Your Cash Fund Goals

Everyone should have an emergency cash fund. Even if your doing well for yourself. You never know when something might come up. It can be anything from losing your job, getting really sick or house repairs.  

There are many opinions on just how much you should put back. My opinion is that you should start out small and work your way up. First you need to put yourself on a monthly budget. This budget should pay all your monthly bills and included some for your cash fund. At first it doesn't have to be much. As you work to pay down your bills you can always increase how much your putting back. 
      You should make a goal. The first goal, should be to having three months of you living expenses up back. This is a good place to start. If you get layoff or get sick and can’t work you will be able to pay your bills for three months.
       After you have three months of your living expenses saved then you should just keep adding a months worth of living expenses until you have enough to live on for one year. Just remember any money you have saved is better than none. To get to where you have enough to last one year may take time. Don't stress over it.  Just keep to your budget and do your best. There might be a month that something comes up and you can put any money back. That's OK. It's more important to pay your monthly bill then to put money back. You can only put money back if your pay your bill first. 
       Another thing that can help, is to start paying stuff off. The less monthly bills you have the easier it will be to put money back. Try to pay cash for everything. The credit cards are nice but you pay more than if you pay cash. If you have to use a credit card, make sure you can pay it off quickly to avoid the high interest. This may seem hard at first, but if you work at it you’ll get there.

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Skills We Should Learn.

     Where you are a pro prepper or just beginning there are some skills that is necessary to make all you hard work successful. We can prep for anything, but when it becomes time we need to know how to make are plans work. It sounds easy when where not under the stress of the situation. I can say what I think I would do, but it might not go as planned. If we have a bunch of skills, we will be able to adapt to almost any situation. Here is just some of the skills I think would be very useful.

Survivalist Mindset
This skill might be the hardest because you can just go to a class or read about it. This is all on you. Just remember not to panic. Stay calm and keep focus on the situation at hand. Only worry about what you can control. Stay positive and remember that you have done you homework and your prepaid. This is the hardest skills you will have to learn.

Navigation - Map Reading 
This skill is very important because moving to a safe location is key. If you know how to read a map and compass you can’t get lost. That's one more thing you don't have to weary about.

First Aid
This can save you life. If your not near a hospital or doctor, you will know what to do to buy you time to get help. Also having some knowledge of herbal medicine could come in handy. 

Fire Making 
Anyone can make a fire. The key is to know to make a safe and useful fire.

Construction (Fix If Skills)
This is important because your not going to stay at a hotel. You might need to build a shelter. You might have to make somethings out of other things. Knowing how to work with different materials may be valuable.

Trapping, Hunting, Fishing ,Gardening 
Well even if your prepaid with food, you will run out. You are going to have to know how to get your own food. Not from the store! Knowing what type of plants and animals that you can eat is safely is very important. This can be harder than you think, so having the training will help you dramatically.

Food Production
This is important because your not going to have a refrigerator. You have to know how to keep you food safe to eat. You probably are going to be working with food your not use to cooking. Having some knowledge about what food sources you will have and how to cook it will be very beneficial.

Finding and Treating Water
Water and food are the two most importing things to sustaining life. Water could become contaminated or even hard to find. Knowing how to find good water, will keep you alive. If you can’t find a good water source it is imperative to know how to treat the water you do find.

Weapons Knowledge
Knowing how to use a weapon correctly will help you in many ways. It can help you with killing food. You can protect yourself from other people and wildlife.

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     There are a bunch more things that we should add to our library of skills. You never can be an over trained prepper. The more you learn, the more likely you will be able to adapt. Even the best plans are not flawless and are subject to change. Why not be read for the unexpected.

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Don't Watch Your Money Go Down The Drain.

        As a prepper I have learned you have to keep an open mind. What do I mean? Prepping isn't just about stocking up on food and water. It is so much more. I am learning something new everyday. This is an important thing to do. No one knows everything! So by keeping an open mind you can learn a lot of very important skills.

There is no point to stock up with food, water ect… if you don’t know what to do with it. It will be a waste of time and money. You have a lot to learn. You can do this a couple different ways. You can watch YouTube videos and search the web. This can be beneficial, but be careful because you can't believe everything you read or watch. So this is what I do. I read and watch as much on the subject as I can. Then I take everything I have learned and come up with something that's in the middle, that makes sense. Then take what you came up with and try it out if possible.  
        Another thing you can do, is to take classes. For example: self defense class, gun classes, how to garden classes, ect…. The only downside to this is it cost money and takes a lot of time. This way only works for some people!
And finally everyone need friends! If you make friends with other preppers you can share ideas and trick. This could be beneficial in two ways. One, your building your skills and your socializing with others. 
      I am sure there our other ways to build your knowledge. Just find what works for you and run with it. You never can learn to much. Have some fun with it!     

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The Health Effect That Radiation Can Have Humans.

     The effects of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima upon humans was unforgivable. There was so mean different effects to human, plant and animal. Radiation poisoning, Bone marrow death,  Gastrointestinal death and Central nervous system death are just to start with.

      Larger bombs can flatten cities. Many if not most people within the blast radius — which can be up to 10 miles — would die instantly. Those who survived would wish they hadn’t, since most would die later of severe burns or awful cancers. Radioactive fallout from these weapons’ debris clouds would reach the stratosphere, where it would travel worldwide, potentially contaminating crops and livestock as well as causing radiation sickness and cancer directly. Later, this fallout would cause genetic mutations in plants, animals and human beings, as it has in the vicinity of the Chernobyl nuclear accident.

     Some scientists estimate that if there were a nuclear war resulting in 100 Hiroshima-size nuclear explosions on cities, it could cause significant loss of life in the tens of millions from long term climatic effects alone. The climatology hypothesis is that if each city firestorms, a great deal of soot could be thrown up into the atmosphere which could blanket the earth, cutting out sunlight for years on end, causing the disruption of food chains, in what is termed a nuclear winter scenario.

     The main causes of death and disablement in this state are thermal burns and the failure of structures resulting from the blast effect. Injury from the pressure wave is minimal in contrast because the human body can survive up to 2 bar (30 psi) while most buildings can only withstand a 0.8 bar (12 psi) blast. Therefore, the fate of humans is closely related to the survival of the buildings around them.

     If you make it through the blast and thermal burns you can look forward to form of cancer, to humans in the form of radiation. When radioactive chemicals break down they release a certain amount of radiation. When humans are exposed to this radiation there is a risk that it causes chemical changes in cells which can kill or makes cells abnormal. In damaging the DNA contained in cells, radiation can cause cancer and can also lead to birth defects in children due to the tampering with a person's genetic makeup. The amount of radiation that the body is exposed to is measured in a unit known is the gray which is defined as the absorption of one joule of energy per kilogram of tissue.

Here is a list of some things the radiation can cause:

gastrointestinal pain

anorexia

nausea

vomiting

diarrhea

drowsiness

lethargy

tremors

delirium

frequent seizures

convulsions

heat prostration

coma

respiratory failure

temporary hair loss

permanent epilation occurs

itching and flaking occurs

weeping blistering and ulceration will occur

Loss of epithelial cells

Edema

Inflammation

Occlusions of airways, air sacs and blood vessels

Fibrosis

2 years for leukemia to appear

20 or more years for skin cancer or lung cancer

Dysentery

Typhoid

Infectious hepatitis

Salmonellosis

Cholera

Meningococcal meningitis

Tuberculosis

Diphtheria

Whooping cough

Polio

Pneumonia

     
   
    These are just some of the many thing that can happen. I don’t think it would be easy to survive with the health problems alone, but the aftermath probably wouldn't be good either. I am still learning how to be a pro prepper. I don’t know what I would do, or how I would react in the situation. I am going to have to do more research. So for now I leave you with this. I hope I never have to find out what I would do. As I do more research I will definitely be writing more! 

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The Most Important Thing To Know When Surviving Any Situation.

      In an emergency event or catastrophic event, the most important thing is to keep you head on. If you keep calm you can accomplish so much more. You can think smarter and have more sense when you stay calm and think positive.    

     It doesn’t sound like much, but optimism goes a long way, and in a survival situation, it starts with you, your attitude and your will no matter how scared and alone you may feel. First, keep a realistic outlook and diligently plan to keep yourself in the best possible physical and mental state. If something isn’t working out, like building a fire or shelter, don’t rush, because that can lead to panic. Stop, breathe and think about what you need, observe your surroundings and organize a new plan.

 Here are some things that will help you keep calm:

Do Not Blame Yourself

Reaffirm Yourself

Address Your Emotions

Stay Busy And Be Creative

Stay Positive

Maintain Yourself Physically

Avoid Caffeine

Slow Down

Have a Routine

Focus on Breathing

     When in any survival situation, acknowledge that external forces are not the only ones you are up against. Keep your mind sharp, take control of your mental state, and steer your thoughts in a direction that will help you rather than hinder you. Not only will you be happier, you’ll have a better chance of surviving.

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Kinds of Preppers and what we are Preppering for.

There are all kinds of preppers. So what exactly are we preparing for. Just like there are many kinds for preppers that are many different things to prep for. 

The Homesteader Prepper
Are you a homesteader or a prepper? Both lifestyles are linked by their focus on self-sufficiency, but there are some key differences when it comes to motivation, food storage, water storage, shelter, skills, off-the-grid living, security, medical needs, and lifestyle. 

Extreme Prepper (Doomsday)
The extreme prepper tends to go a little overboard on one aspect of prepping while missing other important aspects all together. They are also the one that can afford the toys most of us only wish we could. Being an extreme prepper isn’t always a bad thing if done right. It means they can do things most of us are unable to.

Survilest 
A Survivalist has many similarity’s to the prepper because we all have the same goal in mind…survival. Survivalists and preppers are different, but we have quite a few similarity’s.

Everyday Prepper
A prepper that preppers for an everyday event. From being sick to getting laid off. 

Here are what we are preparing for:

Natural disasters
Fall of the government
Fall of the economy
War
Biological warfare
Nuclear warfare
Civil unrest 

They'are just the ones I could come up with off the top of my head. There is probable many more.

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Beginners Tips For Stockpiling

       Here is some good tips for someone that is a beginner. When your learning to stockpile these things might come in handy. You can't just buy a bunch of stuff and call it your stockpile. This should help.   

1. Find the best prices for the things you want!
    Finding the best price on anything includes these steps:

    Selecting the right product and ensuring it is a good value
    Finding a reliable store
    Dodging shipping and tax
    Checking price comparison engines
    Taking advantage of coupons and deal sites
    Buying when you don't need it tomorrow
    Being open to refurbished products
    Understanding how to take advantage of mail in rebates
    Paying with a credit card with rewards

2. How long do certain items last?

How long perishable and nonperishable food and non-food items last. You’ll only want to stockpile as much as you can use before the item(s) expire. Cupboard/Pantry Storage
Pantry storage conditions should ideally be clean, dry, cool, and dark. The temperature in the pantry should be 50 to 70 °F. Higher temperatures speed deterioration. Although many staples and pantry items have a long shelf life, buy only what you expect to use within the recommended storage times. To prevent foods from deteriorating in the pantry, store them in metal, glass, or plastic containers. To prevent spoilage, use the “First In, First Out” system, rotating food so older canned and dried food items are used before newly purchased items. Store new supplies of food at the back of the shelf and move earlier purchased food forward to be used first. To help with this system, write the date of purchase on the item or circle the “use by” date on the package. Routinely check canned items for signs of spoilage. Do not use food from bulging, leaking, or dented cans. If liquid spurts from a can when opened, immediately discard the food. 

Refrigerator
Maintain the refrigerator temperature at 34 to 40° F. Use an appliance thermometer in the refrigerator to monitor temperature. Always store the most perishable items, including meats,
poultry, fish, eggs, and dairy products, in the coldest sections of the refrigerator. Use the refrigerator thermometer to check the  temperature of the crisper and shelves to find the coldest areas. Do not overload the refrigerator as this can reduce the inside temperature. There should be enough space between foods so air can freely circulate around them. Clean the refrigerator to remove spills and spoiled foods, which provide a medium for bacteria to grow in and possibly contaminate other foods. Refrigerator temperatures only slow bacterial growth; they do not
prevent it.

Store refrigerated foods in airtight wraps or containers to maintain quality. This prevents foods from drying out and odors or flavors from transferring from one food to another. Store raw meats, poultry, and fish so juices do not drip on and contaminate other foods. It’s also a good idea to set them in another container to help prevent dripping. Use food promptly for best quality.

Freezer
Maintain a freezer temperature of 0°F or below. Food quality deteriorates at temperatures above 0°F. Monitor the temperature with an appliance thermometer. Freezer temperatures stop or
prevent bacteria from growing but do not kill them. Package items for the freezer in moisture and vapor-proof wraps or containers. Use only freezer-grade foil, plastic wrap or bags, freezer paper, or freezer containers. Label all freezer foods with the date, type of food, and number of servings. Time is important for maintaining high-quality food. Frozen foods do not last forever. Keep an inventory of freezer contents and maintain the “First In, First Out” rotation system.

3. How can you store your stockpile items to make them last longer?
Whether the climate in your area tends to be hot and humid or cold and dry, you’ll want to make sure that your stockpile is managed properly for your climate. This will make sure your stockpile has a maximized shelf life, that you’ll keep pests away, that the oldest items are used first, and much more.

4. How can you stockpile with limited space?
Part of success with stockpiling is getting creative with space. Depending on your climate and living space, this may mean looking outside, up (into the attic), down (into the basement), under and behind (beds and couches) and other places that make sense. Read on for creative ideas!

Water: Instead of storing 300 gallons of water, consider storing enough for a few days, then supplementing with purification tablets and a bathtub liner such as a Water Bob for each tub. This gives you an extra 60 gallons of water per bag that you can fill up right before SHTF, assuming you get notice. A good filter should be in your water kit, too.

Food: Instead of storing canned or boxed food, which can take up a ton of space, consider storing dehydrated food. You can buy actual food buckets that already have several meals’ worth of dehydrated packets in it, or you can dehydrate your own food, seal it in plastic bags, and make your own buckets.

You can also store your dry goods in the bags, too. A sealed bag of pancake mix takes up much less space than a box and stay fresh longer. You can get great 5-gallon buckets from local restaurants. Remember that even the best dehydrated or sealed food still expires. Rotate!

5. How can you keep your stockpile organized?
The one thing no one wants is one more thing to keep organized. The trick is to have a system that works for you! This may include ensuring items you use most frequently are front and center, heavier items are on the floor, lighting is adequate so you can see your entire stockpile easily, labeling is clear, and you designate a single family "point person" (such as yourself) to add to and remove items from your stockpile. Here are some additional insights to help you create an easy system to stay organized.

6. How do you set a stockpile budget?
Be realistic about your expectations.
Prioritize, prioritize.
Make lists: Know what you need and how much before you begin to stockpile.
Set clear financial limits on your stockpile expenditure.
Make a calendar.
Keep dipping into your stockpile fund? Use a dedicated bank account.
Dedicated bank account double benefit: save money automatically.
Space out more expensive purchases.
Don’t dip into your emergency fund: even if you’ll have to take a break stockpiling.
Be ready to make sacrifices when you have to.

7. How do you know when it's time to branch out?
Stockpiling grocery and home goods may be the best place to start, but did you know you can stockpile practically anything? Once you have your basic stockpiling system in place, you can begin building additional stockpiles so that you’ll never pay full price for anything again (and you’ll even have enough to start donating more often!).

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CliffsNotes For Survival

   In a survival situation there is a lot of things to do. There is a lot to think about. It can become overwhelming. Here are the first four things you should do if you find yourself in a survival situation. 
                   
Organize your thoughts   
A survival situation is not the time to panic. You are more likely to survive a difficult situation if you focus on maintaining a positive, proactive attitude. 

• Develop a plan. 
• Inventory the resources you have.
• Identify the critical tasks required for survival (water, shelter, warmth).
• Determination: It’s often the grip of the situation that separates a survivor from a non-survivor.
• Recognize feelings are not facts. You may feel hopeless, but keep your thoughts focused on the tasks that need to be accomplished.

Shelter
No matter where you are, rain and moisture are often your deadliest enemy. When you’re wet, it’s extremely difficult to stay warm. This is one of many reasons why it’s so important to make sure that your shelter is waterproof and dry. Elevating your bed. No matter what your environment is, you should always elevate your bed off the ground if you can. Not only is it an important part of staying dry, but there are bugs to worry about as well. Find coverage: If you’re lucky, you may be able to find natural coverage and protection from the rain. Large trees and caves can be a lifesaver if you don’t have the natural resources or time to build your own shelter.

Find water
Locating a source of water quickly is essential to survival in the wilderness. No matter the outside temperature, the human body is constantly losing water. Dehydration impacts mental and physical health, and it takes only a few days without water for the situation to become critical. Yet, water found in the wild can be dangerously contaminated, so it's important to purify it before you drink it.

Build a fire
You can build a fire fairly easily with the right materials and tools. Gather tinder, kindling, and fuel wood to start and maintain a warming fire. To keep things safe, remember to always build your fire at least 6 feet (1.8 m) away from your tent or shelter as well as low hanging trees. 

   There are many things you need to do! With these four things you will have a better chance to survive in any situation. 

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Zombie Deer Disease Is Transferable To Human.

      This is very real. This is something we should not take lightly. Chronic wasting disease, which some want to label “zombie deer disease,” has been found again on private, captive deer operations in Pennsylvania.The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture recently announced that a doe on a Bethel Township, Fulton County, breeding farm, and a buck on a Bloom Township, Clearfield County, hunting preserve have tested positive for CWD.

      This so-called zombie deer disease gets its nickname from the symptoms it causes. A year or so after an animal becomes infected, according to the CDC, it can begin stumbling and acting listless and confused. Infected animals can also lose weight rapidly, hence the “wasting” part of the disease’s name.

     Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a prion disease, which means it’s caused by proteins (called prions) that attack the brain and spinal tissue. BSE is also a prion disease, as is a human illness called Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). In deer and elk, CWD spreads through bodily fluids, either directly or through contamination of soil, food, or water. There’s no treatment or cure for CWD, and it’s fatal to animals who become infected. Some animals develop the telltale symptoms ,while others die without developing any symptoms at all.

About Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease 
     Sponge-like lesions in the brain tissue of a CJD patient.Prion diseases, such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, occur when prion protein, which is found throughout the body but whose normal function isn't yet known, begins folding into an abnormal three-dimensional shape. This shape change gradually triggers prion protein in the brain to fold into the same abnormal shape.

    Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease causes a type of dementia that gets worse unusually fast. More common causes of dementia, such as Alzheimer's, Lewy body dementia and frontotemporal dementia, typically progress more slowly. Through a process scientists don't yet understand, misfolded prion protein destroys brain cells. Resulting damage leads to rapid decline in thinking and reasoning as well as involuntary muscle movements, confusion, difficulty walking and mood changes.

    Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is rare, occurring in about one in 1 million people annually worldwide.
Experts generally recognize the following main types of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease:

    Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease develops spontaneously for no known reason. It accounts for 85 percent of cases. On average, sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease first appears between ages 60 and 65.

     Familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is caused by certain changes in the chromosome 20 gene coding the biological blueprint for prion protein. People who develop familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease do so because they inherited the genetic changes from a parent. Familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease accounts for about 10 to 15 percent of cases. It develops, on average, at a younger age than sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, with some genetic types appearing as early as ages 20 to 40.

    Acquired Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease results from exposure to an external source of abnormal prion protein. These sources are estimated to account for about 1 percent of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease cases. The two most common outside sources are:

    Medical procedures involving instruments used in neurosurgery, growth hormone from human sources or certain transplanted human tissues. The risk of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease from medical procedures has been greatly reduced by improved sterilization techniques, new single-use instruments and synthetic sources of growth hormone.

   Meat or other products from cattle infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy ("mad cow disease"), recognized in the mid-1990s as the cause of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD). Scientists traced this new type of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease to consumption of beef from cattle whose feed included processed brain tissue from other animals.

                                 

The CDC also recommends that hunters take the following steps when hunting in areas with CWD, “to be as safe as possible and decrease their potential risk of exposure to CWD:”

Do not shoot, handle or eat meat from deer and elk that look sick or are acting strangely or are found dead as roadkill.

When field-dressing a deer, or handling the meat, wear latex or rubber gloves.

Minimize how much you handle the organs of the animal, particularly the brain or spinal cord tissues.

Do not use household knives or other kitchen utensils for field dressing.

Check state wildlife and public health guidance to see whether testing of animals is recommended or required. Recommendations vary by state, but information about testing is available from many state wildlife agencies. (The Pennsylvania Game Commission recommends testing of deer killed in known CWD areas of the state.)

Strongly consider having the deer or elk tested for CWD before you eat the meat.

If you have your deer or elk commercially processed, consider asking that your animal be
processed individually to avoid mixing meat from multiple animals.

If your animal tests positive for CWD, do not eat meat from that animal.

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