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Episode-410- The Death of the Neighborhood

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Modern Survival| 28 Comments
Episode-410- The Death of the Neighborhood [ 57:24 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Yesterday we discussed dying cities, today we discuss dying neighborhoods and what the two have in common.  I believe that it is very important to pay close attention to your neighborhood so that you can react to the signs of death before it is too late.

Join me today as we discuss…

  • The death of an “exclusive neighborhood” in California
  • How neighborhoods, areas, towns actually die
  • Why many never recover
  • What do we learn by watching a construction worker by a 440K home
  • What are the stages of death in a neighborhood
  • How to you spot the cancer early
  • What other causes other than stupid lending can kill a neighboorhood
  • Will people “move back to the cities”
  • Will people move “out to the country”
  • Will people do both
  • The rules of monitoring your neighborhood
    • Stay flexible
    • Stay light
    • Pay attention
    • Always be “shopping” for a new place to live
  • What you can do to remain in control of your life

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Episode-65- The Modern Financial Survival Mindset

Posted on September 30, 2008 by Modern Survival| 5 Comments
Episode-65- The Modern Financial Survival Mindset [ 49:45 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Well the market dove 777 points but is up 260 points already today.  The bail out failed and many folks are wondering what they should do to prepare for a possible recession or depression.  The answer is form and act upon a modern survival mindset in all walks of life.  Today’s show will focus on the financial aspects of doing that, however it will apply to all forms of modern survivalism.

Today’s show is the longest one ever at over 50 minutes but it will teach you the proper mindset to build, preserve and strengthen your wealth, in fact it will even redefine the meaning of the word wealth for you.  Tune in today to learn…

  • Why the market dropped and what it means for us
  • Why it is recovering so quickly
  • Why now is not the time to panic nor bury your head in the sand
  • The definition of “survival” and how that should shape your daily life
  • Why you must cut expenses now
  • Why you need and should take up my challenge to keep an expenses journal
  • Another lesson on the debt snowball and why you should get on board with it asap
  • The hard question “what do you really want” and why you must answer it
  • Thoughts in increasing income and what 100% of additional income must go to
  • Defining your true needs
  • Why your should understand the economy but not be afraid of or ruled by it
  • How to calculate your true wealth and what wealth really is
  • True diversification of your money involves a lot more the the market and funds
  • Investing in hard goods and life style vs. just investing in paper
  • The “mutual fund scam” and how it is used to prop up the market

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Episode-51 – Options and Reasons to Invest in Silver

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Modern Survival| 16 Comments
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I got quite a few questions about my comments on several episodes about investing in silver.  While I am not an investment adviser and can’t legally give specific recommendations I decided to do a show about some different options and the general advantages and disadvantages of each.  I also went over just a few of the many economic signals that it may be a good idea to hold some hard assets like silver in the coming years.

Tune in today to hear…..

  • The real value of silver and how it one time actually backed U.S. currency
  • My personal opinion and view about silver coins and bullion
  • The difficulty of finding a decent adviser that can help with metal investments
  • The advantage of “physically possessing” hard silver
  • Why you should keep individual increments small
  • The risk of highly numismatics purchases
  • The complete freedom of no minimums, no penalties of buying hard silver
  • The ways to buy silver paper assets like stock and funds
  • A bit on foreign silver coins
  • How to calculate “melt value” of silver coins
  • Investing as little as 5 bucks a month
  • The ability to sell off small quantities as needed
  • The huge advantage of “no paper trail” with small consumer purchases of silver
  • The inheritance value of handing down silver from one generation to the next

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