(the road little traveled) We are creatures of habit. Not saying that it’s necessarily a bad thing. Just an observation. Might it be good to break the routines once in awhile? Think about it… How often do you park in the same general parking spot location every day at work? Do you always park in…
Persistence and Determination. They are often crucial & critical to success. I believe that it’s actually the secret to success and can be applied to nearly anything, any goal, and most any situation. In today’s topic I’m going to apply those two words to high level preparedness and I believe that it will likewise be…
“Why can’t we all just get along?” Answer: Because we’re human. Unless you’re young and naive, you know full well that there is seemingly an infinite personality variety among we humans. No two people are alike (in more ways than one!). A challenge can be “getting along” with others. Sometimes it’s easy. Some people just…
What makes for a perfect bug out location? I will throw out a few bullet points to get the conversation started. While there’s probably no such thing in the real world as a perfect bug out location or a perfect survival retreat to call home, there certainly are things to look for when thinking about…
It’s tempting for those of us who author survival & preparedness websites to gravitate towards worst case scenarios when we write articles. Yes it’s more dramatic, scary, and shocking to focus on “Armageddon”. It can be fun and interesting to delve into the follow-on survival after such an event. However how likely is it? Truly…
Is fear a motivator for your prepping and preparedness? Fear can certainly be a powerful motivator and is used often (too often?) in the realm of prepping and preparedness. How many prepper and other websites are constantly filling their article titles with apparent fear (mongering?) day after day… Over the many years of our own…
Guest article, by ‘NRP’ Do you believe that someday TS-will-HTF ? Well then you are absolutely correct. We sometimes talk of how an EMP, economic-crash, WW III, Cyber Attack, Pandemic, so-on, will change the world (your life) forever, and/or bring it crashing down. Retirement IS an event that will totally disrupt your current life…
Lets face it, not everyone is on the same page with regards to all things. When it comes to a spouse or partner at home, certainly there are disagreements between each-other having to do with various issues and life’s activities (this is normal!). The specific question though, “Is your spouse or partner on-board with it?…
Are you thinking about your future, your retirement? Are you wishing that you could retire sooner rather than later? Are you wondering how it will even be possible to retire? Well here are five steps to consider before you retire – five things that will help get you there sooner…
…From Trying New Things. Among the top fears for most people are the fear of failure and the fear of the unknown. I recently came across a quote (unknown source) that reads, “Don’t fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of life contains three descriptions: could have, might…