by suburban | Jan 22, 2022 | Economy, Inflation, Preparedness, Prepping
When inflation is rising, a lot of people feel the pinch in their wallets. However, inflation is not just rising prices making everything you have less impressive. Inflation can be measured in many different ways. Income inflation measures how fast prices are rising... Read more
by suburban | Mar 21, 2015 | Economy, Money
Yesterday I tweeted Mike Maloney’s Part four in a series I thought I would share. It is a year+ old, but if you have not seen it, it is completely worth your time to do so. There are five videos in the series, and here they are for you if you have not already... Read more
by suburban | Oct 14, 2013 | Economy, Government, Money, Politics, suburban survival, Urban Survival
Over the weekend you no doubt heard about the EBT outage that bright the system to a halt. If you don’t know what EBT is, it means “Electronic Benefits Transfer” and is the electronic version of the “Food Stamp Program.” So, this means... Read more
by suburban | Jun 29, 2013 | Economy, Money
It has been argued by those in the prepper and survival community that because nickels (pre-2011ish) contain 75% copper and 25 % nickel will appreciate with inflation and/or precious metals. It’s been said that the price of the nickel will go up in a post... Read more
by suburban | Feb 27, 2013 | Economy, Precious Metals, Preparedness
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... Read more
by suburban | Aug 21, 2012 | Economy, Money
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,... Read more
