It is the last week of the year and I am home, tucked into my end of year regeneration project. My goal for myself is to set a foundation in the home for a fantastic 2024. To motivate myself, I set of a five day series of motivational episodes.
Today, we hear from a group of folks oriented on helping community member Willow identify how to use her passion to also earn money. This is the first in a series of Activation projects that we will pursue in 2024.
This audio will also be highlighted as part of Toolman Tim’s end of year 24 hour radio program that runs from Noon on New Year’s Eve through Noon New Year’s Day.
Happy New Year everyone!!
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It is the last week of the year and I am home, tucked into my end of year regeneration project. My goal for myself is to set a foundation in the home for a fantastic 2024. To motivate myself, I set of a five day series of motivational episodes.
Today, we hear from me right after my grandma died recapping the year and choosing to follow my dreams.
Make it a great week!
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It is the last week of the year and I am home, tucked into my end of year regeneration project. My goal for myself is to set a foundation in the home for a fantastic 2024. To motivate myself, I set of a five day series of motivational episodes.
Today, we hear from John and Nicole about the power of bringing positivity into your life and business.
Make it a great week!
GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce.
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It is the last week of the year and I am home, tucked into my end of year regeneration project. My goal for myself is to set a foundation in the home for a fantastic 2024. To motivate myself, I set of a five day series of motivational episodes.
Today, we hear from Toolman Tim Cook about using mindset to change your life.
Make it a great week!
GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce.
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It is the last week of the year and I am home, tucked into my end of year regeneration project. My goal for myself is to set a foundation in the home for a fantastic 2024. To motivate myself, I set of a five day series of motivational episodes.
Today, we hear from Caritalee about showing up for yourself every day to take control of your health.
Make it a great week!
GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce.
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Our final version of The Night Before Christmas for 2023 will be this version recorded by the Cookeville Mastersingers in 2017 at Wattenbarger Auditorium. Merry Christmas!
Tonight we have a reading of the Cajun version of The Night Before Christmas by The Ellender Family - listeners of LFTN.
Join us each night at 6pm leading up to Christmas.
Tonight we have a reading of the Australian version of The Night Before Christmas by Aussieroo of the TSP Zello Group.
Join us each night at 6pm leading up to Christmas.
Tonight we have a reading of the Scottish version of The Night Before Christmas by Jaggy Little Thistle of the TSP Zello Group.
Join us each night at 6pm leading up to Christmas.
Tonight we have a reading of the Pagan version of The Night Before Christmas by Mia of the LFTN Mewe Group - join the group here: https://mewe.com/join/lftn
Join us each night at 6pm leading up to Christmas.
Join us for the second in this year's series of versions of The Night Before Christmas for the Redneck version, read by The Tactical Redneck.
Join us each night at 6pm leading up to Christmas
Today, we have the first in our Night Before Christmas series for 2023, beginning with Leos: The Intellectual Night Beofre Christmas.
Join us each night at 6pm leading up to Christmas
Today is the annual BIG REVEAL of my word of the year. Time to redouble efforts in a new direction for LFTN, for Nicole Sauce and for the community! We will also cover our usual Monday segments.
Sponsor 1: John Pugliano and the Wealthsteading Podcast, InvestableWealth.com
Sponsor 2: AgoristTaxAdvice.com
Last new Podcast of the year, Night Before Christmas, Motivation week
Livestream Schedule
Tuesday - not sure if we will have a livestream
Tales from the Prepper Pantry
Weekly Shopping Report: None today
Frugality Tip from Margo
It's holiday baking time!!!!! But not everyone has time, or the funds to make all the cookies. Host a cookie exchange, maybe do it with a potluck. Dinner and a variety of cookies for the price of one batch and one dish. Everyone brings a batch of cookies, and goes home with a variety. Super fun and saves you time and money.
Happy baking y'all.
~Margo
Operation Independence: Coffee Season, an Update
Main topic of the Show: Word of the Year
Today is the last new show of the year and as I wander off into a time of reflection, rejuvenation, and investment in my family relationships, it is also time to revel my word of the year.
What the word of the year is and why they are helpful
How it integrates with my3things
Past ones
Quick summary of what I learned.
What I thought it would be DL
Words I considered.
HOW I GOT TO MY WORD
What I hope it will bring me
Sharper results
More of less
Steadier hand, communications, balance
Purge
The word:
When to start and wrap up, you can, you can, you can
Make it a great week!
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Today we talk about projects on the homestead, sheep, coyotes, squirrels, homegrown meals and more.
Sponsor 1: The Wealthsteading Podcast (InvestableWealth.com)
Sponsor 2: Agorist Tax Advice (AgoristTaxAdvice.vcom/LFTN)
Winter is here — brr
Branding talk
Long term picture is coming together, repairing things all the way
Forage
Livestock
Grow
Harvest Meals
Holler Neighbors/Community
Infrastructure
Finances
Make it a great week!
GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. It makes a great Christmas Gift!
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Today, as promised, we will talk about what is changing as we move into next year, the why, as well as our usual Monday segments.
Featured Event: LFTN Spring Workshop - April 25-27, 2024
Sponsor 1: DiscountMylarBags.com
Sponsor 2: EMPShield.com Coupon Code LFTN
Livestream Schedule
Tuesday Live, 12:30PM Central, Nicole Sauce and John Willis welcome Porterhouse!
Friday Homestead Happenings, 9:30am Central
Sunday: Monetizing Sunshine - Join us for an INTERVENTION with Willow to help her monetize what she does best - spreading Sunshine. I will be joined by a mastermind panel: Toolman tim Cook, Brian Aleksivich, Kerry Brown and
TORNADO UPDATE
Tales from the Prepper Pantry
Weekly Shopping Report
12/11/2023
We took our usual trip on Saturday. It was a rather gloomy day, but not truly yucky, and we stayed dry. Traffic was light.
Dollar Tree was first. The coolers (food and drink) are all in decent shape, as though perhaps an effort is being made. The store has become a LOT busier over the past few weeks, and three cashiers were open. Amidst the junk, there are some good finds here. Feel free to listen to Jinne on her "Homestead Corner" YouTube channel; she often does budget Dollar Tree prepper hauls.
Home Depot was second. FYI, they will shake your own paint cans for you, and I don't think there's a charge. The tag was missing in the store, but looking online it looks like a 2x4x8 has gone up 7 cents to $3.25.
Aldi was last. We found everything we wanted, but the chocolate is dwindling again. We got the last small piece of Atlantic Salmon, but the cashier said they were expecting a truck. There were some price adjustments. Staple prices were: milk: $3.02, eggs: $1.66, heavy cream: $4.69, OJ: $3.29, butter: $2.99 (-), bacon: $4.25, potatoes: $3.99 (+), sugar: $3.09, four: $1.99, 80% ground beef: $4.19.
A gallon of untainted regular gasoline is $3.699.
I made a quick second trip to Walgreen's on Sunday to restock vitamin C; somehow our last bottle was nearly empty. FYI, they typically have BOGO deals on vitamins and supplements, or buy one at full price, and the second is half price. The C was BOGO, so we now have a couple years' worth, for around $21. There were holes here and there for certain brands or sizes of various vitamins and supplements, but overall the selection looked complete.
Frugality Tip: none this week
Operation Independence
Poverty Mindset, Project Fatigue, and the color of my floor
Main topic of the Show: 2024 Changes for LFTN
No - I am not pregnant LOL
Remember my epiphany from this year’s word: Breakthrough? Do Less
Healthier Nicole: fitness, family, food, time, Home
With that in mind and having tapped into some of the data for the podcast, your comments and interactions on social media, email requests and more, I realized that 2024 has to bring some changes so here they are:
LFTN, the podcast and show
THE HOMESTEAD
Refocusing on the things we love most
Building the event center where Tactical lives
Acquiring more land
Collaboration with Dawn Gorham, Homegrown Cooking: Cooking from snout to tail, video based, membership, etc.
SRF and LFTN Spring Workshop (EVENT PLANNER?)
Fewer speaking engagements - why
THE BOOK - an update
Project Accelerators and Mastermind
Holler Roast Coffee - to the moon! (SELL IT?)
Membership
Membership schedule for the year - 12 webinars, not monthly
New value ads, youtube subscriptions
Rental properties (SELL IT?)
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Today we talk about meat, meat finances, balancing all the things and the phrase “when we catch up on large projects on the homestead
Sponsor 1: StrongRootsResources.com
Sponsor 2: DiscountMylarBags.com
Forage
A word on SOCIAL
Livestock
Grow
Harvest Meals
Holler Neighbors/Community
Infrastructure
Finances
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GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. It makes a great Christmas Gift!
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Today we talk about reducing drama in your life, Gen X language and childhoods, The Clown Circus, and energy generation with Jack Spirko and John Willis.
Featured Event: Freedom Cell Event in Medina Ohio: https://www.yorkmeadowfarm.com/medina-freedom-cell-network-december-2023
Sponsor 1: InvestableWealth.com
Sponsor 2: HollerRoast.com
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Main content of the show
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Today, we dive more deeply into why having a home that works for you is so important to overall success.
Featured Event: Dec 9, Mastersingers Christmas Concert, Cookeville TN: https://mastersingersinc.com/product/christmas/
Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com
Sponsor 2: HollerRoast.com
Livestream Schedule
Tuesday, 9:30 Live with Jack Spirko and John Willis
Friday, 9:30 Live Homestead Happenings
Tales from the Prepper Pantry
Weekly Shopping Report: None posted
Frugality Tip: None Sent
Operation Independence
Main topic of the Show:
Usually when I talk about this topic, I am explaining how to transform your home from something that costs you money into something that brings YOU money - or at least pays for itself. A cornerstone of homesteading is finding ways to create value from your home no matter if you have 20 acres and a flock of sheep or if you live on a small urban lot or apartment, there are ways to glean value from your home.
But today, we have a different perspective. Remember how I said it is the many small choices you make each day that matter much more than the ones that seem huge?
>Roaster story vs. spending an extra hour each day communicating about what Holler Roast has to offer for the holidays
>Building a root cellar vs making your meal plan each day or week BEFORE you are hungry
Which brings me to today’s true purpose: Your home provides a solid foundation for your success when done right, and it can hinder your progress if done poorly. #funfacts
Look at power couples: often one addresses the domestic foundation either through personal attention or outsourcing so that the other is freed to focus on financial success - but both are successful at what they do.
Each day, we need some things to happen and this list can be different for everyone, but there are themes:
And for the solopreneur: Uninterrupted time to accomplish important tasks (I would say this is necessary for everyone, really) which means nOt hAvinG tO Put oUt fYres aLL tHe thYme.)
Why I am thinking about this topic:
Why is this a thing?
SOE Land: the brilliance of the Employee Lunch
Thoughts on a MESSY vs a CLEANY and how to transform your home into something that works for you (Choose standards you are OK with vs museum standards – or embrace your museumness)
Things you can do to address this - my initial list while I put my life back together
>Land on something that includes OMG THE CLUTTER
Membership Plug
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Song:
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Today we talk about asking for help on the homestead, escaping sheep, much needed rain and more.
Featured event: Dec 3 gathering at Kerry Brown’s, 12pm-5pm near Knoxville,
Please RSVP to Kerry: strongrootsresources@gmail.com
Sponsor 1: Discountmylarbags.com
Sponsor 2: AgoristTaxAdvice.com: https://bit.ly/3hDFWpa
Forage
Livestock
Harvest Meals
Heating with wood
Holler Neighbors/Community
Finances
Make it a great week!
GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. It makes a great Christmas Gift!
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