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Prepping on $20 a Paycheck – Part 19 of 24

Posted: May 19, 2014 in $20 Prepping, Prepping, Product Review, The Ready Center
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The Ready Center - Life Straw 2

Article submitted by Brian S. Kiefat @ The Ready Center

The recommendation that we make in the “Prepping on $20 a Paycheck” series are usually pretty broad. We do our best to leave color, style, brand, etc. up for your choosing. However this time we’re not going to do that. Nothing about this recommendation can or should be left for interpretation, so let me make this crystal clear for you: We want you to buy yourself a LifeStraw.

This is the one and only time during the “Prepping on $20 a Paycheck” series that we will deliberately tell you to go out and purchase a very specific brand of product. This is not a sales gimmick for us. The Ready Center is not “in bed” with LifeStraw or vice versa. As a matter of fact, The Ready Center doesn’t even sell the LifeStraw. The reason for this plainly stated recommendation is simple: It’s an awesome (more…)

Prepping on $20 a Paycheck – Part 18 of 24

Posted: March 2, 2014 in $20 Prepping, Camping, Food, Nutrition, Prepping, The Ready Center, Urban Survival
Tags: $20, Cabela's, Camping, Can Opeper, Coleman, Cowboy, Food, Frying Pan, Old West, Paycheck, Plastic SIlverware, Preparedness, Prepping, Propane, Propane Cylinder, Subway, The Ready Center, Urban Survival, Walmart

Cooking on Coals - The Ready Center

Article submitted by Brian S. Kiefat @ The Ready Center

Okay, we are back and we are ready with your newest segment of “Prepping on $20 a Paycheck.” If you’ve been following this series faithfully you have a lot of great gear and supplies that could realistically save you if the worst were to ever happen. This time we are recommending a few specific items to help you cover some short-comings that were created by the other items that you currently have. What are these items? Well, you have water. You have food. You even have a camp stove to prepare your food. So what are these short-comings we speak of? Well, the 4 items listed below will cover the short-comings you have within your supply cache. Once you read about them, you’ll probably feel silly you never thought of them yourself. Here we go: (more…)

Prepping on $20 a Paycheck – Part 17 of 24

Posted: November 24, 2013 in $20 Prepping, Family, Prepping, Uncategorized, Urban Survival
Tags: $10, $100, $20, $5, Barter, Cash, Confidence, emergency cash, Family, Grateful, Guilt, Haggle, Junk Yard, Junkyard, Preparedness, Prepping, Preservation, Roll of Quarters, SHTF, Story, Tractor Supply Company, True Story

$10 Bill The Ready Center

Article submitted by Brian S. Kiefat @ The Ready Center

It’s that time again! Time for what…? Time to take seriously the safety and preservation of you and your family. Time to take a moment and plan ahead. Time to pull $20 out of your wallet and invest it in your future. This month we recommend you take your 20 big bucks and exchange them for two $10 bills. And for good reason…

As part of the Prepping on $20 a Paycheck series, the goal is to have you stocked with water, food, a pack full of supplies, and $100 emergency cash stocked away for REALLY rainy days. When it comes to the “cash on hand”, we should all already have the following:

One roll of quarters
Ten $1 bills
Four $5 bills

Total Amount So Far: $40

Today, we want you to bump up your post-apocalypse money stash up to a whopping $60. The plan is to purposely vary your emergency cash denominations with the intent of you not losing money during barter/haggle (more…)

Prepping on $20 a Paycheck – Part 15 & 16 of 24

Posted: October 16, 2013 in $20 Prepping, Prepping, Urban Survival
Tags: $20, Essentials, flat head screwdriver, Generator, Gerber, Hand Drill, Hand Tools, Knife, Leatherman, Multi-Tool, Multitool, Pickup, Pickup Truck, Preparedness, Prepping, Propane Stove, screwdriver, Sheath, Swiss Army, Tools, Urban Survival

MT 4 - The Ready Center

Article Submitted by Brian S. Kiefat @ The Ready Center

Fact: Not all tools are equal. A wood saw can never be a wrench. A hammer can never be a screwdriver. And a needle-nose can never be a hacksaw. Period.

One of the things we discussed in a previous article (click here) is that nobody wants to carry a whole toolbox worth of tools inside their Survival Kit. Doing so would 1) be stupid. and 2) add so much weight that it would literally render it unusable if you ever (more…)

Prepping on $20 a Paycheck – Part 14 of 24

Posted: July 22, 2013 in $20 Prepping, Prepping, Urban Survival
Tags: $20, 2 Pack Bic Lighter, Bic Lighter, Camping, Emergency Radio, Fire Starter, Fire Starting, Fishing, Flashlight, Light, Lighting, Oil, Oil Lamp, Preparedness, Prepping, Tea Light Candles, Urban Survival, Walmart, Wick

Oil Lamp The Ready Center

Article Submitted by Brian S. Kiefat @ The Ready Center

Thanks for checkin back in with The Ready Center for your next installment of “Prepping on $20 a Paycheck.” I apologize for not getting this out to you sooner, but I just got back from Kenai, Alaska where I was fishing using a technique called “dip-netting”. You literally stand chest deep in a river while holding a 20 foot pole with a 5 foot fishing net on the end. The goal is to try to catch the salmon as they swim out of the ocean and into the river system. For the sake of keeping this story short, I’ll just say that it’s something I’ll never forget and gladly do again anytime. If you ever get the chance to give it a try it, don’t even think twice. Just do it.

As for what’s going on in the preparedness world, this pay period we are trying to prepare you for the most common after-effect of almost every major disaster out there: the loss of power. And more specifically, the lack of lighting that (more…)

Prepping on $20 a Paycheck – Part 13 of 24

Posted: July 6, 2013 in $20 Prepping, Money, Prepping, Urban Survival
Tags: $20, $5, $5 Bill, economy, Mountain Dew, Paycheck, Preparedness, Prepping, Roll of Quarters, South West Asia, Urban Survival

Five Spot - The Ready Center

Article submitted by Brian S. Kiefat @ The Ready Center

Yes, this is another one of those articles in which we recommend that you don’t buy anything with your $20. We told you there would be more articles of the like and here one is. With this paycheck, we recommend that you change in your $20 bill in for four $5 bills. (more…)

Prepping on $20 a Paycheck – Part 12 of 24

Posted: June 23, 2013 in $20 Prepping, Prepping, Urban Survival
Tags: $20, Adjustable Wrench, Hack Saw, Mini Pry Bar, Multi-Head Screwdriver, Personal Protection, Preparedness, Prepping, Pry Bar, Punch, Ratchet, Screw Driver, Spring Loaded Center Punch, Tools, Urban Survival, worst case scenario

The Ready Center Tool 1

Article submitted by Brian S. Kiefat @ The Ready Center

First of all, for those of you who have been with us from the beginning of this series, congratulations! Why? Because todays article marks the half way point of the series. You and your family are half way done with this years preparedness plan. And even though it’s only been $20 a paycheck, your preparedness stores are quite substantial at this point and here at The Ready Center we’re pretty darn proud of you for that. Just considering the supplies and gear that you’ve acquired thus far, you’ll be light-years ahead of where your neighbors are when disaster strikes. So, go you!

This paycheck we are recommending that you go out and spend this $20 on a few select hand tools. Specifically a multi (more…)

Prepping on $20 a Paycheck – Part 11 of 24

Posted: June 5, 2013 in $20 Prepping, Camping, Medical, Prepping, Primative Survival Skills, Shelter, Urban Survival
Tags: $20, Animal-Friendly, Blanket, Camouflage, Camping, Coat, disaster situation, Eco-Friendly, Flame Resistance, Fleece, Hypoallergenic, insulation properties, Medical Rescue Basket, mold and mildew, Picnic, Pillow, Poncho, Preparedness, Prepping, Shelter, Shirt, Table Cloth, Tent, traditional cloth, Urban Survival, Wool, Wool Blanket, wool blankets

The Ready Center Wool Blanket 1

Article submitted by Brian S. Kiefat @ The Ready Center

Well, it appears that it’s the time of the month again in which we make a recommendation regarding the preparedness and safety for you and your family. And if you haven’t guessed by the above picture, we’ll make it really simple for you: This pay period we recommend you purchase a blanket. And preferably a wool one. (more…)

Prepping on $20 a Paycheck – Part 10 of 24

Posted: May 15, 2013 in $20 Prepping, Money, Prepping, Urban Survival
Tags: $1, $20, $5, ATM, Cash, Food, Money, Preparedness, Prepping, quarter, quarters, Roll of Quarters, Urban Survival

The Ready Center Money 1

Article Submitted by Brian S. Kiefat @ The Ready Center

This pay period will be a bit different than the prior pay periods we’ve done when it comes to picking up some quality $20 Preps. It’s not different because of what we want you to buy. It’s different because we don’t want you to buy. Let me explain… (more…)

Prepping on $20 a Paycheck – Part 9 of 24

Posted: May 1, 2013 in $20 Prepping, Communication, Current Events, Prepping
Tags: $20, Cell Phone Towers, Cell Phones, Communication, Emergency, Land-line, Mobile Phones, Pay Phone, Phone Card, Prepaid Phone Card, Preparedness, Prepping, Storm, Target, technology, Tornado, Urban Survival, Walgreens

The Ready Center Phone 1

Article submitted by Brian S. Kiefat @ The Ready Center

This pay period we’re going to keep it short, sweet, and to the point. We recommend that with this paycheck you take your $20 and pick yourself up a prepaid phone card. Here is why…

In almost every natural and man-made disaster one thing is almost sure to happen – the mobile phone towers quickly become over-loaded and your fancy smart phone turns into nothing but useless paper weight (more…)

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Prepping on $20 a Paycheck – Part 19 of 24

Prepping on $20 a Paycheck – Part 18 of 24

Prepping on $20 a Paycheck – Part 17 of 24

Prepping on $20 a Paycheck – Part 15 & 16 of 24

Prepping on $20 a Paycheck – Part 14 of 24

Prepping on $20 a Paycheck – Part 13 of 24

Prepping on $20 a Paycheck – Part 12 of 24

Prepping on $20 a Paycheck – Part 11 of 24

Prepping on $20 a Paycheck – Part 10 of 24

Prepping on $20 a Paycheck – Part 9 of 24