barter and trade collapse

The 30 Most Valuable Items To Store and Trade in a Collapsed Economy

During the great depression when the dollar collapsed, basic items became currency. Any trip to the market would be better accompanied with items such as tobacco, or alcohol to be used as barter and trade items, rather than a pocket full of dollars purely because of the fact that they were … read more

Fatal food Crisis

Homesteading Principles Could Stop A Fatal Food Crisis In Venezuela

The writer of these posts is a middle-class Venezuelan father, in a country which has the world’s highest inflation rate at more than 4000%. Venezuela is an economic collapse nightmare with extreme shortages of food, riots severe hunger, a crippled economy, crumbling infrastructure, collapsed healthcare system, and a failing government. A number of years ago, Venezuela was … read more

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Self-Sufficiency And Jobs: How People Are Preparing For Automation

IN SHORT: – Preparing for an automated future with self-sufficiency – We asked on Reddit and Facebook what people were doing to prepare – Three things preppers were doing: sustainable living, career, finance – All of these preparations can be done for free Automation is going to be responsible for … read more

Automation and artificial intelligence

Automation: Will Artificial Intelligence See The End Of Humanity?

There’s one thing that puts us on top of the food chain above everything else and it’s certainly not being stronger than a lion, faster than a shark, or as venomous as a snake, it’s intelligence. We are the brightest species on this planet, and it’s why we are at … read more

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The Simple Essentials Bag You Can Make Right Now

Let’s face it, when it comes to prepping you’re not going to spend the rest of your life walking around with a 20kg backpack of food, knife, axes, sleeping bags, guns, ammunition and everything else. It’s nice to look at and looks great if you have friends over to show … read more