50 Ways to Starve the Beast 
The Organic PrepperA 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…
- Grow your own food (this starves Big Agri and Big Pharma both)
- Shop at local businesses with no corporate ties
- Use natural remedies instead of pharmaceuticals whenever possible
- Homeschool your children
- Walk or bike instead of driving when possible
- Get care from naturopaths and healers instead of doctors
- Make paper logs from scraps for free heat if you have a wood-burning fireplace or stove
- Boycott all processed foods
- Shop at local farmer’s markets
- Boycott corporate stores: Wal-Mart, Costco, Best Buy, Home Depot
- Give vouchers as gifts for an evening of babysitting, a homemade meal, walking the dog, doing a repair, or cleaning
- Join a CSA or farm co-op
- Ditch television (and all the propaganda and commercials)
- Participate in the barter system – if no money changes hands, no tax can be added
- Buy secondhand from yard sales, Craigslist and thrift stores
- Sell your unwanted goods by having a yard sale or putting an ad on Craigslist
- Repair things instead of replacing them
- Avoid fast food restaurants and chain restaurants
- Dine at locally owned establishments if you eat out
- Brew your own beer and wine
- Read a book, purchased second-hand or borrowed
- Grow or gather medicinal herbs
- Give homemade gifts
- Attend free local activities: lectures, concerts, play days at the park, library events
- Dumpster dive
- Play outside: hike, bike, picnic
- Mend clothing
- Invite someone over for dinner instead of meeting at a restaurant
- Throw creative birthday parties at home for your kids instead of renting a venue
- Camp instead of staying at a hotel
- Bring your coffee with you in a travel mug
- Do all of your Christmas shopping with small local businesses and artisans
- Reduce your electricity usage with candles, solar power and non-tech entertainment
- Drop the thermostat and put on a sweater
- Bring your snacks and drinks in a cooler when you go on a road trip
- Stay home – it’s way easier to avoid temptation that way
- Pack lunches for work and school
- Make delicious homemade treats as a hostess gift
- Close your bank account or at the very least, strictly limit your balance
- Visit u-pick berry patches and orchards, then preserve your harvest for the winter
- Use precious metals stored at home as your savings account
- Raise backyard chickens for your own eggs
- If you are a smoker, roll your own cigarettes – if possible go one step further and grow tobacco
- Live in a smaller, more efficient home
- Use solar power for lighting or cooking
- Collect rainwater for use in the garden
- Learn to forage
- Buy heavy, solid, handmade furniture instead of the flimsy imported stuff
- 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
- 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…
http://www.theorganicprepper.ca/50-ways-to-starve-the-beast-04052013Source:-
http://www.fromthetrenchesworldreport.com/50-ways-to-starve-the-beast/40117/ 
Yesterday at 15:23 by 
Calendar
Subject: 50 Ways to Starve the Beast