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 
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 | 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 
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 | 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... Read more 
