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
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
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
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
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
