Economy

Hedging Economic Bets, Why I Buy Junk Silver and Silver Rounds

February 27, 2013
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As I can afford to do it, I have been buying silver.  Mostly silver rounds. I have a small stash of silver rounds primarily in hopes of hedging my bets against economic downturn or to hopefully capitalize on rising prices at some juncture, assuming they go above the current spot rate.  I also have to preface this [...]

Tagged as: Economy, Gold and Silver, Silver

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Local or Alternative Currency in a Community for Higher Economic Sustainability

August 21, 2012
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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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Honestly, Where is the Answer?

January 13, 2012
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Honestly, I have not been motivated to write recently.  I feel like work is consuming my life over the past several months.  Being in sales I am not surprised, but I feel like I am working harder longer hours for smaller rewards.  The question I ask myself, “am I working hard enough?”  I am wondering [...]

Tagged as: Economy, Media, National Defense Authorization Act, NDAA, Personal

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National Traffic System – A Good Resource to Know!

January 3, 2012
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No, this isn’t about driving or getting from A to B. The National Traffic System (NTS) is a network of amateur radio operators around the country (there is similar operations internationally but with different rules) that in times of emergencies can rely brief messages into and out of a disaster location. Organizations such as the [...]

Tagged as: civil unrest, Economy, General, Guest Post, Preparedness

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The SHTF Is Here – Hurray (NOT!!)

December 27, 2011
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That title caught your attention for sure! But believe it or not, there are people out there who actually want and hope for a massive, national SHTF event! You can see it in the way many people on a large number of prepper sites write or the videos they produce. They are outright gitty at [...]

Tagged as: Economy, General, Guest Post, Politics

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Endless Fall – Part 6: Trouble Comes For Dinner (Alternate Ending)

December 6, 2011
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Note: The following is the sixth installment of a series that represents a first-hand chronicle of a fictional economic collapse in the United States. This series is to be viewed as only one possible scenario. Contains explicit language.   May 2 – 195 days after Black Swan Day My Dearest Children – April showers might [...]

Tagged as: civil unrest, Economy, Food, Guest Post, Guns / Weapons, Levels of Awareness, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

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Endless Fall – Part 6: Trouble Comes For Dinner

November 29, 2011
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Note: The following is the sixth installment of a series that represents a first-hand chronicle of a fictional economic collapse in the United States. This series is to be viewed as only one possible scenario. Contains explicit language.   May 2 – 195 days after Black Swan Day My Dearest Children – April showers might [...]

Tagged as: civil unrest, Crime, Economy, Food, Guest Post, Levels of Awareness, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

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Endless Fall – Part 5: Hell Comes To Frog Town

November 15, 2011
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Note: The following is the fifth installment of a series that represents a first-hand chronicle of a fictional economic collapse in the United States. This series is to be viewed as only one possible scenario.   April 2 – 165 days after Black Swan Day My Dearest Children – Spring has sprung. Unfortunately the warmer [...]

Tagged as: civil unrest, Crime, Economy, Food, Government, Guest Post, Levels of Awareness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

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Book Review: Surviving the Economic Collapse

November 9, 2011
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I recently heard of a man called Fernando “Ferfal” Aguirre from Jack Spirko over at The Survival Podcast. Ferfal is from Argentina and has lived through their economic crash from December 2001 until today. He wrote a booked about his experience called Surviving The Economic Collapse. He also has a blog called The Modern Survivalist. I [...]

Tagged as: Barter, Books, civil unrest, Crime, Economy, first aid, Gold and Silver, Guns / Weapons, Health, Knives, Levels of Awareness, Physical Fitness, Psychology

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Endless Fall – Part 4: Beware the Ides of March

November 8, 2011
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Note: The following is the fourth installment of a series that represents a first-hand chronicle of a fictional economic collapse in the United States. This series is to be viewed as only one possible scenario.   March 12 – 144 days after Black Swan Day   My Dearest Children – Spring is finally here. Looks [...]

Tagged as: Economy, Entertainment, Guest Post, Preparedness

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