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BudDIY Podcast – Episode 72 – 4 Books I Have Read Recently

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BudDIY Episode 72

Reading is super important to expand the mind, keep your brain active, and to learn and do more things. I try to make sure I average 1 book a month. Sometimes that is batch of five or six in a month, and podcasts for 6 months. Other times it is methodical listening once a month.

In this episode I talk about 3 non-fiction books I have recently read that I have found most benificial. They help to expand my thought process around business, as well as helping me around the homestead to make things better. They have given me a lot to think about so I can try to do everything better.

These books are actually good enough I will probably listen to them one or two more times. I think they are packed full of information most people need to hear, especially if you are a small business owner.

The other book I talk about is a fiction series I absolutely love. If I am wanting to just do some casual, but I am not sure what to listen to I turn to this series.

BudDIY Podcast – Episode 71 – Blood Clots to Estate Planning

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This last week we had a scare with my dads health, and it lead to a lot of thinking. Because when you are in the hospital you have a lot of time to think. They question is what happens to your stuff and your family after you die?

Do you have a plan so that your loved ones don’t have to stress over what to do next? Do you know where to get started with this line of thinking?

While we have spent time working on this over the last few years, we come up short in several ways. However, in this episode I go through the things I have set in place, and the framework I use to develop what needs to be available for my family if I pass. The idea being they need to do as little as possible.

BudDIY Podcast – Episode 70 – Preparing Meat Chickens for Pasture

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BudDIY Podcast Episode 70

It is almost time to put the meat chickens out on pasture to eat what chickens eat naturally. It has been nearly 3 weeks since getting the cornish cross, and they are growing nicely. Now it is time to decide whether to put them on grass permanently or not.

In this episode I talk about what I move the chickens live in, and what goes into deciding if it is time to actually move them out of the brooder. There are several important things to consider, and we go over them in this episode.

I also talk a bit more about prep work, and research, done for the electrical work that is coming up. Unfortunately it continues to be delayed by weather, but the longer it takes the better the solutions, and more expensive lol.

BudDIY Podcast – Episode 69 – Electric Saga Part 1

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Emergency projects never seem to go well. Upgrading the electric on the property has turned out to be an emergency project because if we are going to do it, it needs to get done now.

With that in mind we planned out what all needs to be done. The materials we need to get the job done. Plus a little scope creep to add to the excitement. All of that combined made for a long and interesting week.

In this episode I talk about what needs to be done, the plan and how we figured out our materials list. Then finally the extra stuff we have decided to do a long the way to make life just a bit easier.

BudDIY Podcast – Episode 68 – First Week with New Chickens

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New Chickens Episode 68

Your first week of having chickens can be a roller coaster of things to do and emotions. Here you have these living creatures, and you are responsible for them.

I also had the twist of having 2 different types, not breeds, of chickens. There are meath chickens and laying chickens. One of the issues is how fast the meat chickens grow.

In todays episode I talk about actually getting my chickens, and the first week of having them. I discuss whether my prep work actually worked. What has gone good and bad. It has been an interesting week.

BudDIY Podcast – Episode 67 – The Survival Podcast Workshop Retrospective

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BudDIY Podcast - Episode 67

I don’t often spend money to go to conferences or workshops. Mostly because I am skeptical, I probably shouldn’t be.

However, I have heard a lot of good things about The Survival Podcast workshops that Jack Spirko holds. Especially when it comes to homesteading, entrepreneurship, and networking with other people.

2 years ago I took the plunge, and went. It was worth it, and changed how I looked at these types of events for the better. I now intend to go to as many as I can.

This brings me to the Spring 2021 workshop where we got to do some really cool builds, and really was able to see function stacking in action to make an efficient homestead.

I also got to touch on electric, solar, and butter making. Listen to this episode to find out more about my experience. What I learned, and even walk away with some new insights yourself.

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BudDIY Podcast – Episode 66 – Herbal Teas to Consider Buying and Growing

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Why Drink Herbal Teas

Herbal teas have been a game changer in my health over the last few years. The only tea I grew up drinking was black lipton tea, which I still drink.

I never knew there were alternatives, that could be good for me.

In this episode I talk about what lead me to learning more about herbal teas. What teas I enjoy, and my family use regularly. Also a what we plan to plant this year as well.

BudDIY Podcast – Episode 65 – 5 Reasons to Buy a 3D Printer and Not To

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5 Reasons to Buy a 3D Printer

Do you want a 3D Printer? I know I do, and I have researched them for a long time.

In this episode I am going to talk about the 5 main reasons to buy a 3D Printer. I also go over my reasons for not buying one as well.

For me the biggest reason is to be able to fix stuff that I own, but there are others and there are more details than just that.

If you are on the fence maybe this episode will help push over the edge, and buy one. If haven’t considered it maybe you will now.

BudDIY Podcast – Episode 64 – Maintenance and Paperwork

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BudDIY - Episode 64

Sometimes you just aren’t productive in hitting the goals you want to hit. Life can get in the way, and you just have to roll with the punches.

This last week was that for me. I was trying to get a metal roof on our chicken shack, but the weather kept hounding us preventing us from getting it done. This caused a cascade of problems.

As it turned out I took the time I did have to just get some tasks done I have been putting off. Like we all should from time to time.

I also spent some time learning new things, and share them as well in this episode.

BudDIY Podcast – Episode 63 – What I Learned Replacing a Roof

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BudDIY Podcast Episode 63

Learning about replacing a roof, and actually doing it are very different. This week I had a hard lesson with that.

Part of the problem comes from the fact the building I am replacing the roof on is nearly 100 years old. The other part is I learn by watching YouTube, and everything they do is “the right way” from the beginning.

So trying to transpose from scratch builds to retrofit of a 100 year old building has been quite the exercise. Plus just learning to do a metal roof in general was a great step forward in my skillset.

Follow along in todays podcast to find out what it takes to do a new roof, and the fun time I had doing it. While replacing the roof sucked at times, it was totally worth it.