PrepperNomics 107: Prepping for Shortages Those of us who are firearms enthusiasts are used to the periodic shortages that develop when it looks like gun laws might change. Many of us are also familiar with empty grocery shelves, at least… Continue Reading
Having an emergency fund of ready cash at hand is a top 5 critical prep that every prepper needs to have. Why top 5? Because chances are early on in an emergency, it can help you get water, food, shelter… Continue Reading
PrepperNomics 107: Venezuela Here at 3BY we generally avoid politics. We want to encourage prepping, regardless of your politics, religion, sexual preferences, or state of mental health. 😊 As a result, I have not talked about the largest disaster currently… Continue Reading
Emergency Funds Many emergencies are personal in nature and there is a perpetual concern among preppers that during a SHTF event bank cards and checks won’t work and only cash will do. The truly concerned will worry that even cash… Continue Reading
The Satanic Banking Cult. If you have been regularly reading my PrepperNomics posts, you’ve probably realized that many of my ideas for posts come from the more fevered elements of the Prepper community. The “paranoia” about the economy seems to… Continue Reading
PrepperNomics 107 is a series that we’ve been running, written on a regular basis by our economics guru Paranoid Prepper. We called it 107 because his concepts area a bit more advanced than the 101 level would indicate. He’s covered… Continue Reading
Free Trade. Not too long ago I wrote a post about China’s holding of US debt, and what it would mean if China decided to sell the bonds it has accumulated. The subject was an offshoot of our trade negotiations with… Continue Reading
I hate giving stock market advice, but in the past couple weeks I have heard some really stupid, apocalyptic, reactions to the recent market gyrations. Salty thought I might want to do a post on the subject, but my initial… Continue Reading
Have you ever wondered what banks do with the money you deposit? They keep a portion of it on hand to service folks who need to make withdrawals, but the bulk of it is loaned out. If you take a… Continue Reading
Time flies when you are having fun, and I’ve been enjoying posting here on 3BY for a full year now, making this post my first anniversary post! When I first introduced myself here, it was as a person who had… Continue Reading
I briefly referred to Chinese holdings of US Treasury securities in my post on Economic Collapse. Since that time the administration has begun negotiations with China over trade. These negotiations are likely to go on for some time, but that… Continue Reading
A Look At Mutual Assistance Groups (MAG) Contracts I wrote previously about how I had formed a family based Mutual Assistance Group (MAG). Most preppers think of a MAG as an unrelated group that is working together before and after… Continue Reading
One of the things I like about writing for 3BY is that Salty doesn’t require that I always agree with him. So naturally, my post on bartering comes up shortly after he has a post on guns and ammo as… Continue Reading
Critical Document Backup The topic of storing copies of important documents comes up in prepper circles from time to time. It is generally not the most thrilling topic and doesn’t often get the attention it deserves. As we go through… Continue Reading
PrepperNomics 107: Budgeting for Preppers In an earlier post on Supply Categories, I outlined the categories I use for planning and inventorying supplies. We can use those categories for preparing a Prepper Budget. Variable Costs Consumables have a Variable Cost… Continue Reading