Hiding valuables in odd places?

With everything going to hell around us, is putting your money in the bank just not safe enough anymore? Apparently a lot of people think so, as it is being reported that sales of home safes have increased significantly, but safes aren’t the only places people are stashing cash and other valuables. Mattresses, coat pockets, [...]

Seeds: “The Ultimate Barter Item” – Pass the Tin Foil Hat, Please

The actions and proposals of the leftist loonies in Washington has many of us scared for the future, and one of the results of this fear is the rise of survivalism. While I don’t think we are headed for a complete anarchy situation along the lines of “Mad Max”, I do think some common sense [...]

Warning: Don’t depend on any personal finance advice from this blog!

The economic events of the last several months, and the “response” to those events by our government have been troubling me greatly recently. For a while it didn’t make any real sense to me as to why it was so troubling. I have what I consider to be a good job, modest expenses, considerable savings, [...]