Today we ask a simple question: What are you preparing for? I will share with you what I am preparing for, and what I am NOT preparing for and why I have made these decisions.
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The weather should be reasonable all weekend, but warmer tomorrow than today, so off we went. We made four stops.
The first stop was Dollar Tree. They have no more mackerel. We saw a few other "second-choice" options, but the only thing I got there was a cold drink.
Second was Home Depot. The price of a 2x4 has dropped further, to $5.48. Ryobi Days is still ongoing, so if you have any interest in their 18V One+ line, now's the time. My wife and I have many of these tools, and none have let us down. The savings on the batteries is great right now. We found the 40 lb. bag of bird seed and 60 lb. bag of blacktop patch we wanted.
Third was Aldi. A few prices had dropped: English muffins $1.29-->$1.15, bacon $4.35-->$4.29, eggs $2.26-->$2.21. Pork prices were unchanged, so I got a couple of loins for the freezer; I will can what was in there tomorrow. We found everything we wanted.
The final stop was Food City for cat food. They had a decent amount of Friskies cans, and a good amount of various bagged kibble.
Overall, stock levels looked good in all of the stores, with no glaring holes.
Untainted regular has jumped though, to $4.699/gallon; that's up 14c from a week ago.
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Main topic of the Show: What are you preparing for?
What are you preparing for? Is it rumore of shortages? Normal things that happen to most people? Zombies? Nuclear War? Economic collapse? What is the thing you have in mind?
This weekend, as I say in my garden doing my “Daily Thirty,” which equates to half a row of weeding and cultivation, I say what was doing well, and what was not. It got me to thinking about this question: What are you preparing for?
You see my reaction could have been fear and panic as I saw some plants looking sad, or the blank places in the garden where nothing has germinated. Or I could look at the things that have taken off and ask myself WHY? Why are they doing well and how can I replicate that in this blank spot?
I mean, this year, we are in drought conditions in TN which means the water is NOT wicking as well through the soil into my plants, in part because I did not cultivate the plot for five years and it is a little out of balance.
Yet other places here have thriving plants completely ignorant of this drought.
TELLING.
As I sat there, listening to the sheep baaah, to the goats bray, to the bees buss and to the world filled with life, it triggered the next question: What are you preparing for?
As gas prices climb above 4 and 5 dollars, more and more people reach out with questions. SO many questions. Some feel fear. SOme are just feeling lost - like what ELSE can I spend less on in order to still go to my job. They are seeing parts of their garden no longer germinate and fill with plants and they are focused on the problem.
So I ask: What are you preparing for?
What I am preparing for:
What I am NOT preparing for
BUT WHY??
Something we like to focus on here is lots of homesteading things. Why? Well, because I LIVE on a homestead. But another thing that is important to keep in mind is that not everyone wants to live like I do, but you can still have the kind of life you want. And building various bank accounts helios add stability: food bank accounts, cupply bank accounts, skills bank accounts, relationship and community bank accounts, your actual bank account, crypto bank accounts, regenerative bank accounts, energy bank accounts - the list goes on an on.
But you will never know where to focus if you are preparing for WWIII. SO I ask again today, what are you preparing for?
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Today is a homestead update about rabbit ears, incoming livestock, emergency room visits, food success, and more.
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Today we talk about upselling, self reliance and more with Toolman Tim and John Willis.
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Paul Wheaton has a Kickstarter!
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Chicken Processing Workshop, July 2 9am-2pm
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Replay of the Tuesday Live on Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MceTD-y9DM8
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Today is a response to a question from a listener who wanted to know how it is that the LFTN Community is so functional, mostly spam and scam free, and able to talk about hard things in a productive way. Rather than just answer that one person, I thought I would share some thoughts on how to foster a functional community.
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Today is a homestead update and we cover pig relocation hijinks, how the gardens are faring, handling things alone, money matters, food problems, and more.
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Today we talk about rotational grazing, crazy people, being the counter economy and food shortages on a Tuesday Live episode with Billy Bond and John Willis.
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Replay of the Tuesday Live on Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXi3b79U5eo
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Today we talk about community, problems of our own making, or the game “What’s that smell?”, and more on Afternoon Tea with the Spicy Sisters.
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Today is a live stream from the volunteer room at Exit and build! Go do something good this weekend guys.
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Today we talk about prepping, knives, getting things done, planting trees and more with Patrick Roehrman and John Willis.
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Replay of the Tuesday Live on Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJU9kAZ01uw
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Today, we dive deeper into a concept that came out at the LFTN Spring Workshop: Finding and embracing your Special Sauce.
May Webinar: Assessing Your Land For Security, May 22 at 4pm CT
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Operation Independence
Main topic of the Show: Find Your Special Sauce
Why?
What do I mean by Special Sauce
I started out as a food blogger – ended up a podcaster and facilitator.
How to find it:
Ex - happy at the farmers market (great at talking to people, tells good stories, quickly establishes trust, etc)
Happy in the Garden (comfortable being alone, excellent observation skills, etc)
>>>Go out and try, learn, refine, analyze until you find your Special Sauce or Sauces
I started out as a food blogger – ended up a podcaster and facilitator.
My special sauce is Story Telling, Connecting People/networking (from others), Reading People/Facilitating.
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Today, I talk about the Spring Sprint, caring for yourself and your homestead, adding a Daily Dose of garden care, No Kill List, and the new heartbeats that are arriving this morning.
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Today is the audio version of a First Tuesday show with Jack Spirko and John Willis. We talked about Flote Fest, LFTN 22, Exit and Build Land Summit, Self Reliance Festival and what one finds at such events. We also covered growing trees, mowing grass, preserving food and many more topics
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Replay of the Tuesday Live on Youtube.
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Every year, we have a new insight from LFTN22 adn this year is no different. This year was the workshop I envisioned when I first had this crazy idea. It took FIVE years, heartache, hardship, injury, recovery and more to make it to this point, but we arrived!
Tuesday Live with Jack Spirko and John Willis, 12:30CT Youtube
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Main topic of the Show: Insights from LFTN22 Spring Workshop
Getting ready stories
Cleanup and community
Set up and community
The day of everythings breaks and community
Last minute speaker cancellations and community
Av problems and community
Lesson: ware the workshop word of the year!
Krystal’s Introduction
Main Themes - CONNECT:
Connect - community - solutions – success - resilience The YOU in CommYOUnity)
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Today we have a replay of a recap of what the LFTN community and podcast are all about. Enjoy!
There are so many new listeners that I thought it would be worthwhile to talk about our tagline: Helping you build the life you choose on your terms. Lots of people think this podcast is about homesteading, about cooking good food, about liberty and freedom – and it is. We do tons on starting and growing your own business, side hustles and more. But when you dig right into things a little deeper, you will discover the LFTN is about choosing the life you want to live, then setting yourself up to go there. The life I choose to live is in the country, but this approach works in the city and all over the world. The hardest part of doing it is accepting that you CAN do it.
Zoldak Webinar: How to run a Facebook Campaign – March 18 at 7 Eastern.
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Hey everyone, today is Friday, May 31, 2019 and this is episode 138 of LFTN.
Today we talk about building your business, keeping yourself accountable, solar and generators, prepping, and the Exit and Build Land Summit.
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Replay of the Tuesday Live on Youtube.
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This episode was recorded in March 2020 right before lockdowns were enacted. This was the year of the great TP shortage and folks who had never thought about having more than a few days’ worth of food on hand were thrust into keeping several weeks on hand. As we turn the corner into supply chain problems, this topic has again arisen. Please enjoy this replay episode on how to build a deep pantry right away rather than over time - which is the better way.
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Today, Amy Dingmann from A Farmish Kind of Life and I get together over tea – or something stronger – to discuss all the crazy of the last month.The trolls. The panic. The rumors. All the stuff we usually do not discuss in our usual episodes.
This was recorded live - if you want to join a future Spicy Sisters episode live, please keep an eye on my Telegram channel!
Exit and Build Land Summit, May 12-15 in Bastrop Texas
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A good, old-fashioned stitch and bitch discussion of the world around us!
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Today I discuss raising rabbits on grass only, popping forage, late gardens, and more.
Exit and Build Land Summit, May 12-15 in Bastrop Texas
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Perma Pastures Farm
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Replay of the Tuesday Live on Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-agoPXBJNI
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Today I talk about the warnings of coming shortages, and explore the questions that we are asking - the wrong ones as it turns out.
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Tales from the Prepper Pantry
Operation Independence
Main topic of the Show: The Wrong Question
What is your objective?
Food and supply shortages - what I see
(Do Hard Things)
In the end, what will be will be - but it is up to you to set up the best success by asking the RIGHT questions.
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Today I am joined by Matthew Sercely to talk all about his experiences in the rental world, from an Agorist Tax Advice standpoint!
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Matthew Sercely is many things- he is the Agorist Tax Advisor. He is a Lawyer. He's a bit of a Smartass. But he has also been a real estate investor for over 12 years who now owns multiple rental houses and has also joined groups that own 3 apartment complexes. He believes that for most people, Real Estate is the BEST way to build wealth long term.
What sort of real estate have you invested in yourself?
Is there a way you think is the “best way” to get into real estate?
Don’t you need a lot of money to invest in real estate?
Any horror stories you’ve had with real estate?
Other than collecting rent, how do you make money in real estate?
So, what are the tax advantages of investing in real estate?
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Today we talk about rabbits (it’s easter!), slow springs, rain events, water systems and more.
#Allthethings.
Bigger is harder.
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Today we talk about food shortages, inflation, aquaponics and aquaculture, panic prepping, and more with Jack Spirko and John Willis.
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Replay of the Tuesday Live on Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYP2937u2eY
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