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Spot on. I live rurally in England. There are few resources and little officially supported facilities. We donate ten percent of our grocery shopping budget to the church food bank each week. We also send cat and dog food in addition to that. Not everyone can do this. We may not be able to in the future. Like you, wood stoves and cookers help us a lot but it’s looking like a very cold winter is looming for many.

Sorry... Heck with welfare.... take care of your own...its not charaties

That’s a good idea about corporate lap blankets. In Manhattan NY, the building manager/owners decide about heat, which is mostly oil. Several times we had no heat at all in offices for days and sometimes for nearly two weeks. We had our coats and scarves on and the firms may buy a couple heaters, but the staff went out and bought more on our own.

Can't give what you don't have

i worked in one of those offices and they bought us all fleece blankets as it was so cold, this was about 3yrs ago so probably worse now

Charity shops and foodbanks are all getting less donations, people just don't have it to give.

Love your giving soul, and working abilities to do so :-):-):-):-)

The need and other social ills are increasing exponentially at a time of scarcity of resources. It's been building these last few years but you can see it getting worse.

Sometimes I think about why people use the food bank. Most would say that was a stupid question, as it obviously means they cannot afford to buy food. I would have to take a middle ground on that. The reason is because for many, not all, they are spending money on luxuries they simply cannot afford, and it leaves them with no money for food, so they go to the food bank. I have to say that for many, it's not that they cannot afford food, it's that they cannot afford their new car payment. Or they cannot afford the very high car insurance. Or they cannot afford that cruise they just took that wiped out their bank account. Food banks are like cash to some people. They figure if they use the food bank, that is $300+ a month they won't spend on groceries, so they can put that toward their new car payment. The day was when charity or government food boxes were nothing glamorous. Flour, cheese, peanut butter, corn meal, etc. were in there. Today that is not the case, with fresh produce of all kinds, desserts, and expensive meats and fish, diapers, baby formula and even pet food. I think it's wonderful that we've come so far in our offerings. But it brings with it the ones who simply take advantage of free food to enable their lifestyle. Thank you for all you do, Karen. Always a pleasure watching your videos!

Not to far from where I live they accept hats gloves and scarves for giving to the needy

Amen to that. In my area, the food banks are struggling, as is many other things. So sad.

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Interesting your observation on your mother’s sweater: I’ve noticed that clothes made recently are of such very poor quality- poly/spandex material, as few seams as possible, unfinished seams, just cheap - no matter the price tag. I call the current clothes for women modified pajamas and modified men’s shirts with brighter colors! Good idea to make your sweaters yourself; I’ll have to go that route or shop vintage ❤

My granny used to untangle old knitted clothes and use the yard to crochet. Please consider doing that with the cashmere. I’d just do sleeveless cardigans and socks. If your back and feet are warm the rest of you will smile. Winter 🔥’s. Wood stoves are the very best

Buy LED bulbs, smart bulbs if you can. they will use a tiny percentage of electricity compared to incandescant bulbs. Rechargeable batteries arn't that much more expensive than standard. If you need to carry oil in a car it's either a 50 year old car or there is something very wrong with engine. I get an eye test every 2 years through work.

Karen you are fantastic I look forward so much to watching your videos 😊you always cheer me up and always have great ideas thank you just for being you

when i worked in a hotel there were times when HR didn't pay on time. It never happened to me but to some others and they had to get emergency cash. also a hotel in a town next to me went out of busines and none of the staff got paid for at least 3 months or so. there is no guarantee employees will be paid on time

I have prepped since 2020 since food instability, powercuts, sickness and water problems. I have helped neighbours and some elderly with emergency rations. also there are strikes which can affect food. also due to overpopulation people tend to grab loads of say eggs etc It gives me some stability in challenging times. i hate shopping too so not shopping for a week is great. also it helps for seasonal thing like jam sugar when it is hard to find when people do all their jam making at once. the dehydrator has been a great help for home made tea and dried veg

It is for life!!

Other day you were talking about buying AA batteries for clock, if you use in other things such as radio or hand held (tv remote) when they go flat, dont throw the AA batteries out. There is enough power in them to run clock for long time

Taking vitamin d3 for 4 years and only had a slight cold briefly one time. So vitamin d3 helps, need to take 8ooo which is two caplets a day. NHS says only 400, not enough.

I'm not sure I could survive the Scottish weather. Coming from South Wales, I'm well used to rain but it does sound particularly cold and blustery where you are. 😥

My family has always preped since my Great Aunt and her daughter were bombed in World War 2. They were saved by being in the basement kitchen at the time where they dived under the kitchen table and where the dresser fell ontop of that. Two sturdyold Victorian wooden pieces of furniture. In the dresser were a stock of tinned goods ( including fruit with liquid to drink) this helped them survive the 4 days it took to dig them out. My poor cousin could not bear shut doors let alone locked ones. She still cant and is approaching her 90s. So the lesson is that prepping really can save lives!

Unfortunately I think, prepping has been linked to ‘end of the world’ doomsday stuff. There is nothing wrong with having supplies of any kind in stock. I applaud you for being prepared for those things in life that occur! In my grandmas day, it was the norm and called her ‘stores’

You are a good person and I'm sure they appreciate you.

I live in a heavily populated area, for what it is. The grocery store is 4 blocks away. It takes 15 minutes minumum to get down the hill. Grocery stores can be a point of nervousness, for sure.

You have helped raise your audience's awareness of prepping and shared how you did it, and it has been invaluable to us all. This is on top of what the channel gives to deserving charities, and also how entertaining you are. Please don't stop doing what you are doing! ❤

I hear you about living in a rural area. The closest grocery store to me is 26 miles away. But a good pharmacy and cheaper groceries is over an hour drive. Even the dump--no pickup here--is a 15 minute drive. You can bet I have a chest freezer and a floor to ceiling pantry. Jon in rural BC, Canada

You sooo deserve this gift..how wonderful agift🎉

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It's not doomsday prepping. Just common sense. Haven't these idiots seen the lack of choice and empty shelves? Obviously not.

She will never be forgotten 🙏

I think of you as a person who decided to try to find some ways to earn more money. You found your way to RUclips. As well as prepping, in such a way that old traditional people like myself. I am older than you by a decade or so almost. Anyway. Love your voice. You have learned how to shop and stop the way grandparents that did that have done that. Not everybody did that not everybody learned to do that. Not everybody had to do that. I think of you as a person who has a single woman with an adult child. No other links besides your companion which is nice but still basically a single woman with an adult child. Wanting to have quality of life. Decided to see how she could stretch a paycheck. She found out she could stretch it a long long way. By buying sales. By prepping. I think you just randomly fell into all the things that happened with that. Now I have the stockpile what do I do with it. Do I make it, do I freeze it, do I enjoy it right now? I don't think of you as doomsday at all. I love your voice it's so soothing:-):-):-):-)

Thank you for the video.

For me having a life changing accident 2 months ago and having a freezer full of meals and full cupboards was a God send I'm no longer able to access public transport and don't drive for medical reasons,so having supplies while I heal and wait for the surgery I will need is good You don't know what's round the corner and if you want to survive you need to find the skills to do so

You've certainly made a difference--for the better. Well done.

Would you be able to get gift vouchers from local shops so people could get fresh meat through the food bank? Just a thought. 🤔

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Karen, you've been a breath of fresh air from all that's gone off the past 4 years... Especially for the younger folk just starting out... I learned a lot growing up with grandma around the corner, I learned from her and my mum... Not everyone has the luxury of family, let alone extended family, home economics isn't a thing in most schools now either, so it's a must that these sites stay around to help people budget, and if course help each other xxx

So glad to make the ads run,Karen. It is so good of you to share. I have had extra for decades and seen us through layoffs, work hours cut, injuries,illnesses, quarantine, bad weather,(we also have power lines), water interruptions, unexpected expenses, car breakdowns, unexpected guests and family, others falling on hard times, you name it. Now, I am ready for more.

Happy aHump Day 😜

Keep up all your good work Karen! Love your videos. 👏👏👏

How Good are the Jackory's Karen.? thinking of getting one.

Love your cardigan. I have 2 but mostly I wear flannel shirt over a T-shirt or a long sleeved Henley. However I live in south central Texas and it never gets really cold

i have sports baselayers to wear under my jumpers. have also stocked up on long raincoats,that i can pack in my bag and bring out when it rains

I am learning how to crochet a jumper on RUclips. I can't understand patterns at all. stocked up on sloes today to make jam, desserts and free food for the wild birds in winter. My bf is on a cruise in Norway and he has bought me a norwegian hat, which should be warm, comfy and good quality

I have a very old fisherman’s knit cardigan i love, 100% wool and hopefully will last me the rest of my life! Probably 20 yrs old🤣. It’s my favorite ! Just got more wool socks too.

Hi Karen, Do you have an email address so I can contact you privately? I’m currently sorting out my winter wardrobe and have a surplus of good quality cardigans, body warmers, thermal tops, jerseys etc that I am intending to donate shortly. I live less than an hour away from Perth.

Hi Karen, hope your all well, we all know what a crap “summer” we’ve had and we’ll probably be told by the “scientists” it was the warmest, driest summer from 1914 etc 😂 my wife has predicted, with the summer as it is, we are in for a very bad winter, she’s usually on the ball with her predictions, in order to be safe, rather than not, we have got a lot more fuel, logs, coal, gas bottles etc better to be prepared, stay safe folks 😊

Just noticed Edinburgh Woollen Mill online has a very nice 100% Merino wool cardigan for £40. Seems like a good price ❤