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Bin Laden Dead, No Change in Prepper State

As I went to bed with­out check­ing the news, I guess I was one of the last peo­ple in the world to learn of the death of Osama Bin Laden. As some­one whose life-view was changed by 9/11, this is a momenteous event. Jus­tice was slow but, in the end, final. For prep­pers…

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What Boy Scouts (Sorry Ladies) is to Preparedness.

What Boy Scouts (Sorry Ladies) is to Preparedness.

When I was vis­it­ing fam­i­ly two week­ends ago, I was sit­ting at the kitchen table chat­ting with my moth­er. I hap­pened to lok down at the table and a brochure caught my eye. This brochure was for my old Boy Scout troop. It was their 100th anniver­sary of exis­tance, and…

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The Price of Money To Come

The Price of Money To Come

I’m not sure if that is a good title, but I am using it any­way… Sev­er­al months ago, I priced sil­ver, on a per ounce basis.  It was $31.00 and change.  I thought, Hmmm. I should buy some sil­ver.  I dis­re­gard­ed… I few weeks lat­er I looked at the price of sil­ver…

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Bad Situation

I always leave my gas tank with enough gas to allow me to dri­ve 100 miles or more should I need to escape the region quick­ly. I know that my tank holds enough to dri­ve 320–350 miles when full. Thus, when 200 miles rolls around, I fill up, peri­od. This is usu­al­ly on…

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Urban Blender

In any envi­ron­ment, blend­ing in can be an impor­tant sur­vival tac­tic. It is no dif­fer­ent in urban or sub­ur­ban sit­u­a­tions where fit­ting in keeps you under the radar and safe. Every­thing you do is either use­ful cam­ou­flage or dan­ger­ous attrac­tion, from the cloths you…

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Debt vs. Cash Flow

Debt vs. Cash Flow

Even with­out TEOTWAWKI we are all hurt­ing in the wal­let these days. And the prog­no­sis isn’t look­ing good for some time to come (at best). All forms of per­son­al finan­cial media are filled with arti­cles and advise about how it is soooooooo impor­tant to pay down your…

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