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. We also cover hedges, derivatives, and obscura. Most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor, JWR. Today, we look at stocking up on magazines, as a legislation hedge. (See the Tangibles Investing section.) Precious Metals: Reported back on July 14th: Gold hammered, analysts warn of capitulation event if price drops below pre-pandemic levels. o  o  o Copper/gold ratio shows Fed monetary policy is too tight – MKS PAMP. Economy …



Preparedness Notes for Thursday — July 21, 2022

July 21st is the birthday of Ernest Hemingway. He was born in 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois. He committed suicide on July 2, 1961 in Ketchum, Idaho, after being diagnosed with haemochromatosis, and after electroshock treatments failed to lift him from chronic alcoholic depression. He lived a sad life but was a great writer. — Today we present an article that is too short to be considered as an entry for Round 101 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. Round 101 ends on July 31st, so get busy writing and e-mail us your entry. Remember that there is a 1,500-word …


The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods

SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods— a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from “JWR”. Our goal is to educate our readers, to help them to recognize emerging threats, and to be better prepared for both disasters and negative societal trends. You can’t mitigate a risk if you haven’t first identified a risk. Today, we present some links to articles on censorship and restrictions on gun ownership. My late mother was fond of describing government policy and actions in modern society this way: “It is all about …



Preparedness Notes for Wednesday — July 20, 2022

Today is the birthday of novelist Cormac McCarthy (born, 1933.) He is the author of the survivalist novel The Road, which later became a popular movie with the same title. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 101 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: The photovoltaic power specialists at Quantum Harvest LLC  are providing a store-wide 10% off coupon. Depending on the model chosen, this could be worth more than $2000. A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate. This can be used for any of their one, two, …


SurvivalBlog Readers’ & Editors’ Snippets

This weekly column is a collection of short snippets: responses to posted articles, practical self-sufficiency items, how-tos, lessons learned, tips and tricks, and news items — both from readers and from SurvivalBlog’s editors. Note that we may select some long e-mails for posting as separate letters. — First, foremost, and for your immediate action on mitigation: Have you seen this bill, now undergoing markup, in congress? H.R. 1808. This is REALLY bad legislation: This ban is like a flashback to 1994, but even worse. It is patterned after California’s notoriously-bad semi-auto and magazine bans. Unlike the Federal 1994-2004 ban, it …


The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is impossible that a nation of infidels or idolaters should be a nation of freemen. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience, is incompatible with freedom. No free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue; and by a frequent recurrence to fundamental principles. No free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people but by a firm adherence …


Preparedness Notes for Tuesday — July 19, 2022

July 19th is coincidentally the birthday of handgun designers Samuel Colt (born 1814) and Gaston Glock (born 1929). On July 19, 1799: The Rosetta Stone was found by a French soldier serving under Napoleon. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 101 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: The photovoltaic power specialists at Quantum Harvest LLC  are providing a store-wide 10% off coupon. Depending on the model chosen, this could be worth more than $2000. A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate. This can be used for any …


SurvivalBlog’s News From The American Redoubt

This weekly column features news stories and event announcements from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. We also mention companies of interest to preppers and survivalists that are located in the American Redoubt region. Today, we focus on the 2022 fire season in the American Redoubt.   (See the Region-Wide section.) Region-Wide Update: Northern Rockies Geographical Area Summer Fire Season Outlook. o  o  o And for the U.S. and Canada, as of July 12, 2022: North American Seasonal Fire Assessment and …



Preparedness Notes for Monday — July 18, 2022

July 18th, 1954 was the birthday of Ricky Skaggs, an American country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, mandocaster, and banjo. He has been charming audiences since he was just a lad. — I’ve had several readers inquire about the availability of our waterproof USB SurvivalBlog Archives sticks. We ran a sale on the small remainder of the 2005-2021 edition sticks on July 4th. Those sold out in just eight  hours. Be advised thet we won’t have any more available until February of 2023, when the planned 2005-2022 edition …


Recipe of the Week: Summer Vegetable Harvest Soup

The following recipe for a Summer Vegetable Harvest Soup is from reader J.S.. This soup can be prepared in just half an hour. Ingredients 1 small onion, quartered and thinly sliced 1 tablespoon olive oil 4 cups chicken broth (or vegetable broth) 1 can (15-1/2 ounces) navy beans, rinsed and drained 1/2 cup diced peeled potato 1/2 cup cut fresh green beans (2-inch long pieces) 1 cup sliced zucchini 1/2 cup chopped peeled tomato 1/4 teaspoon pepper (or to taste) 1/8 teaspoon ground turmeric 1/4 cup chopped celery leaves 2 tablespoons tomato paste Directions In a large saucepan, saute onion …


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. We also cover hedges, derivatives, and obscura. Most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor, JWR. Today, we look at continuing inflation and some implications of the falling price of copper. Precious Metals: We’ll lead off with this great piece from the Ann Barnhardt archives: WE ARE THE GOLD. o  o  o Greyerz: Falling Gold Prices Explained. o  o  o Video interview with Andrew Maguire:  Live From The Vault …