Days of Lot, Book Three: Seven Bowls now available in all formats.

on October 6, 2024 at 4:15 am
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Congratulations to Bret Baker, the winner of the Seven Bowls Giveaway!

Wow! Preparedness-related news has been coming at us like machine gun fire this past week. Because of my location, I’ll start with Hurricane Helene.

As most of you know, I spend much of the year in Western North Carolina, where recovery efforts from last week’s storm will be ongoing for months. Like most of the state, we received record amounts of rain resulting in what is being called a 1000-year flood.

Years ago, my wife and I volunteered with Samaritan’s Purse after catastrophic flooding in West Virginia. We saw firsthand what torrential rains could do when rushing down the side of a mountain. So, when we selected our homestead, being high and dry and away from areas prone to landslides was a non-negotiable. By the grace of God, our property wasn’t damaged. We were without power for two days, but the generator and recent solar backup system kept us running.

Most of the destruction from Helene came along rivers and low-lying valleys in Western North Carolina where entire towns were completely washed away. The area has also experienced massive road closures from roads and bridges being washed away as well as mudslides.

This storm revealed the absolute lack of readiness on the part of many people around here who weren’t even prepared to shelter in place for 24 hours.

If there is a silver lining to all of this, our homestead and our small Appalachian town have both been battle-tested. Roads, bridges, and infrastructure remain intact with most grocers and big box stores opening up the day after the storm. We’ve had lots of people driving in from Asheville and other hard-hit areas to resupply at our local gas stations and stores.

Please keep those who lost so much in your prayers. Places like Banner Elk are totally cut off from the outside world and towns like Chimney Rock are completely washed away.

Besides the flooding, tens of thousands of Bank of America customers were unable to access their accounts during an outage this week that the financial behemoth blamed on “technical issues.”

At the time of this writing, we are awaiting Israel’s response to the latest volley of missiles from Iran. The regional conflict is escalating with no signs of abating.

After Putin’s redline warning over Ukraine using NATO-supplied long-range missiles to strike targets deep inside Russia, Western leaders seemed hesitant to allow such an attack. Nevertheless, since the decision, Ukraine has used long-range weapons that they built themselves to hit munitions targets deep within the Russian homeland. Where did they get the parts and technology for these DIY drones? I bet Vladimir Putin could tell you. And I doubt you’d be surprised if it was the US and our allies. I might remind you that a loophole and a noose are precariously similar, in that either can be fitted tightly around one’s neck.

I’ll also remind you that while black swan events are labeled as such because of their rarity, no written law exists to prohibit them from occurring simultaneously with other cataclysmic events. The night Helene made landfall in Florida, my wife and I watched the projected track on television. When we went to sleep, it was predicted to head toward Nashville, TN. When we woke up, we were in the remnants of Hurricane Helene’s eye, and Western North Carolina had been changed forever.

Make hay while the sun shines. You do not know what a day may bring.

And now for the excitement! The final installment of the Days of Lot trilogy, Book Three: Seven Bowls is now available in all formats.

For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.

Matthew 24:21-22

In the heart of the Appalachian Mountains, Mason Lot’s secluded sanctuary has been a haven for him and his group. They have survived the first two waves of the Great Tribulation, but the final assault, known as the Seven Bowl of God’s Wrath will bring about a level of death and destruction never before seen by mankind. Festering sores will break out on the bodies of unbelievers, water will turn to blood, and the planet will be scorched by the heat of the sun and plunged into utter darkness, heralding the end of days.

Get your copy now and brace yourself for an epic tale of survival against insurmountable odds.

Are We on the Precipice of Nuclear or EMP Attack?

on June 8, 2024 at 9:13 pm
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Congratulations to Ripley, the winner of the Trumpets Giveaway!

 

As our country continues to circle the toilet bowl toward becoming a banana republic, where politicians use the power of the state to jail their political opponents, and the currency is debased to the point of being worthless, we have to do what we can to prepare our own personal arks. The rain has started and the waters are rising.

Prices for food, housing, transportation, and basic commodities continue to be out of reach for many Americans and it’s only going to get worse. The US is increasing its debt by more than $2 trillion a year. When the government borrows money, they spend that money into the economy and increase the amount of currency in circulation. At the same time, the entity loaning the money still has their collateral in the form of US treasuries, plus interest. It all adds up to more money chasing the same amount of goods and services, which leads to higher and higher consumer prices.

So, whether you’re considering putting in a solar backup system, adding to your food storage, getting some backyard chickens, purchasing night vision or thermal to level up your security plan, my advice is to get it done sooner rather than later. It’s never going to be cheaper to do than it is right now. The slow-motion economic train wreck is in progress.

And just because we have an inflation crisis, it doesn’t mean other black swans won’t land in our yard. As we speak, China continues to run ever-larger military maneuvers around Taiwan. We have personnel and equipment in the region, ready to jump into yet another war, should China invade.

North Korea continues to antagonize South Korea with massive volleys of missile test launches. In response, South Korea’s National Security Council has suspended the 2018 inter-Korean peace pact. The conflict between Israel and Iran is still steaming.

And last but certainly not least, The US has just escalated tensions with Russia providing Ukraine with surface-to-surface missiles. The US-supplied missiles have been used on multiple targets inside Russia, mostly on facilities operating early warning radars which could suggest the intention of more attacks. These weapon systems are probably less user-friendly than your average cell-phone, so it’s possible that US military personnel are the ones launching the missiles. And if Mr. Putin happens to read this post, I doubt I’m telling him anything he doesn’t already know.

We’ve seen a lot of saber rattling this week. The US test launched two Minuteman III ICBMs, the Netherlands announced that their F-35s are now capable of delivering nuclear missiles, and NATO announced a plan for rapid deployment of 300,000 troops, mostly US military, to the frontlines, in the event of a direct conflict with Russia.

According to the US Congressional EMP Commission, Russia, China, North Korea, and possibly Iran are all capable of launching an EMP attack on the US. It doesn’t take WWIII or an EMP for these conflicts to affect you directly. Computer chips for everything from cars to washing machines come from Taiwan and South Korea. So, get the gear, learn to use it, and keep adding to your skills. Resources are never going to be cheaper and more abundant than they are right now.

And now for some good news! My latest post-apocalyptic end-times thriller, The Days of Lot, Book Two: Seven Trumpets is now available in all formats.

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

2 Timothy 3:1

Mason Lot’s group has found refuge in the Appalachian Mountains and managed to survive the Great Tribulation’s first wave of destruction known as the Seven Seal Judgments. However, things will only get harder from here.

Across the globe, austere conditions push people into desperation. Led by starvation and base instincts, many regress into savagery, raiding and marauding to find sustenance.

Some members of Mason’s group will not survive the Almighty’s barrage of wrath. But in the planet’s final hours, living to suffer another day is no great prize.

Don’t miss this gut-wrenching account of the end times. Jump into the adventure today!

World Economic Forum Issues Terrifying Predictions for 2024

on February 2, 2024 at 10:03 pm
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Congratulations to the winner of the Seven Seals Giveaway, James W. Prairie!

 

I hope you and your family are doing well and that your new year is off to a good start. As for me, I continue to prepare for the nightmarish reality that the globalists, like those at the World Economic Forum, have in store for us.

In 2020, at the onslaught of COVID, the WEF posted a video on YouTube predicting what the world would be like in 2030. The video has been removed by the WEF from YouTube, but can still be found on the WEF’s Facebook page where it was originally posted in 2016. If you haven’t seen it, you can find it by googling “world economic forum video 8 predictions for the world in 2030”. Then scroll down until you find the Facebook result.

The first prediction is that you’ll own nothing and be happy. Since 2020, inflation has skyrocketed, particularly for things like food and housing. We all feel it. Several of our friends that were comfortable in 2020 are now making difficult economic decisions. We know three families that have resorted to living in trailers or campers because buying a house is unaffordable for them at these prices. We know another family that is paying $6,000 a year for home owners’ insurance on a modest house in a working-class neighborhood because they can’t foot the bill for a new roof in order to bring down the insurance premium. Another family we know has a successful business but are stuck renting because they also have been priced out of the market.

These are all hard-working families, most with descent jobs. But the American Dream seems to be slipping out of reach for them. Certainly, the first half of that prophecy is coming to fruition for many of our friends. They’re all keeping their chins up, making the best of the opportunities they’ve been given, but to say their happy—well, that might be a stretch.

Prediction number two says the US will no longer be the world’s super power. We’ve seen that divination come true in spades. Since Joe Biden took office, we’ve become the laughing stock for the world. Plus, by ejecting Russia from the SWIFT system, we mandated that they must settle oil contracts in currencies other than dollars, thereby reducing overall demand for the dollar as an international trade currency. Since Russia’s ouster from SWIFT, many other countries have followed suit in settling international trade contracts for oil in their own currencies or other currencies besides the dollar.

Prediction number four is that you’ll eat less meat. As massive food inflation has continued to assail the typical American consumer, I suspect this prognostication is also being fulfilled.

Number six claims that polluters will have to pay to emit carbon dioxide. And by polluters, they mean you. This utopian dream has already come true for Canadians who pay an average of an extra $5.60 each time they fill up at the pump, plus the added tax applied to consumer goods for producers who pass those costs on to the end user. While the US doesn’t yet have a federally levied carbon tax, Washington State does with an additional $0.43 tax per gallon on gas. Additionally, several other far-left states are pushing for legislation that will punish taxpayers for their crimes against mother earth and polar bears.

Prediction number seven is just a pipe dream meant to distract you from all the other dystopian plans coming from this coven of satanic psychopaths. It predicts that you could be going to Mars. 400 people have won the Powerball Jackpot in the United States. Only 12 people have walked on the Moon. You’re not going to Mars in 2030.

And finally come number eight which states that Western values will have been tested to the breaking point. When you consider this prediction was originally made in 2016, turned out to be astoundingly accurate. 452 people were charged for practicing their freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom to petition the Government for a redress of grievances, and freedom of the press. Each charge is a horror story meant to convey the message that you are no longer free and that your western values have been deemed irrelevant. Of those 452, Stuart Rodes did not even enter the Capitol Building but was sentenced to 18 years. Enrique Torrio wasn’t even in DC and was sentenced to 22 years.

Reporters who were just there to do their job were found guilty and sent to prison. People who went inside after being waved in or invited in by police, on camera, were swatted in the middle of the night by the FBI, taken to prison where they were treated worse than animals, and found guilty by leftist judges in kangaroo courts in a mockery of justice not seen in the worst communist countries.

Likewise, just this week, six people were convicted for federal violation of the FACE act for peacefully protesting outside of an abortion clinic in Mt Juliet, TN. Meanwhile, inside the clinic, murderers were slaughtering innocent babies without consequence.

Western values have been all but extinguished here in America, and they are quickly being replaced with the values of Eastern dictators like Kim Jong Un and Chairman Xi who persecute political dissenters and embrace infanticide.

Other than the pipe dream about going to Mars, the WEF has been exceptionally accurate in their predictions. It causes one to wonder if perhaps they have a crystal ball. The only other choice would be a slightly more conspiratorial explanation. Is it possible, that Klaus Schwab and the WEF managed to somehow bring about this predicted outcome? If so, it’s a chilling fact.

In light of the demonstrated ability of the WEF to see the future, let’s consider the latest prophetic revelation from the Managing Director of the World Economic Forum, Jeremy Jurgens. Citing a WEF Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2023 report, Jurgens said a far-reaching, catastrophic cyber event is likely in the next two years. Considering this statemen was made in January of 2023, that suggests this predicted event will occur in the next 11 months—just in time for the election or inauguration.

Whether or not we’re hit with a catastrophic cyber event, the dollar, American values, civility, freedom, and society at large are crumbling into dust. Hold fast to your faith and keep on prepping!

But now for some good news! My latest post-apocalyptic end-times thriller, The Days of Lot, Book One: Seven Seals is now available in all formats.

As it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; but the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.

Luke 17:28-30

Mason Lot is in-house counsel for Poseidon Capital, a major Wall Street firm that serves as a front company for the National Security State. His job pays well and gives him insight into the corrupt shadow government, but it can’t help with his problems at home.

Mason assumed that the hefty price tag for his daughter’s private school would buy him a pass from the insanity plaguing New York’s public school system. Nevertheless, indoctrinated by propaganda, Wynter wants to transition into being a boy. When Mason refuses to pay for the procedure, Wynter turns to the state for help. CPS removes her because Mason is not providing a gender-affirming environment. Mason tries to fight back through the courts but hits a dead end. With no other course of action available, Mason is forced to take alternative measures to protect his daughter.

As if things weren’t bad enough, demand for US dollars is cut in half triggering a cascading failure in America’s currency. Prices skyrocket, markets plummet, and chaos breaks out in the streets. A charismatic aristocrat named Ange de Bourbon rides in on a white horse with a plan for a common global currency that can save the West from certain economic ruin.

Amidst the turmoil, Mason witnesses a plane crash, several abandoned cars blocking traffic, and hears reports of people who have simply disappeared with no explanation. Social media posts, videos, and even emails discussing the strange phenomenon are quickly taken down. The media is silent about the vanishings but has no shortage of mayhem to report.

Mason gets a call from his boss at Poseidon telling him that he should move his family out of New York City by the following day. Mason understands that his boss knows more than he’s allowed to say. He implores his wife and four daughters to get out of the city before it’s to late.

A two-thousand-year-old prophecy has predicted a time of unparalleled tumult that will be poured out upon the earth. Over a seven-year period, God’s final judgments will rain down as sword, famine, and plague, being revealed as seven seals, seven trumpets, and seven vials of God’s wrath.

The more Mason learns about this archaic writing by the Apostle John, the harder it is becoming for him to deny that he has been left behind. If this gauntlet of destruction is to be survived, Mason Lot will have to decipher the ancient texts, put together a plan, and pray like it’s the end of the world.

Don’t miss this gut-wrenching account of the end times. Jump into the adventure today!

Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Iran join BRICS. Will the dollar survive?

on October 6, 2023 at 8:24 pm
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Congratulations to the winner of the Descent Giveaway, Lauren B!

 

This year’s meeting of the BRICS nations in August did not have the new gold-backed trade currency on the agenda as reported by RT. However, the developments of the group’s annual summit were no less noteworthy.

BRICS approved membership applications for three OPEC members, including Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the UAE. Additionally, they granted membership to Argentina and Ethiopia.

It is unclear why the gold-backed trade currency was not a topic of discussion at this year’s meeting. The suggestion that it would be may have been Russian propaganda. Or, the new members could have insisted on a seat at the table for the new currency discussion. Or, diplomatic pressure might have been applied by the US to India or another of the member countries. Regardless, I’m hesitant to write off the possibility of the topic being revisited in the future.

What we know for sure is that Russia and Brazil are both pushing for a BRICS alternative currency. We also know that China, Argentina, India, Russia, and many other countries who once to relied strictly on the US dollar for international trade are now settling oil, gas, and other commodity contracts in their own currencies, driving down demand for the dollar.

The infographic below, put together by the Visual Capitalist, shows how the new memberships affect the BRICS share of global GDP, oil production, population, and exports. All of these are indications of economic power and influence, and it is undeniable that the BRICS alliance is rising on the world stage.

In my latest series, Lamentations for the Fallen, a merger of BRICS and OPEC and their development of a new trade currency was the catalyst for a cascading failure of the US dollar. This series is fiction and these types of collapses typically don’t play out at the break-neck speeds necessary for a thrilling literary tale. But make no mistake. As we see the existing world order morph into a bifurcated economic system, the influence of the dollar will continue to wane. And with that waning influence will go our government’s ability to abuse the world’s reserve currency along with the dollar’s purchasing power.

Upon Congress reaching a 45-day stopgap deal this week to stave off a government shutdown, the US debt clock jumped $275 billion in a single day, bringing our national debt above $33.4 trillion. The current Fed funds rate is 5.5%. But if the US had to pay even 5% on our current debt, that would be $1.67 trillion, over a third of the total tax revenue collected in 2022.

Should rates go higher, lets say to 7.5%, more than half of the total tax revenue would go just to pay the interest on the debt. We’re already running a $2-trillion-dollar annual deficit and things will only get worse from here. This country is barreling headlong into a sovereign debt crisis from which there is no way out. And while the time line may be more stretched out than the catastrophes I write about in my novels, the end result will be no less cataclysmic.

In my last email, I ended my comments with the recommendation that you plan accordingly. Many of you wrote back wanting to know how you should go about that. Ten years ago, I wrote the Seven Step Survival Plan which is just as relevant today as it was when I wrote it a decade ago. It’s the plan I’ve followed for my family and continue to adhere to even now. If you still haven’t read it, you can request a free copy by clicking the banner at the top of the Prepper Recon website. It’s also available in paperback, kindle, and audiobook format for purchase.

But now for the good news. The final chapter of Lamentations for the Fallen, Book Three: Descent is now available in all formats.

Thanks to Caleb’s and Bristol’s bravery, Cocke County has been freed from the Koontz family’s greedy grip. However, in a world that is being savaged by an economically induced famine, the local criminal cartel is far from the only threat.

To combat the growing crisis, President Teivel signs the Restore America Act granting emergency powers to FEMA enabling them to set up shelter and sustenance centers in all major metro areas. The legislation mandates that all citizens report to the nearest relief center or face involuntary relocation.

Caleb and Bristol ignore the unconstitutional order but while on a scavenging mission to gather medical supplies, they butt heads with a military patrol searching for survivors in Newport, Tennessee. They try to escape but to no avail. Caleb and Bristol are detained and transported to the Knoxville FEMA super complex, Camp 11, Resocialization. Camp 11 is set up for wayward citizens who need to be taught to appreciate what their magnanimous government is trying to do for them.

Once there, they learn that Camp 11 is far from the most egregious form of FEMA’s compulsory compassion. Caleb and Bristol will have to be on their toes to not get sucked further down the rat hole before they get an opportunity to escape.

Don’t miss this unorthodox post-apocalyptic tale set in America’s near future. Get your copy today!

 

Tectonic Global Currency Development

on July 25, 2023 at 12:59 am
Posted In: Audiobook, Economy

Congratulations to the winner of the Kingdom Box Set Giveaway: Abi

Last week, RT announced that the BRICS nations would be putting together a gold-backed reserve currency. This is bad news for the dollar which is already in the throes of death.

The BRICS will be holding their annual summit the last week of August and I suspect they will provide more details about the coming reserve currency. The BRICS nations have been piling into gold with record purchases over the last couple of years, particularly Russia and China.

I do not expect that they will announce a currency that is fully convertible to gold on demand. I also doubt it will be like the EURO in that it will replace the existing currencies of the participating countries. But even if it is only fractionally backed by gold, say ten percent, or even if it is merely pegged to gold, it will go a long way on providing a stable medium of exchange for the BRICS nations.

India is the only member country not supporting the new currency, which maybe a result of pressure from the US. However, they have been trading with Russia in currencies other than the dollar since Russia’s expulsion from the SWIFT global financial messaging system.

According to economist Stephen Jen, global central bank reserves fell to 47% USD in 2022, down from 59% in 2020, and 73% in 2001.  The dedollarization trend is catching on faster than the latest social media app and this latest move by the BRICS nations will only add fuel to the fire. Plan accordingly.

But now for some good news! The Kingdom of Darkness, The Complete Box Set is now available in Kindle and Audiobook!  The Kindle is on sale for $.99 for a limited time and the Audible 3-Book Set is available for one credit!

Accused of domestic terrorism, Emilio Vega was on his way to a Department of Global Security death camp when the mega-quake hit. The streets beneath his transport vehicle buckled, tossing the van in the air like a toy. He survived the crash, but the world is now in ruins. However, for a condemned man, this disaster may be just the lucky break he needed.

Six detainees were in the van prior to the quake. However, only Emilio and one other prisoner were still around when he regained consciousness. Emilio searched the surrounding area, but to no avail. The missing prisoners believed in an event called the rapture, when Jesus would collect His saints before raining down unbearable wrath on the planet’s remaining inhabitants.

Now Available! Lamentations for the Fallen, Book Two: Reckoning

on June 3, 2023 at 4:19 pm
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Congratulations to J.T., the winner of the Reckoning Giveaway!

Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.

Lamentations 5:7

Caleb and Bristol escaped a near-death experience in Los Angeles. But unfortunately, the chaos is not exclusive to California. A cataclysmic economic and societal collapse is metastasizing across the country and has permeated the small, isolated town where Caleb and Bristol seek refuge.

Caleb and Bristol endure a harrowing cross-country road trip fraught with peril, scarcity, and danger to find Caleb’s grandparents. When they arrive, the kinfolk Caleb finds is not at all what he expected. But the global financial system is coming unraveled and they’ll have to make the best of the hand they’ve been dealt.

Caleb learns that Los Angeles isn’t the only place in America where maniacal miscreants have risen to power. The tentacles of the Koontz family are intertwined with local government positions as well as many Cocke County businesses. Likewise, their name seems to pop up at every misfortune around town. Caleb does his best to avoid the Koontzs, but when evasion ceases to be an option, Caleb will have to choose between fight or flight.

A showdown between good and evil is coming. Yet in a world filled with darkness, the lines separating the two can get blurry. Don’t miss the latest instalment in the new post-apocalyptic saga, Lamentations for the Fallen. Get your copy of Reckoning today!

Lamentations for the Fallen, Book One: Urchin NOW AVAILABLE!

on February 4, 2023 at 6:26 am
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Congratulations to the winner of the Urchin Giveaway, Veronica!

 

Book One of my new series, Lamentations for the Fallen is now available in Audiobook, Kindle and Paperback!

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How lonely sits the city that was full of people. How like a widow is she, who was great among the nations. The princess among the provinces has become a slave.

Lamentations 1:1

Caleb Webb is the dictionary definition of disadvantaged, and surviving on his own is nothing new. When the apocalypse hits, his rugged skill set for staying alive on the mean streets of Los Angeles comes in handy. Unfortunately, he’s on a collision course with the worst criminal cartel in the city, unless someone intervenes.

After his addict mother dies of a fentanyl overdose, Caleb is forced to strike out on his own. He’s hit with the reality that the lifestyle he’s been living and the one that was modeled for him at home are both dead ends. Being catapulted into homelessness, Caleb determines not to get sucked into the despair and poverty that are ravishing the city of Los Angeles.
Caleb is willing to put aside his delinquent ways and work hard to make a better life for himself. However, no one has ever taught him what it means to be a respectable citizen or how to have a solid work ethic.

His dogged determination finally lands him a position working as a construction laborer. He dedicates himself to learning the trade and quickly wins the respect of his co-workers. Unfortunately, soaring inflation strikes the US economy with a catastrophic blow. Caleb’s employer is forced to shutter the business as are so many others.
Caleb is unable to find work and risks going back to the streets. When he happens upon an opportunity to continue providing for his basic needs, Caleb slips back into criminal behaviors in order to survive.

Yet, something or someone won’t let him have any peace as long as he is involved in these illicit activities. He has few options. Z-Bub, the gangland kingpin that Caleb has fallen in with, is comfortable with violence and no stranger to killing those who cross him. If Caleb does the right thing, it could cost him his life. If he doesn’t, he fears it may cost him his soul. Whatever he decides, he’ll have to reach his conclusion amidst the backdrop of rolling blackouts, a complete currency collapse, food shortages, and a society that is coming unglued.

Don’t miss this action-packed post-apocalyptic thriller set in America’s near future. Get your copy today!

Death Knell for the US Dollar

on January 20, 2023 at 3:39 am
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Hey preppers and patriots,

I hope your year is off to a good start. I didn’t make any new year’s resolutions for 2023 other than to keep plugging away with the multitude of things already on my plate. Between the books, homestead, and family, I’m juggling about all I can handle.

However, I did manage to carve out a little time to talk to Glen Tate over at Prepping 2.0. We discussed inflation, the massive amount of monetary creation since COVID, as well as the de-dollarization push by Russia, China, and many other countries that no longer want to be a part of our failing currency system. It’s an insightful interview and will give you lots to think about as you make financial plans for 2023 and onward.

Enjoy the show,

Mark