Category Archives: News and Events

Hang On To Your Nickels

Last month I discussed the wisdom of holding on to any pennies you may have around the house that were minted prior to 1982 because the copper content of those pennies is now close to three and a half cents … Continue reading

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The Consequences of Obama’s Executive Order

With President Obama’s recent National Defense Resources Preparedness Executive Order, some have been quick to dismiss the consequences of the order and others have struggled to understand how it actually affects them. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

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What To Do Before You’re Dead

Six days ago we had a bit of excitement at our place. My wife Connie collapsed onto the floor in a catatonic stupor.  I could neither lift her back up, nor communicate my need for her to assist me in … Continue reading

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Obama Executive Order

Unbeknownst to the majority of the American public, the U.S. Government has a common practice of “dumping” government documents on late-Friday afternoons just as the news cycle for the week wraps up. This allows the administration to avoid widespread coverage … Continue reading

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Preparedness Q and A #3

Pattibeatty asked a two part question:  Would like to ask a question but have never posted here before, hope I’m doing this correctly.  I will not have the option of “bugging out” when SHTF so how would you recommend disguising … Continue reading

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Save Your Pennies!

Knowing my penchant for advocating the storing of junk silver coins against a future need, a friend asked me if I thought it was a good idea to start saving pennies for their copper content.  The answer is yes, I … Continue reading

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Earthquake Tomorrow!

I’ve been seeing some advertising around for the Great Utah ShakeOut, which is basically a giant, statewide earthquake drill.  It’s happening tomorrow (April 17th) at 10:15 am and supposedly almost a million people have registered stating that they will participate: … Continue reading

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Don’t Sell Your Jewelry

If ever there was a testament to the ignorance of the American people, it is the enthusiasm with which so many of them have rushed to give away their valuables these past couple of years in exchange for near-worthless pieces … Continue reading

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How You’ll Pay for Iran’s Nukes

Iran is moving closer to nuclear weapon capability and this reality has the power not only to affect your dinner conversations, but what you’ll pay for dinner itself. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

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The Muppet Manifesto

Investment giant Goldman Sachs is suddenly hemorrhaging clients, as many long-time investors are ditching that company and taking their money out.  By now you’ve heard of Greg Smith, the former executive at Goldman Sachs whose very public resignation letter was … Continue reading

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