It’s undeniable that the times are changing- maybe a little too fast- but every day it’s becoming more evident that developments like microchips and cryptocurrency are set to make ‘banking’ as we know it a thing of the past. With Facebook’s recent announcement that it plans to establish an “alternative financial system” based on its […]
Modern homesteading doesn’t typically come with all the same risks and difficulties as it did decades ago, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy, by any means. In addition to the usual challenges that come with working the land, there is one challenge you can always count on cropping up: money. While money is an issue […]
Over time, it seems a large percentage of people have come to believe that the coming collapse will present itself in the form of average Americans going to bed in their suburban neighborhoods and waking up to a Western version of Venezuela. As societies crumble all around the world, the media shows us starving children […]
Paying off as much of your debt as you can is the one biggest piece of advice we can give to our fellow preppers. The economy could implode any day. So we’ve put together this easy to follow guide to help you go debt free in 2019. “Most times people take on debt because of […]
European countries are continuing their self-destructive trend as Sweden races toward the finish line for becoming the world’s first entirely cashless society. The declines in cash circulation in 2016 and 2017 were the largest in recorded history, with nearly 50% of the country’s 1,400 banks refusing to accept physical money at all. As revealed by […]
As you already know, the federal government has been pumping free money into the banks since 2008, and now- right on schedule- we’re heading for another crisis. We’ve talked about the dangers of this policy before. The housing market has been hot for a long time; the government hands out money like candy, the banks […]
Peter Schiff, veteran stock broker and CEO of Euro Pacific Capital, predicts that although aspects of the forthcoming financial crisis will seem familiar, it will be even more devastating than the crash of 2008. As reported by RT News, he claims that the imminent devastation is due to the fact that “Unfortunately, no lessons were […]
The phrase ‘precious metals’ typically brings two specific elements to mind: silver and gold. While gold still holds its position as the sort of ‘universal’ precious metal (the luxury watch, the extravagant jewelry), it’s oftentimes mistakenly thought of as the only thing out there because it’s all that’s advertised. The truth is that there are countless ‘precious […]
In an emergency situation, you want to have a number of supplies that you can fall back on to ensure your survival, health, and safety. This requires collecting and maintaining a decent amount of those supplies even though you may never need them. Altogether, these supplies – including food and water stockpiles, first aid supplies, […]
It never ends. We are besieged by articles on today’s increasing economic inequality. These articles have three things in common: 1. Each one has a favorite explanation/boogeyman.2. Each one calls for political reforms to make things more equal.3. Each one fails to mention Pareto’s 20/80 law. Here is the main problem with these articles: economic […]
