Interesting Conversation

by suburban | Nov 28, 2010 | Economy, Preparedness, Self Reliance

I have a friend that is a finan­cial advi­sor and stock bro­ker in the NYC area.  I actu­al­ly have a few of them, but last evening while we were out to din­ner in NYC, he men­tioned a cou­ple of his pre­dic­tions for our econ­o­my in the not to dis­tant future.... Read more

One Hour Meltdown and More. Thanks Survival Mom.

by suburban | Nov 11, 2010 | Money, suburban survival, Survivalism, Urban Survival

Thanks for scar­ing me to death…  Not real­ly… Back in Jan­u­ary of 2010 The Sur­vival­Mom pub­lished a post on “The One-Hour Melt­down.”  I actu­al­ly came across this last week for the first time.  Not sure how I missed it, but, in trolling her blog,... Read more

Prepping And The Cost Of Spending.

by suburban | Jul 12, 2010 | Money, Preparedness, suburban survival

Prep­ping can be expen­sive.  Peo­ple like to bite off more than they can chew.  I did it.  I felt I need­ed every­thing “now.”  Food, gear, etc.  When I final­ly set­tled into becom­ing a prep­per I slowed down, took inven­to­ry of what I... Read more

If The Job Situation In the United States Isn’t A SHTF, I Don’t Know What Is…

by suburban | Jul 6, 2010 | Economy, Jobs, Money, suburban survival

Here is a blog post from The Eco­nom­ic Col­lapse Blog talk­ing about the US and our job sit­u­a­tion.  If this isn’t a SHTF sit­u­a­tion I don’t know what is.  Prep­ping for the future is some­thing I think is not only smart, it is a require­ment.... Read more

Money, the Forgotten Prep?

by suburban | Jul 2, 2010 | Bug In, Bug Out, But Out Bag, Money, Preparedness, suburban survival

I am guilty of this myself.  Being in the sub­urbs of one of the most fas­ci­nat­ing cities on the plan­et (to me) I too am guilty of whip­ping out a cred­it card or check card for every pur­chase.  What if the pow­er grid were to go down?  What if the... Read more