In the 1970s, we were told that fossil fuels were not infinite and renewable. In the 1980s and 1990s, we were told that we would run out of fuel. That sent the climate changers and environmentalists into a new agenda. We would die off as a species if we didn’t have fuel. We needed to find a solution and increased usage of electricity was the answer. We now know that fossil fuels are technically a renewable resource, but they take…
As someone who just moved and had to reduce her belongings drastically, the question asked hundreds of times a day was, “Am I going to use this?” The second question was “Will I need this?” Many things went down the road because of those two questions. Many things are still being decluttered because of those two questions. As a prepper and someone who desires to be self-sufficient, those questions create a paradox. Of course, I think that anything could be…
Food is not exactly cheap anymore and it’s getting harder to find a good deal. Prices have increased on many goods, but there are still some good deals to be found. In your food shopping, you need to think outside the box whenever possible. Dollar stores are a great place to purchase cheaper food, but they may also have smaller quantities. They also carry more processed foods which can be a turn-off for most people. Discount or salvage grocery stores…
The internet isn’t working. No matter what you try to do or restart, you can not access your saved documents in the cloud or the file-sharing apps. You need that document on how to treat bumblefoot in your chickens and the other one on preserving pickles. You can’t remember how much bleach to add to the water to make it safe to drink. You don’t know how to make a volcano stove. You don’t have any printed materials to reference…
With everything we could want at our fingertips, why would we want to be less dependent on the global supply chain? Why would you bother when you have companies selling cheap goods that can be at your home in a matter of a few days, if not hours? The world is moving at a crazy pace, affecting our lives. More and more people are trying to figure out how to slow it down. One way to slow down the world…
With our advanced technology, we have made ourselves vulnerable to attacks on our country’s infrastructure. Other countries and hackers have threatened us with cyberattacks for the last couple of decades, and we have been making enemies with powerful countries. We have entities in our country who want to cause trouble. We have already experienced cyberattacks in parts of our country. Losing electricity, utilities, cell service, and internet will cause chaos if the outages last long enough. Some people will lose…