There are several instances when you might experience living out of a suitcase, such as being on vacation. But what if you could downsize your life to such a level of minimalism that you could live out of a suitcase?
 
You could have just gone through a divorce and want to start over again in another […]

 
The subject of “jobs that pay under the table” was covered recently, but due to the massive amount of email I have received on the subject, I felt it worthwhile to revisit the issue with a fairly large list to give you some ideas that might lead you to think of some resource or skill […]

It is estimated that less than 5% of the population live entirely by cash alone. We have beome dependent on using plastic banking cards and online purchasing in the last 20-30 years, since the first ATM machines appeared in the early 1980s. There are obvious upsides such as primarily convenience, but there are downsides too. […]

Continuing the ongoing topic of “how to hide money“, the idea of hiding it in plain sight - right in a bank comes to mind. In the article “how to hide money from an abusive husband” we discussed several ways of hiding your cash bit by bit with the help of a third party. I […]

With the popularity of MMA, there is no shortage of self defense advice - lot of it coming from practitioners of newer martial arts, like Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. While that is a great choice to study for most people, the issue is that it takes a great deal of time and discipline to become proficient at […]

With the rising rate of home forclosures in the USA now and another tent city springing up somewhere around the nation every week, there are many ideas for alternative homes out there so that one can live “off of the grid”. One of the easiest DIY home plans I came across recently is details […]

Its becoming more and more common nowadays to see police brutality involving the use of Taser guns. It seems like everyday there is another media report of law enforcement or security using a Taser as a compliance tool, often with lethal results. In the point-and-click culture of ours its hardly surprising - who […]

Whenever there are large scale public demonstrations, one of which can turn into a riot at any time - all it takes is a trigger set off by either a small group of agitators, police, or infiltrators. I got to thinking, what if you were caught in such a situation, or got caught someplace where […]

Surviving an assault on your person, or “winning a fight”, aren’t your only worries, because it is highly probable that you will be dealing with the police and/or legal system. You could win a physical battle, but loose the legal war - if you do not play your cards right!
When a street fight or assault […]

For most purposes some of the best places to hide money, cash or valuables is in a home security safe. There are many affordable fireproof home safes out there as well. But for those to whom hiding their money in a home safe isn’t an option for one reason or another, hiding money underground […]