Archive for ' Finances'

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: A simple step to bring you financial peace of mind 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 [...]

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Cash is king! 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 [...]

Survival Survey: The Debt Question 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 [...]

Savers are Losers! 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 [...]

Buying gold – Is it better than saving? Posted:May 06, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom

Buying gold – Is it better than saving?

Guest post by Nicholas Boyle In the current financial climate, many people are giving a lot of thought to how they should use their money. Some are happy to carry on as normal, but others may [...]

Gold and Silver prices: a little education from Chris Slife Posted:May 05, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom

Gold and Silver prices: a little education from Chris Slife

Chris Slife owns Howling Coyote Silver Company.  He sent this email this morning, explaining why the prices of silver and gold have been so volatile.  If you have questions for Chris, post them as a comment, [...]

Safeguard Your Income With a Back-Up Plan Posted:March 17, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom

Safeguard Your Income With a Back-Up Plan

Many years ago, a friend of mine made a comment I’ve never forgotten. “Every woman should have at least two different ways she can earn money.” Now that the economy has tightened up and many families [...]

Survival Survey: A Home-Based Business for TEOTWAWKI Posted:January 21, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom

Survival Survey: A Home-Based Business for TEOTWAWKI

This topic was suggested by Kiri who blogs at Springing Into Action. If you could start a simple, home-based business today that would provide a product or service that might be in demand when the stuff [...]

The Basics of Precious Metals, Part 2 Posted:December 28, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

The Basics of Precious Metals, Part 2

This is Part 2 in an interview with Chris Slife, President of Howling Coyote Silver.  If you have questions for Chris, email them to lisa @ thesurvivalmom. com, and I’ll post his answers. Q:  Will the [...]

The Basics of Precious Metals, an Interview with Chris Slife, Part 1 Posted:December 26, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

The Basics of Precious Metals, an Interview with Chris Slife, Part 1

If you have other questions for Chris, send them to me at lisa@thesurvivalmom.com. We live in a crazy, crazy world and one that doesn’t seem ready to return to normal any time soon.  In fact, we [...]