Day: October 3, 2025

Preparedness Notes for Friday — October 3, 2025

On October 3, 1712, The Duke of Montrose issued a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor. — And on October 3, 1913, the  US Federal income tax was signed into law (at 1%) by President Woodrow Wilson. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 121 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate. This can be used for any of their one, two, or three-day course (a $1,095 value), A Peak Refuel “Wasatch Pack” variety of 60 servings of premium freeze-dried …


How To Buy and Store Gold and Silver – Part 1, by Rocket J. Squirrel

Up front: Select a trustworthy dealer and place your order. But there are many complexities and nuances that I will explain. Please forgive me if I have left any of your questions unanswered, but I endeavor to include all needed information to keep you out of trouble. First, what should you buy? Here are some of the options. Forms of Gold and Silver Jewelry Bars/Ingots Coins (“rounds” produced by private mints, typically silver) Coins (from sovereign mints, historic and current coins) USA Silver Dollars Junk Silver 90% (USA pre-1965 dimes, quarters and half-dollars) Junk Silver 40% (USA Kennedy Half-Dollars minted …


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, news of new highs for gold. (See the Precious Metals section.) Precious Metals: Reader H.L. suggested this article: Gold hit a new record. What Deutsche Bank says is driving the price of the metal. o  o  o At Gold-Eagle.com: Inflation: The Dow Is Down 36 Percent in Gold Terms Since 1929. o  o  o A …