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December 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM

Frugal Friday: Dec. 12, 2025

20 Free, Frugal, & Festive Ways to Wrap Christmas Gifts When your budget is as tight as mine, spending $7 for a tube of gift wrap, $5 for a gift bag, and even more for bows and gift tags is downright overwhelming. For the money stores expect you to spend on disposable items, you could buy more g…

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December 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM

What Preppers Need to Know About Asthma

Would you be ready if the pharmacy closed? As someone with asthma, I know how scary it is to suddenly not be able to breathe properly. That's why I've done everything I can to prepare myself for a time when I might not be able to count on the pharmacy for my medications. If you have a loved one with…

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December 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM

What to Get the Non-Preppers in Your Life

Stealth Survival Christmas Gift Ideas  I have some non-preppers in my life, and although it makes me absolutely crazy, I'm well aware that preaching to them won't do a lick of good - if anything, it'll drive them away. So years ago, I came up with a sneaky idea to get them prepper gifts along with o…

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December 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM

How to Stay Warm During a Winter Power Outage

Winter Has Entered the Chat...  It's flippin' COLD where I live, so I can only imagine how chilly it is north of here. And not only are we dealing with a major cold snap, but most of the country can also expect winter storms this week, with up to a foot of snow! I called upon my 18 years of living i…

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December 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM

Survival Sunday: December 7, 2025

Good morning, my friend! I have one word to describe this morning: Brrrrrr.... (Which actually is a sound, not a word, but you know what I mean.) I woke up to it being a chilly 61 degrees in the apartment and just barely, barely above freezing outside. We only get about 6 weeks of winter here, and i…

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December 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM

Saturday Shenanigans: December 6, 2025

Dear Diary, It's Me, Jessica: Chapter 25 (Book 2) In today's entry, Jessica thinks about a lot of things she'd never have considered if the world as she knew it hadn't ended. She reflects on survival, shifting alliances, fragile normalcy, and a future that arrived far too soon. Catch it here. LINK: …

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December 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM

Frugal Friday: December 5, 2025

How Christmas Giving Can Create Generous Children I'm not sure if this falls into the "frugal Friday" category, because it's about giving rather than saving. But I think anything that teaches young people to get off the "gimme, gimme, gimme" hamster wheel at Christmas is a way to help your kids be h…

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December 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM

CO Poisoning: The Hidden Danger of Emergency Heaters

'Tis the season for cold-weather power outages! How do you plan to heat your home when the power goes out? Nearly every method of emergency heat (and honestly, any kind of heater) has the risk of filling your home with deadly carbon monoxide. Here's what you must know about CO poisoning, and how to …

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December 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM

SELCO: The Truth About SNIPERS

...And How to Survive Them The world is crazier than ever and sometimes we have to learn new skills that we never expected to need to know about. One of those things is how to survive a sniper attack. Part of it is pure luck - you aren't the person the shooter targeted. But after the first one or tw…

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December 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM

CyberMonday Deals for Preppers

On your mark, get set, SAVE! I've rounded up all the coolest CyberMonday deals for preppers and the folks we love. Today's list includes books, kitchen items, freeze-dried cans, OTC meds, and a few random things I think are awesome. Please consider shopping from the direct links on this page. The OP…

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November 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM

Survival Sunday: November 30, 2025

Good morning, friends! I hope that you had a nice Thanksgiving, or if your festivities are continuing today, that it is wonderful too. We had a small one, just my youngest daughter and me. Our bigger one with tons of food was last month when we had extended family in town. I used to really care abou…

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November 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM

Saturday Shenanigans: November 29, 2025

Haven Hill: Chapter 25 Good morning, bookworms! (I always assume those who read the Saturday Shenanigans posts are bookworms like me!) This morning I have a juicy chapter of Haven Hill for you. After Kate and Ariel lock up Mr. Slocum's place, they set up a defensive perimeter and prepare their battl…

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November 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM

Amazon's Best Black Friday Deals for Prepper Gear

Some of these deals are bananas! I was pleasantly surprised when searching for prepper gear for my annual Black Friday post - I was concerned that with tariffs and inflation, the sales might be lackluster. But with a small solar generator for 65% off and other deals remaining consistent with previou…

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November 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM

You're invited!

To the OP Friendsgiving 2025  This time of year is tough for a lot of reasons - the economy, the unrest in our people, and so many other worries. Sometimes, we find ourselves feeling isolated on holidays, and spending the day alone. That's why we started The OP Friendsgiving back in 2022, where we a…

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November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM

Campbell's VP Goes OFF

Soup is "s**t for f***king poor people" with "chicken...from a 3D printer" Yuck. On all fronts, yuck. A secret recording made by another employee from The Campbell Soup company caught one of the VP's saying horrible things about the customers, his colleagues, and the product itself. It's just an awf…

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November 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM

How to Make Your Own Pemmican

Give this old-fashioned survival food a try. If you're anything like me, when you read books that have settings in historical times, you're curious when you come across foods you've never heard of, or ones you've heard of but never tried. I've heard of none of these foods more than "pemmican." It al…

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November 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM

Survival Sunday: November 23, 2025

Good morning, friends! Ready for Thanksgiving? This is the week that I always consider the one that kicks off the "holiday season." Thanksgiving has always been a favorite of mine (yes, I know, I say that about every holiday) because there are no expectations except delicious food, the people you lo…

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November 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM

Saturday Shenanigans: November 22, 2025

Dear Diary, It's Me, Jessica: Chapter 24 (Book 2) Did you think about 1stMarineJarHead's cliffhanger for the past two weeks, like I did? FINALLY...it's time for the follow-up! In today's installment, Jessica and Jack spy on the new arrivals to Four Courners and learn some very disturbing information…

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November 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM

Frugal Friday: November 21, 2025

A Guide to Managing Holiday Expectations Does the thought of the upcoming holiday season fill you with excitement? Or are you already feeling dread curling around all those good feelings? If money is the cause of your stress, there's a way that you can make this Christmas different. But it starts, f…

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November 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM

The One Certainty: Are You Prepared?

Two ways to make things easier on your loved ones Nobody likes to think about death, much less talk about it. But it will one day be coming for all of us. There are two ways you can make this time easier for the people who love you. In this article, Rowan talks about wills and advance directives (al…

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November 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM

Welcome to PrepperFinds — The #1 Place for Daily Prepper Deals

Hey there, Prepper!  Welcome to PrepperFinds.com, the daily deal site created by preppers, for preppers.  Every day, our team scans Amazon for the best deals on preparedness gear, tools, food storage, and survival essentials, the kind of items we actually use and trust.  Each deal is hand-picked by …

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November 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM

The Psychology of Survival

“He Who Hesitates is Lost” Survival is about so much more than collections of gear and supplies. It's about how you, personally, respond in a moment of crisis. Do you freeze, unable to move? Do you pause, hoping to be able to think things through? Or do you react immediately? Hesitation responses ar…

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November 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM

What are you doing this afternoon?

Here are your plans for a Tuesday afternoon. There is a free webinar (no strings attached) called Preparing for the Dollar’s Collapse and the Rise of a New Gold-Based Monetary Order today at 1pm EST. The content is pretty fascinating. It talks about a "gold reset" and how many countries are returnin…

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November 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM

Selco Has One Very Important Question

Could you really leave it all behind to survive? As preppers, we like to think that we will survive a catastrophe using our stored gear and supplies, and our resilient mindsets. But what if something happens so fast that it's so bad you have to leave everything behind, except maybe - MAYBE - your bu…

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November 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM

Survival Sunday: November 15, 2025

Good morning, friends! I was so convinced that yesterday was Sunday, I almost sent you this letter instead of writing it today. If so, you would have missed the 24th chapter of my book, Haven Hill. (You can check it out at this link.) Do you have days like that, where they just feel like other days …

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November 15, 2025 at 1:28 PM

Saturday Shenanigans: November 15, 2025

Haven Hill: Chapter 24  Things are getting INTENSE at Haven Hill as Kate and Ariel turn to their beloved neighbor for help. Here's what happened next in their story. LINK: https://www.theorganicprepper.com/haven-hill-24/  Do you have any suggestions or ideas for Kate and Ariel? What can they do to s…

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November 14, 2025 at 11:39 AM

Frugal Friday! November 14, 2025

6 Thrifty Ways to Wear It Out I had never really experienced much in the way of "wear it out," growing up in the United States of America. My clothing and shoes hardly ever showed much wear, and I had many things to choose from. It wasn't until I rationed myself to live out of two suitcases indefini…

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November 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM

Foreclosures & Evictions Are Increasing Every Single Month

Homelessness is about to get worse...right as winter starts. The statistics are terrible - every month, more and more people are losing access to the place they call home. It can take just one small financial glitch on the part of the homeowner or renter, and BOOM...suddenly they are facing a legal …

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November 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM

Harvest Tales from an Old Timer

Part two of this popular series is now live! Back in July, Rowan spoke with a good friend of hers who is in his mid-eighties. He told her some wonderful tales with very wholesome lessons we can take to heart today. She's back with more of the gentleman's stories, and these relate to harvest time bac…

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November 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM

Vietnam Vet Shows You're Never Too Old for Self Defense

This Story Is Perfect Timing for Veterans' Day What would you do if a screaming and incoherent naked guy broke into your neighbor's house? In Studio City, a neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, an elderly Vietnam Veteran gave a masterclass on the appropriate response. He defended his neighbor wi…

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November 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM

Our Fall Fundraiser Bundle Sale Ends TONIGHT

Tick tock, tick tock... Hey, friends! :) I just wanted to send a quick reminder to you all that our Fall Fundraiser bundle sale will be over tonight. We appreciate your purchases so very much! It helps to pay server costs, email providers, tech support, and writers! This deal is worth a whole heck o…

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November 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM

Survival Sunday: November 9, 2025

Good morning! I hope this day finds you happy and healthy! Don't forget, today is the last day of our Fall Fundraiser here at The OP!  It appears we are coming up on unseasonably cold weather this week for about 3/4 of the country. Be sure that you have your houseplants indoors and your garden plant…

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November 8, 2025 at 1:17 PM

Saturday Shenanigans: November 8, 2025

Dear Diary: It's Me, Jessica, Chapter 23, Book 2 Good morning! Before I tell you about the story, I invite you to check out our Fall Fundraiser. It's a bundle with four books and a full-length course on building your pantry, even at today's prices. (It's a $150 value!) Price begins at $10 and you ca…

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November 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM

Where the Cost of Living Gets You the Most

Here's what most people are saying... Where is the cost of living most evident (and painful) for you? If you're like most of us, you get smacked in the face with sticker shock every time you go to the grocery store. "Wait, didn't this cost $2 less just last week?""Okay, I guess I'm not buying that a…

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November 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM

Frugal Friday: November 7, 2025

17 Ways to “Use It Up” A saying that became popular during World War II was, "Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without." This could be a frugal-living battle cry to help us all get the most out of what we have without a trip to the store. I thought this might be a great foundation for a ser…

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November 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM

Will Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Utopian Ideas Destroy NYC?

Whether you love it or hate it, New York City is one of those places that represents the USA all over the world. The Statue of Liberty, The Empire State Building, the site of the 9/11 attacks…all those things are part of the American experience. You know where they are and what they look like even i…

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November 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM

12 Natural Cold Remedies to Help You Feel Better

'Tis the season...cold season, that is. It's that stuffy head, runny nose, nasty cold time of year. Viruses run amok when the temperatures drop, so it's the season to catch a cold.  As the old saying goes, a cold lasts a week, but only 7 days if you treat it. We've got a dozen - count 'em - twelve w…

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November 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM

"Dry Needling" Therapy Can Provide Drug-Free Pain Relief

It's helped me immensely! Good morning! In yesterday's email I mentioned a treatment I've been receiving from my physical therapist called "dry needling." I promised to tell you more about it, so that's the topic of today's article. I hope you find it interesting! I keep thinking that therapies like…

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November 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM

Survival Sunday: November 2, 2025

Good morning, friends! It's really fall in North Carolina now that we've reached November. Nighttime temperatures are quite cold, and it's finally cool enough to wear a sweater and not regret it a few hours into the day. The trees are colorful, and everywhere you look, it's clear that we are finally…

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November 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM

Saturday Shenanigans: November 1, 2025

Haven Hill: Chapter 23 Good morning! I have the next installment of Kate and Ariel's story up on the OP! The girls get tired of running around the forest trying to elude Logan and decide to go to Mr. Slocum's place to seek help. LINK: https://www.theorganicprepper.com/haven-23/  What do you think th…

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October 31, 2025 at 1:55 PM

Introducing Frugal Fridays

How to Talk to Creditors When You Can’t Pay Your Bills  Things are tight for lots of us right now and personal finances are a big part of survival. I thought that you all might enjoy a Frugal Friday post each week, as well as a special offer on a product or service. Without further ado, here's our f…

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October 29, 2025 at 12:53 PM

Rowan's Favorite Pantry Meal

“Salsa Sur-Thrival" Do you have stuff stashed away in your pantry that you actually look forward to eating? In my opinion, it's really important to be able to recreate some of your favorite meals with long-term storage items. In today's article, Rowan shares her favorite pantry meal, as well as seve…

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October 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM

Two Ridiculously Easy Ways to Make Homemade Yogurt

You'll save a lot of money!  Making your own yogurt at home is a great way to save money and end up with a healthier product than store-bought. The idea of it is overwhelming for some folks, so I thought I would share two different ways to make it that have been very successful for me, and that are …

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October 25, 2025 at 11:34 AM

Saturday Shenanigans: October 25, 2025

It's a good day to read some prepper fiction! Good morning! Today's prepper fiction really gets into the spirit of the season. Jessica and her community prepare to celebrate the harvest by creating new traditions with their own version of Oktoberfest.  Learn more about the event and what it means to…

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October 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM

Surviving the Government Shutdown:

Real Advice for People Who Are Scared or Struggling  It's no real surprise that our Congress has reached an impasse and that the government is shut down. It would be more surprising if they actually could get along well enough to get things accomplished. But that is no solace for folks who aren't ge…

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October 21, 2025 at 12:43 PM

SHTF Stockpile Priorities: What Are You "Piling" For?

Check out what Rowan stores. We all have different priorities when we stockpile, but have we all gone about it with thought and research? In today's article, Rowan brings to light how some of your stockpiled items may be worthless when you need them the most and shares her own priorities. It's very …

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October 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM

Here's How Venezuela Is Reacting to US Strikes

American Strikes on Drug Boats Trigger Response You've probably heard about the US military striking Venezuelan drug cartel boats in the Caribbean. What you haven't heard about is how the Venezuelan government is responding internally. The government is hiding cartel members throughout the country, …

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October 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM

Survival Sunday: October 19, 2025

Good morning! The air is crisp here, and the sun is shining, and the trees are turning colors. It's a delightful fall day, though this afternoon it will get into the high 70s (boooooo!) Last week we had a wonderful visit with my mom and stepfather. Since we can't be with them for Thanksgiving, we de…

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October 18, 2025 at 12:03 PM

Saturday Shenanigans: October 18, 2025

Good morning! I have not one but TWO chapters for you today. (The first one was kind of short, so I wanted to give you a little more.) Kate and Ariel stake out Mr. Slocum's cabin to see if they can safely approach it, and Ariel remembers a scary, terrible time from her past. I think you'll appreciat…

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October 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM

Long Covid: What You Need to Know

The Gift That Keeps on Giving If you had covid, you may have felt like you never regained your former health once the initial illness was gone. If that's the case, you're not alone - you're one of millions, and there's a name for it: long covid. This article uses a variety of sources to provide the …

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