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Brought to you by PREPARE Magazine - Visit & Sign up for your FREE Digital Subscription! If your first thought was that we lived on our savings, think again.  Here are some bullet points of what route we chose to go when we were faced with no income for a full year: We did not have a savings to live fromWe did not go on a government assistance programWe did not move in with family to avoid mortgage or rentWe did not split up our family to handle the situation. Some of the things we did do were: Live off the garden.Waste NO food.Barter food items.Sell off most of our belongings.Downsize to one car.Cut out most entertainment.More... You'll have to listen to the show to hear how we did this... Have fun and enJOY the journey!   Come like our Surviving On Shoestrings Facebook Page for more tips!