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Emergency Dentistry in the Field

by JW

Ideas to help in a dental emergency.

http://survival.outdoorlife.com/blogs/survivalist/2012/10/survival-skills-emergency-dentistry

Emergency Dentistry in the Field

by JW

Ideas to help in a dental emergency.

http://survival.outdoorlife.com/blogs/survivalist/2012/10/survival-skills-emergency-dentistry

5 Ways to Start Storing Water

by JW

Having a store of clean drinking water is one of the most important and crucial components of resiliency building and emergency preparedness. It has been said many times that a person can live for three weeks without food but only three days without water. There are many emergency situations and events that can cause your everyday water supply to become unavailable or undrinkable. The unexpected natural disaster or perfect storm will typically wreak havoc on the powergrid. When widespread power outages occur, water may not flow from the tap, or treatment plants may not be working to properly treat and deliver safe water. It is events like these that we all must prepare for. Here we explore ways to ensure you are prepared to meet these types of situations without much effort or concern.

5 Ways to Start Storing Water

by JW

Support for Saving Seeds

by JW

Learn how the Clif Bar Family Foundation supports the Seed Matters Project and brings knowledge and resources to local community seed banks, farmers, and gardeners.

http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/clif-bar-launches-seed-matters-website-support-organic-seed-saving.html

Support for Saving Seeds

by JW

Learn how the Clif Bar Family Foundation supports the Seed Matters Project and brings knowledge and resources to local community seed banks, farmers, and gardeners.

http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/clif-bar-launches-seed-matters-website-support-organic-seed-saving.html

DIY Beeswax Survival Candles

by JW

A great tutorial on how to make your own simple survival candles with beeswax.

http://teotwawkiblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/diy-beeswax-survival-candles.html

DIY Beeswax Survival Candles

by JW

A great tutorial on how to make your own simple survival candles with beeswax.

http://teotwawkiblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/diy-beeswax-survival-candles.html

Converting an Old Refrigerator into a Root Cellar

by JW

Keep an eye out for that old refrigerator and build yourself an inexpensive way to store your produce through the winter.

http://www.motherearthnews.com/the-happy-homesteader/converting-an-old-refrigerator-into-a-root-cellar.aspx

Converting an Old Refrigerator into a Root Cellar

by JW

Keep an eye out for that old refrigerator and build yourself an inexpensive way to store your produce through the winter.

http://www.motherearthnews.com/the-happy-homesteader/converting-an-old-refrigerator-into-a-root-cellar.aspx

Bob Fitzwilson: 2012 is the “Most Difficult Year Ever” for End-of-Year Financial Planning

by Chris Martenson

"This is probably the most difficult end-of-year planning I have ever seen in my career"

~ veteran investment adviser Bob Fitzwilson

As the Fiscal Cliff looms ahead, as well as the implications of new legislation at both the Federal (e.g., "Obamacare") and state (e.g., California's Prop 30) levels, financial advisers are furiously working to calculate the impact these developments will have on their clients' net worth in 2013 and beyond.

Add to that the ugly macroeconomic environment of spiraling sovereign debts and deficits, currency devaluation, and underfunded entitlement programs. At this point, the prudent assumptions to make are that taxes will go higher over time, the money printing machines will run at maximum speed, and – when the system really begins to collapse under its own unsustainability – the rules will be changed. Perhaps that means capital controls; perhaps it means new restrictions on large asset pools like pension and retirement funds; perhaps it means wealth taxation. At this point, no one knows for sure.

No wonder this is such a difficult moment for end-of-year planning.

So, what to do?