Empires do not crash in a single afternoon. They thin out, they hollow from the inside, they change shape until one day the old name no longer fits what the thing has become. Rome teaches that lesson with relentless clarity and it matters for anyone trying to raise a family, build a small business, or set aside food and skills for hard times. If you want to understand what social decay looks… Read more
Financial Preparedness: 100 tips to SPREAD your money VS. economic collapse or failure. Save, cut, reduce and go without. Frugality at its finest. One of the biggest things to stress when striving for a financial preparedness is living below your means, and being as frugal as you need to be. With the cost of living increasing at a rate faster than our income rises, as well as a host of other possible… Read more
I'm not really sure why everyone continues to tell us the United States Economy is improving when its clear to see the middle class is being eliminated. As this happens our economy dies. Our economy doesn't depend on the small percent of rich that lives here does it? No, that's right it doesn't. What about the poor? Well they don't work or pay tax... the only thing they do is collect and… Read more
Could we ever see an economic collapse? Or a massive depression? Well do you pay attention to the news or the state or nation is? Many do not ask "if" they ask "when". Are you truly prepared if s#!t ever hits the fan? Whether it be a debilitating crisis, state of emergency or economic collapse and societal fallout, your going to want to be prepared. I have compiled a list in order… Read more
Our nation... bankrupting? An economic collapse? Sounds silly right? Things have always been the same and no matter what happens we endure and we survive. Our government and financial institutions will take care of everything. They would never let us falter. Anyway.. all we need to do is print more money, or borrow some from our best friend, China. We are 16 trillion in debt right now. And the way we are… Read more
America has had one heck of a leg up on other countries for many reasons. One of the biggest being the petrodollar. A petrodollar is a United States dollar earned by a country through the sale of its petroleum to another country. Since the 1970s the United States dollar has been the currency the world has used to trade oil all over the globe. With this obviously comes a great demand for… Read more
If the power goes out in your home and does not come back on for an extended period of time are you prepared? If you answered no then my question to you is why not? The preface for this entire website is survival when we have nothing to rely on but ourselves. Not only surviving in a post economic collapse but also surviving tough times. We all should be prepared for hard… Read more
Its never too early to think about surviving self-sufficiently if the aid of our government ever ceases to provide for us. But someday it may be too late. What I am saying is that there are many great reasons to start growing your very own garden. This post is going to be a somewhat generic introduction. And as I learn and experience more, I will share my updates and knowledge through this… Read more
Survive Our Collapse Building Self-Reliance in an Uncertain World