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Entries from January 2008

Stocks to Buy Before the Sky Falls

January 24th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Okay, so the stock market is heading into the toilet, your a survivalist contrarian, and think “stocks take a nose dive, shit hits the fan, how do I turn a dime?” Building off why I said Gold: Don’t Buy the Hype, it would be un-ranger-like of me to not follow up without suggesting a few SHTF stocks to […]

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Tags: Financial Security

Interest Rate Cut, Iran Nuke Juice, Russian Muscle, and NATO WILL Nuke First

January 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments

Ka-CHOW!
Sha-ZAM!
It’s a SHTF News Update!
The economy is in the toilet and we live in a world that loves war. That could sum up today’s post. Check the news on any day and you can find something foreboding going on, but I generally resist the temptation to blog it each day. When the accumulated SHTF News […]

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Tags: SHTF News

Gold Investing as a Survival Strategy - Don’t Buy the Hype!

January 22nd, 2008 · 15 Comments

Lots of gold chatter of late. I suspect I’m probably in the minority here, and trolls like Alphonse will tell me I’m no survivalist for expressing this view, but whatever. I’m not here to write only on the things you’ll all agree with me on, I’m here to voice my views, and to promote discussion and […]

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Tags: Financial Security

Maine Moose Meat / Hunting for Survival Purposes

January 21st, 2008 · 3 Comments

This post could also apply to anyone that lives near large, not-very-smart game.
Here it is, it arrived in the mail on Saturday, my 2008 Maine Moose Permit Application:

Moose hunting always brings mixed reactions from most people (though I suppose not with this crowd) as even many hunters don’t care much for it, saying things like, […]

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Tags: Hunting and Fishing · Food for Survival

So You Didn’t Marry a Survivalist

January 20th, 2008 · 9 Comments

Following up on my SHTF Chics Rule! post, let’s say your spouse isn’t hell bent on bunker building, but you want his/her preparedness support. How does one accomplish that?
(Note that I’m now using gender neutral language on this to address Sena and Anna’s comments on the prior mentioned post. There are SHTF homegirls viewing this site as well.)
Well, this is […]

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Tags: Women · Preparedness

What would YOU do with an $800.00 2008 tax rebate?

January 19th, 2008 · 12 Comments

Married? Make it $1,600! 
I’d be re-hashing economic news if I went into where the economy is heading. We all know the giant hand is heading toward the toilet bowl handle for the grand old *flussssssssssh*.

But FEAR NOT!
YOUR President has a plan!
Who wants eight hundred bucks?
Oh yes, TEOTWAWKI warriors. In case you didn’t catch yesterday’s news, […]

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Tags: Financial Security