Bartering comes hand-in-hand with a post economic collapse. Bartering is simply exchanging goods and services directly without using a medium of exchange like money. It is a great way to acquire goods especially if fiat currency has no value. Bartering doesn’t have to be only used in collapse situations. My father would give our neighbor …
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How to Make Mason Jar Oil Lamps
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Mason jars are a staple item for nearly all preppers and homesteading families. The sturdy jars are first and foremost used to pressure can the annual harvest, but they possess a plethora of other potential uses as well. Oil lamps are one of those items that often gets passed down from generation to generation. Unless you …
How To Provide For Your Family And Rebuild The Community After SHTF – Trading Posts
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Taking the lone wolf approach to survival is popular with some in the prepper community, but many others focused on prepping for a SHTF scenario feel a family or mutual assistance group approach boasts the best chance to live through a disaster. All preppers should incorporate a post-disaster plan into their overall preparedness activities. Making …
What Happens When Money Becomes Worthless?
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The idea of money is pretty simple. We have pieces of currency, like bills or coins, that the government promises is worth a set amount. We use these pieces of currency to purchase goods and services. We have so much faith in this currency that we often don’t even need to see it to know it’s …
Gold & Silver: Should I Buy Some?
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I get a fair amount of email from readers on various subjects related to economic collapse leading to hard-times, social unrest and a lack of monetary exchange. And one particular question that keeps coming-up is: Should I buy some golf or silver? We are barraged with commercial ads saying one expert or another is forecasting …
Bartering: Top 5 Places To Score Cheap Preps
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Bartering is becoming more commonplace in our struggling economy. Bartering for preps is occurring both in person and via virtual marketplaces online. Bartering deals often involve both tangible items and trades for services and skills training. Opportunities to swap unwanted items or share your skills exist both on-site and online. To take full advantage of …