Book excerpt: This DIY guide features cost-saving strategies for stockpiling emergency supplies so you can be fully prepared without breaking the bank! You need to get prepared before disaster strikes. But supplies can be expensive. This book solves that problem. It’s chock full of inexpensive DIY projects for keeping your family safe in a wide range of disaster and emergency scenarios. Expert prepper Bernie Carr’s smart and frugal approach shows you how to stay on a stable financial footing while fully preparing for any life-threatening situations. The Penny-Pinching Prepper offers dozens of affordable and easy-to-implement solutions, including how to: • Stock a Prepper pantry on $10 a week • Build a stove from used tin cans • Create a water filter with two free 5-gallon buckets • Craft a lamp that burns inexpensive vegetable oil • Devise a storm shelter using 10-cent trash bags