients in bulk. I plan to purchase an assortment to pack in baskets. Perhaps I'll include a pretty cloth napkin in the bottom and a wooden spoon attached to the handle with a bow. It will be inexpensive, practical, and appreciated on the cold winter days that will be coming.

 

Skills
Education and skills are things that no one can ever take away from you! You can lose your wonderful job, you can lose all your money and investments, you can lose all your networking connections, but you'll always have what you know how to do for yourself.

 

5 Ways to Donate Without Spending Money
It may seem that every time you turn around someone is asking for a donation, especially around this time of year. Bells are jingling, charities are calling, and solicitations are coming in the mail. But before you drain your budget on your favorite causes or guilty obligations, consider other options for donating that actually bring a positive result for you as well as those you are helping.

 

Storing Food - minimizing the loss due to poor methods and expiration dates
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Stuff your guy WISHES you’d buy for him!

The campy, the sexy, the odd, the risqué and retro [and even the practical] Gifts he’ll appreciate!


 

 
Yours in freedom,

Bruce ‘the Poor Man’

 
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Thursday, September 18, 2014

Helpful Household Hacks for Emergencies, Apocalypse Motoped Survival Bike, More


Poor Man Survival

Self Reliance tools for independent minded people…

 


 

ISSN 2161-5543

A Digest of Urban Survival Resources

The future is called "perhaps," which is the only possible thing to call the future. And the only important thing is not to allow that to scare you.
- Tennessee Williams

 

 


 

The Motoped Survival Bike is Fit for a Savage Apocalypse

This rugged motorized bicycle looks like something straight out of 'Mad Max: Fury Road.' Perhaps it will make a special appearance in the blockbuster film, which is set to hit theaters next year. Dubbed the Motoped Survival Bike, it looks as though it is made for apocalyptic conditions. It comes with a crossbow, shovel, tomahawk, harpoon, fixed blade saw, lighting system, carabiners and climbing rope, flashlight, multi-tools and a bike mount for a smartphone, after all. Easily comparable to a full-blown motorcycle, this rugged motorized bicycle is a great hybrid between the two.

In a way, the rugged motorized bicycle can be seen as the best of two worlds. Affordable, fuel efficient, environmentally friendly, quiet and requiring minimal maintenance, the Motoped Survival Bike doesn't take much to look and feel as good as it is.

 

Take a peek at their site [they offer some other cool stuff too].


 

The Etsy of Hardware

Trouble finding stuff for your do-it-yourself projects?  There’s a DIY hardware store with more than 500 vendors offering everything from coin-size motion sensors to touchscreen controls and you can stock up on kid-friendly items such as introductory robotic kits and ghost-shaped circuit boards for Halloween.

Find more than 2,500 products at:


 

10 Online Jobs That Really Pay

Make (good!) money working from home with our guide to the best online jobs…


 

9 Secrets to a Successful
Consignment Store Sale

Consumers are becoming better shoppers. We expect to get value for the money we spend. Many have turned to consignment shops to purchase lightly used items at a discount. That means opportunity if you have items for sale. Consider these steps to a successful consignment store sale.

 

Fight High Grocery Bills
I have a confession to make. Sometimes I actually enjoy grocery shopping. It isn't the crowds, the high prices, or the long lines at the checkout lanes that get my heart pumping. It is the thrill of saving almost half off of my bill, just by using coupons.

 


More Money Saving Tips

 

Helpful Household Hacks in an Emergency

·         Dead flashlight?  Score an orange along its equator, deep enough to slit the rind but the flesh.  Carefully detach the peel and its central column of pith.  Next fill the hemisphere halfway with olive oil, coating the pith to make a wick.  Your orange lamp will burn for about six hours.

·         Keep your perishables cool with a zeer pot.  Nestle one porous vessel, such as a flowerpot, into another and fill the space between them with an absorbent material like sand.  Keep this layer moist and the inner pot covered.  As the water evaporates, it draws away heat.

·         For a water filter, twist cotton cloth or paper towels into a rope.  Insert one end into dirty water and feed the other into an empty container.  Capillary action will draw the liquid through the fabric, leaving dirt, but not microbes behind.  Be sure to boil the clear water.

 

Source:  Popular Science

 


 
The Practical Prepper-Simple manual on Dutch Oven Cooking
http://thepracticalprepper.com/dutch-oven-cooking/


 
Clean and freshen with essential oils
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A Simple Do It Yourself Soil Test

Perform your soil test by placing a sample into two separate cups or containers. Add vinegar to one. If it fizzes your soil is alkaline. If not, add some water to the second cup and stir. Add baking soda. If it fizzes you have acidic soil. If neither have a reaction your soil is somewhat pH balanced
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Soil Science and Management:
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9 Facts About How the Poor in America Live

Many in America, while struggling, also have more assets than you might assume based on media reports.

According to research by Robert Rector, a leading authority on poverty and welfare programs at The Heritage Foundation, the official U.S. Census Bureau poverty report (to be released this morning) undercounts welfare income, therefore failing to provide meaningful information about the actual living conditions of poor Americans.

For most Americans, the word “poverty” means significant material deprivation, an inability to provide a family with adequate nutritious food, reasonable shelter and clothing. But only a small portion of the more than 40 million people labeled as poor by Census fit that description.

Fifty years after the launch of President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty, Rector’s findings show that poverty in America is only getting worse, and the federal government is to blame. The Census ignores nearly the entire $943 billion welfare state when counting family “income.” U.S. taxpayers have spent over $22 trillion on more than 80 means-tested welfare programs that provide cash, food, housing and medical care to low-income Americans.

 

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Yours in freedom,

Bruce ‘the Poor Man’

 

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