tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210344980355805352012-02-17T00:36:01.607+01:00A resource for information on all aspects of Provident Living. All are welcome to share ideas, information, and experiences. Let's all get prepared!Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251773359312495570noreply@blogger.comBlogger321100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321034498035580535.post-41916121321250737422009-11-30T20:11:00.002+01:002009-11-30T20:16:10.299+01:00

I just saw this article posted on MSN, which I guess shows how mainstream disaster prep and provident living are (becoming).Check out the link below to see the article. It has a bunch of links in it to other articles that can help you with some info in your provident living goals.9 Ways to Prepare for a Disaster

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In either every day emergencies (what do you mean your sister shoved a Q-tip up her nose?) or in disaster situations, it is important to know where you can go for help. So, our April 1 mini-challenge is to "know where to go" in case of an emergency.There are probably several types of places you will need to "stake out". Here is a short (though by no means comprehensive) list of places you

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We have spent the last several challenges covering our Disaster Supplies Kits for our homes. However, we may not always be at home when an emergency or disaster strikes. So, for our March 15 mini challenge, we are going to work on putting together a car carried disaster supplies kit.This kit will not be as large or as elaborate as your home kit, but should contain similar supplies. Some

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Our monthly focus is still on the Disaster Supplies Kit (a.k.a. a 72-hour kit), as you will recall from our Feb. 15 challenge (I hope you all made your lists). This mini-challenge will be a little different. I don't want you to buy anything, make any lists, or any plans. I am just going to challenge you to do one simple thing. Spread the word. Our March 1 mini-challenge is to make sure you

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Once known as a 72-hour kit (so called because of the assumed response time of government emergency services), a Disaster Supplies Kit is an important part of any Disaster Planning. Our Feb. 15, mini-challenge will be to plan out your Disaster Supplies Kit. That will entail reviewing available documents and resources for ideas and suggestions, making a list of items you have available and a list

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As part of his lesson, my friend had a nice hand out with some additional resources on the subject. I've reprinted the resource list with his permission. ************************************************************************************************** <!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } H1 { margin-bottom: 0.08in } H1.western {

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The following is the outline for a lesson that was given by a friend, at meeting in our church. The lesson was meant to give some guidelines on family finances. While it does contain some advice specific to counsel given by our church leaders, the advice is pertinent to anyone. The text has been reprinted with his permission. ******************************************************************

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I've had several people ask me about coupons for grocery items. Coupons can be a great tool to help you gather items for your Family Home Storage. You can get some coupons from the store (sometimes posted near the items). For those of you who have a major US newspaper in your area, the Sunday edition usually has coupons in it as well.I also use internet coupons. For most internet coupons sites,

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I wanted to make a quick clarification on the information I sent out earlier. You may have noticed the following entry:"luxuries"- candies, marshmallows, alcohol, chocolateI am by no means advocating that you, as members of the church, purchase or store alcohol. My suggestion was two pronged. First, the luxury items are meant to be a "distraction" during a difficult time or an emergency. From

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This month we are looking at Family Home Storage, a.k.a Food Storage. The reason I use the newer moniker for this is, that Food Storage is misleading. Your Family Home Storage needs to include much more than just food.Currently the advice is to have at least 3 MONTHS of storage in your home, but it is recommended that you have a year's supply. That sounds like a lot, especially if you have

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We can't help it. We are a culture of paperwork. We have forms for everything...documenting our entire lives. In an emergency, you will need some (if not all) of those documents to receive services, move, recreate identification, etc.Our February 1 mini-challenge is to gather copies of important documents. You will need to have the originals for some items, but for others, photocopies will

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Welcome to a new year! We've had a nice long holiday hiatus, and now it is time to get back into the business of Provident Living. Our January 15 Mini-Challenge is called "Fill the Ark"....I know nobody really has an ark (if you do, drop us a line, I'd be interested to hear about it). The point of this mini-challenge is to begin to gather your Family Home Storage (a.k.a. Food Storage).Our last

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Food storage (or Home Storage) is often a tricky subject. The LDS Church guidelines recommend a year's supply of food for you and your family. Some resources suggest less. Space is often an issue, and depending on where you live, laws may prohibit you from storing very much. If you live or work in the military community, you know hauling all that food to different duty stations can be

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Our focus for November and December is on budgeting and financial communication. Keep in mind that the word "BUDGET" means something different to everyone, and that that is okay. They way that you choose to budget may not be the same as your neighbor, or even your spouse. BUDGET is not a bad word! The goal of a budget is not to restrict you, starve you of fun, or make you miserable. The goal

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It's that time again, a new month has begun and it is time for a new mini-challenge. Keeping in line with our monthly (or in this case bi-monthly) focus of finances, our December 1 challenge will be to create a financial rainy day plan.While this will take time, experts recommend having at least 6 months, but preferably a year, of your expenses set aside in case of an emergency (such as a job

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Our Nov. 15 mini-challenge will be a budget review. Financial preparedness is an important part of Provident Living, especially in these perilous financial times. One essential step to being financially prepared is having a budget. It doesn't have to be complicated and involve the use of advanced mathematics, it just has to work for you. Budgets often start out simply, as you learn about your

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I will apologize now, if this offends anyone, but I wanted to share.I know this may seem to have little to do with Provident Living, after all it doesn't help one store food, prepare finances or battle emergencies. But, it only seems that way. While we prepare for the worst, there are many people out there doing everything that they can to make sure that worst doesn't happen. Men and women

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Our Nov. 1 mini-challenge will be to create and practice a fire escape plan for your family.Here is a link to the Red Cross's information on home fires. They will have ideas, suggestions, and tools for helping to create your plan.Make sure that you know special circumstances about your home, such as multi story, basement apartment, etc, that may need to be addressed in your escape plan.For those

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Starting on Nov. 1, we are going to start issuing "mini-challenges". On the 1st (first) and 15th (fifteenth) of every month, we will issue a new challenge. This means you'll have 2 weeks to complete each challenge. Don't worry, they won't be too hard.The idea is take baby steps, and do one little thing at a time.

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We had our first Provident Living meeting, and we discussed creating our Emergency Plans.Here is the text of the worksheet I created for the meeting (you can copy and paste into a Word document):**************************************************************************************A. Consider Family Size and Composition, and take into account specific needs for different individuals:_____

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Every month, we will try to focus on a specific topic within the realm of Provident Living. This month, our focus will be on creating a disaster plan.Everyone needs to have a WRITTEN disaster plan, and that plan needs to be shared (and practiced) with every member of the family.What your plan includes will depend largely on where you live (so if you live in hurricane country your plan might be

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Okay, I know I've talked to people off and on about the "Noah's Ark" program, which is related to Provident Living. After much Googling I finally found a copy of the program.Noah's Ark ProgramYou can print it out for your handy binder, and keep track of your progress.Each month has a small set of goals related to the differet areas of Provident Living.

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Here is another great resource for information on shelf lives for food storage items, in the long term.Food Storage Guide

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Here is a great link for Prudent Food Storage that discusses different items and answers some questions about storing those items.Prudent Food Storage

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Here is a great article on getting started on your food storage that was posted on Organized Home.com (the title below is also a link to the article on their site).Organized Pantry: Beginner Guide to Pantry Pride <!-- RoopleTheme.com --> Posted September 9th, 2007 by Cynthia Townley Ewer in in the kitchen <!--

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Several individuals have asked me regarding the "shelf life" of long term food storage staples. While I am sure some of these time limits may be hotly debated, I have found some information on this area to share with you all.Judy Harrison and Elizabeth Andress, both of the University of Georgia, have produced a Consumer Guide on Long Term Food Storage. The document is reproduced below.Reprinted

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We're not the only ones trying to be prepared. The Department of Homeland Security is spearheading a national campaign on preparedness.September has been designated as National Preparedness Month. Check out their resource page, Ready.Gov, for great information, guides, and planning materials.

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Members of the Church have been counseled for many years to be prepared for adversity. Preparation, both spiritual and temporal, can dispel fear. With the guidance of Church leaders, individual members and families should prepare to be self-reliant in times of personal or widespread emergency.-Provident Living Website

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Dear Brothers and Sisters: Latter-day Saints have been counseled for many years to prepare for adversity by having a little money set aside. Doing so adds immeasurably to security and well-being. Every family has a responsibility to provide for its own needs to the extent possible. We encourage you wherever you may live in the world to prepare for adversity by looking to the condition of your

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"Our Heavenly Father created this beautiful earth, with all its abundance, for our benefit and use. His purpose is to provide for our needs as we walk in faith and obedience. He has lovingly commanded us to “prepare every needful thing” (see D&C 109:8) so that, should adversity come, we can care for ourselves and our neighbors and support bishops as they care for others."We encourage members

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Please feel free to post ideas, information, successes, failures, and questions. Remember that this is a place for encouragement, not criticism or discouragement.When posting, please remember to add a label (you'll see the space for that at the bottom of the post form on Blogger), that will tell us what topic of the Provident Living genre you're talking about. The three main areas are: Family

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Welcome to our new Provident Living blog!Over the next year....and beyond...I'll be posting information on every aspect of Provident Living, and I hope that you all will comment, and post your own ideas and information.There is no time like the present to get prepared, so join us and let's all encourage one another!

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