The tensions over Iran’s nuclear program are growing on a daily basis. Events over the past few month seem to be leading to the conclusion that it is only a matter of time if not a matter of short time before there is a military strike against Iran. Daily headlines read if diplomacy and sanctions [...]

At the start of a new year we never know what we will be facing. Being prepared and planning for the unexpected will help you face whatever challenges that may come your way. Here are the top 10 events you may want to keep on your radar in the coming year. 10) 2012. According to [...]

In my first article 32 Events You Should Have Been Prepared For This Year I listed unexpected events that were good reasons why you should prep and be prepared. Here are another 11 events and another 11 reasons why prepping and preparedness should be a way of life. September: 17th) Occupy Wall Street starts, occupy [...]

The Occupy Wall Street movement has spread to other states and is now spreading to Europe and Asia. We have seen civil unrest in Egypt and London in the past year. Thanks to social media it has become even easier and quicker to organize a protest. I think we will continue to see more social [...]

On this 10th anniversary of 9/11, if you need a reminder of why you should prep and be prepared for the unexpected here is a list of 32 events you should have been prepared for so far this year. January: New Year’s Eve, 2010 more than 5,000 dead red-winged blackbirds and starlings were found in [...]

What do the following articles have in common? Visa Digital Wallet Accelerates Mobile-Payments Race McDonald’s upgrades — cashiers out, computers in AT&T, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile adjust plans for cellphones-as-digital-wallets service They are all signs of the coming digital cashless society. The day is coming where you have no choice but to use a credit [...]

Came across this interesting article on the America’s Middle Class Crisis: The Sobering Facts. The first sobering fact is: “There are 8.5 million people receiving unemployment insurance and over 40 million receiving food stamps.” The first thing I think of is what do 40 million people do when there is no food to buy with [...]

Well it looks like the silver correction is under way. A drop of $14 per ounce in a week. Hopefully some of you reading took my advice last week and sold some of your silver in the $47-$48 range to buy preps. Put it this way if you sold 10 ounces of silver last week [...]

Stopped at the grocery store earlier today for a few things, a few things always turns into $50. I noticed they had soup on sale 10 for $10. Really? A buck each for a can of cream of mushroom soup? It doesn’t seem that many years ago a can of soup was .29¢. I have [...]

This is a great article on 20 Reasons to Be Prepared for a Global Food Crisis. This is a great example of why you need to keep up with the daily news and what is going on in the world. If you read the articles in the links he provides it will become even more [...]