Survival Scout Tips — recession
Economic Survival Lessons from the Great Depression
6 Prepper Barter Lessons from History
10 Survival Lessons from the Great Depression
As we’ve seen with the 2008 great recession and the stock market ups and downs the past few weeks, our society will never be immune to negative economic outcomes. Whether it be a stock market crash or a foreign attack on our banking systems, there are a variety of potential situations that could negatively impact our financial well-being as individuals and as a country. Fortunately, there’s a lot we can learn about preparation for economic worst-case scenarios simply by looking at the recent past--the Great Depression for example. The Great Depression started when the stock market crashed in 1929 and...
Why Billionaires Are Now Preparing
Today, I want to talk about an interesting "trend" that was brought to my attention recently. Billionaires' Bunker Swimming Pool It's about the super-rich, and their renewed rush to get prepared. I wanted to get to the bottom of this... What do they know that we don't? What does it mean for hard-working everyday Americans like you and me? Â Â Why Billionaires Are Now Preparing In the past few weeks, several news outlets, from Fox News to The New Yorker, have been covering reports of the super-rich investing heavily in emergency preparedness. Everything from luxury condos built in missile...
- Tags: Global conflict, Preparedness, Recession
Chaos Brewing? Don't Wait for the World to Boil Over
When in wait and see mode... Have you ever got that feeling that you might be dreaming, even though you know you are fully awake? Or perhaps it's the world that is sleeping, and we're just waiting for it to "snap out of it." That's the feeling I have this morning. The world is currently in "wait and see" mode. This approach worries me more than anything else. As Patriots, it's our duty to see the world as it truly is, and take action. Not sit on our hands and wait. That's why I'm writing you this urgent message today....
- Tags: Contaminants, Global conflict, Recession, Water
The Truth About Gold-Backed Preparedness
- Tags: History, Preparedness, Recession
U.S. Debt Default - Gambling with Our Economy
MEDIA SLAMS "INSANE" PLAN TO DEFAULT ON U.S. DEBT In case you missed it, that was a headline from earlier this week. It grabbed a lot of attention, including from me, but not for the reasons you might think. To be fair, I try to stay out of the media mud-slinging and fear-mongering. My passion is helping folks like you get prepared for any and all emergency scenarios. That's what My Patriot Supply was built on - not media speculation. However, there's one thing about this story that gave me chills. It goes beyond the media sensationalism. Above all, this...
Important Things you Need to Know This Week
Important Things You Need To Know This Week I had originally intended to send out a quick note wishing everyone a Happy New Year and sharing some of our New Year's Resolutions. However, the events that have unfolded this week have led me to an entirely different type of message. I feel an obligation to address how these events are going to impact you and the preparedness world in general. Just four trading days into the New Year 1.6 trillion dollars in market value has been destroyed, according to the S&P Global 1200 report that was just released. Most of...
- Tags: Global conflict, Recession, Terrorism