A Fountain of Bargains - Preparedness
I never thought the recession of 2007 would last this long.
Sadly, the world's response to a recession created by massive debt spending was to take on unprecedented amounts of sovereign debt; So, things might get worse.
Fearing that things might get worse, many have taken to buying preparedness supplies along with a small stash of silver and gold coins.
The first order of business is food. I like having a weeks's worth of freeze dried food on hand. I rotate the food through my camping supplies to keep the food fresh, and donate what I don't use to the food shelter.
The other area of concern is money. I've come to advocate the re-monetizing silver and gold. People traded precious metal coins as money up unto 1857. Gold coins were common up until FDR confiscated the gold.
I prefer silver. Traditionally, Two Bits of Silver (aka, a silver quarter) buys a haircut and shave or simply meal at a diner. Four bits would buy a room in a hostel and a silver dollar would buy a room in a budget hotel. Having a pile of silver dollars on hand means you can buy necessities.
Wise Food Storage carries gourmet freeze dried food that is ideal for long term food storage (and for camping). The site offers products ranging from 72 hour food kits to long term survival supply.
It is wise to have some money in silver or gold coins. GoldSilver.com offers a wide variety of gold and silver coins. The most popular forms of trade silver are Liberty Eagles and older common US coinage.
MyFoodStorage.com, from Spanish Fork, is dedicated to helping people with long term food storage. The site carries freeze dried food designed for long term storage, emergency kits and camping food.
Buy Emergency Foods offers kits with water filters, freeze dried food and other products to help you ride out the storm or local emergency. The collection includes portable solar power kits.
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eFoodsDirect is perfecting the art of food storage with easy to cook GMO-free meals designed for long term storage in harsh conditions. The site includes a blog and other information on preparedness.