How you prepare today for your retirement may well determine if you spend it on a cruise or pinching pennies.

Prepping for the Inevitable: Retirement and Death

How you prep today for your retirement may well determine if you spend it on a cruise or pinching pennies.
I did some serious shooting with my suppressor, and it was a learning experience.

My Suppressor is Teaching Me a Lesson

There's a reason we train, and Pete ran across two problems while training that he was able to solve now rather than after the SHTF.
Products purchased at Sam's Club

Are you Tired of Prepping Yet?

Do you get tired of prepping? Or run out of money and have to stop prepping? That's perfectly normal and OK to take a break.
Whether it's Spam, ammo or gold, stack it deep when you can afford to do so.

Stacking it Deep When you Can

If your need it for prepping, you probably need even MORE of it, so buy it cheap and stack it deep while you still can.
The internet can be a critical source of information during a crisis, as long as you can connect.

Choosing Between Fiber and Starlink Internet for Preppers

One day last week, I heard a big diesel truck lumbering up the mountain, so I threw on my boots and went outside to...
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How to Prep for Economic Disasters

You may be prepared for natural disasters, but what about bank failures or an economic collapse? Do you have a long-term financial plan?
A house with solar panels on its roof.

Living with Solar Power: A One Year Update

Living with our whole-house solar power generating system and backup batteries has not been seamless, but was it worth the investment?
This illustration from the WSJ highlights some of the price increases they observed on Amazon.com in the past six months.

To Save Money, Don’t Buy Groceries on Amazon

Amazon has been raising prices on inexpensive items for the past six months while prices have fallen at Walmart.
If these latest cans of Spam I saw at Sam's Club are any indication, Spam is now being designated as "Spam Classic."

A Cycle of Life and Preparedness

Prepping has been' been a life-long journey for Pete, and he is still making forward progress. How is your journey going?
China may be just two or three years away from blockading or invading Taiwan. AI generated image.

China is the Big Threat

The Russian war in Ukraine is a distraction. You should be prepping for war with China, They are the bigger threat.