How would you prep on a TINY budget

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I'm pretty broke too, Danzord. Over the last couple of years, I have moved away from hoarding tins and wherever possible, store ingredients, which makes for a more versatile cupboard. I also look out for things that can be used for things other than for what they were intended. example; I found a candle holder lid that fitted the SVEA spirit stove and made a simmer ring for it.
Regarding skills, learn how to cook from scratch, start preserving, get a veg garden up and running, learn how to make and set traps, not just for small game, but for fish and crayfish too. Learn how to skin, pluck, butcher and fillet. Whenever you go out set a goal of identifying two wild plants.
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