Monthly Archives: October 2008

Episode-74- New Solar Energy Incentives and More on Gardens

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Today’s podcast covers some exciting new things coming in the Solar Industry and expands on some of yesterdays thoughts on gardening along with supporting local agriculture as a combined form of new patriotism. Tune in today to hear… New prizes coming for the Listener Appreciation Contest Ren Reeder has won the first round and choose the iPod (congrats Ren) More on our growing food trade deficit, we can no longer feed our own population How we can support local growers with just a little bit of effort The hard choice many small farmers have been forced to make Additional cool … Continue reading →

Episode-73- The Patriot Garden the Last Defense Against Globalism

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How can growing a garden prevent the United States from falling into a socialist and global form of control?  Believe it or not it can.  In February of 2008 a startling fact was reveled; The United States is now a “net importer of food”, meaning we are no longer able to feed ourselves with our own resources.   While you can’t produce oil in your back yard or stem the tide of cheap manufacturing from China in your garage this is something anyone can do something about if they choose to.  Tune in today to hear, How our conversion to a … Continue reading →

Episode-72- Audience Questions – Bug Out or Bug In and More

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Today’s show answers several questions from the audience and provides some information about our new survival forum.  Tune in today to hear… Another update on the Listener Appreciation Contest – We may have a new winner tomorrow We have new boards on the forum including a “Swap Meet”, “Around the Campfire”, “Lady Survivors” and more. Update on our Five Item challenge – please join it and keep the discussion on track. When and where self promotion is OK on our forum and where it is not The value of online collective intelligence in survival planning Making the choice, bug out … Continue reading →

Episode-71- Watch out for combined threats

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There has been a lot of focus on the bail out, economic disaster and falling numbers on Wall Street lately.  We even covered much of it here.  What is being missed however, is the real danger that while in this weakened state another aggravating circumstance may force us into a downward spiral.  Tune in today to hear, An actual letter mailed to Tarrant County Doctor’s Offices from the Tarrant County Medical Society Some of the shocking questions and their multiple choice answers in the survey that came with the letter Why now is the time to ratchet up your preps … Continue reading →

Episode-70- Stored Food Gives you a High Return on Investment

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Today we announced our winner of the first round of the Listener Appreciation Contest.  Then we go in to the actual return of investment on stored food items from information provided in a recent LA Times Article showing an 11% return on 16 common food items between Q3 2007 and Q3 2008. Tune in today to hear…. How Flour has appreciated by 37% How Potatoes have appreciated by 32% How Cheddar Cheese has appreciated by 21% How Apples have also gone up by 21% Vegetable oil have gone up 17% How the items that are the worst for storage have … Continue reading →

Episode-69- Getting your spouse on board with survival planning

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Today’s show was created by quite a few, “how do I get my spouse” (or girlfriend, boyfriend, fiance) on board with preparing and doing what needs to be done in order to live that better life?   Honestly that question has been asked by almost as many women as men, hence if you are on either side of the equasion then you are not alone.  Rather then typical show notes I will simply provide my 21 rules discussed in today’s show and suggest that you not only use them in conversation but ask you spouse to take 40 minutes to listen … Continue reading →

Episode-68- 850 Billion to the Bail Out – Now What’s Next?

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So I went on vacation and came back to the following reality, the bail out came at 150 billion more then it started out, the Fed is buying up junk paper on its’ own and the Dow Average declined below 10,000 for the first time since December of 2003.  So what’s next?  What do we do now? The short answer is continute to prepare, continue to save and continue to above all not panic. Tune in today to hear… How the emotional response is trumping the fundamental reality of the overall maket Why if you already took the hit, bailing … Continue reading →

Episode-67- Choosing between MRE’s or Rice and Beans

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There is another great thread in our forum going on about the choice between “MRE’s or Rice and Beans” and it has gone well enough I decided to do a show on the topic.  I also however, open today’s show with some thoughts on the Senates approval of the “improved bail out bill”.  Meaning they loaded it up with pork. Tune in today to hear… On the Bail out Call your Senators and tell them they are fired, if yours voted no, tell me who they are so I can let people know who those with a spine are. How … Continue reading →

Episode-66- Secondary Income Opportunites for Modern Survival

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There is a new thread on our forum about “Ideas for Extra Income“.  That has inspired today’s show, tune in today to hear over a dozen ideas on ways that you can create either full time or second incomes from the opportunites all around us.  There are not a lot of show notes today because mostly I just cover a large number of opportunies I feel could represent the opportunity for secondary incomes. The goal today is to stimulate your mind and get you thinking about what unique niche you can fill be it today or even after TSHTF.  Join … Continue reading →