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5 Ways ToCultivate APreparedness

Mindset

by Tammy Trayer

5 Ways To Cultivate A Preparedness Mindset | Tammy Trayer

5 Ways To Cultivate A Preparedness Mindset

Copyright © 2017 Tammy Trayer ♥†

Published by Trayer Wilderness, Inc.Santa, ID 83866www.TrayerWilderness.com

Family photos are shared by Tammy Trayer

Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation,copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used bypermission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. Carol Stream, Illinois60188. All rights reserved.

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informational purposes only, without warranty. While every precaution hasbeen taken in the production of this book, neither the copyright owner northe publisher, Tammy L. Trayer nor Trayer Wilderness, Inc. shall have anyliability to any person or entity with respect to any liability, loss, or damagecaused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions

contained in this book.

DisclaimerThe ideas, concepts, and opinions expressed in this book are intended to beused for educational and entertainment purposes only. Please note thatmuch of this publication is based on personal experience and anecdotalevidence. Although the author has made every reasonable attempt toachieve complete accuracy of the content in this Book, they assume no

responsibility for errors or omissions. Also, you should use this informationas you see fit, and at your own risk. Your particular situation may not beexactly suited to the examples illustrated here; in fact, it’s likely that theywon’t be the same, and you should adjust your use of the information andrecommendations accordingly. Author claims no responsibility to anyperson or entity for any liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be

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Contents

Contents

CHAPTER 1 - Introduction

CHAPTER 2 - 5 Ways To Cultivate A Preparedness Mindset

CHAPTER 3 - Preparedness Worksheets

About The Author


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CHAPTER 1INTRODUCTION


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Introduction

My name is Tammy Trayer. I am an author, writer, radioshow host at Mountain Woman Radio, blogger atTrayerWilderness.com and educator atTrayerWildernessAcademy.com.

My family and I embraced our off-grid, homesteading lifein 2010. We lived in a canvas wall tent on raw wildernessland in northern Idaho for 8 1/2 months while we built ourhome and homestead. We are 100% solar and love a life ofpreparedness and teach the traditional, primitive andwilderness survival skills that we use on our YouTubechannel as well as at TrayerWildernessAcademy.com.

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I'd like to share my views on preparedness and what I feelis most important in today's class.

Before we dive into the 5 steps, I would like to share a littletestimony as to why preparedness is important. Rememberthe unexpected will always happen - whether it is a naturaldisaster, a man-made disaster, something breaks on thehomestead or even sickness or illness may set in, things willhappen and usually when you least expect them.

Over the last 5 years, for unknown reasons, my healthbegan to decline. October of 2015, after helping my sondeliver 4 cords of Firewood I ended up with neuropathy inboth my legs and arms. I was unable to pick up a canningjar that was a 1/4 full of oatmeal when I was previously lifting85 lbs on my weight bench. It wasn't long before it wasrevealed to us what was causing my illness (you can find outmore at TrayerWilderness.com/ourhealthjourney). Januaryof 2016 I had life saving surgery which took us to GA fornearly 20 days and because I ended up flat on my back fromJan to June my husband's and son's life changed to takingcare of me. We went 6 1/2 months without an income on ourhomestead with $9.99 in our checking account and veryblessed with a rather large food cache and a full wood shedbecause those were two areas of our focus on our homestead.Had we not focused on preparedness we would have had toforage and harvest from the wild, but because our mainfocuses were a full pantry & wood shed we breezed through avery rough time.

So I can't express enough to start incorporatingpreparedness into your life.

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CHAPTER 25 WAYS TO CULTIVATEAPREPAREDNESS MINDSET


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5 Ways To Cultivate A PreparednessMindset

1. First and foremost it is extremely important thatpreparedness is a heart thing and a lifestyle choice vssomething you view as a whim or a temporary time ofaccumulating things!

2. When you learn to do something each day to helpincrease your level of preparedness for tomorrow youare creating a lifestyle of preparedness. Thinking out ofthe box helps in this area and elongating your thinking.A simple example of preparedness is having an electriccan opener along with a manual can opener. If you losepower for days and all you have is canned food to eatand you don't have a manual can opener things willbecome much more complicated than it needs to be.Food is another area that should be well thought out. Imake everything from scratch including buying spices tobe able to make my own chili powder, season salts, etc.Our location warrants stocking up heavily in August onall our food needs for the winter months and into thethaw of spring to be sure that we have enough flours,sugars, rice, legumes, etc. We harvest our meats from thewild during hunting season. We always consider whatwe would do if our nations food supply would no longerbe available. Just suppose that something were tohappen to our food supply as we know it and grocery


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stores would not be available - having seeds available toplant your own food and knowing how to garden, can,preserve and ferment food along with harvesting,butchering and even preserving your meats areimportant traditional skills that we recommend everyoneto know. This was what I meant when saying that youneed to think out of the box and you need to follow thethought process passed modern conveniences.

3. Everything on our homestead is based around our faithand our budget. God plays a very important role in ourhome and he leads the way. We also feel thateverything you do on the homestead should be focusedaround your budget. The biggest part of preparednessis staying out of debt or lowering your debt. I feel it isvery important for every family to read The Total MoneyMakeover By Dave Ramsey. His process is sound and heoffers worksheets to keep yourself in check. I feel theworksheets are very good, but they did not work for meas well as I would have liked as my needs are different.We us YNAB (You Need A Budget) which works verywell for us which you can find by going toTrayerWilderness.com/ynab.

4. A To Do or Preparedness list is important. Keepingtrack of the things you want to attain or do is importantto help keep things organized and prioritized.Additionally, this is another area that your budgetshould be a consideration. Each item on your To Do orPreparedness list should have a value recorded so you

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know how to work that into your budget. Doing thingsas you can afford to is important.

5. No matter where and how you live, everyone should trytheir best to be prepared. Dependent on how & wherewe live, we all have different things to be prepared forand often times different needs, but the categories aretypically the same food, water, shelter and heat arealways the first things to consider. I'd like to give youan example: if the power were to go out in your houseright now and it would be out for 3 days - what are somethings you are going to need: Water (drinking, toiletsand hygiene) food, a possible means of heating yourfood (such as gas grill, gas camp stove (do you haveextra propane), auxiliary heat, lighting - lanterns, headlamps. Now just to test you - along this thoughtprocess did you think out of the box and consider extralamp fluid or batteries for your lighting?


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CHAPTER 3PREPAREDNESSWORKSHEETS


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Trayer Wilderness Preparedness Checklist Fill out your emergency numbers worksheet Create Emergency Situation Plans - Fire, Break In, 911

Call, Hurricane,Flooding, Evacuation, etc. Create aplan for each need your family may have in your area

Fill Out Food Storage WorkSheet Fill out the Spice Worksheet Fill out the Essential Oil Worksheet Fill out the Herbal Worksheet Fill out the Medical Supply Worksheet Fill out the Home Preparedness Worksheet Fill out the To Do Worksheet Fill out the Project Worksheet Fill out the Skills Worksheet Fill out the Survival Gear Worksheet Fill out the Ammo & Reloading Worksheet (if it applies) Fill out the Budget Worksheet - Monthly Cash Flow


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Emergency NumbersPolice/SheriffAmbulanceFire Department


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Emergency Situation Plan


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Food Storage Worksheet

Food Item Qty Used PricePer

Reorder


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Spice Worksheet

Spice Qty Used PricePer

Reorder


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Essential Oil Worksheet

Essential Oil Qty Used PricePer

Reorder


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Herbal Worksheet

Herb / Tea Qty Used PricePer

Reorder


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Medical Suppy Worksheet

Medical Supply Qty Used PricePer

Reorder


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Home Preparedness WorksheetPreparedness

ItemQty Used Price

PerReorder

WaterBatteriesCandlesLamp OilMatchesLighters


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To Do WorksheetCompleted To Do Price


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Project WorksheetCompleted Project Price


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Skills WorksheetCompleted Skills I’d Like To Learn Price


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Survival Gear WorksheetCompleted Survival Gear Price


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Ammo & Reloading WorksheetCompleted Ammo & Reloading Price


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Budget Worksheet - Monthly Cash FlowMonthly Take Home Pay $

CHARITY Budgeted Actual SpentTithes $ $Charity & Offerings $ $

$ $

FOOD Budgeted Actual SpentGroceries $ $Restaurants $ $

$ $

SAVINGS Budgeted Actual SpentEmergency Fund $ $Retirement Fund $ $College Fund $ $

$ $

CLOTHING Budgeted Actual SpentAdult $ $Children $ $Cleaning/Laundry $ $

$ $

TOTALS Page 1 $ $


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Budget Worksheet - Monthly Cash FlowHOUSING Budgeted Actual SpentFirst Mortgage/Rent $ $Second Mortgage $ $Real Estate Taxes $ $Repairs/Maintenance $ $Association Dues $ $

$ $

TRANSPORTATION Budgeted Actual SpentGas $ $Repairs, Tire & Oil $ $License & Taxes $ $Car Replacement $ $Other $ $

$ $

UTILITIES Budgeted Actual SpentElectricity $ $Water $ $Trash $ $Phone/Mobile $ $Internet $ $Cable/Satellite $ $

$ $

TOTALS Page 2 $ $


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Budget Worksheet - Monthly Cash FlowMEDICAL/HEALTH Budgeted Actual SpentMedications $ $Doctor $ $Dentist $ $Supplements $ $Other $ $

$ $

INSURANCE Budgeted Actual SpentLife Insurance $ $Health Insurance $ $Auto Insurance $ $Homeowner/Renter $ $Disability $ $Other $ $

$ $

RECREATION Budgeted Actual SpentEntertainment $ $Vacation $ $

$ $

TOTALS Page 3 $ $


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Budget Worksheet - Monthly Cash FlowPERSONAL Budgeted Actual SpentChild Care/Sitter $ $Toiletries $ $Cosmetics/Hair Care $ $Education/Tuition $ $Books/Supplies $ $Child Support $ $Alimony $ $Subscriptions $ $Organization Dues $ $Gifts (inc. Christmas) $ $Replace Furniture $ $Pocket Money (His) $ $Pocket Money (Hers) $ $Baby Supplies $ $Pet Supplies $ $Music/Technology $ $Miscellaneous $ $Other $ $Other $ $Other $ $

$ $

TOTALS Page 4 $ $


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Budget Worksheet - Monthly Cash FlowDEBTS Budgeted Actual SpentCar Payment 1 $ $Car Payment 2 $ $Credit Card 1 $ $Credit Card 2 $ $Credit Card 3 $ $Credit Card 4 $ $Credit Card 5 $ $Student Loan 1 $ $Student Loan 2 $ $Student Loan 3 $ $Student Loan 4 $ $Other $ $Other $ $Other $ $Other $ $Other $ $Other $ $Other $ $Other $ $Other $ $

$ $

TOTALS Page 5 $ $


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Budget Worksheet - Monthly Cash FlowBudgeted Spent

Totals From Page 1 $ $Totals From Page 2 $ $Totals From Page 3 $ $Totals From Page 4 $ $Totals From Page 5 $ $

MONTHLY TOTAL $ $

BUDGETED vs SPENT

Monthly Take Home Pay $MONTHLY TOTAL $LEFT TO BUDGET $

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If you enjoyed this class and gained information here, youmay also like my book How To Embrace An Off-Grid Lifestyle:Our Journey & A Step By Step Look At The Lifestyle. It is for allthose people that are maybe looking into an off-grid life, butare eager to live a life of preparedness at their level.

You may also enjoy the classes we offer at Trayer WildernessAcademy. Thank you again for taking this class! Myprayer for you is that you will Enjoy Your Journey whileembracing a preparedness lifestyle!

Blessings,Tammy Trayer

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About TheAuthor

Tammy Trayer was bornin 1970, and currentlyresides off-grid innorthern Idaho with herfamily. She is a lover oflife, embracer of dreamsand forever optimist!Visit her and her family

at TrayerWilderness.com.

In 2013, Tammy embraced her desire to write, taking thingsto the next level in contributing her work to severalmagazines. Her ultimate goal at the time was to pen severalbooks. Her cookbook, The Trayer Wilderness Cookbook ~Homesteading The Traditional Way ~ Volume 1 started her on herjourney as an author. In January of 2017, she published hermuch awaited book, How To Embrace An Off-Grid Lifestyle: OurJourney & A Step By Step Look At The Lifestyle which has beensitting in her head waiting patiently to be released to the pageand is just the beginning for Tammy; there will be many moreto follow.

You can find her articles in the following magazines:♥ The New Pioneer♥ American Frontiersman♥ Survivor’s Edge

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♥ Backwoodsman Magazine♥ Prepare Magazine♥ Cabin Life♥ Self Reliance Illustrated♥ Personal and Home Defense♥ Countryside Magazine

You can find her devotionals on the following websites:♥ FaithHappenings.com♥ Church4Chicks.com

You can also find her Mountain Woman Radio Show everyother Wednesday on iTunes and on her website.

You can also find her and her family’s informational,family-friendly videos on YouTube. You can also find her onInstagram, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and Pinterest.

Be sure to subscribe to her weekly newsletter so you can bethe first to hear about her next book release and check outTrayerWildernessAcademy.com where the Trayer’s will beteaching their homesteading, off-grid, traditional andwilderness survival skills to like-minded folks just like you!

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