The venerable axe is arguably the most useful tool anyone can own. With proper care an axe head can last for multiple generations. You can routinely pick up axes for around $10 at flea markets, estate sales and the occasional yard sale, but we recommend the estate sales. While you are there look for a decent chainsaw if you don't already have one. In one instance we saw a $450 Husquavarna chainsaw go for $30. 

Common Ammunition Conversion Guide

Here is a prepper's guide to ammunition calibers and their imperial or metric sizing.

Revolving credit is the most used and least understood lines of credit out there. Easy to get, easy to use, easy to abuse. Paying off your food stash and bunker is one thing, but while the world still operates, buying those things takes some amount of cash or credit. Lets talk about credit and why you want to keep some around, and if you have debt in revolving credit, in what order to pay them off. Keep in mind, revolving credit is usually considered expensive credit or high interest credit.

Using this calendar to schedule budget reviews, progress, prepping chores etc. is not just smart - but essential. I have listed out some of the major things to attend to in their respective time periods. A separate calendar with these milestones and other tasks can be very handy. iCal, Mozilla Lightning, and Google Calendar all give you the ability to add "event calendars" to your views and sync them with your local devices and remote accounts, place these milestones there and you can see them with your daily life.