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Episode-770- Modern Financial Survival

Yesterday I stated that we are about to in effect go into the middle of a financial war.  I am not sure the analogy was fully understood it wasn’t so much about fighting the battle but more about the way that even if good is the end result how many can be harmed in the process.

This resulted in a litany of people trying to nit pick about the justification for WWII, why the US prospered after the war, etc.   Such people are literalists that don’t comprehend analogies and tell “ants are socialists”, when you tell them the ant and grasshopper story.

Today I will revisit a few things people took exception to (very briefly) and will spend most of the show outlining my “modern financial survival guide” for the coming future.

Join Me Today as We Discuss…

  • Is the Catholic Church calling for a “World Bank” and global tax or not
  • What exactly do I mean by a financial war
  • Why do I believe so emphatically that I am right about the coming collapse
  • What I think you need to do to be financially prepared for the future
    • Get rid of debt (especially floating rate debt)
    • Try to save at least 20% of your income (6 months security)
    • Know your exit points for every investment
    • If you are in stocks by only the best companies
    • Do not hold any and I mean any long term bonds
    • Keep an eye on TIPS Bond Yields
    • Remember most “experts” on TV are actually idiots
    • Develop your local community
    • Don’t bet on any government money (specifically @ 100%)
    • Consider land as the best investment (not houses)
    • Increase your financial IQ daily – start with vocabulary
    • Focus on gaining some % of self sufficiency with the 5 needs
    • Try to be as “cash rich” as possible
    • Don’t act in fear, think before you do anything
    • Do not listen to conventional wisdom during unconventional times
    • Remember the prepared can always profit and prosper

Additional Resources for Today’s Show

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Episode-419- Feedback, Articles and Commentary for 4-19-10

I am going to try to start making the feedback shows more engaging with a lot of different sources.  So today we have your questions by email, your feedback by phone, some interesting news stories and even some audio off of Youtube on money creation to help answer one of your questions.

Join me today as we discuss…

  • What about making your own solar panels
  • Should a young grad buy land even if they are not ready to build
  • How do you set priorities and “pull it all together”
  • Exactly how is money created by “lending it into existence”
  • CITI Pays back the loans to the government, what does it mean
  • Are you contributing to “the systems” with credit cards if you pay your balance in full
  • A simple additive to improve the life of your vehicle
  • A Icelandic volcano disrupts Europe’s food chain
  • Who feeds the world, industrial agriculture of peasant farmers
  • How do you transport silver & gold long distances
  • Window Farms – and idea who’s time has come
  • Can you grow guavas in New Mexico

Additional Resources for Today’s Show

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.

Episode-409- The Value of Rural Land

Today we do sort of a two part show.  I start out with a bit of commentary of a few stories, two actually related to land values and dependence on city based economies.  I then move onto todays main subject, the value of rural land.  I will also cover a lot of buying and negociating advice and give you some actual market prices of what is available right now.

Join me today as we discuss…

  • A great post and video on ITS Tactical
  • Marlin Firearms is closing their North Haven, CT plant
  • Detroit is dying and the lesson we learn from it
  • Why rural land has not fallen in value the way most real estate has
  • Really considering the decision to go “off grid”
  • Why rural land offers stability in value (monetary and lifestyle wise as well)
  • Getting quotes and expert advice BEFORE you buy or even make an offer
  • Having “vision” for what a property can become matched to reality of the cost and effort required
  • Seeing solutions where others see problems
  • Some actual prices of land in AR, MO, NM, ME, WA and CO right now
  • Final thoughts on the true wealth of land ownership

Additional Resources for Today’s Show

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.

Episode-342- Alternative Ways to Evaluate Property

If you talk to most good real estate agents you will get great advice on buying property, IF, you want buy a typical house in the city or suburbs with the intent of moving every 5 years.  Yet if you want somethign to sculpt, to create something unique with, a place to really LIVE, here are some alternative things to consider.

Tune in today as we discuss…

  • If you have paid for real estate that you live in it doesn’t matter if property values drop
  • Growing areas are NOT good places to buy a home
  • Why you want natural water on property and some alternative ways to get it
  • What are micro climates and how can they be utilized
  • Thoughts about wildlife on your property the good and the bad
  • Evaluating things on property that would take 10 or more years to create
  • Flat land is not always good land, some slopes are desirable
  • Evaluating the micro and macro community before becoming a part of them
  • The advantages of near by public lands like national forests, state game lands, etc
  • Is the area live stock friendly, do you want it to be
  • No HOAs, HOAs are evil creations that avocate your liberty
  • What is a community covenant, the anti thesis of an HOA
  • What can a property become is more important that what it is right now

Resources for today’s show…

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show.  Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.

Episode-341- Listener Feedback 12-21-09

Back on another Monday with another round of questions.  Many of them are centered on land and land purchases today, a bit on libertarian politics at the end, some stuff on solar power during a SHTF, a bit on HSA’s and a report in from the North East on the big snow storm and its’ impact.

Tune in today to hear…

  • What is vanishing from store shelves in the North East, it ain’t food
  • What is an HSA, how do they work, why aren’t they more popular
  • How do you evaluate pricing on a large parcel of land
  • If the SHTF what will we do for our solar systems once our batteries run out
  • Would I buy land bordered on three sides by others who have not built yet
  • Can you use an IRA to buy land, what are the advantages and disadvantages
  • If the constitution applies to humans, not just Americans how does that effect the use of military force

Resources for today’s show…

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show.  Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.

Episode-322- The True Wealth of Land Ownership

Today we discuss another tenet of modern survival philosophy, that of “owning land it true wealth”.  My view is that many simply do not truly understand what that means and how special it is that the U.S. still has and was built on the right to own private property, for all, not just “nobles”.

Tune in today as we discuss…

  • How private property in America was seen vs. the feudal system that was in place in much of the world all the way up to and in some cases past 1900
  • It was land that brought early settlers to America
  • Why land is the real “store of value” for all time far more so then gold, etc.
  • The attack on land ownership and why governments love cities and suburbs
  • The Ag Zoning trap and how it kills small farms and creates mega commerical farming that destroys land
  • Why you should own land out of the city limits and own more then one piece
  • The value of livestock even just a few smaller animals
  • What owning your lands production means
  • How to use land to build a local barter economy
  • Bartering production for skills and learning skills so we don’t loose them to the ravages of time
  • Learning to do more with smaller tracts of land to truly beat the system
  • How to make it happen and become a land owner

Resources for today’s show…

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show.  Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.

Episode-311- Things to Consider When Buying Rural Land

Well I still have country living on the brain after our recent trip to our BOL and soon to be primary residence in Arkansas.  I have also gotten a tremendous number of requests lately to evaluate property listings as potential BOLs, retreats and homesteads.  It is honestly almost impossible to really know a property from just a listing, they are simply starting points.  So I decided to do this show with some general things to consider when making such a personal decision such as purchasing land or a  home.

Tune is Today as I Discuss…

  • Remote is a relative term
  • Water, got it, don’t got it, what’s it gonna cost
  • The advantages of unimproved and unincorporated land
  • Service from a government comes at a cost, which is more valuable to you freedom or “services”
  • Who is going with you, you can’t be happy if your family is miserable
  • Gates, the simple solution to BS excuses like “I was lost, not trespassing”
  • The value of good neighbors
  • Talk to neighbors BEFORE you buy
  • Pick a community you fit into, don’t try to change one

Resources for today’s show…

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show

Episode-304- Audience Questions 10-27-09

After being preempted by the weather yesterday we are doing today’s show on listener questions.  Tune in today as we answer questions about surplus firearms, buying land, keeping and investing in silver, potential bank runs, alcohol as a gas and more.

Today I also tell you about an article I read on Lew Rockwell about coming food shortages and why food producing land will be one of the most valuable commodities in the coming future. The article is aptly titled “Food Will Never Be So Cheap Again“.

Resources for today’s show…

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show

Episode-302- Listener Calls 10-22-09

I am at home today so I decided to do a show answering your call in questions.  We have questions on a ton of subjects today like buying a new dog, buying a BOL, conspiracy theories, politics, gold and more.  If you would like to be on TSP yourself just call 866-65-THINK and leave your question and we will try to get you on soon.

Tune in Today as I answer…

  • How do you protect fruit trees from insects
  • How can you be sure a dog is a pure breed if you are buying one
  • What is a good survival knife
  • When buying a BOL what is more important the land or the structure on it
  • What do you need to know about wood stoves, pellet stoves and fire place inserts
  • What is up with that movie Zeitgeist
  • What does majority rule and minority rights mean
  • Can the government grab your gold
  • Is the prepper/survivalist trend moving into main stream society

Resources for today’s show…

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show