The author explains why every capable individual should take responsibility for his or her disaster preparedness, rather than rely on others, such as the local, state or federal government, to do it for them. Depending on whether a disaster is local, regional, national or global, you may be without services for a few days to many months. Regardless of the magnitude or duration of a potential emergency, this ebook will help you prepare for the worst, and help you live a more self-reliant and earth-sustaining lifestyle now.

In the last chapter the author presents evidence that has led him to believe that we are on the verge of a global economic disaster unlike any that the world has ever known, and a plan is presented to help you keep and even grow your assets during such a disaster, no matter how much nor how little you have now.

Partial Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Introduction A Lesson from Katrina, Emergency Preparedness, Types of Disasters, Disasters Resulting from Human Activities, Natural Disasters, Magnitude of Disasters, Local Disasters,  Regional Disasters, National Disasters, Global Disasters
Chapter 2: The Basics Have a Plan, To Bug Out or Hunker Down? Home Caching, Essential Survival Items 
Chapter 3: The Economics of Survival Planning Eliminate Wasteful Spending, Establish a Household Budget, Shop Wisely, Buy Previously Owned, Take Advantage of Estate Sales
Chapter 4: Water General Facts About Water, Preparing for a Disaster, Storing Water, Collecting Water, Finding Water, Purifying Water, Conserving Water
Chapter 5: Food The Golden Rule of Food Storage, In Ground Storage, Root Cellaring, Common Methods of Food Preservation, Dried Foods, Canned Foods, Frozen Foods, Freeze-Dried Foods, Commercially-Prepared Dried Goods, Long-Term Storage of Special Survival Foods, Nutritional Supplements, Growing Your Own Food, Go Organic! Composting, Fruit Trees, Vegetable Gardening, Livestock, Edibles from the Wild, What is a weed? Wild Game, Trapping Small Game, Fishing, Conservation of Food, Food Preservation Techniques, Field Dressing, Smoking Meat & Making Jerky,  Pressure Canning Meat, Preserving the Bounty from your Orchard and Garden, Dehydration, Canning, Pressure Canning, Freezing
Chapter 6: Clothing
Chapter 7: Shelter  Building a Campfire
Chapter 8: Energy Generators, Lighting, Cooking, Cooking in a Solar Oven, Heating your Home, DC Power 
Chapter 9: Health Care First Aid, Beyond First Aid, Natural Health Care, Nutrition, Herbs
Chapter 10: Protection Firearms, Intruder Alerts
Chapter 11: Communication CB Radios, Amateur or Ham Radios
Chapter 12: Waste Disposal  
Sewage, Garbage, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, What to Do with the Rest of Your Garbage?
Chapter 13: Social
Chapter 14: Transportation  In Case of Evacuation
Chapter 15: Money A Brief History of Money, Barter, The Birth of Money, What Has the Government Done to Our Money? What Does the Future Hold for Our Money? What Can You Do to Insure Your Economic Survival?