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Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and members of our community and beyond about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, community development, business, getting started, health and more. 
Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. 
Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival, SelfRelianceFestival.com
Get you K-Cups here: https://hollerroast.com/product/freedom-pods/ 
Sponsors:
The Self Reliance Festival: SelfRelianceFestival.com https://selfreliancefestival.com/ Tickets: https://selfreliancefestival.com/tickets/   Homestead Apprentice: HomesteadApprentice.com Show Resources
Special Operations Equipment
Living Free in Tennessee
TheSurvivalPodcast.com
NicoleSauce.com
HollerRoast.com 
Main content of the show
Make it a great week!
GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. 
Community
FreeSteading Group: https://freesteading.com/groups/living-free-in-tennessee/ Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Twitter: @nicolesauce IG: @nicolesauce Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LivingFreeInTN  Resources
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Join me today for all our usual Monday segments and a discussion of what the next six months look like in the Holler and for the LFTN Community. Changes, they are afoot!
Featured Event: Midwest Preparedness Project Spring Event: MidwestPreparednessProject.com
(ROADTRIP!)
Sponsor 1: John Pugliano and the WealthSteading Podcast (InvestibleWealth.com)
Sponsor 2: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/Webinar
A word on the audio podcast numbering: Expect extra drops this week and they will be out of order. This week is catch up week
Email feedback to nicole@livingfreeintennessee.com - Speaking of feedback: Mullein and Water Hyacinth
Livestream Schedule
Tuesday: 9:30am with Jack Spirko and John Willis
Friday: 930am Homestead Happenings
Tales from the Prepper Pantry
We are cooking oil free in the Holler Been Shrinking Pantry Storage to get into a better solution for storing things Dedicated company freezers vs personal freezers Transitioning into Storing From Using: Mid Spring Herbals A word on devilled eggs Weekly Shopping Report
Thanks to a suggestion on the garden shed, I found a nearby place that does business with both Amish and Mennonite builders. The owner visited us to see our proposed site on Thursday, so our first stop on Friday was to his lot, to finalize details and make a deposit. We'll be getting a larger (8'x10') shed, for at least $700 less than Home Depot's price on an 8'x8' model.
Home Depot our next stop. They've got LOTS of batteries; I grabbed an 8-pack of AA lithium which will be for a label printer that won't get used a lot, and would likely be destroyed by alkaline leakage. A 2x4x8 is $3.73. 
Aldi was last. It was also rather busy. We found everything we wanted. A few prices were actually lower. Staples were: bread (20 oz. white): 1.29; eggs: $2.05; whole milk: $2.83; heavy cream: $5.29; OJ: $3.29; butter: $3.69; bacon: $3.99 (-); potatoes: $3.99; sugar: $2.99 (-); flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $4.09.
A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.
Operation Independence
What is the emergency fund for and what do you do after using it?
Main topic of the Show: What is Next for LFTN
It happened again. We turned a corner at the LFTN workshop. I kicked off the event with what was supposed to be a talk about using the #my3things method to move forward in life. But guys, I was BEAT. Like more beat that I have ever been. When I stepped in front of everyone to talk I saw much of the same fatigue on so many faces that I stopped focusing on the prepared notes and started a conversation. 
By then end of our conversation I realized something: You are no good to anyone if you put yourself in the hospital. Period. 
We have spent years helping people stuck in the throes of analysis paralysis just get started and then refine. We have spent  years helping people who are having motivation problems, maybe a little depression or other things that keep them from persevering. We have talked about all the ways you can look at an impossible list, set a really big goal, then go for it and keep going every. Single. Day. 
We have even talked about adding your personal health, relationships, and other really important things to your daily goals so that you build a happy life.
Why? 
Because the problem most of us face as we begin our walk toward independence is not what other people think about us. It isn;t if a spouse is on board or not. It isnt even about squeezing that last nickel out of your day to finally put aside toward something better. 
It is the broken promises to ourselves that must change.
We tell ourselves stories like: I will eat on plan, or I will do this thing by that time. Or I will by GUM conquer laundry mountain tomorrow.
Always tomorrow.Then tomorrow comes and it is so tempting to just not do what we set out to do even if we KNOW we feel better if we prioritize what we already promised ourselves (and sometimes others) we would do.
The pressure of the urgent will overpower the

I will be joined by AJ Harrison and The Tactical Redneck today at 9:30am Central for an update from the Holler and a fireside chat.
Featured Event: LFTN Spring Workshop - https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com...
Sponsor 1: EMP Shield, Coupon Code LFTN
Sponsor 2: Midwest Preparedness Project
Enjoy this more casual conversation with AJ Harrison from Preparing4Prosperity.
AJHarrison.co

 
Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and Shawen Mills of Hack My Homestead about off grid living, solar, wwIII. 
Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. 
Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival, SelfRelianceFestival.com
Sponsors:
The Self Reliance Festival: SelfRelianceFestival.com https://selfreliancefestival.com/ Tickets: https://selfreliancefestival.com/tickets/   Show Resources
HackMyHomestead.com
Special Operations Equipment
Living Free in Tennessee
NicoleSauce.com
HollerRoast.com 
Main content of the sho
Make it a great week!
GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. 
Community
FreeSteading Group: https://freesteading.com/groups/living-free-in-tennessee/ Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Twitter: @nicolesauce IG: @nicolesauce Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LivingFreeInTN  Resources
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Join me for an interview with John Davis from Laughlin Farms all about homesteaders and our hesitation to sell.
Featured Event: Midwest Preparedness Project Spring Event
Sponsor 1: DiscountMylarBags.com
Sponsor 2: HollerRoast.com
John Davis is a resident of beautiful Columbiana county Ohio and is a homesteader, rancher, engineer, and owner of a business that is a professional outsourced sales firm for high tech industrial automation companies. On the homestead front, he and his wife and kids raise and direct market St. Croix sheep, heritage turkeys, pasture raised chicken, and heritage Berkshire pork. The Davis homestead also has two horses, and John is training to be a discount wannabe cowboy in pursuit of impressing his wife. Professionally, John is the second generation owner of Paul Davis Automation, and has been a professional salesperson in the industrial automation space for over 15 years.
Connect with John:
www.laughlinhighlandsfarm.com
Instagram - @laughlinhighlandsfarm
1. Why are homesteaders awful salespeople?
2. But, aren't salespeople annoying and out trying to fleece their customers in pursuit of maximum profit? I just want to help people out and sell my stuff as cheap as possible!
3. Why is profit so important if my homestead isn't my main job?
4. How do I even know if I am profitable? What is COGS, gross margin, net margin, how do I calculate them, and how do they apply to my homestead operations?
5. How do I write a business plan for my homestead? How do I actually go into business? Isn't this super expensive and complicated? I just want to sell whatever I grow. Why would I overcomplicate my life?
6. I'm already doing everything we talked about, but I am awful at selling. How do I be a better salesperson for my homestead? Can I practice sales, even if I am an introvert?
7. A lot of homestead content is focused on the growing aspects of homesteading. How do I actually get my product to market? How do I determine if I should direct market or use the sale barn?

Join me for a show on anything you ask, plus what has been on my mind of late including wwIII, reacting in fear, Is the homestead life easy, and what to do when your competitor says, “I’m Coming For You”. 
Featured Event: June 9 Poultry Processing Class in the Holler: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/product/poultry-processing-workshop-ticket/
Sponsor 1: The Wealthsteading Podcast
Sponsor 2: AgoristTxAdvice.com
 
Livestream Schedule
LFTN YT: https://www.youtube.com/@lftn/streams 
 
🎙️ Monday, 2:00pm, Nicole Unplugged
🎙️ Tuesday, 12:30pm, Tuesday Live with Shawn Mills and John Willis, Special Operations Equipment
🎙️ Wednesday, 2:00pm, Interview with John Davis
🎙️ Thursday, 7:00pm, SRF Live with Midwest Preparedness Project and Kentucky Sustainable Living
🎙️ Friday, 9:30am, Homestead Happenings with Tactical Redneck
Tales from the Prepper Pantry
AJ is in the house and we are doing a final push in the prepper pantry this week in advance of the LFTN Spring Workshop Last minute event chili for the potluck this weekend Tossing the frozen greens New pantry racks from Grumpy Acres Weekly Shopping Report from Joe
Dollar Tree is no longer on our rounds because it is not the best way to get a dose of caffein for our shopping day.
We hit both Hobby Lobby (for Sonia) and Lowe's (for me). Although we did not go to Home Depot, a 2x4x8 there has gone up again, to $3.73. 
Aldi was next. They did not have any lettuce, but other produce was available in normal amounts. They also only had half a case of canned cat food. Staple prices were: eggs: $2.05; whole milk: $2.86; heavy cream: $5.19; OJ: $3.29; butter: $3.69; bacon: $4.25; potatoes: $3.99; sugar: $3.09; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $4.09. Despite rumblings I'm reading about a cocoa shortage, the 70% chocolate I like was available, and still at the usual price of $1.99.
We're out of lettuce, so our last stop was Food City. They had some, although many of the heads were rather light, and some showed more rot than usual. I also grabbed a case of Friskies cans and a 22 lb. bag of the Meow Mix that our cats ask for by name.
A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.
Frugality Tip from Margo
Make your own mixes and sauces. I have been making my own taco seasoning for years but today I made enchilada sauce. 
Someone loves the ground pork enchiladas I make and wanted to make some, but did not have enchilada sauce in the pantry. So I went to Online (Pinterest) and looked up a recipe. Making it from scratch, you can adjust the seasoning to your own liking and what you have on hand.  I used bone broth instead of vegetable stock; I used olive oil not grapeseed oil, I used more garlic and less Cinnamon than the recipe called for. Recipes are guidelines, they are not set in stone. Use what you like to eat and don't be afraid to substitute or omit ingredients.
I actually have enough to save half for next time.  Next I will make homemade tortillas, I know Nicole says they are so easy to make, but one thing at a time. 
Go make something you haven't made before.
 
Operation Independence
Someone backed out of our ram so we decided to process it ourselves saving nearly $100  
Main topic of the Show: Nicole Sauce Unplugged
 
Reacting in fear
wwIII
Is homesteading life easy?
Im coming for you
 
Membership Plug
 
Social reminder
 
Make it a great week!
 
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GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. 
 
Community
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