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A one-ounce gold Krugerrand

Gold Hits Another Record as Silver also Shines

Gold hits another record, causing the Krugerrand Pete bought prior to Y2K to be worth ten times what he paid for it.
One shelf of canned goods in Pete's Prepper Pantry.

How Inflation Affects your Prepper Pantry

Inflation has increased the cost of food for your prepper pantry. We price shop Walmart, Amazon, Costco and Sam's Club to find the lowest prices.
Home ownership, once a key component of the American Dream, is becoming unreachable for many Americans.

Bad Economic News Reflected in Earnings Reports

In what are signs of a possible recession, Dollar General, Lululemon, and Ulta Beauty all failed to meet expectations and saw their shares decline.
Ice cream cones are now six to thirteen times more expensive than they were when I worked in an ice cream parlor back in high school. That's some serious inflation!

Food Inflation, Ice Cream, and the Death of Eating Out

Food inflation is up 30 to 40 percent int he past five years. That's bad, but its nothing when you look at how costs have risen in the past 40 years.
This giant zucchini was so big, we fed it to the chickens. But we eat plenty of them when they are smaller.

Inflation is Everywhere; Thank Goodness for Home-Grown Food

Inflation hits hardest in the grocery store, but you can offset that with a garden and livestock. It can also add some spending money to your pocket.
Inflation is soaring. Image based on an image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

Inflation Hits 20 Percent Under Biden

Inflation, taxes, and recession fears are not only hurting everyday Americans, they are crushing small businesses, the economic engine of America.
Foreclosures are not unusual in a recession.

The Bad Economic News Will Continue Until Morale Improves

As the debt spiral drags us under, it will be increasingly difficult to avoid inflation, a recession, stagflation or even hyperinflation.
These old mercury times have about $1.60 worth of silver in each one. You should be able to buy junk silver staring at 18 times face value.

Silver Price Plunges 3.5 Percent on Tuesday

Silver went from $22.90 to about $22 per ounce during the first two hours of trading on the New York spot market. That’s about 3.5 percent.
The flag of Argentina.

What we can Learn from an Anarcho-Capitalist

Javier Milei is trying rebuild Argentina's economy from the ground up, but he may have to destroy it first. Can we learn form their experience?
A bowl of rice

Rice Prices Climb to 15-year High

Rice prices have climbed 50 percent since 2022, reaching highs last seen in 2008, when markets collapsed during the Great Recession.