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Image | 10 Ways to Make Fire Without Matches
10 Ways to Make Fire Without Matches
by JW

As we look at preparing for uncertain times, we seek to have the resources on hand to weather the storm and be more resilient in our daily lives.  We store water and put food away for shortages or emergency situations.  We make sure we can communicate with family, friends, and loved ones.  We are all working on building resilience our own ways and learning from each other. 

Knowledge and skills acquisition is a topic that resonates greatly with the Peak Prosperity community. In this article we will explore a critical skill to learn and practice that can help you in really tough times or emergency situations – the skill of making fire.
10 Ways to Make Fire Without Matches
 by JW

As we look at preparing for uncertain times, we seek to have the resources on hand to weather the storm and be more resilient in our daily lives.  We store water and put food away for shortages or emergency situations.  We make sure we can communicate with family, friends, and loved ones.  We are all working on building resilience our own ways and learning from each other. 

Knowledge and skills acquisition is a topic that resonates greatly with the Peak Prosperity community. In this article we will explore a critical skill to learn and practice that can help you in really tough times or emergency situations – the skill of making fire.
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Doing the Next Thing
by Chris Martenson

The whole reason we spend our time looking at where the world is going is so that we can position ourselves to have as prosperous, joyous, and fulfilled a life as we can, while leaving behind a better world for those who will follow us.

Today I can say with complete sincerity that I am a better, more fulfilled, happier, and healthier person than I was ten years ago.
Doing the Next Thing
 by Chris Martenson

The whole reason we spend our time looking at where the world is going is so that we can position ourselves to have as prosperous, joyous, and fulfilled a life as we can, while leaving behind a better world for those who will follow us.

Today I can say with complete sincerity that I am a better, more fulfilled, happier, and healthier person than I was ten years ago.
Image | Raising Kids for a Resilient Future – Part III
Raising Kids for a Resilient Future – Part III
by Amanda Witman

The next 20 years are going to be completely unlike the last 20 years.

~ Chris Martenson

For those of us with children, what does this statement mean? How do we prepare our children for a future that is unlike any we ourselves have ever known? How do we create a world worth inheriting when we are so acutely aware that the abundance our generation has taken for granted will no longer be a given in our children’s future? These questions can frustrate and even paralyze us as parents, grandparents, teachers, and mentors. Where do we start?

If you haven’t yet read Part I and Part II of this series, please take a few minutes to read them now.

Raising Kids for a Resilient Future – Part III
 by Amanda Witman

The next 20 years are going to be completely unlike the last 20 years.

~ Chris Martenson

For those of us with children, what does this statement mean? How do we prepare our children for a future that is unlike any we ourselves have ever known? How do we create a world worth inheriting when we are so acutely aware that the abundance our generation has taken for granted will no longer be a given in our children’s future? These questions can frustrate and even paralyze us as parents, grandparents, teachers, and mentors. Where do we start?

If you haven’t yet read Part I and Part II of this series, please take a few minutes to read them now.

Image | Saving Seeds
Saving Seeds
by JW

A great overview of getting started with saving your own seeds. 

http://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2013/06/saving-seeds-abeginners-guide/

border=Also check out the WSID article on How to Harvest and Save Tomato Seeds.  And for folks looking to get more advanced resources, check out:

Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners, 2nd Edition

Saving Seeds
 by JW

A great overview of getting started with saving your own seeds. 

http://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2013/06/saving-seeds-abeginners-guide/

border=Also check out the WSID article on How to Harvest and Save Tomato Seeds.  And for folks looking to get more advanced resources, check out:

Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners, 2nd Edition

Image | Answering Reader Q&A
Answering Reader Q&A
by Adam Taggart

As usual, we asked for questions and you delivered in spades.

In today's podcast, Chris and I are joined by Chris' wife, Becca, in answering a number of the questions posed on this site this week.
Answering Reader Q&A
 by Adam Taggart

As usual, we asked for questions and you delivered in spades.

In today's podcast, Chris and I are joined by Chris' wife, Becca, in answering a number of the questions posed on this site this week.
Image | Resiliency with IKEA
Resiliency with IKEA
by JW

In building resiliency and establishing emergency provisions and preps, finding good values and quality products are an important part of the process.  We evaluate our basic needs and look over resources like the WSID Guide and books like When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Reliance, Sustainability, and Surviving the

Resiliency with IKEA
 by JW

In building resiliency and establishing emergency provisions and preps, finding good values and quality products are an important part of the process.  We evaluate our basic needs and look over resources like the WSID Guide and books like When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Reliance, Sustainability, and Surviving the

Image | How to Increase Your Financial Resilience
How to Increase Your Financial Resilience
 PREVIEW
by charleshughsmith

Executive Summary

  • Treat your household as a business enterprise; the rules for financial resilience are the same
  • The 5 Rules of Financial Resilience
  • Eliminating vulnerabilities
  • Focusing on value creating and income diversification
  • The number of options for increasing your financial resilience is much larger than you likely expect. Your challenge is first truly understanding this, and then having the courage to see a few of them through.

If you have not yet read Don’t Worry, Be Resilient available free to all readers, please click here to read it first.

In Part I, we sought to understand what financial resilience means, and found that reliance on debt for consumption and on speculation for collateral, and an inflexible, high cost basis were the characteristics of fragile finances for households, enterprises, and nations.

In Part II, we ask the question, what are the characteristics of a financially resilient household? What strategies can we pursue to increase the resilience of our own households?

How to Increase Your Financial Resilience
 PREVIEW by charleshughsmith

Executive Summary

  • Treat your household as a business enterprise; the rules for financial resilience are the same
  • The 5 Rules of Financial Resilience
  • Eliminating vulnerabilities
  • Focusing on value creating and income diversification
  • The number of options for increasing your financial resilience is much larger than you likely expect. Your challenge is first truly understanding this, and then having the courage to see a few of them through.

If you have not yet read Don’t Worry, Be Resilient available free to all readers, please click here to read it first.

In Part I, we sought to understand what financial resilience means, and found that reliance on debt for consumption and on speculation for collateral, and an inflexible, high cost basis were the characteristics of fragile finances for households, enterprises, and nations.

In Part II, we ask the question, what are the characteristics of a financially resilient household? What strategies can we pursue to increase the resilience of our own households?

Image | Building a Solar Dehydrator
Building a Solar Dehydrator
by harmonyguy

This is a story of one of the steps my family has taken towards increased resiliency, including actions taken to build a more sustainable lifestyle and invest in our food security.  My family lives on mostly a vegetarian diet. We currently grow a large garden and plan to grow most of our food for the full year. Growing a year's worth of food brings up many questions, but the most critical one is how do we preserve the bounty of our garden?  Of methods that I know of, one can dry, ferment, can, or use cold storage. Canning heats the food and takes away some of the nutrients. Not all foods can be stored in cold storage (but I am working on this, as well). We have an Excalibur dryer but find it takes forever to dry things and the electricity to match.

So I decided to build a solar dehydrator. After researching different design ideas, I went with a design that I could use some recycled materials and materials left over from other projects, plus some new. I also wanted a high-capacity design that could dry a lot of food at once. This design has a heat collector and a tower.
Building a Solar Dehydrator
 by harmonyguy

This is a story of one of the steps my family has taken towards increased resiliency, including actions taken to build a more sustainable lifestyle and invest in our food security.  My family lives on mostly a vegetarian diet. We currently grow a large garden and plan to grow most of our food for the full year. Growing a year's worth of food brings up many questions, but the most critical one is how do we preserve the bounty of our garden?  Of methods that I know of, one can dry, ferment, can, or use cold storage. Canning heats the food and takes away some of the nutrients. Not all foods can be stored in cold storage (but I am working on this, as well). We have an Excalibur dryer but find it takes forever to dry things and the electricity to match.

So I decided to build a solar dehydrator. After researching different design ideas, I went with a design that I could use some recycled materials and materials left over from other projects, plus some new. I also wanted a high-capacity design that could dry a lot of food at once. This design has a heat collector and a tower.
Image | Moving to Town
Moving to Town
by Amanda Witman

Last year I was living with my children in a worn 1969 split-level ranch-style house on an acre, ten rural miles from the nearest town hub (technically a city, with a population of 12,000.)  This year we moved to a 1920s two-story Victorian on a tenth of an acre, right in the heart of that city.  I’d like to share how we made that decision and increased our resilience in the process.

Moving to Town
 by Amanda Witman

Last year I was living with my children in a worn 1969 split-level ranch-style house on an acre, ten rural miles from the nearest town hub (technically a city, with a population of 12,000.)  This year we moved to a 1920s two-story Victorian on a tenth of an acre, right in the heart of that city.  I’d like to share how we made that decision and increased our resilience in the process.

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