Is Ethical Journalism Dead?
By Gaye Levy and George Ure In late January, life, as we know it today, was quite different. We were free to come and go…
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Is American Freedom Under Siege?
Op-Ed by Gaye Levy, Strategic Living As a point of reference, when I first started blogging in 2010, I had a lot of angst over…
15 Ways To Prepare for a Rogue Wave of Collapse
By Gaye Levy Spend ten minutes on the Web surfing the key words “prepping skills” and you will be presented with site after site preaching…
6 Surprising Lessons Learned from a Planned Water Outage
By Gaye Levy Over the past few days, something has become very clear to me: Backdoor Survival readers are a community. I have been reading…
12 Frugal Lessons From the Great Depression
By Gaye Levy During the Great Depression, frugality was considered a virtue and the phrase “Use it up, Wear it out and Make it do”…
17 Tips for Taking Charge After A Disruptive Event
By Gaye Levy “Oh no! Now what? A disruptive event has just occurred in my area and what do I do? I know that I…
10 Commandments of Survival You Need to Know About
By Gaye Levy These days, it’s easy to go about our business of survival and preparedness without stopping to think about the rules of engagement….
30 Reasons Why You Might Be a Crazy Prepper Nut Job
By Gaye Levy With 100% certainty, I know that I am perceived as one of those “crazy prepper nut jobs”. I laugh at myself as…
13 Steps to Prepare for Civil Unrest
Gaye Levy Activist Post It has been over two years since I wrote about the “Perfect Storm of Civil Unrest”. Looking back, it would be…
Prepping As a Form of Personal Activism
Gaye Levy Activist Post There are some days when I feel as though I am out there in the world alone, fighting a battle that…
8 Uncommon Lessons: Preparing for an Apocalypse
Gaye Levy Activist Post Four years ago, mentioning that you were a “Prepper” evoked quizzical looks of confusion. What the heck was that? As you…
60 Emergency Supplies You Can Buy for a Buck
Gaye Levy Activist Post Tax day is right around the corner and after agonizing over the tax preparation process, I have filed my return and…
20 Tips for Soldiering Through an Economic Meltdown
Gaye Levy Activist Post Three years ago, I wrote about our deteriorating economy. As I recall, the words were “current lousy economy”. The good news…
19 Baby Steps Toward a Self Sufficient Lifestyle
Mapping a Road to Self-Sufficiency Gaye Levy Activist Post The number one question I am asked by new readers is “where do I start?” This…