The Four Pillars of Financial Preparedness. This area of prepping is very neglected, but on a day-to-day level, it's critically important. Jim, Dacia, and Brian discuss Debt Reduction, Emergency Savings, Retirement Planning, and The Death File.

In this episode, Jim Cobb, Dacia Arnold, and Brian Keene open the listener mailbag and answer all of your questions about preparedness in the days and months ahead.

Expert Craig Caudill, Director of Nature Reliance School, joins us to discuss situational awareness, surviving active shooter and mass casualty scenarios, and the importance of reading pre-event indicators.

In the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, the team discusses the lessons from our first eight episodes, and how they can all be applied to these dire current events, and how to prepare for the inevitable next storm.

The team gives our listeners some easy to follow guidelines on what to stash in grab-and-go bag for easy and quick egress. In addition to what you should pack, learn how long you should pack for, what to use for a bag, and much much more. Jim Cobb takes the team to school in this episode of How to Survive 2025.

Most disasters do not require people to flee from their home, but as the country is experiencing the aftermath of Hurricane Helena, some do. Our resident preparedness expert, Jim Cobb, gives our listeners some key tips to know when to stay and when to go, how to decide where to go, and how far one should go when evacuating. Our thoughts are with our friends and family displaced or dealing with the damage.

The team interviews special guest, emergency room physician and highly decorated army veteran, Dr. Todd Baker, on common myths circulating in the preparedness community, techniques he employees to keep calm in crisis, and what medications should be in a basic first aid bag. Dr. Baker also shares a tip to help you and your family avoid ending up in the emergency room. Put your tampons away and learn the best treatment for a gunshot wound in this episode of How to Survive 2025.

Water is vital for life. The team talks about finding, filtering, and purifying water. Plus helpful tips for how much to drink and how much to store. Don’t miss this essential episode on How to Survive 2025.