Preparedness Notes for Friday — March 7, 2025

On March 7, 1530 English King Henry VIII‘s divorce request was denied by Pope Clement VII.   March 7, 1644: Massachusetts established the first two-chamber legislature in the colonies. — March 7, 1707 was the birthday of Stephen Hopkins, (Governor of Rhode Island) one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. — March 7, 1944 was the birthday of Townes Van Zandt, a gifted Texan singer/songwriter. (He died in 1997.) — Today we present a guest article from a SurvivalBlog reader that is not part of the writing contest judging. — We are seeking entries for Round 117 of …




Preparedness in the New Golden Age or Grimy Age – Part 4, by Single Farmer

Editor’s Introductory Note: This young man is prayerfully seeking a wife. He is offering an after-marriage gift of up to $50,000 to whoever introduces him to his bride with $18,000 after their marriage and another $16,000 to the individual who provided the introduction after the first two births of healthy children born to him and his wife, for a total potential gift of $50,000. For further details, see this link to his article posted on February 24th, 2025: My Quest For a Wife. — (Continued from Part 3.) Welcome to the Grimy Age In this future time after the “golden …




Economics & Investing For Preppers

Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. This column emphasizes JWR’s “tangibles heavy” investing strategy and contrarian perspective. Today, we examine the impact of new tariffs. Precious Metals: Central Bank Gold Buying Remained Strong to Kick Off 2025. o  o  o Silver Extends Rally Amid Risk-Off Sentiment. o  o  o Gold’s Price Disruption Eases as Trump Tariff Trade ‘Exhausted’. o  o  o A Jim Willie interview video: SWAP IT ALL, TODAY! My Last Message To …