Photo by Maria Orlova on Pexels.com I like to think of myself as an adventurous person, especially when it comes to food. My step-grandparents introduced me to an all-you-can-eat buffet when I was 5 or 6 years old to help me stop being a picky eater. I credit that buffet experience with sparking a curiosity …
Author: Patrick Edwards
Using the Infirm after the SHTF
Photo by MART PRODUCTION on Pexels.com In a previous article, Post-SHTF: Charity is Investing, I describe how charity, for the sake of displaying good morals, isn’t a useful survival skill after the SHTF. Survivalists can’t afford to waste resources and should think of charity more as an investment into relationships that may pay off in …
The Rush to Increase Property Taxes
Photo by Matheus Bertelli on Pexels.com Geographic Relevance Notice: This article is most relevant to property owners in Texas, during the 2023 property appraisal season. However, some property owners outside the state may still find this article useful when your local county reappraises the value of your home or land. Are you a land owner …
Post-SHTF: Charity is Investing
Photo by Author using content on Pixels.com by: Branimir Balogoviu0107, Burak The Weekender, Cottonbro Studio, RDNE Stock Project. It may be shameful to say this now, during times of plenty, but charity isn’t a good survival skill after the SHTF… unless you think of it as investing. In a survival situation, even the most prepared …
Communists in the Neighborhood!
In a previous article, Rural Neighborhood v Wilderness, I briefly described how a neighborhood could turn communistic. In summary: The busy-bodies of a community will try to force the rest of the neighborhood to pull resources, so everyone carries their dead weight. If these people are given any position of power, they will take the …
Videogame Economics & The Deficit
I made this meme in 2021 because I thought it was funny how common-sense economics and budgeting in video games doesn’t resemble how our country operates in real life. Our country operates on a deficit, which doesn’t make sense to me as a videogame player. Before we start, I should mention that I am not …
Tech Items in my Preps
Photo collage by author using content from myself and the following creators on Pexels.com: Dids, Hardy Iyank, Mati Mango, and PhotoMIX Company. Most preppers have a list of must-haves when it comes to their preparations for if/when the SHTF or civilization ends. I’ve stocked the typical survival items, but have included some electronics in my …
The French are Rioting Again
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com The French are rioting again. This is nothing new, so why are they rioting this time? Police brutality? No. Labor regulation? Not this time. Because 2 teens died from reckless driving? No, but that did happen. Labor reforms? Na, not this time. Over-aggressive partying in the month of May? Ha! …
$100 to Survive On
Photo by Suliman Sallehi on Pexels.com What would you buy if you only had $100 in your pocket or bank account, and a trusted friend in the military told you that nuclear war will start in about 3 hours? No seriously, what would you buy if you only have $100? You probably won’t get paid …
Post-Woke Perspective on StarCraft
Photo by Author, with parts of images by “Freepic” and “FPD Images” on Pexels.com I recently found my old StarCraft: Battle Chest and replayed it on one of my old PCs. I loved playing StarCraft as a kid. For me, it was a gateway to other real-time strategy (RTS) games like Star Trek: Armada and …
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