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A new year means a time to take stock of where we are as preppers, and see where we have to go for the next 12 months, both to expand as well as maintain our preparedness.\u00a0 In this spirit, we wanted to collect a list of resolutions.<\/p>\n

Best selling author & podcaster Mark Goodwin<\/a> over at prepperrecon.com<\/a> released a podcast recently with his Top Ten resolutions. Rather than repeat anything he has already said, I want to list his 10 here, and then further expand to another ten, bringing us to a total of 20.<\/p>\n

We won’t go into any explanations of PrepperRecon’s Top Ten list<\/a>, for that simply go listen to the podcast.\u00a0 But here is the list:<\/p>\n

10. Learn a new skill\r\n9. Create a side business\r\n8. Eat healthier\r\n7. Wean yourself from excessive pharmaceuticals\r\n6. Quit drinking\r\n5. Quit smoking\r\n4. Start a garden\r\n3. Start exercising\r\n2. Get on a budget\r\n1. Read your Bible every day<\/pre>\n
And now our additional Top Ten New Years resolutions for preppers.\u00a0 As I was coming up with this list, it ended up that things sort of paired up nicely in groups of two, so we’ll be posting two resolutions per day in no particular order, but grouped because they are related.<\/p>\n
But let’s start with just our first one today:<\/p>\n
\"Wedding<\/p>\n
Get your spouse on board<\/h3>\n
Assuming you’re married, prepping can be tough if you are not both already on board.\u00a0 Spending any financial resources on prepping is probably the #1 concern.\u00a0 It’s sort of ironic because often times one spouse can have a “hobby” and divert money to that hobby, and the other spouse won’t worry about it too much, especially if it’s not a large percentage of the monthly budget.\u00a0 But if that hobby is prepping, the spouse might consider that a waste of resources, weird, or paranoid.<\/p>\n
The key here is to win your spouse over to the idea that spending some resources, both time & money, on prepping is both akin to insurance AND should improve your life if the zombie apocalypse arrives or not.\u00a0 For example, putting extra food away in a smart manner where it does not get wasted allows you to always buy the items you use anyway when they are on sale.\u00a0 This helps save money, which pays a dividend that can be reinvested back into an improved lifestyle.\u00a0 And sure on those icy winter days where you might get snowed in for a while, or if for any other reason it is impossible, dangerous, or merely inconvenient to go to the store for a food item, you’ll have it on hand.\u00a0 The worst case if nothing happens: you time your purchases and buy extra when everything is on sale – cha ching!<\/p>\n
Likewise in other areas of prepping, the same thought process holds true.\u00a0 Consider that having the ability to perform water filtration is useful in camping & hiking scenarios, which allows the family to haul much less water and therefore worry less about dragging heavy supplies along.\u00a0 Start out with something small like lifestraws<\/a> and get your spouse somewhat on board before going for the Royal Berkey<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Communications can also provide useful in a camping scenario, and can provide an educational opportunity for the kids to learn about various radio frequencies.\u00a0 It can also be a very entertaining and rewarding hobby to communicate on the CB radio or even get your HAM operator license and talk with folks around the region or even the world.<\/p>\n
If your spouse is okay with you pursuing a “hobby” so long as it’s not “prepping”, you can also disguise your hobby at the onset.\u00a0 Take up gardening – who can argue when they see fresh homegrown tomatoes and squash coming in to the kitchen from a previously non-productive back yard?\u00a0 This might equally apply to becoming a HAM, as mentioned above.\u00a0 If you like to grill, use that as an easy excuse to have an extra propane tank on hand – just in case the one you have ever runs out.\u00a0 No one likes a grill flame out due to propane running out when they’re cooking a BBQ for friends & family.\u00a0 The key here is to not<\/strong> be deceptive, but to be reasonable<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
Once your spouse is eased into prepping through some of these initial ideas, she\/he will start to see some of the benefits, and you can move along to intensify what you’ve already begun as well as add some of the “bigger” things.\u00a0 Don’t rush it though – it will take some time, and that’s okay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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