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Episode-417- Reducing Your Tax Footprint

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Modern Survival| 12 Comments
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I have grown weary of the term “carbon footprint”, it drives me nuts that ever TV show, article, online video or blog post about energy independence has to use the dreaded term.  So I figured today we could talk about the useful reduction of a real footprint that is to large for most of us, the dreaded tax footprint.

Join me today as we discuss…

  • What is a tax footprint – how do you calculate one
  • What taxes do we pay other than income, social security and medicare
  • What are some of the hidden taxes we pay with out even realizing it
  • Following a tax payer for a day, how much taxation does he create
  • Ways to reduce your tax foot print
    • Take ever legal deduction, create deductions
    • Run a small business (two edges to the sword)
    • Install alternative energy
    • Barter when ever you can
    • Grow your own food
    • Buy from local growers (pay cash or barter)
    • Brew beer, make wine, grow tobacco
    • Drive a primary vehicle that is highly fuel efficient
    • Camp when you travel
    • Make sure to file homestead exemptions
    • Buy rural land as an investment with low property tax
    • Fight your properties assessed value
    • Reload ammunition
    • Cast bullets
    • Invest in metal with small quantity cash buys
    • Convert cash into long term assets
    • Understand the concept of  “cash flows = tax grows”
    • Ask two questions before you spend each dollar

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Episode-413- Listener Feedback 4-5-10

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Modern Survival| 17 Comments
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Well I am off to visit the folks at Black Belt Magazine (listen to today’s show for details) and may not have a show for you every day this week.  I did get up at 0430 to be sure to get today’s done before boarding the plane though.

Please Note – There may not be a show every day this week because I will be traveling working on the next edition of the martial arts DVD series of Ballistic Striking – With Val Riazanov

Join me today as we discuss…

  • Will the dollar enter a death spiral
  • The search engine that might know too much about you
  • Keys to successful container gardening with tomatoes
  • Vitamix – deal or dud?
  • Thoughts on unimproved land
  • How to use heavy equipment without damaging landscapes
  • Raised beds and chemical leach from wood finishes
  • A listener from Hemet, California explains the impact of the housing crash
  • Permaculture on small yards
  • JP Morgans commits silver fraud, no one seems to care, YET!

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Episode-410- The Death of the Neighborhood

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Modern Survival| 28 Comments
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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-409- The Value of Rural Land

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Modern Survival| 10 Comments
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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

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Episode- 368- Listener Feedback for 2-1-10

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Modern Survival| 10 Comments
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Today on the first day of a new month and a new week we do our regular listener feedback show.  I have a huge back log of questions and comments so I may have to do a few of these this and next week just to catch up.  That said keep your questions, comments and suggestions coming.

Join me today to discuss…

  • Why I on occasion use words considered profane on the air (see my disclaimer here)
  • Advice on choosing a rifle between at Remington, Savage and a Marlin
  • Real estate rental properties as an investment
  • What do you do for mulch in a place like Las Vegas
  • Are mega packages of survival manual pdfs worth the cost
  • How do you wake up to debt cancer before a problem does it for you
  • Will silver and gold be worth anything if TSHTF and what does the bible say about this
  • The trials of owning “Eskimo dogs” and where they fit in a permaculture system
  • Saving pennies and nickels for “copper value” is it worth it

Resources for today’s show…

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Episode-347- Setting Self Sufficiency Goals for 2010

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Modern Survival| 10 Comments
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Join me today as I discuss some self sufficiency goals that I have set for myself in 2010, along with goals I have for the show and to better serve you the audience.  The show notes are brief today due to the type of show we are doing, I am not going to list my goals in the notes if you want to know them you will have to tune in.

I will be trying to inform and educate along the way too.  I will be discussing some really interesting permaculture concepts, revisiting my “green greenhouse” (Bill Mollison does it better then me), ideas for people that want to start a business and more.

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.

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Episode-342- Alternative Ways to Evaluate Property

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Modern Survival| 7 Comments
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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…

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Episode-341- Listener Feedback 12-21-09

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Modern Survival| 9 Comments
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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…

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Episode-326- Listener Questions 11-30-09

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Modern Survival| 17 Comments
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It is Monday and time for another round of listener questions.  Today we have great questions on climate gate, earth sheltered homes, home defense, natural gas, finding land and more.

Tune in today as I discuss these questions…

  • What are my thoughts on climate gate
  • Will the elites create a global tax system via the UN
  • What is the real tragedy about the climate change lies (it isn’t what you think it is)
  • What should you consider if building/buying a earth sheltered home
  • Is gas more reliable then electricity in a disaster
  • What do you do for home defense in a place where guns are not legal
  • What is a good website for shopping for rural land
  • Is smallpox still a risk for global pandemic
  • What is better a vacuum sealer or O2 absorbers or both
  • What do do with a 150K student loan debt and a military career

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.

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Episode-322- The True Wealth of Land Ownership

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Modern Survival| 3 Comments
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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.

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