Day: June 8, 2014

Notes for Sunday – June 08, 2014

Today we present another entry for Round 53 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The $11,000+ worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate, good for any one, two, or three course (a $1,195 value), A course certificate from onPoint Tactical. This certificate will be for the prize winner’s choice of three-day civilian courses. (Excluding those restricted for military or government teams.) Three day onPoint courses normally cost $795, Two cases of Mountain House freeze dried assorted entrees in #10 cans, courtesy of Ready Made Resources (a $350 value), A $300 gift …


Seventy-Five Ways To Save Money For Prepping, by E.S.

There seems to be a significant uptick in the number of people who are concerned about preparing for unforeseen circumstances. Have you been studying on the necessity of prepping, but you wonder how you can afford it? Do you read article after article that outlines someone else’s backup plan, the backup to the backup plan, as well as plans A, B, and C on any number of topics? Are you concerned about inflation and food prices but can barely afford to feed and clothe your children? So am I. Flash back to 2012, when Hurricane Sandy made landfall on the …


Letter Re: Getting A Real Education

HJL, No disputes on the article from me. It points out that the “college education” and the attendant debt only assures more debt and dubious occupation opportunities. I made the error of having a career. When the economy went down the tubes and I was out of work, I did the degree thing. I was left with debt. Essentially no job opportunities were there. The economy was still failing. Because I had experience and an education, I was told I was “overqualified”. Say what? Reentry in the job market was at minimum wage, in a job normally filled by a …


Economics and Investing:

One Ton Gold Shipment Into Hong Kong Revealed To Contain Just Worthless Metal – B.B. o o o Steve Forbes: Link dollar to gold or face Great Depression II – G.G. o o o Items from Mr Econocobas: Companies Add Fewer Workers Than Forecast, ADP Data Show Fed’s Fisher Wants October End to QE3; Sees No 2014 Rate Hike Ya Think? “Student-Loan Debt May Hamper Economy, Senate Panel Hears” Half The Country Makes Less Than $27,520 A Year and 15 Other Signs The Middle Class is Dying


Odds ‘n Sods:

Payday Lenders Sue Regulators Over Operation Choke Point – G.G. o o o Some great ideas to lighten the load… of a bug out bag? 13 Clever Camping Hacks to Make the Outdoors More Fun – R.J. o o o I’m using this as an excuse for all those times I ate dirt as a kid. Seriously, in the day and age where even the grocery store supplies disinfectant wipes at the door, is it any wonder that we have no immunity? Newborns Exposed to Dirt, Dander and Germs May Have Lower Allergy and Asthma Risk – H.L. o o …


Hugh’s Quote of the Day:

“[He] is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: for by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: and he is before all things, and by him all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. For it pleased the Father that in him should …