How to make extra money for your prepping supplies

How to make extra money for your prepping supplies

Most preppers I know aren’t made of money. We all wish we had more to devote to our preps. Some of us will have spare time we could devote to a money making project if we could only figure out what.

One thing about your time; some business gurus will tell you not to waste your time at a low paying endeavor because you only clear say $1 an hour doing it. I will advise if you would otherwise make nothing, $1 an hour will add up and allow you to put back preps you normally wouldn’t have been able to afford.

Start a Part-Time Business

People don’t like to work anymore, so a service business of some sort can be worthwhile. Find something to do that people don’t have time or no longer want to do. If you enjoy doing physical work, you should be able to figure out something people in your area will pay for.

If you are in reasonable health and in an area where people have lawns, a mowing business can pay enough over your investment to be considered profitable. Other things to think about are woodcutting, landscaping, painting and general hauling.

When you are practicing one of your primitive skills (and you are learning one, right?) make something useful and sell it.

Some people carve wooden spoons, chopsticks and other utensils. Others are into primitive pottery, brain tanning of furs, flint knapping and wildcrafting. All of these…