Today is a throwback to the days when I talked a bit about policy as well as our usual Monday segments about pantry management, frugality, building local wealth and more.
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Listener Feedback
I just wanted to reach out to you to tell you how much I appreciate your podcast and the experience Russ and I had at LFTN in 2023. Meeting you, John, and Amanda has really changed our lives for the better. We are doing great things on our farm- I even planted tomatoes in our Dutch bucket system that we have in our greenhouse! I am so stoked to see how things grow and what we can harvest this fall.
Your My 3 Things is something that I use daily in order to help me keep things running smoothly on the farm as I work from home. I finished the first year of my program in herbalism and nutrition and am about to start off my second year. It has been so amazing and I was inspired to do better for my family and community through listening to your podcast.
Keep up the amazing work and I look forward to learning more from you.
Livestream Schedule
Tomorrow, 9:30AM - Tuesday Live - Louise Milleman About The Water
Friday: 10:30am - Homestead Happenings with the Tactical Redneck
Tales from the Prepper Pantry
- Purge
- ½ jar short on green beans for the winter and calling that close enough
- 15 jars of salsa put up thanks to local farmer
- Bunches of herbs and tea ingredients drying all over the house
- Paw paw season
- Hoping to get a fall garden in in 2 weeks in our first raised bed
Weekly Shopping Report
Dollar Tree: The food coolers are in decent shape; all are working and probably 60%-75% full.
Home Depot: A 2x4x8 is $3.65, same as last week.
Aldi: There was very little milk; I hadn't been paying attention, but this time noticed that instead of three full racks of half and full gallons of actual milk plus a couple of varieties with nutritional content removed (2% and 1%), there were perhaps a couple of half-racks with gallons of whole milk and only a little of the fake stuff; few if any half-gallons. There was also only one rack of eggs. Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): $1.35; eggs: $2.42 (+); whole milk: $2.89; heavy cream: $5.39; OJ: $3.45; butter: $3.79; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $4.49; sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $3.79. In the meat area, the coolers were full but not stuffed.
Gas: A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.
Frugality Tip
Our vision changes throughout our lives. Some of us need glasses, some of us need multiple glasses, or progressive lenses. Sometimes these cost a lot of money at eyeglass stores. Zenni optical is where I buy my glasses. Single prescription glasses start around $8. I have a pair of polarized prescription sunglasses that I paid $20 for and progressive lens glasses start at $38. So grab your prescription(s) and your Pupillary Distance (the distance in millimeters (mm) between the center of one pupil to the center of the other). And check out Zenni.com. they even have a try on feature.
Happy saving y'all
~Margo
Operation Independence
Coffee Sales Are Through The Roof! Thanks Yall.
Main topic of the Show: You Can’t Unsee It
A friend of mine posted some thoughts on the coming election. Her perspective was that if you live in a state where 70% or more of the votes will go D or R no matter who is running, there is no reason to vote “against” the dominant party mathematically if you like neither candidate.
She’s right.
And therein lies the rub really: the word lead.
And in those processed lie the true power and control - less so the people “overseeing them”.
The funny part is there are different reactions to seeing it:
- Denial
- Angler
- Negotiation
- Mourning
And then there is our friend acceptance.
But the fight changes after you see it because you know a few things.
- Realistic impact (your role)
- Embarrassment is a better tool than force
- Mostly, it doesnt matter unless you can physically make a change because you get one step forward here – two steps backward there
And that back and forth is the distraction.
Make it a great week!
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