Financial
14 Terrific Tips For Sensational Summertime Gasoline Savings The recent Memorial Day weekend is a perfect time to reflect and to pay homage to the memories of all the men and women who have lost their lives in service to our country. This weekend is also the unofficial beginning of summer, which means that it is the time when we will all have to start paying more at the pump for gasoline, thanks to the basic laws of supply and demand. The oil companies claim that the reason why gas costs more in the summer is because they have to start selling a
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Investing in Gold, Investing for the Future There has always been a symbiotic relationship between investment and economic growth. Investors supply the capital that businesses need to expand and improve their operations, while businesses provide an opportunity for individual and institutional investors to increase their wealth. This mutually beneficial relationship has been the source of capitalism’s great resiliency and strength, allowing the system to bounce back time and time again from the depths of recession and depression. But greed, hubris, and just plain stupidity have now taken the world economy to the brink of disaster, and this time there may be no
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Junk Silver 101: The Best and Easiest Coins to Collect A stash of junk silver can be your best friend in a time of crisis. These small, circulated silver coins contain just enough silver to buy bread or pay bills without being valuable enough to attract attention from regulators or Big Brother busybodies. Junk silver flies under the radar, making it perfect for quietly shoring up your financial position in preparation for a currency crisis. Still, many people don’t have any junk silver because they’re confused about what it is, which coins are best, and how to easily get junk silver coins. Fortunately, it’s not
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Religion
Season Your World “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. Matthew 5:13 There is nothing like fresh, hot, salty French fries to go with your favorite burger. How about butter
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We Know Only In Part All of us have something of the false prophet in us, wherefore we ought to speak humbly… Sometimes pride will tempt us to speak as if we had already attained or were already made perfect; sometimes cowardice will tempt us to make concessions to the immense, blind and stubborn self-righteousness with which every culture, every
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Gideon Gets Fleeced Paul doesn’t want us to try ferreting out the secret will of God that he plans to do, but discern the revealed will of God that we ought to do. —John Piper, “What Is the Will of God…?” (2004) “So You’ve Just Turned the Bible into a Ouija Board?” A young girl places a key on the first page of the Book of Ruth. She shuts the Bible and binds it closed with a ribbon, but she carefully leaves the top of the key exposed. Then she puts her fingers into the keyhole and holds
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Politics
Local Government and the Age of Petty Tyranny There are some who believe the concern that so many of us have about the amount of government interference in the lives of American citizens is exaggerated. In a sense it is easy to see why so many feel this way, because to all outward appearances, most people still seem free to go where they want, associate with whom they choose, and speak their mind in just about any public forum. But this is more a reflection of the fact that we have a democratic tradition that goes back several hundred years, to a time
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A Prelude to World War III? Chinese Defense Spending Increasing by Leaps and Bounds China’s government has announced that it will increase its defense spending by 11.2 percent in 2012. This is actually slightly less than last year’s increase, which was above 12 percent, but it is the eighteenth time over the past two decades that China’s defense budget has been expanded by 10 percent or more. And this
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Legacy of Secrecy and Shame: MKULTRA, Psychiatry, and Mind Control Referring to the existence of the secret government and the evolution of the national security state, one former U.S. president summed it up accurately and succinctly: “Secrecy and a free, democratic government don’t mix.” Every since President Harry S Truman made the fateful decision to sign the National Security Act of 1947 that gave birth to the Central Intelligence Agency, secrecy has been spreading like a runaway cancer metastasizing throughout the body politic. Accountability to the people is one of the fundamental hallmarks that distinguishes a democratic society from the darker alternatives, and when this
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Energy
All The Facts About Hot-Water Heat Recovery Next to the refrigerator, no appliance in the home uses more energy over the course of a typical day than the hot-water heater. Hot water is one of those little luxuries of life that we have gotten so used to that we barely even notice it any more, except of course when we run out right in the middle of a long hot shower. But most people have come to rely on hot water for a multitude of purposes, and it would be hard to imagine how inconvenient our lives would suddenly become if we
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How to Perform a Home Energy Audit The key to lowering energy costs is to use as electricity as efficiently as possible. This is not a news flash; however, most people have no idea of all the different ways they may be wasting energy in their homes. This is because, for the most part, energy loss is subtle and hidden, and unless homeowners or renters know where to look, they will never even realize how much electricity is being used up without performing any useful work whatsoever. There are two remedies available to help those who are looking to solve the problem
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“Old-Fashioned” Energy Storage Tapping into power is one thing, but sustaining the energy and using it full time is quite another. Regardless of the type of energy source you use (ideally more than one in conjunction with each other to create a genuinely self-sufficient program), you will want to store excess produced energy to be able to access
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Privacy
Facebook Privacy and You: An In-Depth Look A recent article in the Wall Street Journal turned the spotlight on Facebook apps and how they can compromise your personal security. In truth, all social media channels have privacy issues, but with almost a billion users, Facebook is far and away the most obvious place to look for privacy concern issues. The Journal examined one hundred of Facebook’s most popular apps and found some look for everything from your current city location to email address to, believe it or not, sexual preference. What many Facebook users do not realize is that these apps often
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Learn How To Limit Access: Protect Your Privacy Without Ditching Social Media Numerous news sources have begun to report on problems with Facebook privacy in particular when using apps. Because it such an open platform that encourages “friends” sharing these apps with each other, it is now populated with rogue apps that can spread spam, malware, and outright scams. Even legitimate apps present huge privacy risks by allowing third party developers access to private Facebook data. A large number of Facebook users are unaware that these applications make it possible for their “friends” to access information in their personal Facebook profile. In her article, “How Much Do
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Parenting in the Digital Age The pressure comes from everywhere. Television, movies, and music are constantly breaking new ground for promiscuity and moral decay. Experts talk incessantly about self-esteem and self-actualization. Neighbors and acquaintances frown on traditional values. All around, influence peddlers are hawking their wares, and their wares seem tailor-made to unravel America’s moral fabric. And now social media
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Health
10 Advantages Of Honey Honey is believed to be the first natural sweetener used. There are records of its use by cave dwellers. But honey is a sweetener with a difference; it is the only one that offers us life-giving qualities. Honey is a predigested sweetener so it metabolizes in the body differently than processed sweeteners and sugars. It
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What Is And Why Medical Tourism Can you imagine traveling to a foreign country for a little liposuction, a tummy tuck, major heart surgery, cutting-edge cancer treatments, or even just a comprehensive physical? If not, then you have never considered medical tourism. This growing practice is happening all over the world. Even here in the U.S., foreign travelers arrive for medical procedures. As the trend grows with leaps and bounds, countries throughout the world are jumping to get a piece of the economic pie. Between the continued spikes in healthcare costs and the multi-millionaire insurance CEOs who figured out they can
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Canada to Ban Oxycontin – Is the U.S. Next? In the long and infamous history of the pharmaceutical industry, one of the all-time amazing achievements was pulled off in 1995 by a Stamford, Connecticut corporation known as Purdue Pharma. Somehow, this relatively unheralded drug company managed to convince the FDA to approve a prescription painkiller called Oxycontin for sale to the general public. This accomplishment was remarkable because Oxycontin is a powerful opiate, and just like any other opiate of similar strength, it causes feelings of euphoria in its users and is also highly addictive. Essentially, it is as if the government had suddenly
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Education
Improvements In Farm Animal Welfare As a homesteader, small farmer, or someone who dreams of becoming one, you understand the importance of animals on the farm and the roles they play in providing companionship, food, and income. No one understands better the value and the necessity of animals than small farmers and homesteaders who care for them personally and on a daily basis. Over the last century, as small family farms dwindled and factory farms became the norm, the treatment of animals has been under scrutiny and debate by those who care about their welfare. Factory farms raise huge numbers
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Everthing You Need To Know About Hydration In The Wilderness We have all seen the story played out in the news. The headline reads “Couple found alive after four days lost in the wilderness,” and the story will go on to tell the tale of how they stayed warm and what, if anything, they ate and drank. Usually buried somewhere in the text you will see something along the lines of, “they are currently in the hospital recovering from dehydration.” Someday you may find yourself in the wilderness, the real wilderness, with no modern conveniences. Most people who plan to travel into the wilderness bring
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How To Diminish Distractions and Get On With Learning Homeschooling is both rewarding and frustrating. It gives you flexibility, but it’s hard to do. It gives you control over your child’s education, but it can make you feel completely out of control some days. One week you may feel as if the decision to homeschool was the best you ever made, while the next week you might think you made a mistake and that you are in over your head. Educating at home is like a roller coaster. You will have your ups, your downs, and your dull and routine moments. One minute, your
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Extreme Survival
How To Beat The Heat Summer is finally here, and that means the heat is here as well. Surviving extreme heat, and more importantly, the biological responses by your body to the extreme heat, can be difficult at best during a situation that is less than ideal. So it goes without saying that preparation once again tops the list of things to do to avoid the complications of extreme heat, heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and biological shutdown caused by rising temperatures. Preparation can have the biggest impact on your chances of avoiding overheating, but practical implementation is also an incredibly
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How To Survive An Animal Attack Occasionally you cannot avoid an aggressive encounter with an animal in the wild (or in the neighborhood or backyard), so here’s what you need to do if you are faced with these situations. Bears Staying still, appearing large, and making noise are good deterrents for most bear encounters, but they are not foolproof. Some area rangers suggest saying “Hey bear!” is enough to get a bear to leave an area, but really, prevention is again the best course of action. Don’t have loose, unprotected food, smell like food or blood around a bear area, and
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Native American Survival Skills It has been said that knowledge is power, and that applies to any area in life. Of course, it is important to arm and prepare, but it is even more important to constantly learn new aspects of survival. Some of these arts and sciences have been lost in the last century, as modern life has caused humanity to know more how to use a smartphone rather than how to build a fire. It is easy to gloss over these skills like an old memory, when you can simply pop at TV dinner in the microwave
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Misc
Selecting a Stove: It’s More Than Just a Fashion Statement The stove plays a central role in our homes. We cook with it and in some cases we draw heat from it. In its most basic role, and arguably the most important, we use it to sustain our families. As far as appliances in the kitchen, the stove is probably the most important and it can often be the one we spend the most money on. Because of that, we must understand what we want to use our stove for, how we want to power our stove, and the differences in types and styles of
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Surviving Off the Grid in Uganda Imagine yourself standing between two children, both desperately ill, but you have only enough treatment options for one child. What do you do? This is a question that faces Dr. Jessica Ankney more often than not. When Dr. Ankney answered the call to the mission field in Uganda in 2011, she wasn’t quite prepared for all that would confront her. In fact, she said, “For some reason I thought … following Christ and His path for my life was going to make life easier somehow. I really don’t know why I thought that….” From the
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Mike Wallace: The Passing of an American News Icon What might have been then last of an era passed with the death of Mike Wallace. Born on May 9, 1918, in Brookline, Massachusetts, Wallace began his news career in Chicago in the 1940s, first as a radio news writer for the Chicago Sun and then as a reporter for WMAQ. But all will remember him for the career he began with CBS in 1951. The journalist is best remembered for his presence on 60 Minutes. For many years, his Sunday night interviews were must see for those who wanted to know what was going on
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Food
DIY Pest Control Fewer things are more aggravating to a gardener than walking out to check the crops and finding some pest has destroyed the produce. This frustration is especially true if the goal is to live a sustainable, self-reliant lifestyle and you are depending on your garden as your main source of food (not to mention your peace of mind!). Here are some ways to fight back against garden pests without resorting to many chemicals and contraptions purchased at a store. Insect Control: Plan A There are many methods you can use to control insects. The most
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Useful Weeds In The Garden Weeding is one of the most tedious chores in the garden, especially if you are pulling them by hand, one at a time. It means spending hours kneeling or crouching, bent over your garden, and it leaves you with stiff, sore muscles and an aching back. What if you found out that weeds might actually
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How To Preserve Fish Putting up fish is something a lot of fishermen don’t even consider. They may eat a lot of fish at certain times of the year but go without at others. With all the different ways to preserve fish, you can experiment to your heart’s desire with exotic recipes and flavors, all the while stocking up for your family’s future. Preparation Start your preparation by cleaning your fish as soon as possible after you catch it. Fish meat is said to deteriorate 200 times faster than beef, so the fresher the better. Some things to do
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