Prepping on a Budget

Being a former active duty Marine, I want to be prepared for whatever happens so I can protect my family. But money is always tight, so this will be my outlet for how to prep on a budget.

Online & Offline Maps

Online & Offline Maps

September 8, 2023

Online & Offline Maps If you are a serious prepper, then one thing you probably have in your arsenal is maps of the area you live in and maps of the area you plan to bug out to. Printed maps are best, but if you have a good enough plan,...

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Money

Prepper Money – Silver Is Gold

January 26, 2022

Prepper Money – Silver Is Gold I’m not just talking dollar bills here, as for some people, those will have no value. But you do need to figure out what you can use to trade with others in exchange for tangible goods. For some people, it is precious metals, like...

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Pets

Prepping for Pets

January 12, 2022

Prepping for Pets One of the considerations you need to think about when prepping for your pets is what you do when they are sick. I want to pause right here and state that ditching my pets is not an option and it never will be, they are family, period....

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TEOTWAWKI

January 12, 2022

TEOTWAWKI First and foremost, how you prep and how I prep, and how your neighbor preps will all be different. What works for me, may not work for you. As an example, I have 11 cats in my house, so I need supplies for a herd of cats, where you...

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Why Prepping

December 29, 2021

Why Prepping There are thousands of websites and blogs out there about prepping and I have read my fair share of them, but the one thing that I see that is lacking from most of them is a budget. They all seem to spend big bucks on this and that....

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  • Average Joe

    Welcome to the Average Joe Weekly blog. This is basically my place on the web where I can help spread some of the knowledge that I have accumulated over the years. I served 10+ years in the Marine Corps on Active Duty, but that was some 25 years ago.

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