If the 20th Century was the century of growth, the 21st Century will be the century of declines. This will be due to the imminent collapse of the World's current financial system, which is based on nothing but inter-related debt, along with the effects of climate change, and resource depletion, particularly liquid fossil fuels. These will be in addition to many other sub-crises, now taking place. Suburban Survival: Preparing for Socio-Economic Collapse will show you how to not only survive but thrive during a period which is not simply another economic cycle, but very likely the peaking and decline of our current industrialized civilization. The author addresses many popularly held misconceptions within the survivalist lifestyle, as they pertain to long-term food storage, and the "bugging out" concept, while placing emphasis on real-world contemporary issues such as debt elimination, physical fitness, mental preparation, etc.