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Now displaying: 2024
Nov 11, 2024

Enjoy this talk with Kiri Torgler of Thunderhill Farms and Shawn Mills from Hack My Homestead!

Resources

HackMyHomestead.com

ThunderHillFarms.com

SOEParty.com

Nov 8, 2024

Today I am joined by the Tactical Redneck to talk about all the changes at the Holler Homestead as well as to share how we work through conflict here when our priorities do not align.

Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com

Sponsor 2: The Wealthsteading Podcast

CONFLICT

Tree class

Rams working 

The Election

Rams leaving

Perimeter fence

Changes afoot at the Sheep pasture land

 

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!

 

Community

Advisory Board

Resources

 

Nov 6, 2024

 

Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and Jack Spirko of The Survival Podcast.

Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival, SelfRelianceFestival.com

Sponsors:

Show Resources

Special Operations Equipment

TheSurvivalPodcast.com

Living Free in Tennessee

NicoleSauce.com

HollerRoast.com 

Main content of the show

Make it a great week!

GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. 

Community

Resources

 

Nov 4, 2024

Today we talk about five things that most homesteaders deprioritize in their preps as well as out usual Monday segments.

Featured Events - an update

Sponsor 1: DiscountMylarBags.com

Sponsor 2: EMPShield.com, Coupon code for $50 off - LFTN

Livestream Schedule

Tuesday, 9:30am: Coffee Chat with John Willis and Jack Spirko

Friday, 9:30am: Homestead Happenings for November 8, 2024

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

  • Best year ever for meat organization - what worked 
  • Harvest chili

Weekly Shopping Report

Aldi was our only stop this week.  They still have not restocked wet cat food, in fact I'm not even sure I saw the individual cups.  They did have a normal amount of toilet paper.  The chocolate I like was back in stock after being gone last week, but there wasn't much of it.  Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): $1.39 (the tag was back); eggs: $2.15 (-); whole milk: $2.88; heavy cream: $5.39; OJ: $3.45; butter: $3.99; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $3.59 (-); sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $4.49.

I did check the online price of a 2x4x8 at Home Depot, and it is still $3.85.

A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.

Frugality Tip

Halloween is my favorite holiday. We have a big Halloween party every year. I try to pick the theme in advance and then start gathering decorations when Halloween items go on clearance. For Halloween clearance shopping this year (so far) we got $300 retail value of items for less than $100. So hit the stores after the holiday and get more bang for your buck. 

Happy savings y'all

Operation Independence

Cheese Class and Other Events

Main topic of the Show: Five Oft-Overlooked Preps For The Homesteader

With all the unrest in the economy, looming worldwide war, accelerating technology and the push from the ruling class (for lack of a better term) to keep we peons unhealthy, just in debt enough that we are too scared to go our own way, and obsessed with the “two” options that are the “only” options so that we fight with ourselves instead of see the true enemy, is it any wonder that, more and more, people want to get out of the cities and homestead?

In a disaster a homestead is where you want to be, right? When you homestead, you go all in on Bugging In.

2 is 1

  1. Appalachia and resilience - it’s not just that it is rural. It is forgotten, abused, walked on, and easily cut off so people there rely on one another already

Typical homestead journey: chickens, garden, canning, wood heat, bigger livestock, hobbies like spinning or woodworking or whatnot.

Homesteaders have food covered - sort of. When was the last time you went to the feed store?

Mindset shift: prepare for the most likely problems, not wwIII and you will weather wwIII better than if you “prepare” for it.

FIVE OVERLOOKED PREPS

  • Medical: Supplies for humans and livestock TRAINING, EDC - what do you have on you, Organization
  • Bugging Out: Your plan is to bug in. Heck, my plan is to bug in. What is your plan if you have to leave quickly? Where are you going? How are you getting there? What will you use to travel? What about your livestock?
  • Security: Beyond carrying a gun. TRAINING. What is the plan (who does what) if there is a two legged threat. What about four legged problems? How hard is it to get to your place? (Thorny hedges, security fencing, etc) Do you know when someone is coming? Can you fight if you have to? Like can you really?
  • Food for livestock: Be honest. What is the plan? What is it if you can’t just fall back on TSC? How do you regenerate the food? And be honest? How much do you rely on the grocery store for humans. (Community Connections/Underground Network)
  • Fitness: Can you do everything needed by hand? Are you healthy? What is your plan to get healthy? Is everyone in your family fit? (Dedicated space, nutrition, living apothecary,)
  • Communication (Bonus item): Does everyone KNOW what the plans are, know where things are, also get training, know how to communicate if you bug in vs bug out?

As a homesteader you are likely more prepared in many ways than preppers in the city with lots of stuff and no skills, but how do we weather things for real? By getting better one day at a time and by eating the frog that we are avoiding so that we dont end up in a situation where we need a skill we could have built and we just didnt because it was distasteful.

Make it a great week!

GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. 

 

Community

Resources

 

Nov 1, 2024

Today we have an update on the Holler Homestead: Ram processing incoming, rain, duck compost and more

Sponsors

DiscountMylarBags.com

KangenWaterCollective.org

Green Tomato Update: Harvest Shrimp
Chickens getting in the raised bed 🙁
Dealing with rotting varmints on the homestead
Partner With Trees
Ducks haven't figured out what the swim spa is and we hope it stays that way
Processing Date in January for the rams - but on the cancellation list
Strategy for rotating in the yard
Prepper Pantry Update
RAIN!
Need to move Khaki
Duck Coop Reset
Makeshift Rabbit Tractor
Garlic Goal Fail
Talk about the tree class again
Water System and Pool Filters
Pepper harvest time
Ram for sale

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!
Community
Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn
Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup
Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b
Advisory Board
The Booze Whisperer
The Tactical Redneck
Chef Brett
Samantha the Savings Ninja
Resources
Membership Sign Up
Holler Roast Coffee
Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Oct 29, 2024

Today we have a catch up episode with some of the Unloose the Goose crowd.

Sponsors:
HollerRoast.com
EMPShield.com, Coupon Code LFTN

Show Resources
John Bush: https://livefreenow.podbean.com/
Jack Spirko: http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/
Nicole Sauce: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/
Professor CJ: https://profcj.org/

Main content of the show

Make it a great week!

GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce.

Community
FreeSteading Group: https://freesteading.com/groups/living-free-in-tennessee/
Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn
Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup
Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b
Twitter: @nicolesauce
IG: @nicolesauce
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LivingFreeInTN
Resources
Membership Sign Up
Holler Roast Coffee
Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Oct 28, 2024

Join me today for a discussion of hopeless situations, as well as our usual Monday segments: Tales from the Prepper Pantry, Shopping Report, and Operation Independence.

Sponsor 1: Agorist Tax Advice
Sponsor 2: The Wealthsteading Podcast

Livestream Schedule
Tuesday, 9:30am Unloose The Goose Reunion Episode
Thursday, 2:30pm: Spicy Sisters
Friday, 9:30am: Homestead Happenings

Tales from the Prepper Pantry
¼ cow arrived
All the organs on the menu
Scheduling ram processing
Focusing in on replenishing systems: Gardens, improvements, herbs and teas
Recipe: Meatloaf Without the Binder

Weekly Shopping Report
Aldi was our only stop this week. They still have not restocked wet cat food, in fact I'm not even sure I saw the individual cups. They did have a normal amount of toilet paper. The chocolate I like was back in stock after being gone last week, but there wasn't much of it. Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): $1.39 (the tag was back); eggs: $2.15 (-); whole milk: $2.88; heavy cream: $5.39; OJ: $3.45; butter: $3.99; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $3.59 (-); sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $4.49.

I did check the online price of a 2x4x8 at Home Depot, and it is still $3.85.

A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.

Operation Independence
Ruined breakers and water in my outdoor electrical service is a good thing!

Main topic of the Show: Life is a choice

Hopeless Situations
Someone is dying and you must care for them and cant earn money while you do it
A troop of soldiers ravage through your village stealing all the food and winter has just started
You are fired with no severance and don't have any savings
A prominent group of people in your field are bad mouthing you and it is costing you business (Or any other gossip based problem)
You are hit by a subway train and when they extract you, you will die
You are stuck at a job because your family needs the health insurance and income, but you hate the job
Tidal wave Mud Slide and you are the only one to survive

You are your own first responder - by the time the govt gets there it is too late
You have to act and act on behalf of others because no one is coming to save you
What is your true goal
What is the current reality
What can you do right now to start moving toward your goal
How are you wasting time?
You cant change someone;s mind who has decided but you can wast your life trying to do so

Main point: there is always a choice. Pivot when you need to pivot. Live in the now and build the future - not in the past. Take back your time for it is your most precious resource.

Membership Plug

MeWe reminder

Make it a great week!

Song:
Life Is a Choice

Join me today for a discussion of hopeless situations, as well as our usual Monday segments: Tales from the Prepper Pantry, Shopping Report, and Operation Independence.

Sponsor 1: Agorist Tax Advice
Sponsor 2: Investable Wealth

Livestream Schedule
Tuesday, 9:30am Unloose The Goose Reunion Episode
Thursday, 2:30pm: Spicy Sisters
Friday, 9:30am: Homestead Happenings

Tales from the Prepper Pantry
¼ cow arrived
All the organs on the menu
Scheduling ram processing
Focusing in on replenishing systems: Gardens, improvements, herbs and teas
Recipe: Meatloaf Without the Binder

Weekly Shopping Report
Aldi was our only stop this week. They still have not restocked wet cat food, in fact I'm not even sure I saw the individual cups. They did have a normal amount of toilet paper. The chocolate I like was back in stock after being gone last week, but there wasn't much of it. Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): $1.39 (the tag was back); eggs: $2.15 (-); whole milk: $2.88; heavy cream: $5.39; OJ: $3.45; butter: $3.99; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $3.59 (-); sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $4.49.

I did check the online price of a 2x4x8 at Home Depot, and it is still $3.85.

A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.

Operation Independence
Ruined breakers and water in my outdoor electrical service is a good thing!

Main topic of the Show: Life is a choice

Hopeless Situations
Someone is dying and you must care for them and cant earn money while you do it
A troop of soldiers ravage through your village stealing all the food and winter has just started
You are fired with no severance and don't have any savings
A prominent group of people in your field are bad mouthing you and it is costing you business (Or any other gossip based problem)
You are hit by a subway train and when they extract you, you will die
You are stuck at a job because your family needs the health insurance and income, but you hate the job
Tidal wave Mud Slide and you are the only one to survive

You are your own first responder - by the time the govt gets there it is too late
You have to act and act on behalf of others because no one is coming to save you
What is your true goal
What is the current reality
What can you do right now to start moving toward your goal
How are you wasting time?
You cant change someone;s mind who has decided but you can wast your life trying to do so

Main point: there is always a choice. Pivot when you need to pivot. Live in the now and build the future - not in the past. Take back your time for it is your most precious resource.

Membership Plug

MeWe reminder

Make it a great week!

Song:

GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce.

Community
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Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b
Resources
Membership Sign Up
Holler Roast Coffee
Harvest Right Affiliate Link

GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce.

Community
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Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn
Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup
Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b
Resources
Membership Sign Up
Holler Roast Coffee
Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Oct 25, 2024

Join us for the update on moving the ram in with the girls, a dry October, molting ducks and more.

Featured event: Developing Off Grid Water On your Homestead, Webinar Wednesday! 6pm with Ryan Steva, The Homestead Consultant

Sponsor 1: DiscountMylarBags.com

AbovePhone.com: https://abovephone.com/?above=104

Use coupon code for $50 off: LiveFreeTN

Rams clearing the outer ring of my homestead - found old fencing

Eversole GSD Weekend

Sheep Out

Getting the bananas ready for winter

Separating the girls and adding the ram - is he doing his job??

Drone in the Holler to see things far away from the house

Ducks molting and no eggs

Fall garden update

Swim spa is up to temperature (finally)

Breaking records dry in October

Discussing the process for finishing the prepper pantry - linear versus multiple fronts

Bred the rabbits

Rabbit tractor concept

Tracy helping to purge the Holler and the impromptu dinner

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!

 

Community

Advisory Board

Resources

 

Oct 21, 2024

Join me today as we dive into how to come up with your homestead design plan that works as you age. We will also talk about our usual Monday segments and the Shopping Report is BACK!

Featured Event: Partner with Trees on the Permaculture Homestead with Strong Roots Resources, November 2, $90

Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com
Sponsor 2: EMPShield.com, Coupon code LFTN

Livestream Schedule
Tuesday, 9:30 AM: Coffee with Kiri Torgler os Thunderhill Farms and Shawn Mills from Hack My Homestead
Friday, 9:30 AM: Homestead Happenings with the Tactical Redneck

Tales from the Prepper Pantry
Counterintuitively, we are doing our best to use up things in the pantry (WHY)
Pizza party and cake with the neighbors
Planning the finishing of the prepper pantry
Time to “really” can the rest of the frozen tomato
Picking up the Harvest Right repair project again

Weekly Shopping Report
Dollar Tree: Stock is good in all areas, including plastics. They also have TP and paper towels.
Home Depot: A 2x4x8 was unchanged from last week, at $3.85. Quickly looking at some tools, they have reduced the quantities of a lot of other brands like Klein in favor of Milwaukee, but pegboards were full.
Aldi: Once again, they had almost no wet cat food, just individual small "peel" cups. There were actually some price decreases this week. Staple prices were: eggs: $2.15 (-); whole milk: $2.88; heavy cream: $5.39; OJ: $3.45; butter: $3.99; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $3.99 (-); sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $4.49. They again have a small amount of TP in stock
A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.

Frugality Tip from Margo
Have you ever had a bird peck your window non-stop. Like wake you up and then you have a constant headache for weeks or months because it's trying to kill it's reflection?!
Don't waste your money on all the gadgets to keep birds away like plastic owls, window clings and spinners. Go to the store and buy a $5 cloth shower curtain and hang it on the outside of your window with a couple of cup hooks. It lets light in and can get rained on and most important, it works.
So save your money on all the things that say they deter birds and just block their reflection.
I did this two years ago and still have the same shower curtain up on the bedroom window and we sleep peacefully.

Operation Independence
The sheep are split and ready for a visit from the ram. Lamb futures we hope!

Main topic of the Show: Plan Your Homestead For Old Age

Assess Your Homestead
What works well for mobility matters
Are things far away that should be close (Zones)
How is the house for injuries or illness, prolonged versus
What happens if you have to be suddenly gone for a few days (Watering, livestock care, self care, pipes freezing, etc)
Community needed? (On site helpers, etc). SOPS? Succession housing
List manual processes
What does it cost to maintain with you doing the work? With outsources help (lawncare, firewood, etc)
What happens with land, pets and livestock when you die?
Har far are medical services and how ready are you to wait? (Yellowstone)

Brainstorm Solutions and Changes
Automations
Relocations
Renovations
Relationships
Permaculture

Timeline and Budget
Prioritize projects (Spa - what?)
Assess before you begin
1 step at a time - enjoy the journey - that is the point of a homestead.
Be ready to just let some things go (sheep, housing, trade skills for food in your community, homestead and off-grid purists, etc)

Connect with the community!

Make it a great week!

GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce.

Community
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Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn
Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup
Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b
Resources
Membership Sign Up
Holler Roast Coffee
Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Oct 18, 2024

 

Today we talk about the sheep breeding strategy, helping plants through the first frost, GSD Projects in East Tn and more.

Featured Event: Off Grid Water Webinar with Ryan Steva, Oct 30 at 6pm
Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com
Sponsor 2: Simmer Well Affiliate Link and Coupon Code

Baby Rabbit Update
Setting up ALL the rotations vs just letting nature take its course
Frost on the gardens and jury rigged protection
We may make it through the entire month of October with no rain (HAY HAY HAY)
Roaster Rebuild
Partnering with Trees in the Permaculture Homestead
Minerals for Ducks and lack of eggs without them
Idea for getting them minerals more easily
First FIRE
Chimney cleaning this week’
The broken fence
Shawarma beef in the crock pot
Ram aprons

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!
Community
Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn
Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup
Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b
Advisory Board
The Booze Whisperer
The Tactical Redneck
Chef Brett
Samantha the Savings Ninja
Resources
Membership Sign Up
Holler Roast Coffee
Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Oct 15, 2024

 

Join me for a discussion with members of our community and beyond about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, community development, business, getting started, health and more. 

Today we talk about the efforts that our network has done in East Tennessee to rebuild as well as what happens next with Jessica Hinton.

Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. 

Featured Event: Partnering With Trees On The Permaculture Homestead, nov 2

Sponsors:

Show Resources

At the end of this show, I play a song I wrote called The Flood. Read about it here.

Connect with Jessica

THE FORM for projects that are needing help

GrindstoneMinsitries.com

Living Free in Tennessee

NicoleSauce.com

HollerRoast.com 

Main content of the show

Get started with Nostr - Brian’s Video: https://youtu.be/UvSBPvYnNxM 

Make it a great week!

GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. 

Community

Resources

 

Oct 14, 2024

Join me for a talk about running a small business, a homestead, and community building as well as our Monday segments about pantry management, operation independence and more.

Livestream Schedule

  • Tuesday 9:30 am, Coffee with Jessica Hinton
  • Thursday 6pm, Great American Preparedness Tour Live
  • Friday 9:30am: Homestead Happenings

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

  • Final harvest of herbs
  • Row cover for fall chard
  • Preparing for ram processing
  • Canning the last of the tomatoes
  • Tomato fall usage process
  • Doing the pre-winter “buy: this week but there are challenges

Weekly Shopping Report (Shut out of Mewe)

Frugality Tip (none)

Operation Independence

  • Swim Spa Power, SWIMPLY and other memberships
  • Rental house coming up around Dec 1

Main topic of the Show: Do the Work

Murphy is a bitch. Murphy likes to visit right after Self Reliance Festival and other busy times. Murphy came over last week. Or did he?

The funny thing about Murphy is we blame “Murphy” for things going wrong but whose fault is it really.

Roaster

It is all your fault

Do Hard Things because if you don't do them now you will have to do harder things later and this goes for personal health (miking the right small choices every day) and for your business.

As the owner, YOU see things that need addressing and you have to make a big choice: Do it yourself or set it up for someone else to do it.

The answer is not that simple.

That was THE WORK that had to be done so I did it.

Because failure is not an option.

So back to my roasters and Murphy. It wasnt Murphy’s fault. It was mine.

But right after they told me they wanted some extra handling. In a week where I felt tired. In a week with extra emails to answer, supplies to stash, communications to write, and steps to take to set up a great 2025.

What saves the day: My3Things

Doing the Work means identifying which work is most important to do.

Example: The location of the ditch for electrical service

How to use My3Things, steps to take – Business owner: everything is your fault even when it isn't your fault.

Doing the work that was most important first
Doing the work to keep healthy
Doing the work earlier and later than everyone else

Because sometimes doing the work is what needs to be done.

Make it a great week!

Song: The Flood

GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce.

Community
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Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn
Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup
Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b
Resources
Membership Sign Up
Holler Roast Coffee
Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Oct 11, 2024

 

IF YOU WANT TO HELP FLOOD VICTIMS: Join our Telegram group.

Today we talk about preparations for cold, livestock husbandry season, a cool tree class and more!

Featured Event: Nov 2, Partner with Trees on the Permaculture Homestead with Kerry Brown of Strong Roots Resources

Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com

Sponsor 2: The Wealthsteading Podcast: Investablewealth.com

Separating ewes and moving them to the ram

Dyslexic weather

Way station for Hurricane relief

Some permanent fencing

New rabbit update

9 baby rabbits doing well

Raised bed update - need to build the waterer

Pool: digging a ditch and getting power

Last round of mint harvest this weekend before the first frost

Moving firewood and chimney preparation

Hay update

Why are we adding trees

Tomato wall coming down

SRF recovery projects

 

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!

Community

Advisory Board

Resources

 

Oct 8, 2024

 

Join me for a group discussion with members of our community and beyond about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, community development, business, getting started, health and more. 

Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. 

Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival: SelfRelianceFestival.com

Sponsors:

Show Resources

The Lots Project

Living Free in Tennessee

NicoleSauce.com

HollerRoast.com 

Main content of the show

Get started with Nostr - Brian’s Video: https://youtu.be/UvSBPvYnNxM 

Make it a great week!

GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. 

Community

Resources

 

Oct 4, 2024

 

Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and Jack Spirko of The Survival Podcast.

Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival, SelfRelianceFestival.com

Sponsors:

Show Resources

Special Operations Equipment

TheSurvivalPodcast.com

Living Free in Tennessee

NicoleSauce.com

HollerRoast.com 

Main content of the show

Make it a great week!

GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. 

Community

Resources

 

Sep 30, 2024

Today, we have a previously recorded interview with Hakeem Anwar from Above Phone. He and his crew have been very helpful to me as I embark on creating a more digitally private world for myself while still communicating with yall on the open platforms like Youtube, Telegram, or Facebook.

Update about the LFTN Hurricane Helene Relief Project
Connect to help out: T.Me/LFTNFlood

Donations:
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Sep 28, 2024

IF YOU WANT TO HELP FLOOD VICTIMS: Join our Telegram group.

Today we will discuss rain, getting ready to be gone, and much more on our weekly Homestead Happenings live streamed show.

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  • Jerusalem artichokes are well into their bloom. Mark dont harvest.
  • Baby bunnies.
  • The Swim Spa is placed!
  • BS and AS projects
  • Rams: 1 skipped the fence but so far they are behaving.
  • The Best Rain EVER - We are fine. Decent, consistent, prolonged
  • Keeping our eyes on sheep for hoof rot and pneumonia, rain scald
  • Carnivore update: Headache/migraine and down another 1.5 lbs this week. Adding cooked bacon to meatloaf.
  • Ducks making nests and not leaving us their eggs
  • Fall gardens: where to plant the garlic
  • Getting ready for a farm sitter
  • Raised bed updates
  • GSD Weekend in the offing for the Eversoles
  • Bathroom update
  • Be prepared for the unexpected!

 

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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Sep 27, 2024

Join me for a group discussion with the Angry Prepper and Shawn Mills from Hack My Homestead about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, community development, business, getting started, health and more. 

Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. 

Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival: SelfRelianceFestival.com

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Sep 23, 2024

Today, we will discuss the long term impact of small decisions and why that $7 Starbucks really does impact your future. Well it does and it does't but you will find out on today's show. I will also discuss our usual sessions: Tales From The Prepper Pantry, The Weekly Shopping Report, Operation Independence.

Featured Event: AMAZING Workshops at the Self Reliance Festival:

  • Sonny Puzikas, The Best Guy To Learn Self Defense from - Mindset and physicality
    • Fight Hacker: Escapeology (Adapted to your level of fitness):
    • The SCIENCE and ART of DE-ESCALATION - You always win the fight that never started:
  • Homestead Medical: Advanced Wound Closures, go home with your practice kit: 
  • SRF bootcamp: We start with processing some rabbits and go from there. 7 instructors:

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Livestream Schedule

Tuesday Coffee with Angry Prepper and Shawn MIlls, 9:30am CT

Thursday: Great American Preparedness Tour Live, 6pm CT

Friday: Homestead Happenings with the Tactical Redneck, 9:30am CT

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

  • Meat flies out fo the freezer when doing carnivore! Spent $52 per person  on “groceries” counting meats we grew here at fair market price, or actual cost.
  • Planted a bunch of swiss chard for late fall $30 total in purchased plants

Weekly Shopping Report from Joe

Dollar Tree: Stock levels were good, and she commented again about the holes she saw last week at Hobby Lobby.

Home Depot: A 2x4x8 was unchanged from last week, at $3.85.

Aldi: They again have the Cornish hens (essentially very small chickens). We like those. We found everything we wanted except Nutella. This included the new variety of wet cat food. Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): $1.39; eggs: $3.76; whole milk: $2.85(-); heavy cream: $5.39; OJ: $3.45; butter: $3.99; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $4.49 (-); sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $4.39.

A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.

Operation Independence

  • Im paying off my mortgage right after this show

Leveraging your home to build something that gives you ongoing resilience, especially when money costs less than inflation is a tool that people have used for a long time to get ahead.

But there is also a trap in there.

If you leverage, and leverage, and leverage, and then fail, you can lose the home you are living in.

One of the amazing things about the US is that home and property ownership is relatively easy, even now when things have gone up, interest rates have gone up, etc. Bi we can buy our homes, outright. And if we organize them right, they can become a source on livelihood. Still. To this day, in 2004.

But I was supposed to talk about the $7 coffee at Starbucks and that it does, on fact, matter very much when you build your financial foundation. Bluntly, if you don;t fix your income problem, that $7 coffee may not change your life – but if you can use it to change your mindset, it can be the catalyst.

Why? I mean, every penny pincher article about getting a handle on your spending starts with the coffee. We really should call is scoffee because it seems so ridiculous.

But here is the thing:

  • I had already planned to pay off my mortgage ahead of schedule - my plan was September 2025
  • I rounded up by $3-9 per payment the whole time, along with added a 2 payments when there was extra
  • I ended up paying off my mortgage 12 months (and with less total interest) early

But back to the coffee problem.

People hear about the Starbucks and are like - but I don’t buy one every day. In fact, I rarely buy one. I've already cut that. But I paid a mortgage off and saved at least hundreds if not thousands in interest by adding 1 starbucks coffee per month to my principle balance on my home.

But what is your mindset?

  • By default: It is easier to buy a $7 coffee than a $400 coffee maker
  • Carry through to all parts of life..
    • Vevor Vacuum Sealer VS Vacmaster
    • Vevor Raised Beds vs Wood Ones, Vs self made
    • Manageable prefabbed kitchen cabinets vs waiting

And that mindset is in fact about the $7 coffee. The $7 coffee is a symbol for making short term choices that don’t serve the long term goal.

  1. What is your long term goal
  2. What do you have in place for that now and what needs to change, be developed, be accomplished to do this?
  3. What do you need to do every day to make this happen?

Simple terms = success - this is why we hammer the My3things language so very hard - and Marge is pretty good a rewording over on the Telegram group FWIW

Complicated = not understanding really well = you wont do it

But there is a part 2 here guys.

I almost could not pay off my mortgage today despite the fact that I triggered a clause that makes me pay it off. When your principle drops below your monthly payment, you have 30 days to pay it off.

But my payoff amount is close to $5,000. My savings has been tapped pretty hard this year for a number of personal reasons. That $1000 emergency fund doesnt magically become $5000.

I could have borrowed that from a friend, put it on a card, or any number of things.

But then I realized that one of my side hustles has an account. An account I have never tapped because reinvesting in the side hustle is how you make them grow into a full time hustle. 

And so for real guys, not having 1 coffee per month, adding 2 windfalls to the tone of a single month’s payment toward my principle, and starting a side hustle is why today, right after this, The mortgage will be gone.

And guess what I am doing with the “extra money” every month?

Saving it to turn it into an asset. That payment is going toward the future one way or another.

GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. 

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Sep 22, 2024

Join us for a discussion on the movening of the rams, the rabbits, a possible permaculture class, and more.

Featured Event: Advanced Closure Class By Chuck Peoples, Oct 3 in Camden, TN.

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  • Tactical, can you think now? (Concrete pad is poured)
  • Rabbit Babies…?Not yet
  • The movening of the rams
  • Keeper ram??
  • Community help was great this year!
  • Found Yarrow in the pasture
  • Fence break woes and the need for backup supplies of springs
  • Carnivore update: Missed that tomato and onion on my burger patty
  • Planting chard in the raised bed
  • Training CYCY not to use raised beds as dog beds
  • Location of the future workshop and barn (as things loc in for zone 1 the rest of the design is also unfolding)
  • Tree Class Nov 2 - $90 includes lunch
  • Harvest: Peppers, herbs - tomatoes have slowed down
  • Prepping sheep pasture for winter
  • Finances - Getting closer to launching the glamper site

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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Sep 22, 2024

Join me for a group discussion with members of our community and beyond about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, community development, business, getting started, health and more. 

Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. 

Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival: SelfRelianceFestival.com

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Sep 17, 2024

Yesterday, there was an error at Libsyn, my ausio host and it looks like only half the file made it through their processing. This is the same file uploaded a second time in case you got a version that cut off around minute 38.

Enjoy!

Sep 16, 2024

Today, we discuss all the things I learned the hard way through my first two winters with a well system in Tennessee. We will also cover our usual Monday segments!

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Listener Feedback from Brian

I wanted to let you know your episode resonated with me since I never know what to say on this subject of death either. Whenever we pass around a condolences card at work most people will write "Sorry for your loss." I prefer "Let the good memories get you through this tough time." I remember feeling exhausted after my mom's time on hospice. I hope you are getting some time to relax and reflect especially with the traveling you were having to do to support your family. 

On the subject of heart, I used one of my pig hearts in chili last year. I called it "Heartburn" the meat never got soft it was firm even after simmering overnight. Most of the kidneys I eat are from smaller animals which turn out awesome when cooked in a roasting pan. Pig kidneys deep fried while you are rendering lard is pretty good. Cubed up and lightly floured is good too.

Take care and keep up the great shows.

Livestream Schedule

Tuesday Live at 9:30AM Central

Friday 9:30AM Homestead Happenings with the Tactical Redneck

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

  • Holy cow
  • Fridge management on carnivore
  • Frozen tomatoes that need canning

Weekly Shopping Report

We skipped Home Depot this week, but the online price of a 2x4x8 has gone up 20c to $3.85.

Aldi had neither the old nor the new varieties of wet cat food. We'll just dip into our stock a little this week. We found everything else we wanted. Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): $1.39; eggs: $3.76 (-); whole milk: $2.92; heavy cream: $5.39; OJ: $3.45; butter: $3.99; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $4.59; sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $4.39 (+).

A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.

Frugality Tip

  • A thank  you to Margo

Operation Independence

  • THE POUR is Thursday

Main topic of the Show: Maintaining Your Well Through Winter

Someone asked how important a whole house generator is now that they live in the country on a well and power goes out.

Define your goal - is it having water or having running water because storage is practically free

Simple and cheap options

  1. Bottles - 2 gall per person per day for at least a week, include livestock
  2. The bathtub and toilet
  3. Is there a pool, creek or pond outside and can you carry baskets
  4. Repurposed rain water collection

Generator thoughts

  • Why power the whole house when you can just power the pump for much less money and effort?
  • Land level stored water plus a 12v pump back feeding your system can run off a battery and get you through on conservation mode
  • Have you done a power audit of your home to get a long term plan?

Winter Well Maintenance Considerations

  • Dripping water and keeping pipes flowing versus draining the whole house. Yes. I said draining the whole house. Related drain valves.
  • What keeps pipes and other essential things from freezing at your well head and what do you do if power goes out to keep things from freezing, then breaking
  • What about sediment?
  • Documentation of the components, learning what they do for troubleshooting problems, learn what a check valve i and does and what happens when they break what they do
  • Water testing and treatment
  • Integrating an automatic shut off to avoid burning up the pump
  • Some thoughts on naturally occurring fluoride
  • The local plumbing supply shop is a hidden gem

All in all what you do in year one depends on budget and priorities - but I find the problem isn't usually that power went out and I have no water. It is more that something happens in the system and when I did not understand the system, it could take days to remedy even with the help of a professional because a plumber/ electrician mix cant always drop everything and come to a place way out in the country. And all plumbers are not created equal.

So time to man up and learn about well systems this year while you also cover things you know can go wrong.

Welcome to country living!

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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Sep 13, 2024

 

Join us today for a discussion on managing a homestead in autumn while also overseeing a major construction project.

Featured event: Advanced Wound Closures with Chuck Peoples (House)

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Sponsor 2: DiscountMylarBags.com

The Pool Project
Concrete on Tuesday
Our First Garden Bed
Neighbor’s Tractor as an Accelerator
Rabbits Need Nesting Beds
Forage for Amanda Willis
Nostr, Mewe, Discord and Connecting with Community
Cooking in bulk to get more convenience food
Week 1 Carnivore
Still Haven't Moved Rams - afternoon?
Need more hay
Holler Neighbor Dinner Foiled By Illness
About to offer sheep for sale

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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Sep 12, 2024

Join me for a group discussion with members of our community and beyond about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, community development, business, getting started, health and more. 

Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. 

Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival: SelfRelianceFestival.com

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