Mike Maloney’s “Hidden Secrets of Money,” Series that You Need to Know About.

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... 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

The EBT Scare, Panic, and the Lesson

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

Are Pre-2011 Nickels Worth the Hedge?

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... Read more

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

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,... 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