Prepping Baby Steps – Part 1 | Episode 474

Prepping can feel overwhelming when you first start. Do you dig a bunker? Buy a thousand pounds of rice? Get a gas mask and Geiger counter? Slow down. Let’s bring it back to reality. In this episode, I’m kicking off a new series inspired by the Dave Ramsey baby steps—but tailored for preppers.

These aren’t pie-in-the-sky fantasies or “someday” goals. These are clear, actionable, and urgent steps to make you and your family more prepared starting today.

Here are the first three baby steps we’re covering in part one:

Step 1: Get 30 Days of Emergency Food — Fast

You don’t need fancy freeze-dried meals or overpriced survival buckets to get started. You need calories, shelf life, and affordability. Enter: rice and beans. Add in some canned goods, pasta, oats, peanut butter, and you’ve got the foundation of a survival pantry that won’t break the bank.

Your goal: 3 meals a day for each member of your family for 30 days.

This step isn’t glamorous, but it’s effective. You’ll sleep better knowing you’re covered for a month if things go sideways—job loss, supply chain breakdown, natural disaster, or worse.

Step 2: Build a $1,000 Emergency Fund — Fast

This isn’t a long-term savings plan. It’s a panic button fund. The tire blows out, the water heater dies, the dog eats something weird—you handle it with cash, not credit.

We’re preppers, but we’re still living in the real world. Debt is a disaster that creeps in slowly. A small buffer gives you breathing room and options when Murphy’s Law comes knocking.

Sell some stuff. Cut back. DoorDash for a weekend. Do what it takes. One month. Get it done.

Step 3: Build Bug Out Bags for Your Family

If you had to leave right now, what would you take?

A good bug out bag is personal, not cookie-cutter. Think water, calories, clothes, documents, defense, hygiene, and meds. Think about your environment—are you in a city, in the country, with kids, with pets?

This step isn’t about paranoia. It’s about being able to act instead of panic. In a world that feels less stable by the day, mobility is freedom.

What’s Next?

These first three baby steps build your foundation—food, funds, and mobility. In the next episode, we’ll tackle the next three: building out your water storage, developing a security plan, and creating community connections.

Remember, the goal here isn’t perfection. It’s progress. Small steps, taken consistently, lead to real resilience.

Ready to level up your preparedness? Subscribe, share, and follow along with the Prepping Baby Steps series.

And if you’ve got your own baby steps or questions, hit me up—I’d love to feature them in a future episode.

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