Year: 2009
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The Boy Scouts had it right – “Be prepared.”
Jason recently discussed emergency preparedness on Holistic Survival show #2 with expert Greg Friese. The topic arose of emergency medical kits. Is one enough or do you need more? For the modern survivalist, it’s a good idea to have one in your home, car, business, even your second home or on vacation when you travel.…
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Is that a bone sticking out of your arm?
Let’s say your three year old son is bouncing joyfully on the bed. You know that’s what he’s doing because the creaking springs give it away. You head in that direction to administer proper parental justice when you hear the spring noise stop and the sickening thud of a small body hitting the floor. The…
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Pardon me, sir, do you need emergency first aid?
Sorry to break the news but most people aren’t going to be able to tell you they need emergency first aid help. We can talk all day long about being prepared to deliver life-saving treatment but it doesn’t do anyone a whole lot of good if you can’t recognize when they are suffering from a…
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HS 3 – How to Weather the Financial Armageddon Ahead
View Transcript The term “Armageddon” is defined as “the scene of a final battle between the forces of good and evil, prophesied to occur at the end of the world.” In this episode of The Holistic Survival Show, host Jason Hartman interviews Michael Panzner on his financially relevant books, Financial Armageddon and When Giants Fall…
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HS 2 – Emergency Preparedness: Are You and Your Family Prepared for Disaster?
#2 – Emergency Preparedness – Are You and Your Family Prepared for Disaster? View Transcript Emergency planning and survival equipment can reduce fear and losses that come with disasters. Where will you and your family be when disaster strikes? At home, school, the office, on the road? Regardless of your location, you will need an…
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Stay secure out there
Very few casual internet surfers have any idea of the security breach they’re inviting by the simple act of surfing and filling out forms on the web. Your IP Address, which is a unique identifier of the computer you’re using, is logged at almost every website you visit – stores, blogs, forums. Anyone with access…
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Modern Survivalist versus Survivalist
Every once in a while, we like to take a moment to remind our readers that nothing we suggest here is intended to make you take a flying leap into the fringe of survivalist philosophy. When we say “prepare yourself”, we don’t mean disrupt your life in pursuit of the proper emergency food stock or…
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The perfect business model
If you go in search of the perfect business model in the United States, you won’t have to wander far. The American Cancer Industry (we’ll call it Big Cancer) has them all beat, even Big Oil, hands down. Let’s take a look at the sweetheart deal they’ve managed to put together. When we say Big…
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Do you understand what inflation is really doing to your dollar?
We at HolisticSurvival.com believe that when it comes to protecting your profits in the future, the 800 pound gorilla sitting in the corner will be inflation. There may be in a slight lull right now but, don’t worry, it’s coming back with a vengeance. Let’s have a quick lesson in how inflation can erode the…
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Is “Minority Report” the future of crime?
The Department of PreCrime in the 2002 movie Minority Report was charged with finding and apprehending murderers BEFORE they commit the crime. Nifty, huh? If only it were that easy in real life. But is some version of this Steven Spielberg movie plot already taking place in Philadelphia? Maybe. The Philadelphia Police Department is experimenting…