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Emergency Survival Tips for Single Mothers!

Life can be tough, but these survival tips for single mothers are sure to help prepare you in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency situation.

As a single mother, you must be both a father and a mother, which is draining.

Working to pay the bills and make ends meet may be a struggle, especially if your salary is low.

Over and above that, finding time to spend with your children is difficult because you need to balance your work with your chores at home.

It is tough, but here is the truth.

A mother holding her children and defending them.

 

Why Single Mothers Must Prepare For Emergency Situations

It gets tougher during an emergency survival situation.

If there is a blizzard approaching, you may be trapped at home with your children for days.

If your budget was already tight, you may not have enough food supplies stored.

Never mind if you were at work when the warnings hit, you might have made it to the store before supplies were sold out.

During a natural disaster when law enforcement has its hands full, criminals may decide to break into your home and take what you’ve got.

They may decide to do worse.

Are you prepared?

Most single mothers aren’t.

They don’t have the means to prepare so they rely on prayers to keep them safe.

In this article, we will look at a few things that you need to do to keep both you and your children safe.

Legacy Emergency Food

Being Aware Is One Of The Top Survival Tips For Single Mothers

For starters, you must take the time to access how prepared you really are.

Start saving a little bit of money every month.

Instead of buying that soda, save those couple of dollars and use them to buy a packet of crackers and a can of soup that you can keep in your pantry.

Over time, you will end up with enough food to last you a month or longer.

Keep track of the expiration dates of the food.

Always put the food with the closest expiration date to the front of the cabinet.

The newest food goes to the back.

This way your supply is always in rotation.

Consume food that is close to expiring.

By doing this, you are stocking up and saving money on your current grocery bill.

Another crucial part of surviving an emergency situation is having money on hand.

If your children are old enough to get part-time job, ask them to get one.

Then teach them to save some and buy some of the things they need with the rest of the money.

The additional income will help all of you and the job will keep them out of trouble.


Lethal Vs Non-Lethal Weapons

Save up until you can afford to buy a firearm and then take lessons to learn how to use it.

This will be one of the best investments that you can make.

Be sure your children understand gun safety and that the rules concerning the gun are quite clear.

Keep it locked up or out of reach when others are in your home.

Owning a gun means taking the responsibility of keeping the gun out of the wrong people’s hands.

As a woman, defending yourself against male attackers is difficult, but a gun can level the playing field.

If you’re outside and it is just one man about to assault you, pepper spray or a stun gun will work.

These non-lethal weapons can be effective but if there is a home invasion or you are dealing with an armed shooter.

If there are 2 or more criminals, pepper spray more than likely won’t help.

A firearm will save your life and the lives of your children.

If you are on a tight budget, you are better off buying the firearm instead of the non-lethal weapons.

With the proper permit you can carry the gun with you even if you are not at home.

Once you have a conceal carry permit, a good place to keep a gun, where it is locked up when necessary, but easily accessible is a conceal carry purse.

A mother holding her child.

Find And Be Part Of A Trusted Circle

It is important for single mothers to build a strong support network.

It could be just one friend or a few neighbors whom you trust.

If your house gets flooded, it might be possible to seek temporary shelter with your kids at their place.

If you are in trouble, your kids can possibly run to a trusted neighbor for help.

As a single mother, having a support network will help you during your times of need and also during emergency situations.

Follow these tips and slowly but surely you will make progress towards being more prepared.

Plus you will feel less stressed knowing that during times of illness or other unexpected situations you have a little cash on hand and plenty of food in the pantry.

Remember, a crisis can strike at any time.

Proper preparation will ensure that you and your children survive whatever comes your way.

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Sarah Stults

Saturday 11th of September 2021

Wow, this is really well written and definitely makes you think long term. As a single mother myself I can say that in the mist of everyday struggles being prepared for the unplanned is defiantly not on the agenda. We just work and try to spend what little time we do have pampering our children. Give that I went through a domestic violence situation I have many times had to run quickly. Thankfully I have not had to deal with a major natural disaster yet but this made me think that maybe I should make a plan just in case. We are defiantly in times where things just aren't for sure!

Sheri Ann Richerson

Sunday 12th of September 2021

Thank you. Yes, we sure are living in a crazy time period. Covid, natural disasters, stores with empty shelves - all those things make life harder. For a single mom who is already stretched thin something as simple as no diapers could be the breaking point. Stocking up is so important. Being prepared for the unexpected is also important. If you end up not needing those extra diapers because your baby outgrew them there are places they could be donated so another baby gets use out of them. That extra food never goes to waste either. Learn to rotate it with the newest items going in the back and the older items coming to the front of the cabinet. I often give canned goods away that are getting close to expiration if I have not used them. Even if money is tight, just one extra item a month is really worth getting.

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