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

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

The Final Preparation – Part 3: Trust Worthy

by ST | Jan 24, 2012 | General, Guest Posts, Money, Preparedness

 In the first two parts of this series I dis­cussed many of the mis­con­cep­tions and bla­tant head-in-the-sand rea­sons peo­ple offer for not doing any estate plan­ning and we dis­cussed an overview use of a Will (Last Will & Tes­ta­ment). In the final part... Read more

The Final Preparation – Part 2: Where There Is A Will…

by ST | Jan 17, 2012 | General, Guest Posts, Money, Preparedness

In the first part of this series it was point­ed out many of the ridicu­lous and frankly lame excus­es peo­ple often give for not prepar­ing (“get­ting their affairs in order” as the old say­ing goes) for their ulti­mate demise. Regard­less of a dis­as­ter, we are all... Read more

The Final Preparation – Part 1: Dare to Consider

by ST | Jan 10, 2012 | General, Guest Posts, Money, Preparedness

Death and tax­es. The two things the old joke says can’t be avoid­ed (and these days I often think the order of those two should be reversed!). No mat­ter how fit we are, how healthy a life style we live, no mat­ter how great our health­care is, it doesn’t mat­ter.... Read more

It’s All About the Jobs

by Prepperjim | Nov 2, 2011 | Civil Unrest, Crime, Economy, Gold and Silver, Money, Personal, Prepping

I read this arti­cle and became real­ly con­cerned, fright­ened even. The fig­ures from pay­roll tax­es report­ed to the Social Secu­ri­ty Admin­is­tra­tion on jobs and pay are, in a word, awful. Even more alarm­ing is this graph with the title “Few­er Jobs,... Read more