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Self-Reliance Can Help Families Survive Tough Times
Plant a vegetable garden. Store food and water. Avoid debt. Build up savings.Why I’m Leaving New York
By domiciling in Florida, I will personally save $13,800 every single day. That's a pretty strong incentive.High-Deductible Health Insurance Is Not Always A Bargain
Can you find all the agendas buried in this article? Here's one: "What’s more, low-income families don’t benefit from the tax breaks associated with health savings accounts the way middle- and high-income earners do."Groups Urge NBC To Pull Health Care Ad
Progressive health care reform groups demanded on Thursday that Washington’s NBC television affiliate refuse to air a 30-minute infomercial funded by a conservative group opposed to creating a public insurance plan.Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Hands Out Potatoes To Poor To Buy Presidential Votes
The Government is handing out 400,000 tonnes of free spuds in rural towns. It says that it is merely distributing the surplus from a bumper crop, but Mr Ahmadinejad’s opponents accuse it of bribing the poor.Modern Survivalism Tenet Number Two
Debt Is Financial Cancer! Minimize It, Pay It Off Early and Stay Away From Credit CardsModern Survivalism Tenet Number One
Survivalists are generally thought of as people who prepare to deal with disasters, shortages and anything that disrupts society. Modern survivalists do this but they do so in a way that improves their lives even if nothing major ever goes wrong.Obama Says Health Care A Must This Year—-Or Never
President Barack Obama warned Thursday that if Congress doesn't deliver health care legislation by the end of the year the opportunity will be lost, a plea to political supporters to pressure lawmakers to act.Roubini Says U.S. Economy May Dip Again Next Year
"Compared to other people that say it's going to be a doomsday, I could be considered an optimist."U.S. Inflation To Approach Zimbabwe Level, Faber Says
The U.S. economy will enter “hyperinflation” approaching the levels in Zimbabwe because the Federal Reserve will be reluctant to raise interest rates, investor Marc Faber said.Survival Of The Fittest
Survivalism isn’t just for white right-wingers anymore. Salguero says we’re dealing with a new breed of survivalist here. Educated, multicultural, often professional—far removed from the monocultural camo-clad gun nuts of the Cold War era.U.S. Prepares For Possible Return Of Swine Flu In Fall
The reason for the urgency: Some past pandemics were preceded by "herald waves" of a flu strain that surfaced at the end of one flu season, only to return with far greater consequences the next flu season.Crisis Spurs Spike In ‘Suburban Survivalists’
Six months ago, Jim Wiseman didn't even have a spare nutrition bar in his kitchen cabinet.Extreme Frugality: Doing The Unthinkable
Beginning of an ongoing saga chronicling one family's mission to live within their means.Urban Chicken: Planning Commission Approves Test Permit
Urban chickens have their beaks in the suburban door.In Northampton, Farm Life Within City Limits
A couple blocks from the popular cafe Northampton Coffee, a flock of runner ducks putter around inside a pen. This is Town Farm, run by Ben James and Oona Coy within Northampton city limits.Emily Achenbaum: Reporter Turned ‘Farmer Housewife’
Forsaking a career for a life 'off the grid' wasn't easy.10 Essential Items For Hurricanes
To be ready for a hurricane, or any other disaster, collect and store 10 essential items.The Non-Survivalist’s Guide To Stocking Up For Hard Times
You don’t have to be a Chuck Norris-obsessed, gun-packing paranoiac to stash a bit of canned food and water in case of hard times.Swine Flu Is Spreading Wider Than Official Data Show
Swine flu is spreading more widely than official figures indicate, with outbreaks in Europe and Asia showing it’s gained a foothold in at least three regions.Do You Need To Stock Up The Bunker?
But today there is a new breed of survivalist – and they're well-heeled, well-educated and more likely to wear an immaculately pressed suit than a camouflage flak jacket.Swine Flu…Recession…Should We All Be Reading Neil Strauss To Survive?
It must be bad: survival manuals are racing up the book charts. Ordinary folks are preparing for the worst.New Disaster Shelter System Announced
Federal officials on Tuesday announced a new national shelter system to help locate temporary housing for victims of hurricanes and other natural disasters.The shelter system is a key part of preparations for hurricane season, which begins June 1.Some Stockpiling To Prepare Should Times Turn Perilous
“Survivalist” isn’t the right term, not in a downturn that has got everyone nervous. “Preparedness” or “self-sufficiency” — that is what they are saying.
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