This idea came to me from the brilliant mind of Jack Spirko over at thesurvivalpodcast.com.  In a recent episode he asked us to cut two expenses, any two we would like. So for myself I’m choosing to cut the eating out at work so much (committing to bringing lunch at least two times per week) […]

In line with some of the economic posts I’ve done on here, I’d like to take a look at a lesser-known section of the economy: barter. I’ll give some history, explore some of the potential difficulties, and illustrate how it might work in a survival situation. Barter is perhaps one of the oldest forms of […]