50 Ways to Starve the Beast

50 Ways to Starve the Beast







The Organic Prepper

A term coined in 1985 by an unnamed staffer of the Reagan
administration was “Starve the Beast”. This referred to a fiscally
conservative political strategy to cut government spending by paying
less in taxes. So, in the original sense, “the Beast” was the
government, and people were to starve the beast by spending less and
using loopholes, therefore paying less in taxes.

These days the Beast has a lot more tentacles than just the
government. The system now consists of the government and all aspects
of Big Business. Big Agri, Big Pharma, Big Medicine, Big Food, Big
Banking and Big Oil, to name a few. It seems that now it’s the Beast
doing the starving, as small businesses close because they can’t compete
with Wal-Mart, the family farm is on it’s way out because it can’t
compete with the huge, subsidized Monsanto mega-farms, people are going
bankrupt because they can’t pay the outrageous medical bills…

Perhaps it’s time for another financial revolution – one where people
group together and use the power of the boycott to starve all the arms
of this Beast that would swallow us whole. If we vote with our dollars,
eventually there will, of a necessity, be a paradigm shift that returns
us to simpler days, when families that were willing to work hard could
make a living without selling their souls to the corporate monoliths.

Every penny you spend with small local businesses is a penny that the
big box stores won’t have. Everything that you buy secondhand or
barter for is an item on which you won’t pay sales tax. Disassociate
yourself completely with “the system” that is making Western
civilization broke, overweight and unhealthy. Starve the Beast by
taking as many of these steps as possible…

1. Grow your own food (this starves Big Agri and Big Pharma both)
   
2. Shop at local businesses with no corporate ties
   
3. Use natural remedies instead of pharmaceuticals whenever possible
   
4. Homeschool your children
   
5. Walk or bike instead of driving when possible
   
6. Get care from naturopaths and healers instead of doctors
   
7. Make paper logs from scraps for free heat if you have a wood-burning fireplace or stove
   
8. Boycott all processed foods
   
9. Shop at local farmer’s markets
   
10. Boycott corporate stores: Wal-Mart, Costco, Best Buy, Home Depot
    
11. Give vouchers as gifts for an evening of babysitting, a homemade meal, walking the dog, doing a repair, or cleaning
    
12. Join a CSA or farm co-op
    
13. Ditch television (and all the propaganda and commercials)
    
14. Participate in the barter system – if no money changes hands, no tax can be added
    
15. Buy secondhand from yard sales, Craigslist and thrift stores
    
16. Sell your unwanted goods by having a yard sale or putting an ad on Craigslist
    
17. Repair things instead of replacing them
    
18. Avoid fast food restaurants and chain restaurants
    
19. Dine at locally owned establishments if you eat out
    
20. Brew your own beer and wine
    
21. Read a book, purchased second-hand or borrowed
    
22. Grow or gather medicinal herbs
    
23. Give homemade gifts
    
24. Attend free local activities: lectures, concerts, play days at the park, library events
    
25. Dumpster dive
    
26. Play outside: hike, bike, picnic
    
27. Mend clothing
    
28. Invite someone over for dinner instead of meeting at a restaurant
    
29. Throw creative birthday parties at home for your kids instead of renting a venue
    
30. Camp instead of staying at a hotel
    
31. Bring your coffee with you in a travel mug
    
32. Do all of your Christmas shopping with small local businesses and artisans
    
33. Reduce your electricity usage with candles, solar power and non-tech entertainment
    
34. Drop the thermostat and put on a sweater
    
35. Bring your snacks and drinks in a cooler when you go on a road trip
    
36. Stay home – it’s way easier to avoid temptation that way
    
37. Pack lunches for work and school
    
38. Make delicious homemade treats as a hostess gift
    
39. Close your bank account or at the very least, strictly limit your balance
    
40. Visit u-pick berry patches and orchards, then preserve your harvest for the winter
    
41. Use precious metals stored at home as your savings account
    
42. Raise backyard chickens for your own eggs
    
43. If you are a smoker, roll your own cigarettes – if possible go one step further and grow tobacco
    
44. Live in a smaller, more efficient home
    
45. Use solar power for lighting or cooking
    
46. Collect rainwater for use in the garden
    
47. Learn to forage
    
48. Buy heavy, solid, handmade furniture instead of the flimsy imported stuff
    
49. At the holidays,
    focus on activities and traditions instead of gifts. Go for a walk or
    drive through the neighborhood to look at lights, get into your PJs and
    watch a special movie together on Christmas Eve and make certain treats
    that can always be expected
    
50. Make your own bath and body products using pure ingredients like coconut oil, essential oils, and herbal extracts
    

How do you Starve the Beast? Please share your suggestions below…


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