Nickels are the last form of “real” money that is still being distributed by the US government. So that means the metal in a nickel equals the fiat value given by the state. This is no longer the case for all other currency including dimes, quarters, half dollars and obviously so for digit ...

One of the most important things you can do to prepare is to assess your risks of what you may need to be preparing for. There are general preparedness skills and techniques that will serve you well in any emergency situation. But if you live on the coast of South Florida for example, you ...

In wake of the attack on Paris and ISIS threats claiming the US will be the next Target, the State Department has issued a “worldwide travel alert” for the next three months. And while the FBI has promised protection, the holiday season presents many opportunities for those looking to ...

Will society as we know it suddenly collapse? Maybe, but a more probable outcome is a delayed, slow breakdown of our modern society. High unemployment will cause families to burn through retirement funds and savings. Families will lose their homes to the banks they have borrowed from, and the ...

Imagine what could happen if your city or town was devastated by a EMP blast? Cars would die on the road, smartphones would be dead too, police forces would not be able to communicate, and the internet would be no longer accessible (oh, the horror!) An Electro Magnetic Pulse (EMP) is a blast of ...

The other day, from the top of a tall ladder, I reached my hand up into the front porch light fixture and, without looking in, unscrewed a burnt-out light bulb to replace it. When I actually did peer inside the boxy fixture to inspect it – thinking to clean it out – I was shocked ...

When preparing for disaster, the first things on a person’s mind are usually how to purify water, how to protect the family, etc. But what about your economic well-being? We all want an emergency fund in case the economy tanks, but is buying gold and silver really the answer? A lot of “what ...

If you have your Go Bag with you — as well you should — you should have several “modern methods” on-hand to start a fire including: water-proof matches, a lighter, and a magnesium striker. If for some reason you have been caught without these items, or they have been lost, or fail – ...

The modern world depends on electricity to power our computer-based international communications systems. If something happened that interrupted all the electronic signals in a large area that disabled regional networks in charge of everything from traffic lights to public assistance debit ...

In March of 1995, members of a so-called “Doomsday Cult,” known as “The Supreme Truth,” released a toxin in a Japanese subway that sickened 6,000 people and sowed panic during the morning commute. The attack woke up a relatively safe country to the risk of urban terrorism, and the reality of ...