Who Is the Guinea Pig Hitting the Green Energy Wall? Despite abundant natural resources, beautiful scenery and nice weather, South Africa, by most measures, is a failed state. SA is also one of the wealthiest countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa. But as Francis Manton points out, that’s not saying much. The World Bank gives its […]
Archives for April 2023
10 Qualities of Fairly Wealthy, Highly Successful People
Here’s Your Survival Guy’s list of ten qualities of fairly wealthy, highly successful people: They’re millionaires. They put family first. They live within their means. They’re not flashy. They’ve got enough money to last them for the rest of their lives as long as they’re careful and don’t lose it. They know when to take […]
The Forgotten America
Originally posted March 28, 2023. There is a forgotten America, Jane Menton reminds readers of her father’s “Manhattan Contrarian.” America’s middle and lower classes – somewhere between the “fabulously” wealthy and those in “grinding” poverty – are America’s forgotten class. This group is going to take a direct hit from laws that are going to […]
An 80% Decline in Value in Just 4-Years
You know why. The writing’s been on the wall for years. You and I think about this stuff all the time. The blue blob cities are a wreck. What a shame this is what San Francisco has turned into. The WSJ reports: Before the pandemic, San Francisco’s California Street was home to some of the […]
Don’t Give Up Liberty for the Illusion of Safety
Originally posted April 4, 2023. When Ben Franklin said, “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety,” he certainly was not thinking of Tik Tok, VPNs, or Chinese espionage. But the words can still be instructive to those trying to understand the recent efforts to […]
The Cheapest Source of Energy
Originally posted February 14, 2023. In 2010 I cited a study from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy that found the cheapest form of energy available. It was, and still is, efficiency. I wrote then: A study from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy indicated that energy efficiency itself is the cheapest, cleanest […]
What a Way to Make a Living: New Hampshire #1
Originally posted on January 19, 2022. When you think about what makes New Hampshire Your Survival Guy’s #1 state, a good place to start is by asking: Will I be represented by my government? Will it work for me? Protect my interests? Well, with 400 state reps, one per 3,000 residents, New Hampshire is the […]
EV Sticker Shock
Beware: EVs considerably short of the range number on the window sticker. In a new paper published by SAE International, it uses Car and Driver’s real-world highway test data to show that electric vehicles underperform on… efficiency and range relative to the EPA figures by a much greater margin than internal-combustion vehicles. While the latter […]
Give Me Clean, Efficient Gas
Originally posted January 18, 2023. Natural Gas Now a Badge of Freedom Will this year mark the Great Gas Stove Rebellion of 2023? It probably won’t resonate with future generations of freedom-loving folk the way the Boston Tea Party does, predicts Gerard Baker in the WSJ. Who Comes Up with This Stuff? It’s unlikely that […]
YSG’s Latest Quick Top 10 Checklist for You
Your Survival Guy’s quick top 10 checklist for you today: Follow the #1 habit of highly successful people. Save ‘til it hurts. When you’re a saver, you solve a lot of life’s problems. Savers know what it’s like to do without. They’re disciplined. They’re thoughtful. They levitate to a more peaceful way of life. A […]
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