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Simple Survival In the City

How Fire Safety is Like Feng Shui

Feng Shui is known as the art of placement. Practitioners use a variety of techniques and practices to promote order, balance and a sense of peace in a home. It occurred to me that prepping for fire requires a similar mindset.

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Thu, October 29 2009 » Emergency, Organization » No Comments

How to Pick the Right Fire Extinguisher

It turns out that there are several classes of extinguishers that are designed for different kinds of fires.

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Wed, October 28 2009 » Emergency, Equipment » No Comments

Fire Safety Planning

The best way to fight a fire is to prevent it from happening in the first place. Your smoke alarm is your first line of defense.

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Tue, October 27 2009 » Emergency, Evacuation, Organization » No Comments

Weekly Roundup-Epiphany Edition

I was taking a look at some blogs and the news and no surprise everyone is focused on the economy and the flu. I don’t know how things will play out with either the economy or the flu. The light bulb came on right after I typed the last sentence–nobody knows how events are going [...]

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Mon, October 26 2009 » Survival, Uncategorized » No Comments

Cheap Preps-Umbrella Edition

Every Friday I’ll be putting out a list of action items that are either free or cheap. If you choose to do one thing you’ll be better prepared when the unexpected happens.

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Fri, October 23 2009 » Check Lists » No Comments

My Flu Shot Imposed Vacation

I’m glad I made an appointment rather than going to one of the first come first serve pharmacies that are offering the shots. When I got to Walgreen’s they were turning people away because they were out of doses except for the ones reserved for people who made appointments.

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Thu, October 22 2009 » Disease » No Comments

National Car Care Month Part 2-Refilling Wiper Fluid

Learning basic maintenance like refilling your windshield washer fluid reservoir is quick, easy and helps you stay safe on the road.

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Thu, October 22 2009 » Car, Organization » No Comments

Building An Emergency Fund

Ways to build a big, juicy, emergency fund

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Wed, October 21 2009 » Money, Organization » No Comments

Consider Buying Disability Insurance

Disability Insurance is a kind of heath insurance that replaces a portion of your income should you become permanently or temporarily disabled because of sickness, accident, or injury. On average it’s designed to replace up to 60% of your net pay.

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Tue, October 20 2009 » Insurance, Organization » No Comments

The Renters Insurance Quandary

Renters insurance is a form of homeowners insurance for renters. Its also called an HO-4 policy. Renters insurance covers the cost of replacing your possessions in the event of fire, some natural disasters, or robbery.

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Mon, October 19 2009 » Insurance, Organization » No Comments