Comments on: Financial Preparedness – MUST be built in GOOD times! http://www.utahpreppers.com/2009/11/financial-preparedness-must-be-built-in-good-times/ Preparing Deseret, one blogger at a time Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tony http://www.utahpreppers.com/2009/11/financial-preparedness-must-be-built-in-good-times/#comment-1269 Tony Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:08:27 +0000 http://www.utahpreppers.com/?p=2897#comment-1269 I'm not intending offense, here, but did you ever consider that perhaps eight children was too many? Haven't you heard we have a population crisis on this planet?<br><br>On a different subject, my concern with storing canned goods is the BPA (Bisphenol A) they use to coat the interior of the cans, which has been shown to have deleterious health effects. Obviously, death from starvation is highly deleterious, but I still cringe at the site of shelves full of canned goods. Eating that stuff regularly is slowly but surely whacking away at your good health.<br><br><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A#Health_effects" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A#Health...</a> I'm not intending offense, here, but did you ever consider that perhaps eight children was too many? Haven't you heard we have a population crisis on this planet?

On a different subject, my concern with storing canned goods is the BPA (Bisphenol A) they use to coat the interior of the cans, which has been shown to have deleterious health effects. Obviously, death from starvation is highly deleterious, but I still cringe at the site of shelves full of canned goods. Eating that stuff regularly is slowly but surely whacking away at your good health.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A#Health…

]]> By: dave http://www.utahpreppers.com/2009/11/financial-preparedness-must-be-built-in-good-times/#comment-1210 dave Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:48:04 +0000 http://www.utahpreppers.com/?p=2897#comment-1210 I started applying about 8 months ago after finishing my doctorate in biochemistry. No one seems to be hiring. I've now applied to about 300 jobs across the country in my field, I've called, followed up, sent emails, started networking to no avail. I am well qualified and have seven years of lab research experience. I guess getting an advanced education hurts your career options in a bad economy. No one wants to pay for the PhD. It is too bad that they are getting into the thousands of applications for a job in the advanced sciences. It makes me think that we don't really have a shortage of scientists in this nation, just a shortage of Russian scientists that will work for $20,000. I started applying about 8 months ago after finishing my doctorate in biochemistry. No one seems to be hiring. I've now applied to about 300 jobs across the country in my field, I've called, followed up, sent emails, started networking to no avail. I am well qualified and have seven years of lab research experience. I guess getting an advanced education hurts your career options in a bad economy. No one wants to pay for the PhD. It is too bad that they are getting into the thousands of applications for a job in the advanced sciences. It makes me think that we don't really have a shortage of scientists in this nation, just a shortage of Russian scientists that will work for $20,000.

]]> By: dave http://www.utahpreppers.com/2009/11/financial-preparedness-must-be-built-in-good-times/#comment-1166 dave Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:48:04 +0000 http://www.utahpreppers.com/?p=2897#comment-1166 I started applying about 8 months ago after finishing my doctorate in biochemistry. No one seems to be hiring. I've now applied to about 300 jobs across the country in my field, I've called, followed up, sent emails, started networking to no avail. I am well qualified and have seven years of lab research experience. I guess getting an advanced education hurts your career options in a bad economy. No one wants to pay for the PhD. It is too bad that they are getting into the thousands of applications for a job in the advanced sciences. It makes me think that we don't really have a shortage of scientists in this nation, just a shortage of Russian scientists that will work for $20,000. I started applying about 8 months ago after finishing my doctorate in biochemistry. No one seems to be hiring. I've now applied to about 300 jobs across the country in my field, I've called, followed up, sent emails, started networking to no avail. I am well qualified and have seven years of lab research experience. I guess getting an advanced education hurts your career options in a bad economy. No one wants to pay for the PhD. It is too bad that they are getting into the thousands of applications for a job in the advanced sciences. It makes me think that we don't really have a shortage of scientists in this nation, just a shortage of Russian scientists that will work for $20,000.

]]> By: Phil801 http://www.utahpreppers.com/2009/11/financial-preparedness-must-be-built-in-good-times/#comment-1160 Phil801 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:28:06 +0000 http://www.utahpreppers.com/?p=2897#comment-1160 Gary,<br>I buy and sell most of my gold and silver at Rust Coin in Provo. They're in Brighams Landing by Jamba Juice. When times are good and I've got extra money, I'll usually just walk in and ask for $50 or $100 worth of silver or gold. I like to mix my silver between junk silver and silver rounds. A few grams of gold is fairly expensive so when I have a couple hundred extra, I'll go in and buy a little bit of gold. They usually have plenty on hand. Just walk in and ask to see their silver rounds to easily start the conversation and your visual education. Check out the post I linked to in this post about junk silver and bullion for more information. <br><br>If you have any other questions about it, please ask. Gary,
I buy and sell most of my gold and silver at Rust Coin in Provo. They're in Brighams Landing by Jamba Juice. When times are good and I've got extra money, I'll usually just walk in and ask for $50 or $100 worth of silver or gold. I like to mix my silver between junk silver and silver rounds. A few grams of gold is fairly expensive so when I have a couple hundred extra, I'll go in and buy a little bit of gold. They usually have plenty on hand. Just walk in and ask to see their silver rounds to easily start the conversation and your visual education. Check out the post I linked to in this post about junk silver and bullion for more information.

If you have any other questions about it, please ask.

]]> By: Gary http://www.utahpreppers.com/2009/11/financial-preparedness-must-be-built-in-good-times/#comment-1158 Gary Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:21:39 +0000 http://www.utahpreppers.com/?p=2897#comment-1158 Without getting into "been there, done that, got the scars" stories -- financial emergencies are like data loss emergencies (or many other kinds, I'm sure): you know you *should* have a backup, but do you really have one? Reminders like this are always timely.<br><br>I sent Niki a link to this post, and her first response was "So how does one go about buying silver and gold?". Not knowing the answer to that question, I thought I might ask :) Without getting into “been there, done that, got the scars” stories — financial emergencies are like data loss emergencies (or many other kinds, I'm sure): you know you *should* have a backup, but do you really have one? Reminders like this are always timely.

I sent Niki a link to this post, and her first response was “So how does one go about buying silver and gold?”. Not knowing the answer to that question, I thought I might ask :)

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