Survial in the 2000's

In these strange times one never knows what is going to happen next. With the socializing of the United States on track like a space shuttle launch. We can only prepare for the worst and hope for the best. My motto has always been "Be Prepared. It's better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it." In these time it's best to be debt free, as much as one can. First things first would be food storage then weapons to defend your self with. Other skills would be gardening, knowing how to preserve the excess, rudimenatery building skills -to take care of your home- (shelter) maybe an alternative power system and so on. In this day and age one can learn much by reading. It would behoove you to buy several books on a subject and read them cover to cover. Learn Learn Learn and apply what you learn by practice practice practice.
Some books I would recommend would be Bostons Gun Bible, Domestic Enemies, Uninteded Consequences, Atlas Shrugged, Last Babylon , the trilogy by Joel C. Rosenberg, The Ashes Series by Willam H. Johnstone the first series, Last of the Breed and there are several others.