Articles from December 2009
December 31, 2009 | Posted by Clair Schwan
We’ve heard people preaching fire safety all our lives, from fire drills to lessons learned as a result of accidental fires. That’s one of the reasons that accidental fires aren’t nearly as common as they used to be. The other reason is commercial products have been made much more fool-proof. There are many and varied [...]
Categories: personal safety | 
Tags: fire extinquisher, fire safety, personal safety, self reliance | 
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December 31, 2009 | Posted by DDFD
You may have noticed some new additions to our site recently, “Recommended Sites” and “Useful Resources” in the lower right column. Here at the Self Reliance Exchange, we pride ourselves on providing useful and timely information to help you become more self reliant. Going forward we also intend to share other information from other sources [...]
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December 31, 2009 | Posted by Brad Chaffee
Do you balance your checkbook each month? If not you should because it is important to know if your records match the banks records. Overdraft fees can cause an already busted budget to explode and one little mistake could cost you dearly. Since humans make errors, the chances that you will record something wrong or [...]
Categories: personal finance | Tags: balance your checkbook, bank reconciliation, how to, self reliance | No Comments »
December 30, 2009 | Posted by Joan Crain
The purpose of a shelter or safe room is to provide a space where you and your household can find refuge that provides a high level of protection. Your home is one of the safest places to be during some disasters; however, most homes aren’t built to withstand sustained winds exceeding 90 miles per hour. [...]
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December 30, 2009 | Posted by DDFD
Self reliant people do travel and should protect themselves and their property on the road. I have thought about where I could hide money and other valuables in my car . . . Some of these are casual hiding places (running into a store or a restaurant) and some are more involved (long-term, emergency hiding). You [...]
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December 29, 2009 | Posted by Brad Chaffee
Are you looking for a way to earn extra money in your spare time? It’s easier than you might think. I am going to walk you through the process my wife uses to sell products on Ebay. In December, my wife brought in more than $600 in profit alone. It has been an excellent source [...]
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December 29, 2009 | Posted by Mark Z
Casting about for a New Year’s resolution for 2010? Try this on for size: eat locally—limit your diet to the area that falls within a 100-mile radius of your home! Eating locally is on the rise. Perhaps in reaction to increasing globalization, there is a growing movement to return to an older way of eating, [...]
Categories: healthy eating | Tags: eating locally, locavore, self reliance | No Comments »
December 28, 2009 | Posted by Clair Schwan
As a new year approaches, personal safety ought to be one of the resolutions you make – every year. Whether it’s at work, at home, on the road or in the shop, safety should be first and foremost. Unlike a cat, you only have one life, and you should be focused on making it a [...]
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December 28, 2009 | Posted by DDFD
Exercising again? This is a way to cool off. Here is how to make your own Gatorade style sports drink on the cheap– very frugal. Here’s what you need: 2 quarts of cold of water 1/2 cup of sugar 1/2 cup of orange juice 1/2 teaspoon of salt or salt substitute You can also add: 1/2 [...]
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December 27, 2009 | Posted by author
In my last post, I covered some general ways to fix a slow computer. Here are a few more specific tasks you can try to help your computer run faster: Uninstall software programs you don’t use. Go to Start, Control Panel, Add Remove Programs and uninstall programs you don’t use anymore. Once they are all [...]
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