Archive for ' Finances'
Posted:April 26, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom
ACTION STEP: Pay it forward
This Action Step doesn’t have anything to do with the movie, “Pay it Forward”, although doing kind things for people is always a good idea. This Action Step is all about doing something kind for your [...]
Posted:December 27, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom
14 Depressing lessons for America from the slow collapse of Greece
Other nations are hesitant to provide assistance to a nation nearing economic collapse , and for most, it won’t even be possible. In the case of America, how many nations will be able to bail us [...]
Posted:September 21, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom
A Thousand Here, A Trillion There: The Devastating Effects of Debt
It all started with a credit card. I was a new high school graduate with big dreams of going to college in style. My tastes were fairly simple. All I wanted was the best, and soon [...]
Posted:September 12, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom
Preparedness mindset 1: Think annual, not monthly
Guest post by Heather of Prudent Pantry, a member of our Survival Mom-Blog Ring. We are taught to think in a monthly budget or a paycheck-to-paycheck budgeting manner. What would you say if I said it’s [...]
How high can the price of gold go?
What do you think of when you think of buying gold? Are you intimidated at the thought? Is it confusing to know if you should sell all your gold jewelry or start buying gold coins? We’re [...]
Posted:July 30, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom
INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: A simple step to bring you financial peace of mind
If your family is facing a tough economic future due to a job loss, have you ever thought of paying ahead on your utility bills? By adding extra money to your payments for water and power [...]
Posted:June 28, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom
INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Cash is king!
“Cash is king!,” a Chicago native told my husband one day. I hadn’t heard the term before but considering that our friend’s family was reputed to have ties to the mob, I wasn’t surprised. I’ve thought [...]
Posted:June 03, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom
Survival Survey: The Debt Question
A few days ago I posted a few suggestions for preparing for the coming apocalypse, however you define ‘apocalypse’. One of them was to become debt-free. My reasoning is that having very little, or no, debt [...]
Posted:May 10, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom
Savers are Losers!
Guest post by Chris Slife, President of Howling Coyote Silver Company This article is a rebuttal to, Buying gold — is it better than saving? Savers are Losers! For most of us, saving usually means setting [...]
Posted:May 09, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom
A taste of hyperinflation
Wheelbarrows full of German marks and stacks of Zimbabwean dollars paint a surreal and absurd picture of economies gone bad. It could never happen here in America. Right? Well, I think we got a taste of [...]
How To Dry Shampoo Your Hair to Save Water
My girls and I have long curly hair that has to be washed everyday. B
Win a Copy of Survival Mom AND a FlashLantern!
Bookperks is running this giveaway on their own. I will ask them for
Win a Copy of Survival Mom AND a FlashLantern!
when is the give away closed? how will we know who won?
The Importance of Patient Advocacy
When we went through my mom's final illness, I so wished I could be wi
Anatomy of The Survival Mom's Pantry
Oh my goodness Soren you are hilarious! I guess we had better stock up
