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 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

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