The Rising Tide of Food Prices in 2024 — Beef and Pork in Focus

by suburban | Feb 26, 2024 | Food, Food Storage, Homesteading, Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Survivalism, Urban Survival

As we step into 2024, the shad­ow of ris­ing food prices looms large, par­tic­u­lar­ly in the realms of beef and pork. This surge is not just a blip on the eco­nom­ic radar but a trend that’s been build­ing, influ­enced by a com­plex web of fac­tors from cli­mate to... Read more

How Inflation and Shrinkflation Affects Families, Economy, and Being a Prepper

by suburban | Jan 22, 2022 | Economy, Inflation, Preparedness, Prepping

When infla­tion is ris­ing, a lot of peo­ple feel the pinch in their wal­lets. How­ev­er, infla­tion is not just ris­ing prices mak­ing every­thing you have less impres­sive. Infla­tion can be mea­sured in many dif­fer­ent ways. Income infla­tion mea­sures how fast... Read more

The Price of Money To Come

by suburban | Apr 28, 2011 | Gold and Silver, Money, Precious Metals

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... Read more