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Episode-2615- Hydroponics for Preppers and a Quick Corona Virus Update

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Bit of a two fer today, going to spend about 10 minutes on Corona Virus an the financial hysteria going on right now and the amazing economic opportunity it is about to open up.  Yes I said opportunity!  It will get worse before it gets better and I think I may do a “what America should learn from CoVid-2019” show tomorrow so I will keep this all pretty brief. Today the bulk of our discussion will be about hydroponics.  We will discuss several different forms of hydroponics, why pumps often do make sense, nutrient choices, best crops to grow and … Continue reading →

Episode-1618- Joe Mooney on DIY for Fun, Prep, Homesteading and Profit

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Joe Mooney is a passionate advocate for becoming more self-reliant and learning through DIY self-education. While a firefighter by trade, he is a DIY project junkie and amateur homesteader by passion. Growing up in both rural and urban areas around the US, Joe now calls his rural ‘homestead’ in the Arizona desert home. He and his family live off of 90% rainwater, collected from their roof and are always looking for new ways to become more self-reliant and live a more satisfying and healthy life. Joe maintains a YouTube channel called “Homesteadonomics” that chronicles many of his DIY projects and … Continue reading →

Episode-1381- Lessons from a Revolutionary War Reenactor

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Sam Samson is a revolutionary war reenactor and as such is a member of the Fifth Connecticut Regiment.  The Fifth Connecticut Regiment is made up of people who are interested in the history of this country and teaching others through living history. It was formed as a family group, encouraging women and children to participate as well. This gives us the ability to teach about other aspects of colonial life beyond the military. A good number of our members have been a part of this regiment for many years, some members have been active with us since 1974, when citizens first … Continue reading →

Episode-1163- Women of Prepping Episode 7

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CJ is a 48 yr old female has been living off grid in Vermont for 20 years. While it took her 14 yrs to convince her husband to have chicks- the gateway animal they are now full on homesteaders with a large assortment of livestock. CJ sold all of her stocks in early 2008 and bought livestock with some of the proceeds (got a brief mention in WSJ about this in fall ’08). She joins us today to discuss why it took so long to convince your husband to let her have chicken and the results since then.  We also … Continue reading →

Episode-1158- Matthew Millar on How to Measure Preparedness or Anything for that Matter

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Matthew Millar is Manager of Consulting Operations at Hubbard Decision Research. He comes to Hubbard Decision Research from the financial and musical fields. Most recently  he was a Portfolio Manager at the firm Armored Wolf, and a founding member of Millar Futures, LLC. At Hubbard Research, the quantitatively assess difficult measurements for complex decisions; build models that creatively treat these complex decisions by teasing out and decomposing relevant variables; compute the economic value of information for every variable in the decision and conduct empirical measurements accordingly. The method they use is called Applied Information Economics and focuses on using well-calibrated … Continue reading →

Episode-1056- Zero to Prepared – Fast, Simple and Low Cost – Part 1

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You will notice that title of this episode ends in “low cost” vs. “cheap”.  As a marketer there is a rule, if you can eliminate a word do it, but that won’t work here.  Cheap sets the wrong tone for what we will discuss today, we are talking about protecting your life, your property and the lives of those you love, one doesn’t go “cheap” with such things. Today may seem like a basic beginners show but I will bet even the seasoned prepper will gain something and if nothing else will be better able to help others get started.  … Continue reading →

Episode-763- The Paleo Prepper Mindset

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Yesterday I did a post about my 18 month experience of eating mostly paleo and my final 90 days of doing it almost totally hard core.  The responses are mixed, mostly anyone that has tried it is very much in agreement with me, those opposed are mostly rehashing dogma. So today we are going to discuss this subject, I will clarify myself on a few things (such as exercise) and explain some of the science.  Mostly though I want to share my experience, my results and how as a prepper you address food storage when focusing on a “paleo” lifestyle. … Continue reading →

Episode-635- Creating Your Vision of Liberty

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Today we hear from two listeners who have found their own path to individual liberty.  Not in some Utopian sense of some mythical new nation that recognizes the liberty we claim to recognize in America today, rather they have claimed their own personal liberty their own way. Both of these couples said, screw it and JUST DID IT, and not in the cliche way of the Nike catch phrase.  They took decisive action, they stated their intent, they designed a road map and they acted.  Today my hope is many of our listeners will do the same in their own … Continue reading →

Episode-480- Listener Feedback 7-22-10

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The questions, comments, input, news stories and feedback are coming in faster than anytime in the history or the show so I decided it is time to do a few more episodes than normal of feedback.  Today we have great stuff from you the audience including a major threat to the republic, proof that social security is a ponzi scheme, a chance for one person to work with me as a partner and more. Join me today as we discuss.. I need a partner for SaveOurSkills.com are you the right candidate The up and down side of lower than market … Continue reading →

Episode-279- The Foundational Principle of Modern Survivalism

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Today we discuss principle one of modern survival philosophy, “Everything you do to prepare for disaster should improve your position in life even if nothing ever goes wrong.” Today I give you the background on where that principle came from, how I was inspired by many already living by it but just not putting it that way yet.  I tell you the story of my slumber during my years of success and what led me to forget what I knew to be true.  How over time many events led me to reconnect with what I was taught about frugality, common … Continue reading →