Money

Local or Alternative Currency in a Community for Higher Economic Sustainability

August 21, 2012

On the ride home from my boss’s office on Monday evening this week, I was thinking about the economy, and the ramifications of economic collapse. I thought about how it would effect where I live in NJ today, and I thought about how it might effect my home town, a small town in rural Pennsylvania. [...]

Tagged as: Barter, Currency, Economics, Economy, Money, Resources

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The Final Preparation – Part 3: Trust Worthy

January 24, 2012

In the first two parts of this series I discussed many of the misconceptions and blatant head-in-the-sand reasons people offer for not doing any estate planning and we discussed an overview use of a Will (Last Will & Testament). In the final part of the series I want to discuss one of the most misunderstood [...]

Tagged as: General, Guest Post, Money, Preparedness

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The Final Preparation – Part 2: Where There Is A Will…

January 17, 2012

In the first part of this series it was pointed out many of the ridiculous and frankly lame excuses people often give for not preparing (“getting their affairs in order” as the old saying goes) for their ultimate demise. Regardless of a disaster, we are all going to meet the same fate in the end. [...]

Tagged as: General, Guest Post, Money, Preparedness

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The Final Preparation – Part 1: Dare to Consider

January 10, 2012

Death and taxes. The two things the old joke says can’t be avoided (and these days I often think the order of those two should be reversed!). No matter how fit we are, how healthy a life style we live, no matter how great our healthcare is, it doesn’t matter. Sooner or later, as the [...]

Tagged as: General, Guest Post, Money, Preparedness

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It’s All About the Jobs

November 2, 2011

I read this article and became really concerned, frightened even. The figures from payroll taxes reported to the Social Security Administration on jobs and pay are, in a word, awful. Even more alarming is this graph with the title “Fewer Jobs, Less Pay”: http://www.flickr.com/photos/61336135@N06/6273282342/ And from the rest of the article: More significantly, the number of people [...]

Tagged as: civil unrest, Crime, Economy, Gold and Silver, Money, Personal, prepping

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Gold: A Misunderstood Metal

October 11, 2011

With the remarkable rise in the price of gold over the last 2 years (as of writing this) as well as the apparent uncertainties, even declines, in more traditional icons of American economic prowess the yellow metal has once again come to the forefront of interest by both preppers and individual investors. Add to that [...]

Tagged as: Economy, Gold, Guest Post, Money, Personal, Silver

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Who Will Help me Eat My Bread?

October 4, 2011

There is an old children’s story about someone who asks “Who will help me make my bread?” No one helps. No one helps plant the wheat, harvest the wheat, mill the wheat, make the dough, or bake it. But at the end when it is asked who will help eat the bread everyone comes running [...]

Tagged as: Barter, Bartering, Food, Money, Preparedness, Self Reliance, Survivalism

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Promises To Keep : Your New Post-SHFT Credit Card

September 27, 2011

There is no honor among thieves. But, thankfully, most people aren’t thieves. Even in a SHTF scenario, with some exception (e.g. Katrina), most people do behave well. For the most part. Living in or near a big city it can be hard to understand that a persons’ word still holds value for a large number [...]

Tagged as: Barter, Batering, Money, Survivalism

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The $5.00 Tipping Point?

September 13, 2011

As of writing this crude oil is still flowing in the Middle East and through the Suez Canal (as well as other products) in spite of the chaos in Egypt. Will that last is the question. And yet even with the continuation of oil world prices for crude are rising as is gasoline at the [...]

Tagged as: Bugging Out, civil unrest, Fuel, Gasoline, Money, Oil, suburban survival, Urban Survival

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Fears of A Prepper

August 9, 2011

(With the economic events of the past few days I feel it is important to get this though out now instead of a couple of months from now when I first planned to publish it.) I am that dreadful, blighting thing, Like rat holes to the flood. Like rust that gnaws the faultless blade, Like [...]

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