In building an effective food storage, it is imperative that you make it accessible.  I started thinking about this when I asked one of my kids to go downstairs and fill the counter-top salt container.  They groaned.  Oh brother.  I have 50 lbs. of salt in a container downstairs, so what is the big deal?

Read our Ready or Not #53: Storage and Accessibility to find out what the big deal is — and to learn what you should do about it.

Think that it’s a good idea to keep a chocolate bar (or M&Ms for that matter) in your 72-hour kit? No, no, no!  Read our Ready or Not #52: Using Your 72-Hour Kit to find out why not.  You’ll also find out just exactly when to use your kit (in case you don’t truly understand).

I had no idea what a proverbial can of worms I opened when I wrote about Shepherd’s pie.  Everybody has their favorite way of making it and even different names for it.  (Hamburger Plop?  What kind if name is that?!)  Everybody is quite ready to defend his or her favorite recipe.  Well, if you think that is controversial (if a casserole can be controversial), then just wait until we talk about this weeks subject – Funeral Potato Casserole.  Please don’t get in fisticuffs.  Just take a moment to read our Ready or Not #51: Funeral Potatoes.

I’m sure that you have heard the expression, “Kill two birds with one stone.”  Well, that is how I like to look at my food budget – using my money to do twice the job.  Read about it here in article our Ready or Not #176: Buying Food and Storage Containers.