PREPPING WHILE BEING LOW INCOME

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1. Maria Gunwall 2 years ago

   Pretty soon we will ALL be low income except the elites. Thanks for this video.😘

2. Joe 2 years ago

   Autumn, I will need some money to become considered as "low income" LOL

3. Cathy Craig 2 years ago

   I don't worry about a generator. Don't have no place to store fuel and eventually long term, you won't be able to get it anyway. My bf had neck surgery and went down hill from there, now has a urine bag, and a feed tube, all temporary. But he was not able to get things done for the winter. We have a wood stove but haven't been able to find someone to install it. Our Hummer is broke down and can't pull the trailer so no wood. Still working on things. I can anything I can get my hands on. Thanks for the info

4. Joanne Shedd 2 years ago

   Very good advice

5. PAPAJOE FORTNER 2 years ago

   🙏 Hello my prepping friends of ABG I have videos for you on bible prophecy and the end times. Please go to Papa Joe Fortner or shockwaves of the end times or The watchmen series with papa joe. Thank you and God bless 🙏

6. Texas Jan 2 years ago

   What happened to the charging for the newsletter? What happened with Trish and the investment club?

7. Texas Jan 2 years ago

   I hate Starbucks it smells burnt to me I have never been able to stomach it so I guess that's lucky.

8. Gloria Andrejcik 2 years ago

   While a survival library is a great idea most low income will not have a computer printer and have you seen the cost of paper and toner!? Along with craigslist and Facebook check yard sales and estate sales. Good for camping stuff, coolers, etc. Maybe barter to lower prices. You'd come help pack and move stuff for a free tent, sleeping bags, lanterns, etc. Older people will welcome the help. My neighbor is in construction my husband is the gardener. We trade tools all the time.

9. Jacqueline Johnson 2 years ago

   The old saying is slow and steady wins the race ,yes it does take time I've been preparing for about just over two and a half years ,I take my prepping very seriously and learning different things all the time I've a little way to go yet I'm trying the best I can in a fixed income and I help family with money 💰 to .it is hard work prepping a lot of organising well worth it .Yes I've watched a few of Claire's cooking videos 👍😉

10. Lana Galbraith 2 years ago

    Start at the Dollar Store, just pay attention to the quality. Marties is a great online shopping option. It offers overflow inventory of groceries and household products. Some are name brand, some are brands I've never heard of. Best buy date is on all the products. I have yet to have a bad experience with them. They also offer Keto…

11. Garrett Strong 2 years ago

    Are you ready for the alien invasion deception?

    Millions will be fooled. I pray you’re not one of them.

    What am I talking about? The rapture of the church. Whether you’re a believer in Jesus or not, the occultists have been preparing the alien lie for years.

    To cut to the chase, aliens are demonic beings from another dimension (explains why they appear suddenly out of nowhere on radar), not from far off galaxies.

    Call me crazy but my main goal here is to warn you about the alien invasion that is about to hit us. How do I know this?

    From a biblical standpoint we know the rapture of the church is about to happen.

    Matthew 24:7
    (Speaking of time immediately before rapture)
    “For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.”

    Thessalonians 5:2-3

    “For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

    Things are happening just as scripture tells us. Satan knows this too. That’s why the Roswell crash happened immediately after Israel was reborn as a nation, a prophecy Jesus made over 1,900 years before.

    My point is If you don’t already believe in Jesus, you will be left here during the 7 year tribulation to experience unspeakable horrors (the 4 horsemen, 7 seal judgements, 7 trumpet judgements, 7 bowl judgements).

    The Bible says it will be the most horrific time in human history. The bottomless pit will be opened, demons will be killing people, 100 pound hailstones will rain down from Heaven, famines will kill millions. Just the fourth horseman alone will kill 1/4th of the world. You DO NOT want to be here.

    Immediately after the rapture the people in charge (demons) will try to sell you that aliens came and abducted the Christians, when in reality Jesus raptured us to Heaven.

    1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

    “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:”

    “Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”

    If you are left behind, immediately call out to Jesus to save you and believe that he’s real and He died for your sins and was resurrected on the 3rd day. You’ll have eternal life in Heaven.

    Of course, if you simply believe now in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus you will be immediately saved and rapture ready.

    No church attendance, no getting religious, no pretending to be holier than thou, etc. Just believe.

    John 3:16 KJV: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

    John 3:36

    “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.”

12. HOLLY W. 2 years ago

    Autumn, you are so right. Even though I'd love to own a Berkey Water Filtration System, it's just not in our budget now. We add to our preps monthly, and try our best to "fill in" the gaps. We've been doing this for over two years. Still feel like we're never going to be completely ready for a major SHTF episode, but better off than those who haven't prepped anything at all. Your channel has helped us get on track over this past year. Dehydrating, canning and preserving whatever possible. We even moved to the country to start a homestead ,get away from the city and be closer to my daughter and 10 month old grandson. So far life is good out here. Sending a huge thank you your way for all the daily guidance and information on here. 🥰

13. Pagan Moon 2 years ago

    Alright girlfriend, you know I have DIY affordable recipes for bath and body. I have a recipe for laundry detergent so let me know if you want it. I feel like I email you too much, lol.

14. Jacqueline Johnson 2 years ago

    I'm glad the wedding went well ❤️‍🩹 u all looked lovely glad u all had a lovely time to ,😘

15. Jacqueline Johnson 2 years ago

    Chow Arivivadatchi 🥰

16. Jeff 2 years ago

    Top Ramen and Lots of it !

17. Nanny Tracy 2 years ago

    I have a big porch the length of my house and I have my washer/dryer and freezers there. I installed a double clothesline inside the porch. It’s so easy to go from the washer to the line without stepping outside. I can’t imagine anyone wanting to see my granny panties hanging up to dry 😮🫣🤮

18. Elaine Brock 2 years ago

    I check Amazon a few times every day to catch the sales. I set aside a percentage of all income for prepping. We can't afford a generator or solar and we prepare accordingly. If the opportunity comes to make either purchase good but if not, I'm not giving myself a heart attack over it. I concentrate on food and defense because for 2 years I concentrated on medical so we're as ok as we're gonna be on that plane. Now we're concentrating on seeds and essential oils and their uses. As a "fun" project, we're working on an old dilapidated camper we got for $200. We're so low income we qualified for the local pantry(Texas is NOT poor people friendly) so that helps. Also anyone over 65, check if your healthcare plan gives out the monthly $65 debit card. While it's only usable at WM, it's a big help.

19. Tawn Nope 2 years ago

    I totally agree, Autumn.
    Too many of them go on and on about all the things we need(very expensive items)
    The worst is when they tell everyone to go and purchase gold.
    They act like everyone can just do that…….nuts.
    I'm very prepared, and it annoys the hell out of me.
    EXCELLENT MESSAGE TODAY !!!
    I'm blessed to have a good life. Many aren't so blessed..
    Everyone needs to do what they can and feel good about doing it.

20. Tawn Nope 2 years ago

    I'm glad you did this video today.
    People need your encouragement.

21. Toni Jurkones 2 years ago

    Hello 👋 😊

22. Jay C 2 years ago

    I have one low income family member trying to prepare. She grew a garden and canned her food, she goes to the church food pantry once a month, she regularly plans her meals based on what’s on sale at the grocery store and tries to buy a few extra cans.

    YouTube has a lot of videos to learn survival skills for free. I watch Rain Country to learn about herbal remedies, gardening channels to improve gardening skills, foraging videos etc I joined a local group I found through the Prepared Homestead channel and butchered my first chicken at one of their events. Even if you don’t have money to go shopping you can learn a new skill 🐔

23. Muddy Shoes Gardener 2 years ago

    Great points! Very inspiring! Thank you!
    We have started using our solar lights and battery lights now. Candles too. We needed to cut our electrical bills fast- as a result of no longer using the dryer and lights at night our electric bill is lower than ever! The money savings is a huge morale booster!

24. Someguy To 2 years ago

    Back in 2005 before I lost my real job I went into survival mode and I realize that after my job went overseas it was never coming back. I came up with a few tips on saving money just to have important stuff that I needed. It is all of the little things that will make a difference. A few tips I have been doing or came up with I never really bought rolls of paper towels. I would just use a spray bottle with a little dish soap. Saved quite a bit of money each year. A few years after I got laid off I invested in a 150cc motor scooter just to save on gas. The last couple of months It saved me big time on buying gas. That might not be for everybody but I had to be creative. During the summertime I would actually turn the water heater off. It was just all of the little things that seem to save me on money.

25. J Moore 2 years ago

    I'm not buying a freeze dryer, Berkey, solar generator that doesn't power a lot and will need recharging. Most can live without electric. Just will be a pain in the butt. I do have cheap solar chargers for USB devices. Far as I go with gadgets. I'm not doing tacticool either. Could save with no electric bill come to think of it.🤣

26. denise kardashian 2 years ago

    I sold a couple of items on local website, work overtime when it's available, switched from the expensive prepared foods and learning to cook from scratch, dropping my need to spend money I really don't have on every holiday, hang dry things to cut my laundry expense in my building. Since Spring, I was able to gather 6 months (probably) in food supplies and my bill for weekly stuff is lowering because I just get the sales. Very little spending on emergency items but I did buy Lifestraws and stored water, SOL emergency blankets on amazon for $8. I have more to do but I keep the focus and take little steps each week. I can't exactly buy gold but I can get silver right at my bank and get an ounce each payday – saves on delivery fees charged by the websites. I keep praying to be led to the right information and it's working – I was led to this site! Thankyou! 🙂

27. Brenda Gross 2 years ago

    I grew up with a one income household we never went hungary but we did eat alot of pancakes

28. Valerieann Rumpf 2 years ago

    I can't afford a Berkey water filtration system, but I still have items to purify water with such as bleach, sawyer minis, ect., to purify water. As for food, I've been stocking up, I can grow a garden, I'm learning to can and preserve food, I'm seed saving, I can fish to supplement my stores if I had to. As for getting firewood for frer,check with your town or city public works department to see if they have free firewood for residents.

29. I2Sky 2 years ago

    Be sure to call ahead and confirm the rules at your local food pantry. Our's here has recently slashed availability from once a week for anyone to once a month and you must apply and qualify.

30. NoToes 2 years ago

    I live on disability 841 amont. Housing for me is 400. I prep as if shtf means it's,more like the 1800s or before. No generator, storing instead oils, and candles etc. Little by little. I'm getting there.

31. Mona Soliz 2 years ago

    They had pasta at Walmart for .79 cents and corn for .50 cents, green beans also.

32. Maxwell Cannon 2 years ago

    Despite the economic downturn,I'm so happy☺️. I have been earning $ 60,200 returns from my $7,000 investment every 13days….

33. Michele 2 years ago

    I appreciate your encouragement, that we all are not able to buy those expensive items etc. I know when shtf happens we will have some struggles compared to others. We just do what we can with what we have and trust the Lord to see us through. We are almost 3 years in doing what we can, and it has taken us that long, and we are behind compared to some, but that is ok. We have had to use what we have had this past few months due to missing work, but hey that is ok, I just keep plugging along. Don't get discouraged.

34. alice coppers 2 years ago

    Solar generator is major expense (worth it). Start with savings acct for prepping. Each paycheck put a little into that jar. After 6 months I make major purchase depending on how much I save. But this gives me a little comfort. Any unexpected money goes into same acct. including $ gifts.

35. GoneFishing 2 years ago

    It is a waste of time to resent those who have more income and more opportunity to prepare. Do the best you can with what you have and with what you can afford. Everyone's circumstances are different. Be patient and build up your supplies over time as you can afford them. And shop around for the best per unit prices. A small bottle of something that costs only $1.25 at the dollar store many actually be twice as expensive per ounce compared to the $5 large size bottle at the supermarket. Pay close attention to the per ounce/per unit price and shop at more than just one store. Prices vary widely among the different store chains — find which store has the best price for a particular item you want if you are motivated to stretch your preparedness dollars.

    If you live in a home that has indoor plumbing, you can make your own drinking water storage for cheap instead of buying cases of bottled water or a Big Berkey filter. Get your friends and neighbors to save for you their empty, one-liter, plastic carbonated beverage bottles and the plastic caps for those bottles. Wash and thoroughly air dry those empty bottles and their caps. Use a Brita water filter pitcher (cheap in the hardware section of Wal-Mart) to filter regular tap water. Fill the bottles with that filtered water. Add a drop or two of plain regular liquid bleach to each bottle if you like (instructions on the bleach jug label). Fasten the caps tightly and then store the bottles of filtered water in a dark place such as a closet or inside a sealed cardboard box (so algae will not grow in the water) and in a location that will not freeze (freezing water expands and will burst the bottles or pop the caps). Aim for a minimum of one gallon of drinking water per person per day for the number of days you want to have safe drinking water for your household during an emergency. Plan on two gallons per person day for both drinking and cooking meals. You may want to add a third gallon per day for sponge baths and hand washing instead of relying upon expensive baby wipes for "bathing" during grid down.

    You can package and store culinary salt and granulated cane sugar for cheap instead of buying #10 cans of expensive food storage salt or sugar. Save quart size plastic beverage bottles and their caps or those rectangular cranberry juice bottles and their caps. Wash and thoroughly air dry the bottles and caps, then use a funnel (or a piece of paper twisted into a cone shape and secured the tape) to fill the bottles with either salt or sugar. Fasten the caps tightly. Use masking tape or painter's tape and a Sharpie marker to label each filled bottle to prevent cooking mistakes because salt and sugar look alike. Buy your sugar or salt in 5-lb to 20-lb. bag sizes if you can. Compare the price per ounce or per unit when comparing costs of different size packages of the identical brand and type of salt or sugar. Always choose the size with the lowest cost per ounce/unit. Both salt and sugar can store forever (or as long as the containers last) in air-tight, moisture proof containers in a cool, vermin-free storage area.

    Instead of trying to store expensive household cleansers, just stock up on some gallon jugs of white vinegar and some 13.5-lb. plastic bags of baking soda. Both can store for years in a cool, dry pantry. There are plenty of free tutorials on the internet on how to use vinegar and baking soda to make various kinds of non-toxic household cleansers. The original type of Dawn dishwashing detergent can be used for more than just handwashing dishes. Dawn detergent can store for years in your home and is not as caustic to the skin as most other kinds of detergent. Compare the per ounce cost of different size bottles of Dawn and whether or not the detergent is concentrated, before you decide which size bottle is the best price.

    Liquid bleach will only store about 6 months before it degrades. If you want to store bleach for years, buy bleach tablets and store the tablets in canning jars with tight-fitting lids. Adding a beach table to a bucket of hot water produces the same cleaning solution as adding the right amount of fresh liquid bleach to a bucket of hot water.

    Beef, pork, poultry and seafood are expensive and so are cooking oils. The freeze-dried, long-term storage version of beef, chicken and other animal flesh is even more expensive. Of all the meats you could buy for stocking-up, bacon will go the furthest to give a meaty flavor to your meals. And bacon stores well in the freezer. Just add some cooked, crumbled bacon to vegetable soups, no-meat chili bean stews, meatless spaghetti sauce, rice and beans plates, scrambled eggs, baked potatoes or vegetable casseroles to give them meaty flavor. Save the bacon drippings and use instead of expensive cooking oils when pan-frying foods. You can even add a teaspoon of bacon drippings to a big pot of fresh green beans, collard greens or pinto beans to give these a smoky, meaty flavor if you cannot afford to serve meat at a meal.

36. Freedom Reign 2 years ago

    Amen! We have to do what we can because thats all we can do … ❤

37. Freedom Reign 2 years ago

    Diy gravity feed water filter I used 2-5 gallon buckets and 2 lids 1 spigot set and one ceramic water filter and one bottle of bleach tablets and drill bits and drill its quick fairly inexpensive anf could save your life an extra 5 gallon bucket with a lid is also helpful for collecting water and treating it before filtering

38. WhatwouldPICARDdo Makeitso 2 years ago

    Thank you for sharing 🇬🇧👍🏻💛🤍

39. Michelle's Crafts & More 2 years ago

    When shopping, always use coupons, especially if on food stamps. Make those food stamps go further.

40. Dawnj 2 years ago

    The Sawyer mini water filter is 20 dollars and does just as much as the berkey. Outside of your normal preps spend 5 to 10 dollars a week on extra preps like a bag of rice and a bar soap and a bottle of water for example. The small piles dont seem like much but it adds up. Buy bic lighters there the best disposable lighter in the world you'll get every light you're supposed to get out of it there sturdy and they wont explode or break.