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 
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 
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 
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 
by suburban | Dec 20, 2010 | Barter, Bug In, Bug Out, Currency, Money, suburban survival, Urban Survival
I cannot deny it. I have not bartered or traded anything in about 20 years. The last thing I bartered was wen I was in business for myself, and my customer was an outdoor outfittter type of retail establishment and I bartered a Solstace Jacket,... Read more 
