By Robert Wheeler Life cannot return to normal until there is a vaccine for COVID 19. At least, that is what governments, corporations, and their mainstream propaganda media outlets have been incessantly arguing. Interestingly, the development of that vaccine was “warp speed,” allegedly at the…
By Daisy Luther As Pfizer and Moderna both rush a vaccine to market to fight the Covid-19 virus, will promises of returning to “normal” be enough to persuade people to take the quickly developed injection? This article isn’t about persuading you one way or the…
By Daisy Luther 2020 has been a rough year for everyone and the holiday season promises to be different from any in our memory. Times are tough from both the sides of the consumer and the small business owner. For the first time since I…
By Daisy Luther There’s a saying in the military, “If it ain’t rainin’, you ain’t trainin’!” That was definitely the case when I took Selco and Toby’s Urban Survival Course for Women in Croatia a couple of years ago. As the cold rain fell, Toby…
By Daisy Luther This promises to be a holiday season like no other in our memory, what with the hotly contested election, a new series of lockdowns and restrictions, and another wave of COVID-19 taking over the mainstream media headlines. With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, the…
By Daisy Luther Lots of folks in the prepper world believe there are only two options when it comes to survival: bugging out or hunkering down. In fact, there are loads of gray areas that include a combination of those strategies as well as altogether…
By Daisy Luther If there’s one thing I learned in Croatia a couple of years ago when I took Selco’s Urban Survival Course for Women, it’s that survivalism and preparedness are two entirely different animals. If there are two things I’ve learned, it’s that I…
By Daisy Luther Given the economic circumstances in the United States, it’s unsurprising that a lot of people who would otherwise be prepping have found themselves at a standstill due to financial reasons. Whether it’s because of a job loss, higher food prices, or simply…
By Daisy Luther Editorial Note: Sometimes people ask me, “If I was your family member, what would you advise?” I had begun writing a letter to my loved ones about what is coming and how to prepare for it and I wanted to share it…
By Daisy Luther We’d all like to believe that the United States is on the road to economic recovery and that things are going to get better. Everyone wants to think the store shelves are just a few cargo ships away from being refilled. People…
By Daisy Luther If you are watching 2020 with horror like the rest of us, you may be thinking, “Holy cow, I better do something before things get even worse. This is a veritable festival of feces!” A lot of people will respond to this…
By Daisy Luther Like a lot of frequent travelers, I’d been itching to get back on the road after months of lockdown. A couple of months ago, I drove from the east coast to the west coast and ended up in Mexico, where I rented…
By Daisy Luther As a parent, sometimes I’ve asked my kids to do things they don’t want to do. (Haven’t we all?) The biggest key to their success in the endeavor is their attitude. Scenario #1: Me: Kiddo, it’s time to swap your winter clothes…
By Daisy Luther Ever since March, we’ve seen dramatic photos of bare shelves across the country. Initially, we were told it was just an issue with everyone panic-buying due to the lockdown and that those pesky preppers and hoarders were the cause of the whole…
By Daisy Luther In northern regions of an unstable country, a battle broke out yesterday in the streets of a small city. Meanwhile, in the southeastern corridor, protesters continue to clash over control of a monument, and in the Northeast, rebels have been battling local…
By Daisy Luther The pandemic and the government’s response to it has changed the lives of many people. The “new normal” is a rather dystopian and uncomfortable existence. Going places and watching people skitter around with their faces covered, following arrows on the floor, no…
By Daisy Luther A lot of folks make preparedness and survival way too complicated. Sometimes applying principles from another arena can work to make things a little easier. I was writing up some essential business skills for a group of budding entrepreneurs and it occurred…
By Daisy Luther One side effect of the pandemic and subsequent restrictions isn’t physical or financial – it’s mental. Last month, The Psychiatric Times published an article about the “mental health pandemic” that came along with COVID-19. The health and financial costs of COVID-19 have…
By Daisy Luther The lockdown that recently took place due to the pandemic was like a practice run for a bigger SHTF event. Many of our prepper theories played out and were accurate, while others weren’t as realistic as we thought beforehand. People who weren’t…
By Daisy Luther Lots of folks have mentioned that their grocery stores never fully restocked after the rush on food and supplies back at the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown. And with the current news stories about spiking COVID numbers, it may not be long…
