Day: November 14, 2014

Notes for Friday – November 14, 2014

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Surviving Financial SHTF and Becoming Debt Free, by K.D. – Part 1

We recently experienced our own financial SHTF situation. Well, that’s true, if you could call six years “recent”. Before I get into our situation, I think a little history would be appropriate. The wife and I had started prepping together in 2002. We actually were taking baby steps prior to that but when the economy trashed we went all in. I thought that was it. There was no way we, as a nation, could just print money and keep the ship afloat. Early in 2009, I realized we may actually have a bit more time. If every civilized country in …


Letter Re: Ebola Unafraid

Hugh, I appreciate and enjoyed ShepherdFarmerGeek’s article and follow-up on “Ebola Unafraid”. However, I think a word of caution is in order. In particular, Vitamins A, C, and E are frequently synthetic versions of the natural vitamins; they are produced in factories, and the vitamin supplements are typically laced with GMO’s that are involved with the manufacturing process. Vitamin C sold as “Ascorbic Acid” is actually a derivative of mold. I am not a doctor or even a nutritionist, but I have read enough to know that we should avoid the cheap forms of these vitamins. Vitamin D3 is safe …


Economics and Investing:

Vladimir Putin “Prepares For Economic War”, Buys Whopping 55 Tonnes Of Gold In Q3 o o o The Economic End Game Explained. – J.W. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Ask The Expert Interview with Chris Martenson from Peak Prosperity Mortgage Volume Stalls with Rates 24 Reasons Why Millennials Are Screaming Mad About Our Unfair Economy


Odds ‘n Sods:

15 Doomsday Fiction Books That May Soon Become Reality – J.W. o o o In a recent incident in western Oregon, a man was arrested on his own property for filming police from across the street. This police must learn that they cannot trample our First Amendment right to document public events. Join CFAPA.org, folks! Membership and press credentials are available free of charge. o o o SWAT team shoots lap dog. – T.P. As usual, it’s not cut and dried; it’s a complicated altercation with police, but it is an indication of current police mentality. Warning: foul language o …