Do you enjoy a steaming cup of herbal tea? It’s one of the simple pleasures that I most enjoy. I like the entire ritual of it. Putting the water on to boil. Placing sweet local honey in a…

Preppers tend to be relatively old-fashioned, and one thing that most of us have in common is a yen to own physical copies of information that we find valuable. There are tons of other great books out there, so…

Interview with Jose (Dec. 2017) The situation in Venezuela is grim and not getting any better. A socialist government has destroyed what used to be one of the healthiest economies in the world and turned it into something for…

Preparedness isn’t just about the supplies you stockpile and the skills you learn. It’s about psychology, too. And an important step toward survival is understanding the psychology behind hesitation. In a worst-case scenario, hesitation kills. He who hesitates…

How do people become homeless? It’s a question that a lot more people are asking this year. The number of foreclosures in America has climbed for eight months straight as of October, and evictions also appear to be on…

An elderly Vietnam veteran used his Second Amendment rights in a heroic act of self-defense after a savage attack broke both of his legs. The incident occurred early Friday morning in Studio City, a neighborhood in Los Angeles,…

Whether you love it or hate it, New York City is one of those places that represents the USA. The Statue of Liberty, The Empire State Building, the site of the 9/11 attacks…all those things are part of…

EDITOR’S NOTE: Since money problems are running rampant, I thought I’d do a series of Frugal Friday posts that may help you live well while spending less. This is the first in the series. ~ Daisy As our economy…

Last night I got a text message from my daughter, who works in a very upscale restaurant in a downtown North Carolina city. She sent a video (which I have no idea how to upload – sorry) and…

For the first couple of months of the new administration, I was pretty happy with the direction America was going. I never expected to agree with every single thing that happened in Washington, DC. I only hoped that…

In an interview with Bloomberg in Shanghai, Jamie Dimon, the head honcho at JP Morgan Chase, sounded the alarm about looming stagflation in the United States.The NYPost reports: JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon on Thursday said the US economy continues…

It looks like we’ll get a temporary reprieve of three months as the United States and China have come to an agreement about the tariffs and put them on hold briefly. Tariffs will be reduced from 140% to…

If you’ve been following this website for some time, you probably remember the work we did in 2020, reporting on Covid, lockdowns and other related events. Many readers told me that the research I presented helped them to…

We’ve talked before about the pain of making the significant economic changes that the United States needs to prosper in the future. We’re in for a bumpy ride as consumers. But the good news is, we can anticipate some of…

Economic changes are nearly always painful. While I sincerely believe America is on track for great prosperity with regard to jobs, consumer confidence, and more reasonable prices, there’s a gap that must be bridged to get there. I…

DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency), led by Elon Musk, is making waves as it goes through government accounts to cut outrageous spending that has long affected Washington, DC. Today, we’ll look at just one of the agencies DOGE…

Years ago, I read a book by Amanda Ripley that really made an impact on me. It was about the psychology of folks who’ve survived horrible disasters like plane crashes, earthquakes, and 9/11. The book is called The Unthinkable:…