Before Help Arrives

When the power goes out, the next 72 hours are yours.

No bunker. No gear obsession. Just two plain-spoken guides that tell you exactly what to have, what to do, and what actually matters — including how to do it when money is tight.

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Two guides. One calm plan.

Most preparedness advice assumes unlimited money or a second home. These books assume a normal household, a normal budget, and a Tuesday night.

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The First 72 Hours

93 pages · The core guide

Three days is how long help takes in a real emergency. This book walks hour by hour through what your household actually needs — water, food, warmth, documents, medications, and the decisions that can't wait.

  • What to do in the first six hours, in order
  • Water for three days using what you already own
  • The cash rule — and why ATMs stop mattering fast
  • Medications and the seven-day refill window
  • Stay or go: the honest decision checklist
  • The ten-item kit, done properly
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Prepared for Almost Nothing

76 pages · The budget version

Preparedness advice that assumes you have spare cash is useless when you don't. This is the zero-dollar audit, the $25 week, and every free or near-free step that actually moves the needle.

  • The zero-dollar household audit, room by room
  • The $25 week: what to buy first, and why
  • Water and food you already have (yes, really)
  • Light without lanterns, heat without a generator
  • Ready in a rental — no drilling, no storage unit
  • The bag by the door, packed for under $40
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Both guides, both formats (PDF + EPUB), one download. Start with the 72-hour plan, then build it out on whatever budget you actually have.

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What's actually inside

No filler chapters, no recycled blog posts. Every chapter answers one question and gives you a list to check off.

Book 1 · 93 pages

The First 72 Hours

What three days actually means
Know your household
The first six hours
Water for three days
Food that actually keeps
When the power goes out
The cash rule
The documents folder
Medications & the seven-day rule
Text before you call
Stay or go
The ten-item kit done properly
Pets in the plan
The winter version
Book 2 · 76 pages

Prepared for Almost Nothing

The zero-dollar audit
The twenty-five dollar week
Water you already have
Food you already eat
The folder and the envelope
Light without lanterns
Heat without a generator
The free communication plan
Ready in a rental
The bag by the door
Grant Miller
About the author

Grant Miller

Grant has spent thirty years in emergency management and volunteer response — the person who shows up after the storm, not the one selling you a bunker. He started writing these guides after watching the same avoidable mistakes play out in household after household: no water, no documents, no plan for the dog.

His rule is simple: if a recommendation doesn't work in a two-bedroom apartment on a tight budget, it doesn't belong in the book.

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