Send Your Student to College Prepared
Several years ago I had the opportunity to discuss preparedness with all the BYU campuses and Southern Virginia University. My question,...
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cjnicolaysen
- Jul 28
- 1 min
Homemade Air Conditioner
I saw this today and with the heat affecting so many I thought this video was great and easier than me trying to explain how to create...
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cjnicolaysen
- Jun 1
- 1 min
Wall Hung Rotating Can Organizer
I have had a few requests for instructions for creating a wall hung can organizer. This is one that can be hung behind clothes in your...
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cjnicolaysen
- Oct 28, 2022
- 4 min
Glow Sticks
Another inexpensive item to store with lots of uses. 1. Mark a path. Place glow sticks along a path or hang in trees to mark a path....
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cjnicolaysen
- Oct 10, 2022
- 3 min
Saving on Utility Costs
There are more warnings every day that heating costs will rise this winter. This is even more of a disaster in Europe and Great Britain....
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cjnicolaysen
- Oct 3, 2022
- 2 min
Helping With Clean-up After a Hurricane or Flood
When you are aiding in cleanup after a disaster assume nothing will be provided for you to use. Bring as much of your own equipment as...
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cjnicolaysen
- Sep 29, 2022
- 3 min
Higher Energy Bills Coming...Prepare..Save in the Kitchen
It's impossible to make budget saving choices without all the facts before you. The following tips are meant to help you understand the...
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cjnicolaysen
- Sep 25, 2022
- 3 min
Hurricane Prep # 2
Now that you have prepared and stocked up it's time to move forward to protect your family, prepare for power outages and prepare for...
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cjnicolaysen
- Sep 15, 2022
- 2 min
Don't pay For Instant Oatmeal Packets
The price of everything is going up and there are many reasons. Bottom line, we must do everything we can to save money on food. We have...
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cjnicolaysen
- Sep 7, 2022
- 9 min
Power Bills Will Soar, Prepare to Conserve
Winter is heading our way and this winter looks to be a very very difficult one for people in the United States but even more for those...
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cjnicolaysen
- Sep 1, 2022
- 2 min
Flooding On Its Way
When you have been warned flooding may be on the way prepare. As Soon As Possible: 1. Move extra vehicles to higher ground. 2. Fuel up...
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cjnicolaysen
- Aug 29, 2022
- 1 min
Diesel and Dollar Stores
While gasoline prices are coming down diesel fuel is up 54%. Diesel is being exported to Europe to help fill the void there causing...
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cjnicolaysen
- Aug 26, 2022
- 3 min
Focus This Week Food, Natural Gas, Europe and the U.K.
Word this week is focused on prices for produce grown in California. Fruit and vegetable prices will increase sharply due to the drought....
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cjnicolaysen
- Aug 16, 2022
- 1 min
I Almost Threw Away the Sandpaper ~~ School Safety Update
UPDATE: I just did an interview discussing school safety. You can listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kLaXgPacxE My part...
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cjnicolaysen
- Aug 11, 2022
- 7 min
How Safe Are Your Schools
Are your schools as safe as they could be not just in case of a violent act, but also should there be another type of emergency such as a...
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cjnicolaysen
- Aug 6, 2022
- 1 min
Fuse Box AhHa Moment
For Christmas we gave our adult children plug in flashlights that automatically come on when the power fails. They are amazing and work...
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cjnicolaysen
- Jul 29, 2022
- 8 min
Not a Drop to Drink:Drought
Drought is not just a concern in the United States but worldwide. It is affecting our budgets, way of life and sadly even causing deaths....
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cjnicolaysen
- Jul 22, 2022
- 1 min
Civil War? Really?
This survey is truly frightening. I would like to know the demographics and political leanings of those who responded. It does make a...
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cjnicolaysen
- Jul 22, 2022
- 2 min
Please Don't Do This
Wondering if some of the tips on the internet are good or just silly, even dangerous? Some of them are silly and some dangerous. If you...
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cjnicolaysen
- Jul 19, 2022
- 1 min
Number Ten Cans to the Rescue
I've been saving number ten cans for years. I have used them to make stoves, to store small items in the workbench, to fill with water to...
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