Category: My Thoughts

Gold and silver recently hit all-time highs, and I didn’t even realize they were heading towards the stratosphere. (At the time of this writing, silver is over $90 and gold is over $4600.) I haven’t bought precious metals in years, and honestly, I’m kicking myself a bit. Like many preppers, I purchased some gold and…

First, Merry Christmas to you and yours. I truly hope you are doing well and that your family is well too. The older I get the more important my time has become to me, especially those moments with family that are difficult to come by as my kids age, health problems arise, and people move…

A reader recently asked me my thoughts on the SNAP (supplemental nutritional assistance program) cuts that took effect on November 1st. She asked if it could “crash the food and medical systems.” I told her that anything was possible, but I agreed with her that Congress would likely step in before it gets to that…

Two thoughts about this past week… Charlie Kirk I’d imagine by now that you’ve heard Charlie Kirk was assassinated on 9/10. Although details are still to be sorted out, it seems that a lone gunman shot him from a nearby rooftop, allegedly over Charlie’s stance against the trans community. Aside from the shocking nature of…

We (me, my wife, my mother, sister-in-law, and her husband) recently returned from our two week whirlwind trip to the UK, and I can honestly say that I need a vacation from my vacation. It was what I call a “go go go” vacation that my wife loves and I wonder what just happened after…

First and foremost, I do enjoy trying to be more frugal these days. In part because we have to and it’s good to save money where you can but also because it’s teaching us to live with less… less stuff, less conveniences, less need for all that consumerism has to offer. Second, I’m afraid there’s…