There is no doubt preparedness is expensive. Even if you have the very best of intentions to create your food cache, buy a generator, and the myriad of other equipment and supplies websites like Holistic Survival suggest, where’s the money going to come from? The reality of life is that you might not be able [...]

At Holistic Survival, we don’t often jump into the environmental debate. That way lies madness but sometimes the topic can’t be avoided. Today, we’d like to apply the law of supply and demand to the issue. The greenies love to opine that trees are being wasted by the millions to supply products for over-consumerated humans, [...]

No amount of free investment advice will stop inflation. The trick is to beat it at it’s own game.
Finding a way around the debilitating effect of inflation is tricky because it seems to be everywhere. The problem is there is too much money in circulation. It’s an oversupply of dollars and euros thanks to the [...]

It seems everywhere you look, the worldwide economic trend is down.
The country of Hungary is the latest to join the conga line of nations standing on the precipice of economic disaster. If Hungarians stand on their tiptoes they can see Greece ahead of them on the Slip- ‘N-Slide to national bankruptcy. Need some hard, cold [...]

The following quote comes from Founding Father, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and a guy unafraid to fly his kite in a lightning storm, Benjamin Franklin.
“Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
Preach on, Brother Franklin! This quote begs the question, why are the [...]

Modern medicine can be a wonderful thing, except when it isn’t. Recent advances in moderating the effects of various immune system disorders like arthritis come to mind. Of course, at several thousand dollars per treatment, the price tag is hefty and the side effects often horrendous. And of course they must be administered under near [...]

Jason Hartman talks with Robert Higgs, a Senior Fellow in Political Economy for The Independent Institute and Editor of the Institute’s quarterly journal The Independent Review. Visit: http://holisticsurvival.com/category/audio-podcast/. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Johns Hopkins University, and he has taught at the University of Washington, Lafayette College, Seattle University, and the University of [...]

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We’ll be honest – in the beginning of this website there were those who warned us away from including the word “holistic” in the name. To summarize the general sentiment, “Holistic Survival,” they warned, “is going to make everyone think you’re a bunch of whack job granola heads.” In our opinion, it’s unfortunate that the [...]

You might forgive residents of Grand Isle, Louisiana, for feeling picked upon. First Hurricane Katrina kicked the doors in with her brutal winds, now BP oil is headed for the beaches. According to local residents, this double whammy has called into question the survival of their way of life.
Believe it or not, Louisiana coastline is [...]