Assessing the Credibility of a Financial Collapse in the United States in the Near Future

by suburban | Jan 9, 2024 | Banking, Currency, Economy, Man Made Disaster, Money, Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Immi­nent Threat Series: Assess­ing the Cred­i­bil­i­ty of a Finan­cial Col­lapse in the Unit­ed States in the Near Future Intro­duc­tion In an era marked by unprece­dent­ed glob­al eco­nom­ic chal­lenges, the specter of a finan­cial col­lapse in the Unit­ed States... Read more

The Importance of Creating Your Own Currency for Preparedness Groups

by suburban | May 4, 2023 | Barter, Currency, General, Money, Mutual Assistance Group, Precious Metals, Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Urban Survival

If you are a mem­ber of a pre­pared­ness or mutu­al assis­tance group, I feel it is get­ting to be much more impor­tant to under­stand the impor­tance of being ready for any emer­gency sit­u­a­tion. You hope­ful­ly stock­pile food stor­age, water, and med­ical... Read more

The Silicon Valley Bank Failure: What It Means for Your Wallet and the U.S. Economy

by suburban | Mar 11, 2023 | Banking, Currency, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Over the past few weeks, news of the Sil­i­con Val­ley Bank fail­ing has been mak­ing head­lines, caus­ing wor­ry and con­cern among investors, busi­ness­es, and the gen­er­al pub­lic. The bank, which spe­cial­izes in pro­vid­ing financ­ing and bank­ing ser­vices to... Read more

The Frightening Thought of a Potential FDIC-Backed Banking Bail-In in 2023: What You Need to Know

by suburban | Feb 19, 2023 | Banking, Currency, Economy, Money, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

The eco­nom­ic land­scape is con­stant­ly chang­ing, and as a result, so are the reg­u­la­tions that gov­ern the finan­cial ser­vices indus­try. The emer­gence of the FDIC-backed bank­ing bail-in is one of the lat­est devel­op­ments that has the poten­tial to... Read more

Precious Metals As Currency, My Thoughts

by suburban | Feb 1, 2015 | Barter, Currency, Economy, Gold and Silver, Money, Precious Metals, Preparedness, Prepping, suburban survival, Urban Survival

I have a some­what skewed view of pre­cious met­als. I believe that in a post SHTF sit­u­a­tion peo­ple will not just turn to pre­cious met­als as cur­ren­cy.  The aver­age per­son will raid their change jar and use what­ev­er cash they have on hand to pay for... Read more

Local or Alternative Currency in a Community for Higher Economic Sustainability

by suburban | Aug 21, 2012 | Barter, Currency, Economy, Money, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

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... Read more